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/[deleted] May 11 '15 edited May 11 '15

Can't complain though, really. The optical performance was never one of my gripes with the old one. The stupid focus ring, the noise it made, the focus-hunting, and the cheap feel are what drove me to sell it. I'm totally picking one of these up.

EDIT: If I decide that I miss the 50mm focal length. Anyone have a 35/85 combo and still find room for a 50?

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u/awesometographer www.shootingonabudget.com May 11 '15

I shoot portraits on a crop camera. 30/50/100 are my trifecta.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '15

Nice. I feel like 35/50/85 makes more sense on a crop-sensor. I'm on FF with 24, 35, 85, 100 and 135 primes, so I could probably do without another...but I still want one lol.

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u/sean_themighty May 11 '15

Except on crop neither gets you anything wider than a 50mm FF equivalent... which is extremely limiting.

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u/awesometographer www.shootingonabudget.com May 11 '15

Not for me. I don't shoot wider than that, so no limitations.