Monday, July 23, 2007
I'm Loving the Nikkor 50mm Prime F1.8 Lens
Posted by Jason Dunn in "THOUGHT" @ 04:00 AM
Two weekends ago I took my Nikon D200 and my 50mm prime lens, the inexpensive F1.8 one (MSRP $179 CAD), out for a spin. I was a bit intimidated using it because I’ve had poor (blurry) results from this lens in the past because I think I had adapted my shooting style leaning on the image stabilization in the 18-200mm lens as a crutch. That's a very bad thing. The 50mm prime lens has no image stabilization, so if I’m not steady, the photos are blurry. I focused more on stability, and the photos came out fantastic - the early evening summer lighting was soft and glorious, making every shot look superb. Here's my favourite shot from the set.
I quite liked shooting with a prime, forcing myself to move to compose the shot rather than just zooming in and out - it was a different shooting experience. What about the rest of you D-SLR shooters out there? Are you prime shooters, strictly zoom, or do you use both? If you haven't tried a prime lens, you should!
I quite liked shooting with a prime, forcing myself to move to compose the shot rather than just zooming in and out - it was a different shooting experience. What about the rest of you D-SLR shooters out there? Are you prime shooters, strictly zoom, or do you use both? If you haven't tried a prime lens, you should!
