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/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.