{"id":67191,"date":"2015-11-17T10:44:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T16:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=67191"},"modified":"2015-11-17T15:40:05","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T21:40:05","slug":"7-reasons-why-a-nifty-50mm-lens-should-be-your-go-to-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/7-reasons-why-a-nifty-50mm-lens-should-be-your-go-to-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Reasons Why a 50mm Lens Should Be Your Go-To Glass"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many filmmakers and videographers say the 50mm lens should be your go-to lens. Here are seven reasons why they’re right.<\/h2>\n

The\u00a0versatility of the 50mm lens<\/strong> puts it on another level. This is why so many film and video professionals tend to make sure they always have a 50mm lens<\/strong> in their kit. There are an incredible number of reasons why this lens is preferred above the others. Here are seven of them.<\/p>\n

1. It Doesn’t Distort Faces<\/h3>\n

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Video from Dave Dugdale<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Lens distortion is where the natural view of content in the frame is just<\/em> off, looking different than normal. While many filmmakers use lens distortion to their advantage, the 50mm lens<\/strong> is still the best option for capturing content\u00a0in a natural way. The 50mm<\/strong>\u00a0will capture human faces without distorting them into unnatural proportions.<\/p>\n

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2. It’s Closest to the Natural Eye<\/h3>\n

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\nImage from Elijah Hail<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

As our first reason alluded to, the 50mm lens<\/strong> is the closest a 35mm sensor lens gets to being like the human eye<\/a>. Now, this is not to say the 50mm lens<\/strong> has a field of view similar to the human eye, because it doesn’t. Rather, it captures content within the frame in a very similar spatial scale as the human eye.<\/p>\n

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3. It’s Cheaper<\/h3>\n