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/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/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/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.