new lens, woho!

[Sanji]

Today I bought a canon ef 50mm f/1,8 lens and of course I had to try it right away.

Here is my friend Philippa, I think the lighting was pretty good, though maybe it's a bit tight in the bottom.

and here is pontus, her cute little boyfriend.

[robgasm]

She has very nice eyes
50mm primes are nice lenses
but when you sharpen, or use the high pass filter and overlay, mask out sharpening on the bokeh; keep it soft. Otherwise you get nasty pixelation where it attempts to find things to sharpen, but just makes the noise more obvious

I have a Pentax 50mm F/1.4, and I use it all the time, for alot of my shots really, its very versatile. The canon 1.8 is an awesome lens for the price, and having the F/1.4 version isn't much better considering its over 3 times the price.

[Coolman]

wow cool, did u use full 1.8? I don't mind photos that sharp. looks good.

[Sanji]

rob: yeah i know, i will sharpen more carefully next time
yep, i used 1,8.
thanks