ooooo the excitement! 50mm 1.8

Duke Gledhill · Jan 13, 2004

i just rang the 3rd local (is 12 miles local?) camera shop today.... and they have one 50mm 1.8 mk2 lens in stock. ive got it held and im gonna pop in later today and pick it up :-D

its thanx to u guys im doing it. after seeing the pics taken with it i have decided i need to add the lens to my small lens collection. mainly for portraits i think.

and at only £79 how could i not!

Duke

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Ryoohki · Jan 13, 2004

Nice, i just won one on ebay. I'll receive it this week. I Can't wait to test it since it's my first extra lens ever, i'll be buying my 70-300mm next weekend too. So you can call it the Lens week for me

Duke Gledhill said:
i just rang the 3rd local (is 12 miles local?) camera shop
today.... and they have one 50mm 1.8 mk2 lens in stock. ive got it
held and im gonna pop in later today and pick it up :-D

its thanx to u guys im doing it. after seeing the pics taken with
it i have decided i need to add the lens to my small lens
collection. mainly for portraits i think.

and at only £79 how could i not!

Duke

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Duke Gledhill
Canon 300D dSLR
Kit lens Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6
Tripper Portable Storage

Photosig:
http://www.photosig.com/go/users/view?id=37916

Personal:
http://www.dukegledhill.co.uk
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Mark Marshall · Jan 13, 2004

Hi Guys - For search engine purposes, Phil asks us to move our equipment out of our sig and into our profile, or at least disguise it with asterisks between the letters or some such so that someone doing a search on the equipment doesn't hit on every post you ever made on any subject. Thanks. ~ m²

Ryoohki said:
Duke Gledhill said:

i just rang the 3rd local (is 12 miles local?) camera shop
today.... and they have one 50mm 1.8 mk2 lens in stock. ive got it
held and im gonna pop in later today and pick it up :-D

its thanx to u guys im doing it. after seeing the pics taken with
it i have decided i need to add the lens to my small lens
collection. mainly for portraits i think.

and at only £79 how could i not!

Duke

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Duke Gledhill
Canon 300D dSLR
Kit lens Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6
Tripper Portable Storage

Photosig:
http://www.photosig.com/go/users/view?id=37916

Personal:
http://www.dukegledhill.co.uk
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lnd · Jan 13, 2004

Hi Duke
I see you live in Halifax. I do a lot of walking in the South Pennines.
This is Gorpley Clough.

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Simon Courcha · Jan 13, 2004

That's a fine photo and a lovely location?

What lens did you use? Was it the 50mm 1.8 II?

Simon C
http://www.eyematter.com

lnd said:
Hi Duke
I see you live in Halifax. I do a lot of walking in the South
Pennines.
This is Gorpley Clough.

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http://home.clara.net/lnd

lnd · Jan 13, 2004

Simon Courcha said:
That's a fine photo and a lovely location?

What lens did you use? Was it the 50mm 1.8 II?

Thanks.
It was the kit lens at 18mm.
f16
4 secs
ISO 100

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Duke Gledhill · Jan 13, 2004

done

Mark Marshall said:
Ryoohki said:

Duke Gledhill said:

i just rang the 3rd local (is 12 miles local?) camera shop
today.... and they have one 50mm 1.8 mk2 lens in stock. ive got it
held and im gonna pop in later today and pick it up :-D

its thanx to u guys im doing it. after seeing the pics taken with
it i have decided i need to add the lens to my small lens
collection. mainly for portraits i think.

and at only £79 how could i not!

Duke

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Duke Gledhill
Canon 300D dSLR
Kit lens Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6
Tripper Portable Storage

Photosig:
http://www.photosig.com/go/users/view?id=37916

Personal:
http://www.dukegledhill.co.uk
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going around out there. So like, just be careful man, alright?'
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hazmat12 · Jan 13, 2004

Can you give me some history about this 50 mm lens? who is it made by? How much in US $$. Can an amature use this lens?

Thanks

Duke Gledhill said:
i just rang the 3rd local (is 12 miles local?) camera shop
today.... and they have one 50mm 1.8 mk2 lens in stock. ive got it
held and im gonna pop in later today and pick it up :-D

its thanx to u guys im doing it. after seeing the pics taken with
it i have decided i need to add the lens to my small lens
collection. mainly for portraits i think.

and at only £79 how could i not!

Duke

--
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Duke Gledhill
Canon 300D dSLR
Kit lens Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6
Tripper Portable Storage

Photosig:
http://www.photosig.com/go/users/view?id=37916

Personal:
http://www.dukegledhill.co.uk
----------------------------------------------------------

Duke Gledhill · Jan 13, 2004

its the basic canon 50mm f1.8 mk2 lens. its very popular i believe, probably cos its cheap but extremely good quality.

here is a link: http://www.usa.canon.com/eflenses/lineup/standardtele/index.html

in the uk is it £79, so in US thats about $120 i guess at current exchange rates.

hope that helps
Duke

richard hudes said:
Thanks

Duke Gledhill said:

i just rang the 3rd local (is 12 miles local?) camera shop
today.... and they have one 50mm 1.8 mk2 lens in stock. ive got it
held and im gonna pop in later today and pick it up :-D

its thanx to u guys im doing it. after seeing the pics taken with
it i have decided i need to add the lens to my small lens
collection. mainly for portraits i think.

and at only £79 how could i not!

Duke

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Duke Gledhill
Canon 300D dSLR
Kit lens Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6
Tripper Portable Storage

Photosig:
http://www.photosig.com/go/users/view?id=37916

Personal:
http://www.dukegledhill.co.uk
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Duke Gledhill · Jan 13, 2004

hi i want to go where that pic was taken, want to try my lens out this weekend ;-) can u help on this map please...

thanx
Duke

lnd said:
Hi Duke
I see you live in Halifax. I do a lot of walking in the South
Pennines.
This is Gorpley Clough.

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http://home.clara.net/lnd

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Lester Lam · Jan 13, 2004

In USA, you can buy this at BH Photo or Samy's for $70.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=12142&is=USA

Duke Gledhill said:
here is a link:
http://www.usa.canon.com/eflenses/lineup/standardtele/index.html

in the uk is it £79, so in US thats about $120 i guess at current
exchange rates.

hope that helps
Duke

richard hudes said:

Thanks

Duke Gledhill said:

i just rang the 3rd local (is 12 miles local?) camera shop
today.... and they have one 50mm 1.8 mk2 lens in stock. ive got it
held and im gonna pop in later today and pick it up :-D

its thanx to u guys im doing it. after seeing the pics taken with
it i have decided i need to add the lens to my small lens
collection. mainly for portraits i think.

and at only £79 how could i not!

Duke

--
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Duke Gledhill
Canon 300D dSLR
Kit lens Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6
Tripper Portable Storage

Photosig:
http://www.photosig.com/go/users/view?id=37916

Personal:
http://www.dukegledhill.co.uk
----------------------------------------------------------

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lnd · Jan 13, 2004

Duke Gledhill said:
hi i want to go where that pic was taken, want to try my lens out
this weekend ;-) can u help on this map please...

Take the Bacup road from Gauxholme. After less than a mile you will see a small carpark on the left. Cross the stile into the clough. The path follows the stream up to the reservoir passing three waterfalls.

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loac · Jan 13, 2004

I just picked it up from Amazon (B&H), Looking forward to it.

Lester Lam said:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=12142&is=USA

Duke Gledhill said:

here is a link:
http://www.usa.canon.com/eflenses/lineup/standardtele/index.html

in the uk is it £79, so in US thats about $120 i guess at current
exchange rates.

hope that helps
Duke

richard hudes said:

Thanks

Duke Gledhill said:

i just rang the 3rd local (is 12 miles local?) camera shop
today.... and they have one 50mm 1.8 mk2 lens in stock. ive got it
held and im gonna pop in later today and pick it up :-D

its thanx to u guys im doing it. after seeing the pics taken with
it i have decided i need to add the lens to my small lens
collection. mainly for portraits i think.

and at only £79 how could i not!

Duke

--
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Duke Gledhill
Canon 300D dSLR
Kit lens Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6
Tripper Portable Storage

Photosig:
http://www.photosig.com/go/users/view?id=37916

Personal:
http://www.dukegledhill.co.uk
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nubui · Jan 13, 2004

I love that lens!

Duke Gledhill said:
i just rang the 3rd local (is 12 miles local?) camera shop
today.... and they have one 50mm 1.8 mk2 lens in stock. ive got it
held and im gonna pop in later today and pick it up :-D

its thanx to u guys im doing it. after seeing the pics taken with
it i have decided i need to add the lens to my small lens
collection. mainly for portraits i think.

and at only £79 how could i not!

Duke

--
----------------------------------------------------------
Duke Gledhill
Canon 300D dSLR
Kit lens Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6
Tripper Portable Storage

Photosig:
http://www.photosig.com/go/users/view?id=37916

Personal:
http://www.dukegledhill.co.uk
----------------------------------------------------------

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Duke Gledhill · Jan 14, 2004

i havent been outside with it yet, but when i got home i got the new lens out and shot some pics around the house. it was dark, but i had the inside lights on, not much available light. had to shoot at ISO400, sometimes 800 at f1.8-f2.5 ish. the results are amazing!! got some portraits too, absolutly amazing! i will recommend this lens to everyone i know, in fact even people who dont have a camera need this lens, just to say they have it! lol. maybe not then.

anyway thanx guys, its your fault i bought one, and i thank you very very much indeed :-D

Duke

Duke Gledhill said:
i just rang the 3rd local (is 12 miles local?) camera shop
today.... and they have one 50mm 1.8 mk2 lens in stock. ive got it
held and im gonna pop in later today and pick it up :-D

its thanx to u guys im doing it. after seeing the pics taken with
it i have decided i need to add the lens to my small lens
collection. mainly for portraits i think.

and at only £79 how could i not!

Duke

--
----------------------------------------------------------
Duke Gledhill
Canon 300D dSLR
Kit lens Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6
Tripper Portable Storage

Photosig:
http://www.photosig.com/go/users/view?id=37916

Personal:
http://www.dukegledhill.co.uk
----------------------------------------------------------

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Duke Gledhill

Photosig:
http://www.photosig.com/go/users/view?id=37916

Personal:
http://www.dukegledhill.co.uk

buckshot200499 · Jan 14, 2004

got mine on reserve as well

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stefan marjoram28795 · Jan 14, 2004

It's a great lens - and not just for portraits. I often use it when the light is low. Here's one I took in Marrakesh - in the dark, hand held, no flash.

1/80s f/2.2 at 50.0mm iso400

Martin Gleit · Jan 14, 2004

good for you...can we see the results?

Duke Gledhill said:
anyway thanx guys, its your fault i bought one, and i thank you
very very much indeed :-D

Duke

Duke Gledhill said:

i just rang the 3rd local (is 12 miles local?) camera shop
today.... and they have one 50mm 1.8 mk2 lens in stock. ive got it
held and im gonna pop in later today and pick it up :-D

its thanx to u guys im doing it. after seeing the pics taken with
it i have decided i need to add the lens to my small lens
collection. mainly for portraits i think.

and at only £79 how could i not!

Duke

--
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Duke Gledhill
Canon 300D dSLR
Kit lens Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6
Tripper Portable Storage

Photosig:
http://www.photosig.com/go/users/view?id=37916

Personal:
http://www.dukegledhill.co.uk
----------------------------------------------------------

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Duke Gledhill

Photosig:
http://www.photosig.com/go/users/view?id=37916

Personal:
http://www.dukegledhill.co.uk
----------------------------------------------------------

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