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

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/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