Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Coming Next Month? [CR2]
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rbr said:
Me too. I want it now! I don't care whether it's 1.8 or 1.4 and I don't care whether it has IS or not. I just want it to be sharp from wide open, with nice bokeh, and reasonably compact and light and durable. I don't want anything like the size or weight of the Otus or Sigma.
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I just don't get why they can put IS in their cheapest EFS18-55 but it's such a feat to put it in primes. I think Canon has been knocking the ball out of the park on image quality with most of their recent releases. No reason this simple formula can't rock. If it's good at 1.8 like the newer Nikon version, I'm all in.
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I'd buy this. I had a nifty 50 but gave it away after getting other primes. It was so flimsy and I liked 50 better on my old crop better than on my FF anyway, and with a 35mm in the bag I didnt need it.
But if they can improve build quality, focus speed and maybe IQ and keep it at $200, I am a buyer. Why not? If they came out with a $1,600 1.4 lens with IS I would not, because I'd be back to not really needing it if the price is not cheap, since I have the 35 and the 85.
But if they can improve build quality, focus speed and maybe IQ and keep it at $200, I am a buyer. Why not? If they came out with a $1,600 1.4 lens with IS I would not, because I'd be back to not really needing it if the price is not cheap, since I have the 35 and the 85.
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Mr_Canuck said:
Agree 110%.
24mm, 28mm, and 35mm were all upgraded to IS...but the 50mm, a LONGER focal length, doesn't get it?!
FOR SHAME
I've been holding off on buying the Sigma Art since it came out, as I really like IS for video work. Maybe I've been waiting in vain.
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I wonder if this will show up at The Photography Show in Birmingham, UK in a couple of weeks time along with the 5DS & 5DS R plus the 750D & 760D as Canon have one of the largest stands. First deliveries of the 11-24mm are taking place this week and it was at BVE last week.
Hoping its a 50mm f1.8 IS STM with a metal mount not plastic.
Hoping its a 50mm f1.8 IS STM with a metal mount not plastic.
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What exactly is an STM drive (thanks in advance for any replies)? I agree with others that a 50 really should have IS. Seems as if there would be room for a 50 that is a bit nicer than the nifty fifty (I do have it and would upgrade) and an artsy 1.4.
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http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/standard_display/Lens_Advantage_Perf#usmAdelino said:
This is obviously a replacement for the current budget 50mm f/1.8, so to expect IS in such a lens is unrealistic. I'd hazard a guess that a replacement for the f/1.4 would include IS, but we have no idea when such a replacement might appear.
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- I see it like this, features-wise:
Entry level (this thread's rumored lens)- f/1.8 max aperture
- STM focusing + manual focus by wire
- Non-internal focusing (front element telescopes in and out to focus)
- No range indicator
- No IS
- Hood is extra
- No weather-sealing
- Modest build quality - pancake-ish, kit-ish, etc.
Mid level (replacement for the 50 1.4 -- long-rumored but not announced)- f/1.4* max aperture (I asterisk it as rumors of everything from f/1.4 to f/2 have been flying around, as concern of this lens being f/1.4 and modernized with all the following features might steal business from the current f/1.2L)
- USM focusing + full-time (mechanical) manual focus
- Internal focusing (no sliding elements of the housing that might let in dust)
- Range indicator
- IS
- Hood is extra
- No weather-sealing
- Solid build quality - think 24/28/35 IS lenses, or the 100L macro minus the gasket: 'nice plastic', solid focus ring, etc.
Top level (the 50L's eventual replacement)- f/1.2 max aperture
- USM focusing + full-time (mechanical) manual focus
- Internal focusing (no sliding elements of the housing that might let in dust)
- Range indicator
- IS...? Pros would say they don't need it, but this is the age of shooting stills and video. This is the $64,000 question, as no L prime has IS under 100mm if memory serves.
- Hood is included
- Weather-sealed
- Great build quality - think 24L II -- more metal, super solid in the hands, tough, etc.
Obviously, there's a ton to a lens other than the above, but that's a rough way to stratify the market.
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drmikeinpdx
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Got tired of waiting
I use a 50mm prime a lot and was getting pretty frustrated by the quirks each one currently on the market seems to have. I got tired of waiting for the new Canon 50 and bought a used 50L. After calibration by Canon the autofocus now works brilliantly. I have a choice of shooting wide open for the dreamy look or stopping down and getting things tack sharp. Often I choose an in-between aperture like F/2 or 2.8 and get the best of both styles. So you won't hear me bitching about the awful Canon autofocus system as much. I know some of you will miss that. :
I just put my old Sigma Classic 50 on Craigslist yesterday, since it doesn't get used any more.
I use a 50mm prime a lot and was getting pretty frustrated by the quirks each one currently on the market seems to have. I got tired of waiting for the new Canon 50 and bought a used 50L. After calibration by Canon the autofocus now works brilliantly. I have a choice of shooting wide open for the dreamy look or stopping down and getting things tack sharp. Often I choose an in-between aperture like F/2 or 2.8 and get the best of both styles. So you won't hear me bitching about the awful Canon autofocus system as much. I know some of you will miss that. :
I just put my old Sigma Classic 50 on Craigslist yesterday, since it doesn't get used any more.
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GaryJ said:Mr Canon seems to be spending his Billions buying companies rather than developing lenses for the loss making DSLR market ,or so it seems to me,reckon we will be slowly left behind. :-\
I don't know where you get this idea. Every year they create some new lenses. And they make about 60 or 70 lenses already. The Canon system is rich with lenses. It would be nice to see some of the older ones updated sooner, but eventually they do get updated.
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Bennymiata
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Ever since I got my first Canon SLR in 1968 (!), Canon have had 3 50mm lenses available.
Usually the 1.8, the 1.4 and an even brighter version (0.95 - 1.2) for a lot more money.
I can't see Canon changing this, unless they are going to introduce a 4th model.
The nifty fifty is really old and the tooling for it must be wearing out, and seeing as Yongnuo have their nifty fifty I don't think that they want to be seen competing - and being beaten by a Chinese upstart, so Canon is moving upmarket with the new 50 1.8, even if the upgrade is only minor.
There will be a new 50 1.4 eventually and I just hope I'll still be around to have fun with it!
Usually the 1.8, the 1.4 and an even brighter version (0.95 - 1.2) for a lot more money.
I can't see Canon changing this, unless they are going to introduce a 4th model.
The nifty fifty is really old and the tooling for it must be wearing out, and seeing as Yongnuo have their nifty fifty I don't think that they want to be seen competing - and being beaten by a Chinese upstart, so Canon is moving upmarket with the new 50 1.8, even if the upgrade is only minor.
There will be a new 50 1.4 eventually and I just hope I'll still be around to have fun with it!
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