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Purchased a Canon 50mm F1.4 to use as a travel lens. The thing is quite sensational IMHO. Here's a few snaps as I tested it out last week, (mostly in fading light) on the north coast of NSW. I don't think you can't beat a prime for image quality and bokeh.

Love the 2nd and how you are almost at the level of water surface. How did you shoot it?

Alex

I held the camera at wAter level and hoped for the best! A right angle viewer would have been handy!

yepp, love the angle and lighting in the second.
great job mate. very unique take on a common subject.

Fabulous shots Ozzie. 1 & 2 really dispel the notion that you need a wide range zoom to get the best take on opportunities.
I've got one (50mm 1.4) in the kit, but haven't used it yet, still trying to wrap my head around everything on the body!?!

The first 2 are real crackers - well done!

well done ozimax.....how did you attract them in close.

Pa wrote:well done ozimax.....how did you attract them in close.

Thanks all. Pa, I was fishing with the missus, err, she was fishing (I'm hopeless at fishing), & the pelly's were just there, 18 inches away, looking for a feed!

Oz

Agreed - the 2nd image is fantastic..print it! Well done.

don't you just love the 1.4? It's the lens that's attached to my camera most of the time now, starting to use the 24-70 less and less

PiroStitch wrote:don't you just love the 1.4? It's the lens that's attached to my camera most of the time now, starting to use the 24-70 less and less

True, it's on my camera most of the time now, it's small, nicely made, and VERY sharp above F2.

Oz

Great pics Oz, especially the second. I agree it's a great lens - especially in low light.

You need to update your sig

dviv wrote:Great pics Oz, especially the second. I agree it's a great lens - especially in low light.

You need to update your sig

Done, just for you David!

Excellent images. I like best 2nd and 3rd