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I pulled out the 50mm lens

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melev
, 07-08-2013 at 03:42 AM (2834 Views)
Should that be a 5cm lens? Anyway, the 50mm lens has a very tight f/stop and thus can be great for taking pictures of fish because the shutter speed is greater. That being said, it doesn't guarantee success. I took about 80 pictures yesterday and only liked about 15. Normally if I shoot 80 pictures, 75 are serious contenders for sharing. Here are the ones I liked of three subjects: Spock my Naso tang; the male Lyretail Anthias; and the Flame Angel.

Spock - She has been with me since August 2004
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Lyretail Anthias - He has been with me since July 2007
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Flame Angel - Joined my reef in Jan 2012
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  1. Midnight's Avatar
    You ended up with some really good depth of field for using a big aperture. How many anthias do you have left?
  2. maroun.c's Avatar
    The 50mm can be a blessing and a curse!
    It does allow you to shoot much faster, yet you have to train to nail the focus as theres little room for error. Thanks for reminding me of the 50 mm as i have been struggling with flash not providing enough reach in the new tank to light up fish past mid tank. Will try a few shots with the 50 mm. 1.4 to see if itll solve it without much need for flash.
  3. melev's Avatar
    Midnight, I have one male and four female Lyretails.

    Maroun.c, there were several images where the subject wasn't in focus although I trained the lens on the fish in question. I agree it was tough getting the right thing in focus. I switched to AutoFocus-C (continuous) to help. Shooting freehand also can add a risk of blur, but at this speed I didn't expect to have any problem with that.

    Settings:
    50mm, f/1.8, ISO 800, 1/640sec, no flash, manual mode
  4. maroun.c's Avatar
    Problem with the Autofocus in continuous is that canera will shoot even if the focus didn't lock on subject. I usually use the lock mode and just click the shutter ehile keeping my center focus point on the fish eye, then when the camera locks focus itll shoot. Continuous is more succesfull in bord shots where theres no background to fool the camera...
  5. melev's Avatar
    Yes, and in a tank that has more depth of field, I bet it would work better. This temporary tank has everything close together.
  6. Midnight's Avatar
    My canon has AI servo mode specifically for following a moving target in the frame, it usually works nicely. I think this is why many sports shooters prefer canons for action
  7. melev's Avatar
    Sounds like you owe us some pictures Midnight.
  8. maroun.c's Avatar
    Nikon has it as well, I thunk it's standard on all cameras...
    Yet I find it not that useful in a tank setup where the surplices can be fooled by a passing rock or fish while tracking. In birding for example the clear sky background makes it easier. Could be that I haven't tried it enough as well!