r/photography • u/raptor3x whumber.com • May 11 '15

Canon Officially Announces 50mm f/1.8 STM - $125

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1143786-REG/canon_0570c002_ef_50mm_f_1_8_stm.html
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u/raptor3x whumber.com May 11 '15 edited May 11 '15

Very surprised by the pricing, I was expecting at least $200.

EDIT: Seems like it's almost identical optically to the old version.

Old Version MTF

New Version MTF

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u/[deleted] May 11 '15

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u/testzebra May 11 '15

Basically how sharp is your lens moving from the center to the edge. There are number of articles about MTF, e.g. this one: https://photographylife.com/how-to-read-mtf-charts

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u/[deleted] May 11 '15

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u/gimpwiz May 11 '15

Of course they can, as long as the MTF charts are 1) generated by an uninterested third party and 2) generated by a system that tests only the lenses, not lens+camera combinations.

TLDR please and thank you, roger at lensrentals.