Get Beautiful Landscape Photos with a 50mm Lens

Hi, I'm Peter 😊. If you enjoy this video, please leave a like and subscribe to see more videos. Feel free to leave a comment or question below. More: / @peterfritzphoto . What happens when you try to shoot landscapes with just one lens? That's what happened to me the other day when I accidentally left my 14mm and my tripod in the car. It was a choice between the RF 70-200 or my RF 50mm 1.8. With the light fading fast, I chose the nifty-50, and it was thoroughly enjoyable.
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[@Wozilla1]

Thanks for some great photograph ideas Peter. This latest 5+ day lockdown is stifling my photographic endeavors. I walked for over an hour around a local reserve yesterday, so uninspired that I never pulled the camera out of my bag. You've given me some great ideas for today's walk.

[@peterfritzphoto]

Good man! Thanks, mate.

[@nishafuture7429]

Nice sharing 👍 it's so beautiful view

[@peterfritzphoto]

Thanks, Nisha.

[@jennysmith2372]

Just bought a 50 mm f 1.8 canon lens to add to kit lens. Did some fun portraits yesterday with shallow depth of field which I was pleased with. After watching Peter's super video I am now going to go for a walk in the woods & try out what he did. It is a cloudy day but I live in Canada & it's fall time, so soon colours will be amazing & I will have some practice in. Thank you Peter for your inspiration from the other side of the planet!

[@peterfritzphoto]

Thx, Jenny! It’s 3am here, and I’ve just finished a marathon editing session. You’ve put a smile on my dial right before I go to sleep. 🙂👍🦘🇦🇺

[@coastalbay4k]

Great video Peter!! It's fun sometimes just to pick a lens and go with it.

[@peterfritzphoto]

Thank you, mate. I agree - I might do this again with each of my lenses. 👍🦘

[@eastwind3550]

Thank you

[@SniperPhotography]

50mm ,nifty 50.It gets you thinking and moving. Well done Peter

[@peterfritzphoto]

Indeed it does. Thx, Glenn. 🦘👍

[@canuckdon]

Another good video, Peter. On a couple of occasions, I've gone into the CBD with my crop sensor camera and only a 27mm lens (the full-frame equivalent of 40mm). It's the cheapest Fuji lens I own, but it's so much fun using it.

[@peterfritzphoto]

I totally agree - choice is a curse more often than a blessing! I still miss my X100 and those lovely dials. Thanks for the nice words, Don. 👍🦘😄

[@silviocaravelli3567]

Great video. I am only using my 50mm lens currently and my photography improved! Thanks

[@peterfritzphoto]

Good for you, Silvio! 👍🦘😄

[@kimtran2420]

Hi Pete. Just bought 50mm RF lens. Can’t wait to use it. Thank You for your advise. Love your video of this 50mm rf lens.

[@peterfritzphoto]

Thanks again, Kim. This is another great RF lens. It might look and feel a little light, but the optics are almost as good as the super expensive f1.2 version.

[@peterviragphoto]

Nice video & shots mate. That’s a pretty cool location you got nearby!☺️

[@peterfritzphoto]

Thx, Pete. Yeah, I’m starting to appreciate what’s on my doorstep a whole lot more.

[@peterviragphoto]

@@peterfritzphoto 😀That’s awesome! Those trees look amazing! See so many images there😍 Have a great evening Pete!

[@modernmusicstudio303]

These are great tips!

[@peterfritzphoto]

Thank you! 😄

[@Narsuitus]

Thanks for the video. When I shoot landscapes with only one lens, my first choice is a 65mm f/8 Fujinon wide-angle lens on a 6x9cm Fuji medium format rangefinder camera. This lens is equivalent to a 28mm lens on a “full-frame” camera.

[@peterfritzphoto]

That’s a great focal length, too. There’s definitely something special about exploring nature with a single focal length.

[@artsmodelstation9396]

My first landscape photo I took it at 110mm. I printed it out. It came out really good. I just got the Sony a7r2 w/ 85mm. Gonna give that a try and see what happens.

[@peterfritzphoto]

Good for you. 🙂👍

[@exjazzer]

Thank you.

[@peterfritzphoto]

Thanks for watching, Alan.

[@bandarochannel]

amazing work my friend 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@peterfritzphoto]

Well, thank you. 😀👍

[@RauriBarron]

Enjoyed this vlog mate, although it ended up not as you initially planned it was a blessing! That nifty fifty is a great lens, and those trees have such character. Liked a lot of the shots you got and enjoyed the discussion on the fact that often too many choices can be negative...too true. Great work.

[@peterfritzphoto]

Thanks a lot, Rauri. I always appreciate your comments, mate. Must catch up in person someday. 👍

[@RauriBarron]

@@peterfritzphoto that’d be great! Hope you’re doing ok in lockdown

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@RauriBarron Doing good. Building the roof platform for my camper van. Garage time! Love it. 😄👍

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@RauriBarron R u working from home?

[@RauriBarron]

@@peterfritzphoto That's awesome, making the most of your time. Yeah although Brisbane isn't full lock down, I have been working from home on and off.

[@mozzamhosein6476]

Enjoyed your video. I do agree you can get some great captures with a 50mm. I recently did the same thing and came away with 2 excellent photos. Your video was wholesome compared to most videos on KZbin. Thanks

[@peterfritzphoto]

Thank you, Mozzam - I appreciate that. 👍🦘🇦🇺

[@mozzamhosein6476]

@@peterfritzphoto you are welcome. Do you have an IG page.

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@mozzamhosein6476 I do, but I’ve recently stopped posting. I prefer long-form media like video and writing.

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

Top work Peter you made the most of your lock down exercise good on ya. I spend all day lugging around a full Eos dslr kit with lenses up to 500 mm f4 speed lights triggers etc etc so when out doing my own thing 1 cam 1 lens is so liberating and it keeps you thinking. Top vid mate well done 👌📷

[@peterfritzphoto]

Thanks, mate. I remember those days - plus a separate cooler bag with 100 rolls of film in it!

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

@@peterfritzphoto haha lucky you back in Yorkshire I was given 1 roll of 36 to shoot a football or league match I once shot saints v Wigan in Scotland challenge cup final they went mad and gave me two rolls happy carefree daze 😂

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@paultaylorphotography9499 LOL. My very first 'assignment' came from a guy who'd just inherited a small fortune and bought himself a dirt bike magazine (Train & Track). He saw me taking photos at the local track with my Voigtlander and gave me two rolls of TRI-X 400 and said, "Show me what you can do, kid." My whole photography career began that day. I was 14. The day I went on track with 100 rolls of film was for the inaugural Philip Island Moto GP. A few shots from that weekend have since been used in Wayne Gardner's documentary.

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

@@peterfritzphoto Awesome story mate I think that's the thing back then a dude with a camera was not all that common so folk would give you a chance tp prove yourself, these days everyone has a camera on them 24/7 so by the time I get to a breaking news job it's already gone global blood guts n all.

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@paultaylorphotography9499 True!

[@chriscummins4282]

Revisiting this video - nice use of what you have at hand . Beautiful old trees there !

[@peterfritzphoto]

I know - I love those trees! I think I’m going to do another video like this - but maybe with a film camera this time.

[@chriscummins4282]

@@peterfritzphoto oh, that would be something novel . Grab a voightkander lol

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@chriscummins4282 I have my very first camera - the Voigtlander Vitoret, but I don’t know if it works properly. I plan to give it a go. However, I also just bought a very good example of my first ‘pro’ camera - the Nikon FE2, complete with a 50mm 1.4 and motor drive! It arrives tomorrow!

[@stephencrowfoot244]

Peter, spot on with your comments on 'choices' and that tree is a sculpture in itself! See what Covid Restrictions can do! :)

[@peterfritzphoto]

Absolutely, Stephen! 👍

[@AT-ux9zm]

Good photos with grt philosophy....

[@peterfritzphoto]

Thanks, mate.

[@robow21]

Good job Pete! Reminds me of a place up in my neck of the woods.

[@peterfritzphoto]

Thank you. 😄 Where do you live?

[@robow21]

@@peterfritzphoto Albury

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@robow21 Aah, love Albury.

[@hansweichselbaum2534]

Before leaving my native Austria I went on a bicycle tour with only two lenses: 35mm and 85mm. I think this is the ideal combination if you want to limit yourself to only two prime lenses, and I'll do the same with my mirrorless Canon. Why didn't Canon include IS in their two new RF 50mm lenses? Both 35mm f/1.8 and the 85mm f/2 have got IS, plus the macro feature on top. I am going to skip the 50mm.

[@peterfritzphoto]

At the end of the day, we can create magical images with anything under, say 100 mm. It’s then just a case of using our legs to compose our scene. I assume Canon didn’t include IS on the 1.8 due to weight and cost, but there must be a different reason for the 1.2. That said, they still enjoy up to 7 stops of stabilisation on the R5/6.

[@chriscummins4282]

Another great video and will prompt me to use the feet with a small lense next tone . Ta

[@peterfritzphoto]

Thanks, Chris. There’s something very pure and clean about having only one focal length to work with. I’m going to do this exercise again soon, I think.

[@nikoonikoo]

Curious if you only have 24-70 and 50mm in your bag, which one will you use in this situation?

[@peterfritzphoto]

Definitely the 24-70. But in hindsight, I’m glad I didn’t have that option. It was nice to use a prime lens for a change.

[@nikoonikoo]

@@peterfritzphoto agree, 50mm advantage with less distortion in picture IMO. Can stitch the panorama view in post edit if necessary

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@nikoonikoo True.

[@Narsuitus]

I sometimes carry a 24-70mm f/2.8 zoom and a 50mm f/1.4 prime. I usually use the zoom but use the prime when needed for low-light shooting.

[@CP-xt5ux]

Australia, the world's largest prisoner of war concentration camp to this day.

[@andrewwright9512]

Where is this park Peter. I’d love to photograph that tree.

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@andrewwright9512 Woodlands Historic Park, in the triangle formed by Somerton Rd and Providence Rd. 👍

[@CarringtonAdkins]

FF to 7:07 - 50mm lens use

[@peterfritzphoto]

???

[@CarringtonAdkins]

@@peterfritzphoto (Timestamp when the 50mm part begins.)

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@CarringtonAdkins Sorry, mate - do you have a question?

[@CarringtonAdkins]

@@peterfritzphoto No, sir. Just the comment/tip to those (like me) looking for the part that represents the title of the video (50mm lens). Thanks much.

[@peterfritzphoto]

@@CarringtonAdkins Oh, gotcha. Thanks, mate. 👍😄🦘