cbashaw December 30, 2006 Share December 30, 2006 I'm thinking about buying a Nikon 50MM 1.8f lens for my Nikon D50 The lens is only $104.00 so I'm hoping with it being a f1.8 it will be an improvement over my 18-55 f3.5-5.6 http://nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&...;productNr=2137 The reviews on it all say the picture quality from this lens is great for the price but I have not seen any comments by anyone who one is using it for taking aquarium pictures. Any opinions on this lens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy7200 December 30, 2006 Share December 30, 2006 If your thinking for macro, you are going to want to look in the 90mm-105mm range. There are plenty of good reviews on this lense, just not for what I think you are going to use it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emissary December 30, 2006 Share December 30, 2006 I think that's the one my wife is using for her portrait studio. Works fine there but I don't like it for my aquarium picture taking. I actually use an OLD quantaray 28-80 that I got for free from my fatherinlaw. I'm looking at getting a 60 or 90 macro lens for aquarium sometime down the road. But that definitely won't fit in the $100 range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbashaw December 30, 2006 Author Share December 30, 2006 I'm actually looking for something to take better full tank shots and especially fish pictures because the stock lens tends to take blurry pictures of fish when they are moving. It would be nice to have something that will take good macros too though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoozilla December 30, 2006 Share December 30, 2006 PM on the Way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emissary December 30, 2006 Share December 30, 2006 I'm actually looking for something to take better full tank shots and especially fish pictures because the stock lens tends to take blurry pictures of fish when they are moving. It would be nice to have something that will take good macros too though. Yeah I'm itching for the good macros. But the pics I have of my fish (for the most part) turned out pretty well even with the 28-80 lens I have. See my "virtual reef" link below for pics. Every picture on the site was taken with that lens (including the header graphic etc). Ok, exceptions include the obvious stolen ones from liveaquaria (shrimp/crabs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beatle December 30, 2006 Share December 30, 2006 Take a look at Bobby Phillips's site. He used the 1.8f lens for a lot of the pictures on his site and they are phenomenal. He raves about the 60mm 2.8 as well. I used a Canon 50mm 1.8 on my tanks, but I didn't care for most of the results. Wide open didn't afford very sharp images in the low levels of light in my tank. Due to the shallow DOF with a wide aperture, I found it more challenging to get exactly what I wanted in focus. I hear a fast 50mm is something that every photographer should have in his or her bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadgets December 31, 2006 Share December 31, 2006 GET IT!!!! GET IT!!! I used the 50mm 1.8 on a LOT of my tank shots. It is an AWESOME lens and is very sharp. Trust me. It is a great peice of glass and you wont be disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludevil12 December 31, 2006 Share December 31, 2006 So who shoots with Canon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadgets December 31, 2006 Share December 31, 2006 So who shoots with Canon LOL!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiddly January 1, 2007 Share January 1, 2007 LOL!!!! Does canon make cameras? *boggle* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbashaw January 1, 2007 Author Share January 1, 2007 So who shoots with Canon That's like posting that you like deep sand beds in a thread about bare bottom tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emissary January 1, 2007 Share January 1, 2007 It's like cycling your tank with FISH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beatle January 3, 2007 Share January 3, 2007 So who shoots with Canon This guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbashaw January 3, 2007 Author Share January 3, 2007 very nice pic Beatle ... even though it's from a Canon That's the type of shots I'm hoping to get with the 50mm lens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbashaw January 7, 2007 Author Share January 7, 2007 I got the lens a few days ago and I finally got a chance to play around with it today. So far I have found the colors are more accurate and I don't need to use Photoshop to adjust the colors like I did with the stock lens.I think with a little more practice it will take some great pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beatle January 7, 2007 Share January 7, 2007 Nice, what settings are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbashaw January 7, 2007 Author Share January 7, 2007 I found shooting in "A" mode (Aperature Priority) and focusing manually has worked best for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PupChow January 7, 2007 Share January 7, 2007 For the 50mm prime, did you get the one made in Japan or China? I heard the Japan one is much sharper... (I got one from China) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbashaw January 7, 2007 Author Share January 7, 2007 Mine is the one from China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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