ashmadux said:PS- bought it primarily for backstage fashion shows where the 50 was too tight.
One would think the 35L II would be the choice for you, then. Appreciate the thoughts on the 35 f/2 IS, though!
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ashmadux said:PS- bought it primarily for backstage fashion shows where the 50 was too tight.
mb66energy said:We have 2.8 40, 1.2 50, 1.4 50, 1.8 50, 2.5 50 from Canon alone and lots of options from other lens manufacturers.
Currently the only interesting lens for ME - because it has image stabilization and good MFD - is the Tamron 1.8 45mm lens. TDP shows very good IQ. The only drawback is the size of the lens.
I would trade in some IQ for a much compacter design for portability / unobtrusiveness of the lens / camera combo. But not IS, good MFD.
So maybee I am with ahsanford: Use the overall design of the 24/28/35 lens triplet and make it 50mm well knowing that it isn't that easy because 50mm 1.4 needs a heavier lens group for IS - the 85mm 1.4 has large actors inherited from something like 200mm 2.0.
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End if Canon or others do not provide solutions I like, I will send my old FD 1.4 50 S.S.C. to http://www.thelensdoctor.co.uk/ to do a FD-EF mount conversion!
TAF said:mb66energy said:[...]
EDIT/ADD:
End if Canon or others do not provide solutions I like, I will send my old FD 1.4 50 S.S.C. to http://www.thelensdoctor.co.uk/ to do a FD-EF mount conversion!
Given the cost of having an FD lens converted (and no autofocus), you might want to consider the Zeiss 50/1.4 ZE
While it is still 3x more money, the value proposition may be there.
I have been very pleased with it; the images remind me of film.
TAF said:Given the cost of having an FD lens converted (and no autofocus), you might want to consider the Zeiss 50/1.4 ZE
While it is still 3x more money, the value proposition may be there.
I have been very pleased with it; the images remind me of film.
Sporgon said:TAF said:Given the cost of having an FD lens converted (and no autofocus), you might want to consider the Zeiss 50/1.4 ZE
While it is still 3x more money, the value proposition may be there.
I have been very pleased with it; the images remind me of film.
Well he can have mine for a heavily discounted price ! The Tamron 45 SP beats it in every way apart from being 5 mm short. The focus shift on the 50/1.4 ZE makes the 50L seem like a beginner's lens.
Also for those of us that are old enough to have used original manual focus lenses from the likes of Nikkor, Pentax, Zuiko etc, the focusing is gritty and stiff when compared with the velvet smooth focusing of those old lenses.
And never actually buy the product X when it is produced.Canon users = no wants left, Canon whiners will always have DR or some battery gauge or something more insane to crap on the forum.
Leica m39 screw mount. Sexy.
Patents do exist for a version with updated AF. They won't change the optics, because it would cost much more to produce. So it may be labelled as outdated and too expensive comparison to the 50/1.8A refresh of the EF 50mm f/1.4 USM would be really great..
Patents do exist for a version with updated AF. They won't change the optics, because it would cost much more to produce. So it may be labelled as outdated and too expensive comparison to the 50/1.8
So they might come up with a new L lens instead (less distortion, sharp corners wide-open), possibly with IS at about four times the price (1.5x the price of the Sigma ART sounds about right) and also larger than the 50mm f/1.2.
I don't think they are going to do both in the near future and the second one might be more profitable.