EOS Rebel T2i lenses

[Gert van Santen]

I consider the 50 mm 1.4 as my best lens. I sometimes take 2 bodies with me, one with a zoom or wide angle, plus a FF (5D) with the 50mm. I did a complete wedding las year with the 5D plus 50 mm. Lots of lo light shots with f1.4. Great results.

Gert van santen
www.gertvansanten.nl

Op 12 jul. 2010 om 04:22 heeft Andrew Tarpinian <evildead at nyc.rr.com> het volgende geschreven:

> Cool. My concern with the the 1.8 is the funky bokeh I have heard about relating to the amount of aperture blades, James mentioned this also. I'm planning to shoot some abstract light based stock footage for video projects so this concerned me.
> 
> Do you guys find you use the 50 1.4 a lot or only in specialized cases? I'm considering maybe going solely with this lens for now, might be a little crazy but I think it might help me get my photography chops back by limiting myself. 
> 
> On Jul 11, 2010, at 6:10 AM, "S. Brodsky" <samuel.brodsky at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I'm using 50 mm 1.4 with Canon 5D too. I had been using 50 mm 1.8 II for 
>> years and switched to 1.4 this year after getting a great deal. 1.4 is 
>> better built than 1.8 and feels more solid. I think also focusing is better.
>> 
>> That being said, I would still recommend 1.8 first and then switch later 
>> to 1.4 if 1.8 isn't enough. There are differences, but they might not 
>> always be worth the extra money.
>> 
>> --
>> sb
>> 
>> On 11.7.2010 10:43, Gert van Santen wrote:
>>> I own the 50mm 1.4, and i'm using it on a 400D as well as on 5D. It's a great. Lens with beautiful bokeh and at 1.4 it's also great in low light. It's also fast and sharp. I find it worth the extra money.
>>> 
>>> Gert van santen
>>> www.gertvansanten.nl
>>> 
>>> Op 11 jul. 2010 om 06:02 heeft Andrew Tarpinian<evildead at nyc.rr.com>  het volgende geschreven:
>>> 
>>>> I'm definitely going with the 1.4 after doing some more research and things you mentioned, as it seems like a much better lens, Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> I'm going with the Rebel cuz I can't justify the cost of a 7D, and I'm going to be using it mostly for video work, 1080 24fps :)
>>>> 
>>>> On Jul 10, 2010, at 9:55 PM, "James R. Coplin"<james at ticalun.net>  wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Sorry to keep jumping on this.  The other thing I forgot to ask is it the
>>>>> larger aperture or the USM you are looking for?  The USM lenses are much
>>>>> quicker focusing than those without USM.  Also, there will be some focus
>>>>> issues with the EF 50mm.  Look at the middle of this page for the difference
>>>>> in the lenses in bokeh.
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-50mm-f-1.8-II-Lens-Revie
>>>>> w.aspx
>>>>> 
>>>>> I would say that the 1.4 USM is a better lens for a whole host of reasons
>>>>> that are more important than the .4 aperture difference.
>>>>> 
>>>>> James R. Coplin
>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: music-bar-bounces at lists.music-bar.org [mailto:music-bar-
>>>>>> bounces at lists.music-bar.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Tarpinian
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 8:22 PM
>>>>>> To: Music-bar
>>>>>> Subject: EOS Rebel T2i lenses
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm buying a body soon and am shopping for lenses, anyone have any
>>>>>> thoughts on the EF 50mm f/1.4 USM vs. the EF 50mm f/1.8 II? Is the 1.4
>>>>>> worth it?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Also anyone have any experience with this adapter?
>>>>>> http://www.fotodiox.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=30
>>>>>> 
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