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What are the uses of a high quality 50mm lens?

Started Jul 23, 2018 | Discussions thread
Barry Pearson
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Re: What are the uses of a high quality 50mm lens?

mxx wrote:

I think this lens is not as much about focal length and max aperture as it is about rendition. If the rendition is superior, I think you will find many uses for it that you probably would not have thought of beforehand.

So far, I think "bokeh" and related rendition aspects may turn out to be the deciding factor for whether I buy this lens. It is probably the hardest result to achieve by other means.

It is one thing I'll pay particular attention to when I hire it for a few days.

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