So you guys told me to get a 50mm prime for portraits and now

I was debating on 50mm or 35mm but ended up choosing the 35. The 50 seemed to restricting.

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>>3126956
Thing is, I already have an 18-135 so every time I put on the 50mm, I just sort of get confused and then go back to the zoom.

I'm not even sure what it's good for if I'm shooting on an APS-C sensor.

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>>3126958
the 50 mm is faster with better optics than your zoom at 50. it is a nice cheap portrait lens on crop. that said, 35mm is more versatile for most people

>>3126961
I agree that, with both shooting at 50mm, the prime is better, but I just feel that the zoom offers me way more flexibility with the framing which I'd take over the better bokeh from the 50 in some cases.

>>3126965
For night-time/indoor/low light shooting you really benefit from the bright aperture of the 50mm.

>>3126965
it is a tradeoff
the bokeh is not nearly the most important advantage, the ability to shoot in very low light or create high subject isolation is
but if you don't mind the difference, there's obviously no reason to buy the lens. most of the time professionals use fixed lenses in controlled situations where reframing isn't as important

>>3126967
That is one use case that I definitely prefer the prime for. I just feel like it's awkward to use. Was I supposed to go 50mm equivalent?

>>3126969
I already own both lenses, I'm just struggling to to figure out if I misinterpreted the advice I was given.

>>3126970
50mm or 35mm equivalent is more versatile for sure, though you lose some reach and bokeh when compared to 85mm equivalent.

>>3126970
okay so you can also use a 70mm for full-body portraits. if you're outdoors and you shoot wide open it will provide better subject isolation than your zoom.
if you compare shots with your 50 mm stopped down to f/5.6 or so they will also be sharper with less distortion than shots taken with your zoom

>>3126974
70mm equivalent*

>>3126973
Alright, I figured as much. I'll see if I can get my hands on a 35mm next time I go out.

>>3126974
I'll try it. I suppose I'll branch out and shoot more variety with it.


Thanks for your advice guys

>>3126953
>meant 50mm equivalent.
lenses/focal lengths are generally referred to in their full frame equivalency, unless you can tell the conversation is about a specific lens or system

>>3126958
50mm would have been fine on full frame. for APS-C you should have gotten the 35 mm

Yea so your 50mm is the equivalent of a 75mm which must be pretty darn tight.
A 35mm lens on your 1.5x crop factor will give 53mm which is the closest you're likely to get.

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>>3127838
Yes it has been quite tight, I was beginning to think I was just shit at what I was doing.

>>3127006
Now I wonder if I should just go full frame or get a 35mm.

>>3126986
Problem is, I distinctly remember someone mentioning the 50mm 1.8 despite telling them I have a 750D

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35 is best for crop, 50 is best for full frame.

>>3126953
You want a 35mm or 23mm for a walk around lens. Those are about a 56 and about a 35 when you talk about equivalent focal lengths. A nifty 50, which it looks like you have is a great portrait lens for a crop because it is about an 85mm equivalent.


The most popular focal lengths for a 35 mm are

24 mm
28 mm
35 mm
50 mm
85 mm
105 mm
135 mm

>>3127894
>50mm 1.8 despite telling them I have a 750D
that's because portraiture is usually done with longer lenses (~75-90mm, in ff equivalent, is the most common rec'd focal lengths for that). you can shoot wider for portraits, of course, if that's what you want stylistically

>>3127838
Canon has a 1.6 crop factor because they don't give a fuck what aps-c means in the same way fuji doesn't give a fuck about what iso means

>>3127916
This is kinda retarded, it depends on if someone wants the equivalent of a 50 mm. Maybe he is the type of guy who likes to shoot at 35mm or 28 mm

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>>3127919
>28mm

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>>3127920
This is the only intelligent comment on this thread.

>>3126953
>50mm on crop
50's were memed when people shot 24x36mm full frame.

>>3127920
>Not using a 135mm so you don't have to get close to people

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>>3129195
>Not using 50mm to create an intimate, casual atmosphere in your images roughly matching the focal length of the human eye

fuck out homie

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>>3131876
>roughly matching the focal length of the human eye
You should see an eye doc for that tunnel vision, breh. You might have glaucoma or something. Normal human vision is almost 180 degrees, which would be less than 10mm focal lenght uwa lens on full format. And even the stereoscopic vision is quite a lot wider than a fiddy.

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>>3131881
>>3131876

Because of this I exclusively shoot on my Voigtlander 10mm.

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