Last week my eleven year old daughter took some amazing macro shots with an old setup of mine. One image came out so great I wanted to share it with the community. This single image shows exactly why you’d want to buy a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens, and why you wouldn’t.
The camera setup
In order to take some macro shots, she took my old Canon EOS 400D and fitted a 20mm Soligor (electronic) tube and my Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens READ MORE »
A lot of people own the 50mm f/1.8 lens. It is dirt-cheap, delivers good quality for its price (optically). Build quality… Well it has the nickname “plastic fantastic” for a reason. I hear a lot of people wanting to upgrade to a 50mm f/1.4, but very often for the wrong reason. In this blog post I’ll describe the why and how to this.
“I need a faster 50mm”
I hear this all the time. People have a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8, and are looking to upgrade to a 50mm f/1.4 all for the wrong reasons. Do not be fooled by READ MORE »
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