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My 50mm f/1.2L lens is on the injured reserve list, and is in need of repair. So, I don't have bright glass for dim light, and now this job falls to the Nifty Fifty (for Canon, this is the EOS f/1.8 II lens). Because I had a club gig after the Belly Dancer of the Year pageant, I took the Nifty Fifty in my gear bag, because f/1.8 is a LOT more light than f/2.8 from my 24-70mm f/2.8L lens. Before this weekend event, I practiced new sturdier hand-holding techniques espoused by Joe McNally in his book "The Hot Shoe Diaries: Big Light From Small Flashes." These really do work! I was able to take dozens of great relatively sharp photos in a restaurant that is very dark inside. Here's one:
digitalslr.tribe.net/photos/...3c5c81ab
Blessings and Light,
M
My 50mm f/1.2L lens is on the injured reserve list, and is in need of repair. So, I don't have bright glass for dim light, and now this job falls to the Nifty Fifty (for Canon, this is the EOS f/1.8 II lens). Because I had a club gig after the Belly Dancer of the Year pageant, I took the Nifty Fifty in my gear bag, because f/1.8 is a LOT more light than f/2.8 from my 24-70mm f/2.8L lens. Before this weekend event, I practiced new sturdier hand-holding techniques espoused by Joe McNally in his book "The Hot Shoe Diaries: Big Light From Small Flashes." These really do work! I was able to take dozens of great relatively sharp photos in a restaurant that is very dark inside. Here's one:
digitalslr.tribe.net/photos/...3c5c81ab
Blessings and Light,
M
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Re: What can the Nifty Fifty do for you?
Tue, May 26, 2009 - 9:44 AMI use both my 50 and my 35 for a lot of performance photography. The faster lens speen helps a lot, and can frame the whole body form a reasonable distance.
The faster speeds make hand held much better, as compared to slower zooms. I also feel the quality of image is better for prime lens as compared to even the best zooms.
