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outstar79
14-02-2013, 3:32pm
My mum surprised me yesterday by buying my a Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens! Pretty happy with it already and can't wait to really get stuck into what this little lens can do!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8373/8471788891_a01e236ccd_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/outstarwild/8471788891/)
My Ugly Mug with the Nifty Fifty (http://www.flickr.com/photos/outstarwild/8471788891/) by Adam Brice (http://www.flickr.com/people/outstarwild/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8391/8471788819_f0da5e01a1_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/outstarwild/8471788819/)
My Ugly Mug with the Nifty Fifty (http://www.flickr.com/photos/outstarwild/8471788819/) by Adam Brice (http://www.flickr.com/people/outstarwild/), on Flickr

Granville
14-02-2013, 3:37pm
I think it's a dodgy counterfeit one. All the writing on it is backwards. :lol::lol:

outstar79
14-02-2013, 3:49pm
Blimey! Perhaps JB's were selling those Bali knockoffs - nonac! :eek:

rirakuma
14-02-2013, 3:57pm
Congrats! You're gonna have tons of fun with that lens :)

beachhead
14-02-2013, 5:03pm
From what I can see with those shots your on a winner,my Nikon 50mm takes super shots and a really great pano lens.

outstar79
14-02-2013, 6:15pm
From what I can see with those shots your on a winner,my Nikon 50mm takes super shots and a really great pano lens.

Thanks mate - now I just need a whole new set of smaller filters! :D

Brandy
14-02-2013, 6:38pm
Thanks mate - now I just need a whole new set of smaller filters! :D

I have just finished reading "new to photography" on this site, and I felt the consensus was "no filters". Am I wrong?

outstar79
14-02-2013, 7:04pm
I have just finished reading "new to photography" on this site, and I felt the consensus was "no filters". Am I wrong?

Hi Jan, filters can be used to achieve a wide range of effects, depending on what you want to achieve ie: longer shutter, cut out glare etc. I'm not totally sure (because I haven't read the "new to photography" book in a while) but I'm fairly certainly it tells you how your camera works etc at a basic level? I predominately use graduated filters and neutral density filters as I shoot a lot of landscapes.

fotog
14-02-2013, 7:53pm
Who's been a good boy?

outstar79
15-02-2013, 11:29am
Who's been a good boy?

Who?! Don't know how that happened! :D

bsdunek
15-02-2013, 12:09pm
Thanks mate - now I just need a whole new set of smaller filters! :D
How about a step-up ring? I've pretty much settled on 52mm filters and step-up rings for the smaller lenses.

outstar79
15-02-2013, 2:27pm
How about a step-up ring? I've pretty much settled on 52mm filters and step-up rings for the smaller lenses.

Would you get any problems with vignetting? And I suppose you could fit your lens cap/hood on unless you had the larger size?

Mark L
15-02-2013, 10:30pm
Don't you get the filter for your largest lens and use step down(up) rings? Should work, though ask in gear talk forum, 'spose.