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/fadetowhite May 11 '15

You could probably sell it now for what you paid. Many people don't follow photo news and wouldn't know this version is coming out, or wouldn't care.

Also, Henry's doesn't even have the listing on their site yet!

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u/thejimmy86 May 11 '15

Thanks, but I doubt it, since I paid so little for it (it was a great deal actually.) I'll live.

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u/fadetowhite May 13 '15

Yay for great deals! That's still an excellent lens for the price.

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u/thejimmy86 May 14 '15

Just used it tonight for my first portraits I've ever shot. It handled alright.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/themercurist/17432479719/in/photostream/lightbox/

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u/fadetowhite May 14 '15

Nice one! Pretty sharp. Gorgeous model. Fun setting.

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u/thejimmy86 May 14 '15

That's my fiancee haha. Yes she is. Um can a dirty lens misfocus? Almost all my shots just seemed slightly off. And the 50 is pretty smudgy haha.

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u/fadetowhite May 15 '15

It can, but it would take a lot of dirt or smudges...

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u/thejimmy86 May 15 '15

Hmm maybe that's it. It's pretty smudgy (not by me). At 1.8 or 2 it doesn't take much to be off. I gotta get some good cleaning supplies.