In reply to Post #14
Yes. Mate. The wider apperture when set to 1.8 will make it easier to control depth of field.
This will never be as easy with a kit lens.
Yes. Mate. The wider apperture when set to 1.8 will make it easier to control depth of field.
This will never be as easy with a kit lens.
In reply to Post #1
Without upgrading equipment, to blur the background and keep a reasonable depth of field ie the fish and you in focus you must have good separation between the subject and the background. Shooting wide open is f1.8 will give too little focal plane. Don't mistake out of focus area's with blur. You should be shooting at say f3.5 to f5.6 not wide open, remember nearly all lenses are much sharper stopped down usually at f8
Without upgrading equipment, to blur the background and keep a reasonable depth of field ie the fish and you in focus you must have good separation between the subject and the background. Shooting wide open is f1.8 will give too little focal plane. Don't mistake out of focus area's with blur. You should be shooting at say f3.5 to f5.6 not wide open, remember nearly all lenses are much sharper stopped down usually at f8
Cheers fellas- will buy one shortly
In reply to Post #3
I have a Nikon D5000
Is something like this from eBay suitable?
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I have a Nikon D5000
Is something like this from eBay suitable?
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In reply to Post #19
That 35mm 1.8 would be perfect for what you want.
That 35mm 1.8 would be perfect for what you want.
In reply to Post #1
I usually take a 50mm prime Nikon, shoot at f5.6 with a bit of distance between subject and background. Plenty of practice and you'll be fine..
Edit: on a full frame sensor D750
I usually take a 50mm prime Nikon, shoot at f5.6 with a bit of distance between subject and background. Plenty of practice and you'll be fine..
Edit: on a full frame sensor D750
In reply to Post #19
Yeah definately.
I bought a Nikon camera last Autumn and also got the 35mm Prime 1.8 lens which was recommended by people on this forum.
It's perfect for the purpose.
Yeah definately.
I bought a Nikon camera last Autumn and also got the 35mm Prime 1.8 lens which was recommended by people on this forum.
It's perfect for the purpose.
In reply to Post #2
On a full frame sensor, I'd agree on a 50mm. On a cropped, a Prime of about 28mm to 35mm seems to be the sweet spot for decent bokeh. I use a canon 28mm f/2.8 for self takes with my 90D. I've got a 32mm f/1.4 on my smaller M50 and that's very good too.
On a full frame sensor, I'd agree on a 50mm. On a cropped, a Prime of about 28mm to 35mm seems to be the sweet spot for decent bokeh. I use a canon 28mm f/2.8 for self takes with my 90D. I've got a 32mm f/1.4 on my smaller M50 and that's very good too.
In reply to Post #23
I have a fixed 50mm on my Nikon which blurs the background really nicely
Would a fixed 35 mm enable me to get closer too the fish ie wide angle
I have a fixed 50mm on my Nikon which blurs the background really nicely
Would a fixed 35 mm enable me to get closer too the fish ie wide angle
Thanks for the help people much appreciated👍👍
In reply to Post #24
I would say it would be a marginal difference between the two.
If you do an image search for 35mm compared to 50mm you will see what I mean by this.
50mm is a good size for trophy shots, but a lot of people prefer 35mm but as I say there's not a great difference.
The F stop is very important though.
I would say it would be a marginal difference between the two.
If you do an image search for 35mm compared to 50mm you will see what I mean by this.
50mm is a good size for trophy shots, but a lot of people prefer 35mm but as I say there's not a great difference.
The F stop is very important though.
In reply to Post #24
If your at 10feet with the 50 you'll be at 7feet with the 35 for the same framing, can make a huge difference in a tight swim.
Quite a difference in look too.
The aperture range we want for catch shots is almost covered by the kit lens anyway, the primes only really give you better quality and better focussing in low light. I prefer a f2.8 zoom for fishing, DSLR versions are a bit too big tho
If your at 10feet with the 50 you'll be at 7feet with the 35 for the same framing, can make a huge difference in a tight swim.
Quite a difference in look too.
The aperture range we want for catch shots is almost covered by the kit lens anyway, the primes only really give you better quality and better focussing in low light. I prefer a f2.8 zoom for fishing, DSLR versions are a bit too big tho
In reply to Post #9
Totally agree. Used to have a canon with the nifty fifty and now got a Nikon with the 35. Much prefer the latter especially as i shoot portrait
Totally agree. Used to have a canon with the nifty fifty and now got a Nikon with the 35. Much prefer the latter especially as i shoot portrait
In reply to Post #9
Don't forget about the 40mm pancake for the canon, it's a cracking little land 😉😉
Don't forget about the 40mm pancake for the canon, it's a cracking little land 😉😉
Would I see any benefits on my d3300 by changing from a 35mm to 50mm prime.
Thanks
Thanks