Learning the nifty fifty
I've been taking the 50 1.8 out with me on my D90 to get more experience with it in situations that are not posed or detailed shots because it's so easy to miss focus with it wide open, but I love the sharpness, DOF and bokeh from this lens.
Here are a few from this weekend...
Indoors, available light, ISO 1600 f/2.2 1/80
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And here you can see how easy it is to miss focus with slight movement, I think only the tip of her nose is actually in focus
2. ISO 1600 f/1.8 1/80
3. ISO 1600 f/1.8 1/80
4. ISO 1600 f/1.8 1/80
5. ISO 1600 f/1.8 1/80
6. ISO 800 f/1.8 1/100
7. ISO 1250 f/1.8 1/100
arg, fence going through the background, guess I wasn't looking
Here are a few from this weekend...
Indoors, available light, ISO 1600 f/2.2 1/80
1.
And here you can see how easy it is to miss focus with slight movement, I think only the tip of her nose is actually in focus
2. ISO 1600 f/1.8 1/80
3. ISO 1600 f/1.8 1/80
4. ISO 1600 f/1.8 1/80
5. ISO 1600 f/1.8 1/80
6. ISO 800 f/1.8 1/100
7. ISO 1250 f/1.8 1/100
arg, fence going through the background, guess I wasn't looking
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Yup! Always do, I learned that lesson a long time ago. It's still a little tough with such shallow DOF and taking candid shots. I've also noticed it sometimes being more difficult for the AF to focus on the point I want when wide open with the 50. I hope it's not a issue with the lens.
Typical for that lens - you learn to work with it after a while. I have to say, even though I like the quieter motor on the 1.4, I think I actually preferred the 1.8 in some ways... it really can deliver stunning results once you make friends with its quirks!
Nice job on these. And yup, once you get below about 2.0 on that lens dof is sooooperdoooper shallow and the slightest movement of you or subject - especially if you're standing fairly close - will show up as missed focus.