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WTB Canon 50mm 1.8??

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juicedrummer11
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So i've heard lots of good and very few bad things about this lens. its super cheap and i could use a faster lens for some of the low light shooting i do. all i have is the kit lens and a 60d so im wondering if its worth the 120 bucks to get one or if i should just wait and save for nicer main lens?
Feb 15 2012 1:45PM
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SSteezle
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get one. it's such a great lens for 100 bucks and it's hard to find nice primes without spending too much cash. do it!
Feb 15 2012 1:46PM
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juicedrummer11
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ok thanks! just the answer i was lookin for. just gettin some stuff on b&h and thought i would just double check before i did some extra impulsive spending haha
Feb 15 2012 1:49PM
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Bmo.
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ive seen em for 80 on craigslist. btw theyre awesome
Feb 15 2012 2:07PM
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oil.
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great lens for the price. ive used one, and the build quality may be lacking but the sharpness isnt. if you are on a budget, defintely worth it
Feb 15 2012 2:17PM
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Balto
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don't get one, buy an old m42 pentax and adapt it, sharper/better build/better bokeh for the same price
Feb 15 2012 2:25PM
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Such a piece of crap. There are probably a dozen other lenses that are better/cheaper.
Feb 15 2012 4:26PM
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juicedrummer11
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what about the ef 50mm 1.4? seems like that is slightly better than the 1.8? and if i were to get an L series lens there is a crop factor of 1.6 right? so a 50mm L series on a crop sensor would be more like an 80mm? is that correct or am i all backwards?
Feb 15 2012 5:09PM
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Bmo.
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ya thats right, 1.6 x _ _mm = ur actual range
Feb 15 2012 5:14PM
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123+ski
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the crop factor is true for all canon lenses when used on a crop body. All 3 50mm's are 50mm on full frame, and they are 80mm equivalent on aps-c (t2i, 60d, 7d, etc.), not just the L lenses
Feb 15 2012 5:20PM
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juicedrummer11
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oh ok thanks for the advice guys ill look into some more options for primes then any other good lengths i should check out? like a 35mm or even the 14mm for a wide angle?
Feb 15 2012 6:09PM
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Utard
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Try finding one of the mark I versions of the lens, it has a metal mount and a hell of a lot better build quality than the II's do
Feb 15 2012 11:13PM
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blatt
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How important is autofocus to you?

If your answer is "no", I highly suggest looking into a pentax 50mm f/1.4 in either m42 mount of k mount (I use the k mount, love it). better build, smoother focus ring, sharper, and the same price as the nifty 50. I've heard it's very comparable to the canon's 50 f/1.4 apart from no AF.
Feb 15 2012 11:17PM
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erikK
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does canon have a line of lenses that are like nikon's DX? the focal length it says is with the 1.5x crop taken into account.
Feb 15 2012 11:20PM
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Balto
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sigma 30mm 1.4 (buy used to make sure you get a good copy), then you will have effectively a true 50mm
Feb 15 2012 11:36PM
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juicedrummer11
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not very... i very rarely take it off manual focus. and ill look into that for sure

thanks for the suggestions too ^^ ill go check them out
Feb 16 2012 1:40AM
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eheath
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not true. the focal length on a lens is always the true length
Feb 16 2012 2:51AM
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123+ski
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I didn't know nikon did this, I thought it was simply that they only cover the smaller sensor. I know the canon ef-s lenses are only for aps-c bodies, which also has to do with the fact that they extend into the body and would hit the mirror, but I haven't really heard of anyone putting only the 35mm equivalent range on the lens
Feb 16 2012 3:37PM
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Balto
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and the fact they have a completely different mount(try mounting an EFS lens on "pro" body, it won't work)
Feb 16 2012 5:05PM
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erikK
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well say a 35mm DX lens on a DX body would be the same as a 50mm FF lens on FF body. DX lens on FF body doesn't work and 50mm FF lens on DX body would be 85mm
Feb 16 2012 6:30PM
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eheath
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the focal length on a lens is the true length no mattrr what. what youre talking about is just numbers, not literally
Feb 16 2012 10:30PM
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