{"id":2108,"date":"2017-09-30T19:32:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T19:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2017\/09\/30\/thrifty-nifty-fifties-5-of-the-best-50mm-you-can-buy-for-under-100\/"},"modified":"2017-09-30T19:32:03","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T19:32:03","slug":"thrifty-nifty-fifties-5-of-the-best-50mm-you-can-buy-for-under-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2017\/09\/30\/thrifty-nifty-fifties-5-of-the-best-50mm-you-can-buy-for-under-100\/","title":{"rendered":"Thrifty Nifty Fifties: 5 of the Best 50mm You Can Buy for Under $100"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nYou don’t have to spend your entire paycheck to get a good lens.
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\nIf you’re a new filmmaker who doesn’t know much about lenses, you might be under the impression that the more a lens costs the better it is. This\u2014is kind of true. I mean, advanced features and higher quality components demand more of your dollars, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t find a quality lens that can produce great images for a fraction of the price. \n<\/p>\n


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\nThis is especially important to remember when purchasing your first lens, which most industry professionals would suggest should be a good ol’ nifty fifty, including photographer Kai Wong. He names five 50mm lenses that he considers to be the best in terms of sharpness, bokeh, and build quality in the video below\u2014and video that basically becomes a budget filmmaker’s shopping list. \n<\/p>\n


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\nHere is the list of lenses Kai mentions in the video: \n<\/p>\n

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Source: NoFilmSchool<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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