Keep or sell??

[Canon_Wisconsin]

Wow, I never knew about the reversing ring. Neat!

I think I'll just keep it. I am not looking to get a different 50mm, because the 85 does what I need for portraiture, and the Tamron is a good walk-around lens, and it's sharp to boot.

Thank you all for the input!

 

[Rienzphotoz]

well... if you would like to keep it, then you can use it as macro lens all you have to do is to pay additional around 5 buck for reserve ring:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ee0vHORA74

+1

 

[Jim K]

Keep it ... it will serve as a back up lens ... also, as you said that by selling it "you won't make much on it anyway" ... besides if/when you want to do some video in low light (at that focal length) it will come in really handy. Over a period of 6 years I had three Canon 50 f/1.8 lenses, the only reason I don't have any of them now is coz I gave them away as a "free gift bundle" to "enhance" the sale of my Canon 400D, 500D & 7D. So keep it, if for nothing else one day it will come in handy when you want to sell some of your other gear.

+1
Might also be a good lens to take to the beach.

I still have my 50D & 28-135 kit lens. Couldn't get that much for it (not enough for a small L lens) and thought if I took a trip it would be a good backup body just in case.

 

[Rienzphotoz]

I still have my 50D & 28-135 kit lens. Couldn't get that much for it (not enough for a small L lens)

Where do you live? ... coz in the Middle East you can get about $1000 for that combo ... enough to buy 24-105L or the 17-40L

 

[Canon_Wisconsin]

Thank you, everyone, for the responses. I think I will keep it because it would probably be a good length lens to throw on when I finally decide to try out the video on my camera (bad, I know! But I bought the camera for the still capabilities, and the HD video is just a bonus).

 

[charlesa]

Probably not worth selling that one off, but a nifty fifty has its name for a reason.