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Recently I've been thinking about getting a new lens to replace my EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS. I find it very slow and it's harder to get that nice blurry background effect when taking photos. The lens I have set my eyes on is the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM. But looking around on the net, there has been a lot of rumours that Canon is going to upgrade it fairly soon. So I have decided to wait until they do upgrade it and considering I did only just get the 18-55mm only 4 months ago, I should utilise it more first.
Before and after buying my camera, I have spoken to a lot of people about lenses etc and what I should get or not get. And one lens that has been recommended by many people is the EF 50mm f/1.8 II. There have also been some people who have said not to bother. But as a temporary solution for my desire for a faster lens such as the 24-70mm, I decided to get the 50mm. I ended up only paying $120 at the JB Hi Fi Camera Store on Elizabeth St, which was an awesome deal!
Here are some of the test shots I have done...
50mm (EF 50mm f/1.8 II) | 1/100sec | f/1.8 | ISO-1600
50mm (EF 50mm f/1.8 II) | 1/320sec | f/1.8 | ISO-400
Brother's Orchid
50mm (EF 50mm f/1.8 II) | 1/800sec | f/2.8 | ISO-100
Jelly Bean Succulent
One of the dangers I have found with this lens is when taking close up shots like the orchid flowers. Because the lens is so short, light and cannot be zoomed, I feel like going closer and closer to the flower to get the shot I want, however to focus it needs to be at least 45cms away from the subject. With more use and practise I will, this will be an easy problem to overcome. Overall I'm really happy with it, especially with how that top photo turned out with the blurred background.
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19 October, 2009 15:40
Is it really called jelly bean succulent? Sounds like swanky food critic language. I have an artsy friend that always takes photos of plants and whnever I upload a macro of a random plant he tells me what its scientific name is. I name this jellius beansoa succulentoma