When people ask me what lens they should get after buying their first camera, I always tell them to buy a 50mm f/1.8 lens because it’s one of the cheapest and one of the coolest lens you could buy. I have an old 50mm which is a little bit dirty and also quite old so I don’t use it that often. But recently, my girlfriend bought me a brand new 50mm lens, so I fell in love with using the 50mm again.
This is a very small yet very powerful lens, and many people don’t know the tricks that you can do with this lens, so I’ll share some of them in this article.
Why should you buy it? Here are 8 different reasons.
#1: It’s Cheap and It’s Small
If you’re a Nikon or Canon photographer, the 50mm is one of the cheapest lens you can buy. It’s also a great walk-around lens because of its size and weight.
#2: It’s Great for Low Light Conditions
Because of its large f/1.8 aperture, it’s a really great lens to shoot with at night or in any low light situations.
#3: The “SLR Look”
Many people buy a DSLR because they want the look that they see in magazines or online (a very shallow depth of field) but can’t get the look that they want because they are using a kit lens. Here is the answer to your problem: a 50mm lens.
#4: It’s Pretty Sharp
For a small and cheap lens, it’s actually pretty sharp, and even more so when stopped down a little.
#5: The Bokeh
We all know that this lens creates really amazing bokeh and a very shallow depth of field, so if you want that really smooth and creamy bokeh, this lens is the way to go.