Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II - UNBOXING & sample shots

My canon 50mm f/1.8 II lens arrived today. This little beauty is also known as the "Nifty Fifty" by some people. It's affordable, but produces some beautiful shots. This I am told, would be a nice camera to start with and learn how to "frame" my shots, as it has no zoom function.

After carrying out much research on which 50mm lens to buy, I went for this over the 1.4, which for me would have been HUGE overkill.. not to mention, it's three times the cost of the 1.8 I got. I think this will be more than adequate, especially as I am just a beginner with SLR cameras.

Check out the unboxing video below. I noticed that with this camera, it is not so forgiving if you don't take the time to properly focus. This is something I will need to train myself to do, coming from the typical point-and shoot cameras I've always used.

* Unfortunately, this is yet another boring video made just for the hardcore fans and my photographer friends out there.



I will shoot some video with it over the weekend.. this should be fun!

You can read more about the lens here and also check out some impartial customer reviews on Amazon etc.:
http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/EF_Lenses/Standard_and_Medium_Telephoto/EF_50mm_f1.8_II/

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