Why the 50mm is the perfect lens.

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8 ай бұрын

If you don't own a 50mm lens, you're missing out on one of the best bang-for-buck lenses available. Here, I show you just how versatile it is - shooting a car, some landscapes (including a few panoramas), some portraits, and a touch of semi-macro.
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@GeorgeLoch 7 ай бұрын

The 50mm is a great lens, especially when first learning photography. I still have a nifty fifty that is mostly a shelf ornament. I should dust it off and have a walk about.

@peterfritzphoto 7 ай бұрын

Give it a go, George. They’re a lot of fun.

@MegaNardman 2 ай бұрын

As much as I love 50mm, I ended up ditching my 50mm prime a couple of years ago; I found that it never came out of my bag. I either reach for my 70-180mm F2.8, or my 24mm F1.4. Especially when traveling, whenever I had the 50mm on I always wished I'd taken the 24mm. All that said I love the way you use your 50!

@laurelb8372 7 ай бұрын

A lens often overlooked but incredibly good value. Good explanation of it’s versatility

@peterfritzphoto 7 ай бұрын

Thx, Laurel.

@peterviragphoto 7 ай бұрын

Great video mate. Loved those panos and the portraits of your son. He’s grown so much!😀

@peterfritzphoto 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Pete. Tell me about it! He's right on the cusp of becoming a young man.

@chriscummins4282 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for this 50mm video Peter, which to me was very enjoyable. You really put that lense through it’s paces and came up with some great content . Tops.

@peterfritzphoto 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, Chris!

@juanitakelly3082 7 ай бұрын

Great examples and explanations. Your son is a gorgeous model!

@peterfritzphoto 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Juanita. I agree - he’s beautiful - outside and in. 😄

@stuartphotography1968 7 ай бұрын

Burning the midnight oil Peter, l to like the Sigma Art Series the 85mm f/1•4 Canon mount was my pick and it's a pearler 👍

@peterfritzphoto 7 ай бұрын

Indeed I was! My dad visited over the weekend, so I didn’t want to take time away from hanging out together. I almost bought Sigma’s 85, but ended up with the beastly 105 f/1.4. It’s super heavy, but wow!

@GetOutandKayakMalta 2 ай бұрын

My 50 is always with me. I love it.

@andrewroffey 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Peter for reminding me how good the 50mm is. It’s so long since I last used it: it’s an f1.8 Nikon. I’m going to give it a try.

@peterfritzphoto 7 ай бұрын

Good on you, Andrew.

@Chris-NZ 7 ай бұрын

Hi Peter, definitely guilty of not giving my RF 50 enough time in the sun. I give their newish 24 a lot more airtime, maybe it just suites the kind of work I'm doing at the moment 😀

@peterfritzphoto 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I forget mine for months at a time, but then I bring it out again and remember just how good it is.

@wanderland_xyz 7 ай бұрын

Good stuff, Peter! It still amazes me that Canon haven't come out with an RF 50mm f/1.4 yet, seems like a no-brainer to slot in between the Plastic Fantastic f/1.8 and the super-expensive f/1.2. I have the f/1.8 and love it (though I don't use it enough!) and recently picked up TTArtisan's fully-manual 50mm f/0.95. That's a neat little lens--wide open it's not sharp at all, but definitely has a lot of character, and it sharpens up pretty well by f/1.4. It's marketed as a crop-sensor lens, but it does fill the frame on a FF sensor (though not sharp around the edges). Worth the price if you don't mind a manual aperture and focus (both made much easier in the mirrorless world, of course). They also have a 35mm f/0.95, but that one IS crop-sensor only, image circle doesn't cover FF.

@peterfritzphoto 7 ай бұрын

That’s a good point re Canon - a quality 1.4 would be nice. I considered the TTArtisan after seeing a few other reviews, but figured I’d hardly use it since I already don’t use my Canon 50 nearly enough. Thanks for dropping by. 👍

@morriemariani9646 6 ай бұрын

Love your channel mate. Im a high end car detailer here in Melbourne and your car photography tips are brilliant. Thanks.

@peterfritzphoto 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, Morrie. What part of Melbourne are you based - or what’s the name of your business (if you care to share)?

@morriemariani9646 6 ай бұрын

Reflection Perfection Auto Detailing. I just moved to a new workshop in Preston.

@peterfritzphoto 6 ай бұрын

@@morriemariani9646 Good for you, Morrie. Yes, I looked up your name in the interim and checked out your website. As a web designer, I'm more critical than most, but I noticed your gallery isn't working, and there's no detail below 'Pricing and Details'. I must get my 981 Boxster paint corrected someday, so will circle back when I pull my finger out.

@morriemariani9646 6 ай бұрын

@@peterfritzphoto yeah there is a couple.plete redo of the website this year at some stage. However Facebook is updated regularly

@morriemariani9646 6 ай бұрын

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@ScottymanPhoto 7 ай бұрын

Hey, Peter! Hope you’re well! More often than not, I find myself using a 50mm for family photos and not so much for landscapes these days. Great to hear from you.

@peterfritzphoto 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, buddy. Yeah, it’s *usable* for landscapes, but not ideal. For portraits, animals, cars and objects, though, it’s pretty damn good.

@ScottymanPhoto 7 ай бұрын

Still, I may not use it often, but I wouldn't want to be without it.

@TroySwezey 7 ай бұрын

Rear left off the ground at 4:56. Relax Daniel Ricciardo. LMAO

@peterfritzphoto 7 ай бұрын

Lowest speed wheel lift ever.

@0ecka Ай бұрын

Sometimes the 40mm is a better "fifty" for me )). But, yeah, the detail and clarity it produces is just phenomenal. It's a must-have, for the price.

@peterfritzphoto Ай бұрын

I reckon you’re right. A fast 40 prime would be perfect.

@0ecka Ай бұрын

@@peterfritzphoto I really hope that something like that is coming soon :)

@peterfritzphoto Ай бұрын

@@0ecka I recently bought the Hasselblad X2D, and they have a 55mm lens, which is a 43mm full-frame equivalent. Trouble is, it takes months to get one, and it costs $AUD6,000.

@0ecka Ай бұрын

@@peterfritzphoto That's a proper piece of gear alright. Their new V-lens line is just beautiful in every way. Expensive, but it's a work of art, with a leaf shutter in each lens (must count for something). Plus, 55mm focal length gives the exact natural angle for the system, just like the 43mm on full-frame, which helps finding the right composition and the right distance rather intuitively. I'm still using the good old EF40/2.8 pancake since it first showed up in 2012, now on R5. And I love it for stitching panos, 120mp, 200mp .. easily. Works every time. It's like magic.

@peterfritzphoto Ай бұрын

@@0ecka Oh, interesting - now you’ve got me browsing eBay for an EF 40!

@neilzeng7522 7 ай бұрын

Handsome young man!

@peterfritzphoto 7 ай бұрын

He sure is - thanks to his mum!

@der2te770 3 ай бұрын

But you have to keep your sensor size in mind, dont you? If you slap a 50mm lens on an APS-C cropped sensor, it roughly equals a 75mm lens on a full frame sensor. To achieve the 50mm look you are talking about, you would need roughly a 35mm lens on an APS-C, as this is the full frame equivalent of a 50mm. I think this topic gets overlooked quite often, leading to beginners (often owning an APS-C camera) using a 50mm lens, even if what they are looking for is the look that a 35mm lens would give them.

@peterfritzphoto 3 ай бұрын

That’s an excellent point. Thanks for raising it.