Sure, that's a possibility too. Basically, as long as they fill that gap, I'm okaywith whatever they do. Though, I would think it would make more sense to use a lens they already designed (The new 1.4) rather than designing an entirely new 1.8 IS. Still, I'm open to whatever route they take. Heck, maybe it will drop the current 1.4 down to about $200 and I'll grab that instead.
April 20, 2014, 12:55:54 AM
Topic: Canon EF 50 f/1.4 IS in 2013 [CR2] (Read 15765 times)
TrumpetPower!
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So, a bit of math.
w/o IS: 1/60s @ f/1.4 @ ISO 6400 = EV 1 => "Distant view of lighted skyline."
w/ IS: 1/4s @ f/1.4 @ ISO 6400 = EV -3 => "Night, away from city lights, subject under full moon."
@ ISO 25,600 = EV -5 => "Night, away from city lights, subject under crescent moon."
1/2s @ f/1.4 @ ISO 25,600 = EV -6 => "Night, away from city lights, subject under starlight only."
So, yes. With this, if you braced yourself well, you actually could take a handheld landscape picture of the Grand Canyon at midnight on a clear moonless night and have it be as well exposed as one under the noonday Sun. It'll be a bit noisy if you pixel peep, but an 8" x 10" print will be stunning. Indeed, you might even wind up overexposing the Milky Way if you're not careful!
(And, of course, you'll need not have anything in the foreground due to the shallow depth of field.)
God damn.
b&
w/o IS: 1/60s @ f/1.4 @ ISO 6400 = EV 1 => "Distant view of lighted skyline."
w/ IS: 1/4s @ f/1.4 @ ISO 6400 = EV -3 => "Night, away from city lights, subject under full moon."
@ ISO 25,600 = EV -5 => "Night, away from city lights, subject under crescent moon."
1/2s @ f/1.4 @ ISO 25,600 = EV -6 => "Night, away from city lights, subject under starlight only."
So, yes. With this, if you braced yourself well, you actually could take a handheld landscape picture of the Grand Canyon at midnight on a clear moonless night and have it be as well exposed as one under the noonday Sun. It'll be a bit noisy if you pixel peep, but an 8" x 10" print will be stunning. Indeed, you might even wind up overexposing the Milky Way if you're not careful!
(And, of course, you'll need not have anything in the foreground due to the shallow depth of field.)
God damn.
b&
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dhofmann
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A Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 IS USM, with ring USM, 9 aperture blades, sharpness exceeding the 24-70 II, and build quality equal to the 85mm f/1.8, would be awesome. The f/1.4 would suddenly become a niche item.
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EchoLocation
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I'm thinking a 50mm 1.4 IS will come in at around $999.99 at launch, if not $1149. About 6 months to a year later this lens will be around $899.99.
If Sigma can sell a 35mm 1.4 for $899, then I don't see why Canon would make a new featured fast prime for a price so many people seem to think is reasonable($800ish.) All the new lenses have been shockingly priced at first, and I believe this one will be too, thus $1000 bucks it will be.
If Sigma can sell a 35mm 1.4 for $899, then I don't see why Canon would make a new featured fast prime for a price so many people seem to think is reasonable($800ish.) All the new lenses have been shockingly priced at first, and I believe this one will be too, thus $1000 bucks it will be.
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ddashti
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Where's the 12-24?A lot of us are waiting for that lens from Canon, too...
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ahsanford
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A Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 IS USM, with ring USM, 9 aperture blades, sharpness exceeding the 24-70 II, and build quality equal to the 85mm f/1.8, would be awesome. The f/1.4 would suddenly become a niche item.
The build quality for this new lens will far surpass the non-L 85 prime.
The Digital Picture gent was surprised that the new IS 24 and 28 lenses didn't get a red ring -- they were that well built. I expect the 35 IS and this 50 IS to be similar.
My 28 IS is effectively the 100L macro for build quality, minus the weather sealing gasket.
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Nishi Drew
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This far into the thread and I don't see a mention of the Sony 50mm f/1.8 OSS ??
That lens may not be FF -able but it already exists, this puts Canon behind if the 50 1.4 IS is supposed to be a jaw-droppingly amazing rumor. It's about time for a new mid-level 50, and I'm not against the IS, but that's if the IS isn't an excuse to as predicted, raise the price to an insane level. For the video market this makes sense, but shooting at 1.4 is very difficult to keep focus and just looks amateurish anyways, even IS won't help anyone with keeping focus. So you stop down to 2.8 and by then you're better off cost-wise to just get a 24-70, and so far only Tamron has a stabilized version. Or, move to a system with in-camera stabilization and you're g2g with all lenses....
This trend just proves Canon won't ever move to EVFs, guess Sigma and Tamron will continue to be the winners even with their own price jumps
That lens may not be FF -able but it already exists, this puts Canon behind if the 50 1.4 IS is supposed to be a jaw-droppingly amazing rumor. It's about time for a new mid-level 50, and I'm not against the IS, but that's if the IS isn't an excuse to as predicted, raise the price to an insane level. For the video market this makes sense, but shooting at 1.4 is very difficult to keep focus and just looks amateurish anyways, even IS won't help anyone with keeping focus. So you stop down to 2.8 and by then you're better off cost-wise to just get a 24-70, and so far only Tamron has a stabilized version. Or, move to a system with in-camera stabilization and you're g2g with all lenses....
This trend just proves Canon won't ever move to EVFs, guess Sigma and Tamron will continue to be the winners even with their own price jumps
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