50mm Lens

The 50mm lens is perhaps the most versatile focal length on any camera. It makes a great standard for full frame cameras, and also works very well as a short portrait lens on cropped bodies. Today we’ll take an in-depth look at several popular 50mm lenses to determine which one offers the best value for your money.

Why Filmmakers Need a 50mm Lens (Not Just Photographers)

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The Moment I Stopped Using Zoom Lenses I was shooting Going Home in my parents’ dimly lit basement when I realized my kit zoom was failing me. The autofocus hunted. The image looked soft. And the depth? Flat as cardboard. I swapped to a borrowed 50mm f/1.8—a lens I’d written off as “too basic”—and everything … Read more