Negatives of the Nifty Fifty
We’ve discussed a lot of pros of owning and shooting with a 50mm lens, how about discussing some cons, to be fair? Well as you may know, lenses are typically at their sharpest around f/4 to f/5.6, even if their maximum aperture is say, f/2.8. This varies by individual lenses, but that’s a rough estimate for most glass.
When shooting at f/1.2 or even f/2.0, you may notice some chromatic aberration or a softness to the in-focus portions of your photos. This is just how the physics of light work, and many people, like myself, love this soft, glow look!