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Canon Introduces New EF 50MM F/1.8 STM Lens
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Will the lens shade from the previous 1.8 fit the new model? Love to avoid the additional expense if possible.
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It has been seen in the wild now -> http://weeder.org/rLH6kRw
(Found this through Rob Tullis [@PreveaArt] on Twitter.)
(Found this through Rob Tullis [@PreveaArt] on Twitter.)
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I was told European pre-orders start shipping on May 28th. Guess the US is more important!dboris said:It will not fit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXPLam3sico
People in the US have already received it while... In france I can't even find a place to pre-order it :
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jeffa4444 said:I was told European pre-orders start shipping on May 28th. Guess the US is more important!dboris said:It will not fit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXPLam3sico
People in the US have already received it while... In france I can't even find a place to pre-order it :
Dale Photographic in Leeds have them now, in fact they've had them since Friday, so if you want one now........
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jeffa4444 said:I was told European pre-orders start shipping on May 28th. Guess the US is more important!dboris said:It will not fit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXPLam3sico
People in the US have already received it while... In france I can't even find a place to pre-order it :
Seems fairly soft at f/1.8, as expected from the old lens, but bokeh seems definitely better. Would like to have seen more shots stopped down a little..
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drjlo said:
From the sample shots I've seen (there's a link to some chinese site further up) stopping down a little is of no use until you're in "landscape" f8 territory - so either take it or leave it for web-sized shots.
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Marsu42 said:
People with the lens don't appear to agree with that sentiment:
Most significantly, vivid and sharp images wide open.
Sharp as all hell wide open at 1.8 in the center.
At 1.8 the corner were not as sharp as the center of the frame, 2.8 and higher resolves this.
Once you knock it down to around f2.8 this lens is about as sharp as you’d get for any lens around this price range.
It is sharp right at 1.8
I feel it looks much sharper at wide open
It's beyond sharp!
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drjlo said:Solar Eagle said:
Nifty Fifty was my first lens, and I did think it was sharp back then.
My most-used 50mm/normal lens these days is the Sony/Zeiss FE55 f/1.8, which actually "is" beyond sharp
Yes but do these incremental improvements at the pixel level mean anything in the real world? If you are requiring enlargements to the level where the pixel matters that much wouldn't you be using a fancy $20,000 camera?
I just picked up my copy of this lens today and if anybody is deciding not to have this lens for $125 they're either broke or arrogant. lol Seriously.
I mean if the 40mm STM <retails> at $200 this lens <retails> at $250, easily, yet we pay $150 and $125, respectively. Canon is giving this lens away, if you ask me. It's the lens anybody can have, or could I say should have?
This thing is a real lens. Its no nifty fifty.
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Well... Yongnuo had to go and mix things up again!
We all know that Yongnuo offers a clone of the Canon 50mm F1.8II. But recently they have just started shipping another clone. This time a 35mm F2! They are also going to sell a 50mm F1.4 lens (not available yet).
They say the 35mm F2 lens should cost about $115 (I've seen it for about $140 with international shipping on eBay).
I have no idea how the Yongnuo 35mm F2 or 50mm F1.4 lenses perform, so I will be waiting for those reviews.
The reason I mention all these lenses, is because they are possible competitors to Canon's new 50mm F1.8 STM.
We all know that Yongnuo offers a clone of the Canon 50mm F1.8II. But recently they have just started shipping another clone. This time a 35mm F2! They are also going to sell a 50mm F1.4 lens (not available yet).
They say the 35mm F2 lens should cost about $115 (I've seen it for about $140 with international shipping on eBay).
I have no idea how the Yongnuo 35mm F2 or 50mm F1.4 lenses perform, so I will be waiting for those reviews.
The reason I mention all these lenses, is because they are possible competitors to Canon's new 50mm F1.8 STM.
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Marsu42 said:
Ok so speaking for copy I see almost no difference between f2.8 and f8, and that is not true of my my Mk II, which shows f8 as being a fair bit sharper than f2.8. Wide open is soft on both, but the STM does show a slight improvement over the Mk II.
Nailing the focus with the Mk II is a lot harder though. It's a breeze with the STM, which seems to have 2-3x finer control.
My Mk II saw more use as a loupe than a lens, but the STM ain't no loupe. lol
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Solar Eagle said:
Good point there, the new lens is bound to be sharper with af simply b/c the lens's af system doesn't originate in 1980 like the mk2.
Solar Eagle said:
I tried to use mine as a reverse macro lens, but it's useless as it isn't sharp enough wide open and there's no manual aperture control.
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Bryan at TDP has just published the lens image quality results for the 50 f/1.8 STM:
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=105&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=1&LensComp=989&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=1
Looks really better to me, especially in the center.
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=105&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=1&LensComp=989&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=1
Looks really better to me, especially in the center.
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exquisitor said:
I am sorry, I wear glasses and my vision is not very strong, but are you sure its not your imagination?
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meywd said:
Common, the center is really better. This would be especially appreciated by APS-C camera users.
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meywd said:
More likely to be your screen.
I've just had a look at the TDP crops and the new 50 STM is significantly better in the center at f/1.8. In fact it is better wide open in the center than the 50 f/1.4 is at f/1.8.
The extreme corners at smaller apertures are also better, in fact fantastic if you ignore the vignette.
Looks like the 'improved coating and 'precise optical alignment' isn't just sales flannel; Really a 'no brainer' at this price.
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