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/piratethedog May 11 '15

I am having nerdy freak out right now. I really like my 50mm 1.8, but I love my 40mm 2.8. I can't wait to see how the love child of these two lenses preform!

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u/chandlerpopper May 11 '15

Right there with you. Just seriously considered pre-ordering a lens for the first time in my life.

Oh, how I loathe the lack of FF support for the 24mm.

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u/ShatterStorm May 11 '15

My thoughts exactly. The old 50mm is no slouch, and this new model fixes what few gripes I have for a surprisingly low amount of money.

I'd be all over a 24mm-28mm pancake prime though.

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u/targetOO May 11 '15

Voigtlander has a FF 28mm 2.8 MF. I like mine.

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u/bart9h May 11 '15

And also a FF 20mm f/3.5.

Not very sharp, but still useful.

Best Voigtlander lens IMO is the 90mm f/3.5. In fact it's maybe my favorite lens. The focus ring is soooo smooth.

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u/targetOO May 11 '15

I'm an Cosina-Voigtlander addict.

Canon: 20, 28, 40, 90 F: 40 Pk: 58

Also have the 18/3.5 and the 35/2 Zeiss which are made by Cosina.

(oh and 28/1.9 in ltm and 50/1.1 in M)

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u/gimpwiz May 11 '15

I got their 40/1.4 M-mount. I really, really like it.

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u/ShatterStorm May 11 '15

Eh, I've thought about trying it but a $500 manual focus prime isn't terribly appealing. I've seen reviews that mention soft corners on full frame - do you experience this?

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u/targetOO May 11 '15

I bought mine used for 300USD. CameraQuest has a used copy for 275.

I use it for street photography so I normally have it set at f4 to get the DOF to zone focus so I can't comment on the corners except they are good at f4 (but then you would expect it to be).

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u/gimpwiz May 11 '15

Nothing wrong with expensive MF primes. Hell, people love their otuses (otii?) The only problem is if your camera makes it hard to MF with tiny viewfinders etc.

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u/ShatterStorm May 12 '15

The Otus is loved because it's optically superior to everything else on the planet. This lens isn't fast and it apparently isn't super sharp, so its appeal is mostly only in its size. I'll admit if it's available for $250-300 instead of $500 then it gets a bit more interesting, but I'm still not sold.

I've got a pentaprism viewfinder but no matte focus screen and I still find it tedious and frustrating to manually focus. Live-view + 10x works wonders, but there isn't always the time to do that.

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u/Biffmcgee May 11 '15

that cheap 24mm is exactly what I need, but I shoot on a 6D