The 50mm Prime
More photography goodies arrived today, a 50mm f1.8 prime lens, a lovely gift from my friend, Mark, who upgraded to the newer version of this lens.
The lens is in perfect condition and even has a haze filter.
I played with it a bit this afternoon, and discovered that it is sharpest at f2.2, two stops from wide open. This is pretty common for wide aperture lenses.
I like the shallow depth of field and resulting bokeh.
The paper cranes are extras from a holiday tree our friends won at the recent Festival of Trees. They are beautiful origami cranes and will look great on our tree.
Lovely dof on these shots! I love my 35mm/1.8 prime, and like you I've found it to sharpest at about 2.2.
I want one! We have some origami cranes on our trees from our time in Japan. They are so special to us!
Love love love that oragami and your images of it are great!
Great lens to have too.