tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931479520533259224.post911426032161935767..comments2023-10-10T22:39:33.271+11:00Comments on Have Camera Will Travel: Lenses for travel photographyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472292909635671327noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931479520533259224.post-91609357997871955802009-09-23T07:59:57.094+10:002009-09-23T07:59:57.094+10:00Hey there Mac,
vertical grips are great. They rea...Hey there Mac,<br /><br />vertical grips are great. They really help you steady the camera when shooting vertically so there's nothing at all that's a waste of money. Good to have sharp vertical pictures than blurry ones - even if you do have the 50mm!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472292909635671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931479520533259224.post-5205677831813394842009-09-22T23:51:39.017+10:002009-09-22T23:51:39.017+10:00ahaha., megapickles! i like that. i just bought a ...ahaha., megapickles! i like that. i just bought a vertical grip for my Nikon D90 and im kinda saddened like its not worth the buy..i should have bought the 50mm f/1.8 But then again., i said to myself, im going to buy a vertical grip anyway. so its alright. :)m a c c e n t e n ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321872011579268754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931479520533259224.post-16879972698777373942009-06-07T02:02:45.709+10:002009-06-07T02:02:45.709+10:00Thank you Paul for this very helpful post and for ...Thank you Paul for this very helpful post and for answering my questions. I have some more googling to do and will let you know what I decide on! I really like the fact that your shared with us the lenses you use, I've always been curious what pro-photogs got in their camera bag :)Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299303409746731718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931479520533259224.post-87017035685741423202009-06-05T20:51:08.283+10:002009-06-05T20:51:08.283+10:00Hey Jonathan,
the fast 50mm is good for a couple ...Hey Jonathan,<br /><br />the fast 50mm is good for a couple of things. One is to get a faster shutter speed in really dark conditions when you open it up to f1.8. Because it's quite small and light it also means that you can handhold the camera at slightly slower shutter speeds so you've got the best of both worlds. You can just about take pictures in the pitch dark!<br />When you have it on a crop digital SLR camera it becomes roughly a 75-80mm lens depending on your camera brand. This is a pretty nice focal length for portraits. When you use it wide open at f1.8 you get a very shallow depth of field so that if you focus on the eyes, only they will be in focus and the rest of the face will gradually fall out of focus producing a very distinctive look.<br />I hope this helps give you some ideas for things to try with the lens. Let me know how you go with it and thanks for the compliments, I'm glad you're enjoying the blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472292909635671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6931479520533259224.post-28525431147364857262009-06-05T15:37:01.883+10:002009-06-05T15:37:01.883+10:00Hi,
You mentioned the 50mm is a favorite, especia...Hi,<br /><br />You mentioned the 50mm is a favorite, especially with the crop to 80mm. Can you say more about what you like to do with this kind of lens, especially for travel photography? I have the 50mm f/1.8 but I feel like I haven't figured out how to really be effective with it yet.<br /><br />BTW, thanks for the great blog!<br /><br />-Jonjonathanventurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08677540270523752786noreply@blogger.com