I have recently rediscovered my 50mm lens and have it locked to my camera. I had basically forgotten how versatile this little lens is, fast, and great for those perfect bokeh shots my biggest surprise what just how good the lens is for everything else. I never once considered that I would use a 50mm lens for landscape photography but passing a local church with a 50mm on … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday : 7×5 is 1 Year old
Today saw our first Seven by Five birthday. Yes it is hard to believe it has been a year since we started the Seven by Five Photography magazine but a few hundred posts later here we are. A massive thanks to all of you who have contributed, re-tweeted and subscribed to the newsletter. I have decided I take a quick look back over the last twelve months and list our most … [Read more...]
50 Fantastic Photos taken with a 50mm lens
In our recent poll and discussion the 50mm prime lens range came out on top as the lens you would chose if you were only allowed to ever own one. (see the outcome here). As a result we asked you to add your favourite 50mm photos to the Seven by Five Flickr Pool. As you can see the 50mm prime lenses offer amazingly sharp images with stunning depth of field. Here is a … [Read more...]