Nifty Fifty for Landscapes?

[psykon99]

So does anyone here use their nifty fifty for landscapes? It's the sharpest lens I own but w/ the crop factor it certainly isn't wide.

I'd love some inspiration for ways to use it in urban and landscape shooting if anyone cares to post some pics (taken w/ their 50mm of course).

[Nicole]

Sure, why not use your 50mm? I do.

Landcapes



Urban



Urban Landscapes



Rural Landscapes



I use my nifty fifty a lot... waaaayyy too much lol

[psykon99]

Nicole, those look great! What's your crop factor?

I tried shooting some urban stuff today with my fifty and just found it hard to have enough room. That old saying about the best wind angle is taking two steps backward I think needs to be modified to two steps back x 1.6. :-)

[Nicole]

Originally Posted by psykon99

Nicole, those look great! What's your crop factor?

I tried shooting some urban stuff today with my fifty and just found it hard to have enough room. That old saying about the best wind angle is taking two steps backward I think needs to be modified to two steps back x 1.6. :-)

The D50 has a 1.5 crop factor, so slightly less than the Canon's 1.6. I've found that while sometimes I don't have quite enough room it's pretty useful in urban environments because 9/10 times I can eliminate the other stuff around that I didn't want in my shot in the first place. It takes a little bit of getting used to, but I like the effect that it's had on my shooting style.

Your comment about 2 steps back x 1.6 definitely made me laugh lol

[inkista]

Not the 50, but my EF-S 60mm f/2.8 macro, which was the sharpest lens I had with me that day:



Shot as 27 (9x3) handheld images and stitched together in Kekus Calico (OS X port of Autostitch). You're shooting digital. There are ways to go wide without a wide angle lens. And stitching has the terrific side effect of drastically increasing your resolution. One of the most inspirational sites on stitching to widen the view is probably Max Lyon's.

[joefish]

Nicole, after seeing some of those shots with your 50mm, I think I need to get out with mine a bit more! I used it heaps when I first got it, but other than for low light stuff, I haven't used it in forever...

[steinr98]

You can use this lens and stitch together a few shots to make a wide angle look using the panorama method. Take a reading with your camera on auto- then set the lens to manual focus, (you don't want to change your depth of field), and set the camera on manual and use the setting you read on auto. This will keep the same f stop and speed. Now hold your camera in the vertical position, (you get more height in the finished photo), take a picture, turn the top of your body only and hold the horizon straight and overlap the first photo by 20-25%- take a picture, and keep doing this for 2- 5 pictures. Usually 2-4 pictures work well. Now- using a photo stitch program, Canon has one on their CD, or Elements has one- you stitch together your photos to make a panorama- works great and you can use any lens. The newer stitch programs blend the pictures together with almost no fixing afterwards!! This method works great with out using or buying a super wide angle lens.

[sandrophoto]

I don't see why it couldn't be used for landscapes yes its a little bit long on crop, but condensed landscapes are also beautiful.

[bindibadgi]

I can actually get a bit bored with ultra wide landscapes all the time. I say spice it up with some longer shots, and the 50 is great fun.

[crashdau]

Very nice shots! I really like the "Urban Landscapes" shot. Did you use a tripod for that? or just something available in the area?