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The following Mini Review of the Canon 50mm f/1.8 Lens was submitted by Liza 11.
This is the lens that every new DSLR user should have in their bag. Inexpensive but with good image quality, the “nifty fifty” is a crowd pleaser. It’s a good lens for the beginner, as I feel it makes you consider composition more carefully since you’re required to foot zoom instead of resorting to the convenience of a zoom lens. For the price, the 50mm f/1.8 is an outstanding value and delivers the goods. When I started shooting film seriously in 1986, this was my “kit lens,” which I continued to use on my SLR for many years. And when I upgraded to an EOS camera, it was the first EF mount lens I purchased.
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Posted by Darren in our Lenses category on August 10, 2006
You have the f/1.4 don't you Darren? Have you ever compared the two? I very nearly put up the additional money to get the f/1.4 but then decided the little plastic beast was such a bargain I would make do with the f/1.8. I have only heard conflicting reports about the two ever since, mostly people defending the one they own rather than any objective comparison.
I do have the 1.4 and it's definately faster - the only problem is that with the speed comes increased challenges of depth of field - something I'm still working on mastering at the 1.4 end of things :-)