I only brought my zoom with me to the bbq, and now i see the mat line i should have used to get aligned.

yah, basically the decorations on the walls are slighly cocked. :tup:

i've always wondered why you would get a prime lens. as far as i'm concerned, it's nice for the lower f-stops you can achieve, and it's a lot lighter than some of the zoom lenses.

i'm torn on what to get for another lens, both my kit lens and tele-lens crap out at f-stops of around 5.6

I love my 35mm prime. Super sharp, and great in low light.


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phelan i guess it really depends on what you're trying to take a pict of. in my case 85% will be cars, 10% landscape things when i travel, 5% portraits and closeups (my kit lens can do f/3.5 at 18mm..) which is more than enough for me.

if im doing more close ups inside the house i guess i'd opt for something with a large apeture to get a nice dramatic effect with the background blown out...and more lighting(?)

Agreed

I love primes for the fact that they not only shoot great in low light, but they are tack sharp with a higher f stop. Not to mention the bokeh advantage of the F stop wide open.

I have a Canon 50mm 1.8, Tamron 90mm 2.8 macro and Rokinon 8mm fisheye

Otherwise I'm using my Tamron 17-50mm 2.8 which is just ridiculously sharp for the price point

I'm thinking of getting a 30mm 1.4

^ nick, i purchased the canon 50 1.8 along with the my T3i yesterday. Seems that you like it? i was asking in the other thread if it was a good purchase or not.

Great for portrait shots and such. I'd go with the 35mm though since you have the 1.6x crop, at least for general purpose shooting.


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The 50mm 1.8 is one of the sharpest lens you can buy considering it's only $99.

many compare the sharpness to the higher end canon 50mm.

Difference being that the 50mm 1.4 from canon has a better bokeh due to the number of blades used in the lens and the construction quality is better. But optically you can't go wrong with the 50mm 1.8

Here are a few photos I had taken with the 50mm when I first got it to give you an idea for sharpness and bokeh

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20..._nick911sc.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20..._nick911sc.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20..._nick911sc.jpg

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20..._nick911sc.jpg

i think i need to read a primer on crop factor, i always get confused by it.

so far my photography is about 40% cars, 25% conventions, 25% food, and 10% miscellaneous landscapes. i'm not sure how much is going to change (i think cars will go down, food might go up as i'm a huge foodie lol).

during AX, spec jay was going nuts over his 50mm prime lens, i'm debating to try that out and see how it goes. one thing i do know, i'm awful at low light shots right now, both of my lenses are rated around f/5.6

Nitex - are those edited shots? they look pretty damn good.

...is everybody here on a canon??

Prime's are extremely sharp, That is mainly why people love them. Add to that, as you said... You can have a lower aperture, which allows you to take pictures in lower light.

Primes are also sealed, so you don't have to worry about dust getting in them.

Not me... lol.

lulz i should've noticed your avatar before i wrote that :tup: yay nikon? haha

I have that Rokinon 8mm fisheye too. Bought it to shoot skateboarding and never really used it. Wish I had more uses for a fisheye but I usually only break it out at parties and stuff for fun shots. Id love to get a macro.

Nikon ftw!