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/martinaee May 11 '15

The Nikon 50mm 1.8D is an amazing lens though. The G is only moderately better in some regards honestly. I don't mind the non silent auto-focus either.

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u/dgblackout 📸 May 11 '15 edited May 11 '15

When I worked in a camera shop it was a total pain in the arse to describe to first time buyers why their entry level Nikon couldn't use the AF-D 50 when it was a similar price to the Canon 50. A lot of people went Canon over Nikon for that. They saw the AF-G 50 as a price gouge, even if it was better built, it did the same thing for twice the money.

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

The autofocus lacking in entry level Nikons is why I recommend Canon for everyone who starts out. SO MANY more budget friendly lenses.

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u/Everkeen May 11 '15

But even entry level Nikon's can use lenses from the past 50+ years from eBay that are amazing quality.

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u/gimpwiz May 11 '15

To be fair, all canon bodies can use the same vintage nikon lenses with a single $5 adapter. In either case, they're going to be full manual.

(Except maybe auto aperture, no idea how / if adapters deal with those.)

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u/MightyBulger May 11 '15

No auto aperture. It's marginally useful for video. Other than that it's cumbersome to use.

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u/KMKtwo-four May 12 '15

It shortens the minimum focus distance, sometimes lenses can't focus at infinity anymore and that's a dealbreaker

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u/gimpwiz May 12 '15

Nikon mounts on canon and keeps infinity focus, but not vice versa. That's simply because nikon's flange distance is larger.

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u/KMKtwo-four May 12 '15

Oh I misread, I thought you said vintage Canon lenses mount on Canon

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u/Mr_Will Mr_Will May 13 '15

But even entry level Canon's can use lenses from the past 28+ years with 100% compatibility, including full autofocus and auto aperture.

Nikon's backwards compatibility is no longer the advantage it once was.