Canon 50mm 1.4

Mp4 · 6 Feb 2011 at 09:21

Rojin said:
I used off camera flash, I had picked up some old 430EZ's. It was still difficult to stop light spill taking the shot in the front room. The second shot I was testing using a black shower curtain, which made things easier. I picked up black, grey and white shower curtains for a Tenner.

So is there no way of getting this affect without flash?

Derek W · 6 Feb 2011 at 10:41

ElDude said:
Just thought I'd point out, in case no one has noticed that a certain high street photography store, starting with J, has this lens on special offer for £189.

You'd be mad not to buy it at that price if you're looking for a 50mm lens and want to save a fair few quid!

their online store has this lens at £285.95 with a wopping saving of £13.05 reduced from £299.00 :confused:

ElDude · 6 Feb 2011 at 11:42

Well I did say it was a special offer. It was definitely that price yesterday as it was on that hot deals site. Someone posted it on TP at some point too, in the equipment section.

Albaba · 6 Feb 2011 at 11:49

Looks like it may have been a mistake as it was £113.05 off yesterday. Maybe someone put an extra 1 in by mistake.

A third off seems a massive reduction.....

Congrats to anyone who managed to wangle one at that price.

adamau5 · 6 Feb 2011 at 13:35

loving mine... sharp at f2... sharp enough at 1.4 but razor thin depth of field, forget having two eyes in focus on most shots.

theheyes · 6 Feb 2011 at 14:17

ElDude said:
Well I did say it was a special offer. It was definitely that price yesterday as it was on that hot deals site. Someone posted it on TP at some point too, in the equipment section.

It was that price the day before too, because I was trying to decide between that and the 50mm 1.8. I ended up going with the nifty in the end but it looks like I missed out on a bargain.

Mp4 · 6 Feb 2011 at 18:52

I hope someone can answer this asap

Is it possible to do multiple exposure or double exposure on a 400D??

I wanted to get an image of me looking Left - Right - Forward

For my self portraits atm its fail

Raymond Lin · 6 Feb 2011 at 21:30

Mp4 said:
I hope someone can answer this asap

Is it possible to do multiple exposure or double exposure on a 400D??

I wanted to get an image of me looking Left - Right - Forward

For my self portraits atm its fail

On a single image? I don't think you can on a DSLR, just do it in post.

Derek W · 6 Feb 2011 at 21:55

Mp4 said:
I hope someone can answer this asap

Is it possible to do multiple exposure or double exposure on a 400D??

I wanted to get an image of me looking Left - Right - Forward

For my self portraits atm its fail

I'm sure mr jones has something similar to what you're trying to do on his flickr.

cub123 · 6 Feb 2011 at 22:36

Wow, don't need one but £50 cheaper than anyway i've seen.

Mr Jones · 6 Feb 2011 at 22:42

Derek W said:
I'm sure mr jones has something similar to what you're trying to do on his flickr.

Not quite looking left and right but a flat head

Flathead by C.Jones Photography, on Flickr

You should be able to blend 3 shots together if you're steady, have a left right and centre.

neil_g · 6 Feb 2011 at 22:47

Albaba said:
Looks like it may have been a mistake as it was £113.05 off yesterday. Maybe someone put an extra 1 in by mistake.

A third off seems a massive reduction.....

Congrats to anyone who managed to wangle one at that price.

thats what i said over on TP, smacks of pricing error to me..

but well done to those that took advantage and got one

Mp4 · 7 Feb 2011 at 07:27

Mr Jones said:
Not quite looking left and right but a flat head

You should be able to blend 3 shots together if you're steady, have a left right and centre.

How did you achieve this?

What gear did you use?

& You make me want to buy Lego

Where did you get all the storm troopers from?

Mr Jones · 7 Feb 2011 at 09:11

I shot that with my Olympus, back then was a 25mm pancake and an E620. Gear don't matter as long as your kit can set the exposure the same for a sequence of shots, then PS blend them by eye. Not perfect but good enough as an experiment

As for little stormies, ebay is my friend.

Mp4 · 7 Feb 2011 at 09:19

Mr Jones said:
I shot that with my Olympus, back then was a 25mm pancake and an E620. Gear don't matter as long as your kit can set the exposure the same for a sequence of shots, then PS blend them by eye. Not perfect but good enough as an experiment

As for little stormies, ebay is my friend.

Thanks i take it thats where AE lock comes in then?

i've looked on ebay for lego men! Geez expensive stuff

Mr Jones · 7 Feb 2011 at 10:28

There's usually bargains, just keep your ear to the ground and check often

I didn't use AE lock, I shot in manual and I literally turn myself so the light stays roughly the same.

Mp4 · 7 Feb 2011 at 10:32

Mr Jones said:
There's usually bargains, just keep your ear to the ground and check often

I didn't use AE lock, I shot in manual and I literally turn myself so the light stays roughly the same.

yeah ill keep looking! A great idea with the lego

Well ive tried some shots and i look fail today ..lol

will try later on with gf's help

adamau5 · 7 Feb 2011 at 22:33

loving this lens...nifty has gone already