https://www.ipernity.com/group/niftyfifty/discuss https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/62/E3/58210.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/group/niftyfifty/discuss Pictures from any fixed 50mm lens of any brand. Photo Posting Guidelines Pictures submitted to this group should be shot with a 50mm lens. Please do not submit photographs taken at a focal length of 50mm using a zoom lens. Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:47:06 +0000 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:47:06 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/group/niftyfifty/discuss/188598 tag:ipernity.com,2017-10-28,topic-188598 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 03:11:55 +0000 nobody@ipernity.com (Old Owl) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/old_owl">Old Owl</a> has started a discussion:</p><div class="description">Please excuse me if this has been asked and answered previously.<br /> <br /> I use a Canon 50D for most of my photographs. This has a cropped sensor and therefore (as I understand it) my 50mm lens actually operates at 85mm; whereas on my Canon 5D (a full frame camera) the same lens operates at 50mm. I use a 35mm lens on the 50D to emulate a focal length of 50mm. (Confused? I know I am!).<br /> <br /> Does this matter when submitting photos to the Nifty Fifty group? Should I ignore all cropping considerations and just use the 50mm lens regardless of which camera I’m using despite the fact that it sometimes has an 85mm focal length.<br /> <br /> Forgive me if I'm being too darned pernickety. Thanks for any responses you can give.<br /> <br /> John</div> Cropped sensor and 50mm lens <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/old_owl">Old Owl</a> has started a discussion:</p><div class="description">Please excuse me if this has been asked and answered previously.<br /> <br /> I use a Canon 50D for most of my photographs. This has a cropped sensor and therefore (as I understand it) my 50mm lens actually operates at 85mm; whereas on my Canon 5D (a full frame camera) the same lens operates at 50mm. I use a 35mm lens on the 50D to emulate a focal length of 50mm. (Confused? I know I am!).<br /> <br /> Does this matter when submitting photos to the Nifty Fifty group? Should I ignore all cropping considerations and just use the 50mm lens regardless of which camera I’m using despite the fact that it sometimes has an 85mm focal length.<br /> <br /> Forgive me if I'm being too darned pernickety. Thanks for any responses you can give.<br /> <br /> John</div> Old Owl