Canon Lenses

eliaschristeas

eliaschristeas

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i have some friends that shoot canon as well and they both have that lens and love it and swear that its booooooooobies!

I have personally never really been a fan of primes - i prefer a bit more versatility with a zoom - but then again, no matter what i'm shooting, i like working with depth of field and feel that a prime limits be.

that said though - they love the lens. obviously a pref. issue.
 
leshassell

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The 50mm f1.2 is an incredible lens but with the sensitivity of the newer cameras, I think you might be better off saving some cash and going with one of the slower lenses. I had the previous version (f1.0) for several years back when anything above ISO 400 was unusable. I loved it but honestly, with the newer cameras, it just didn't really benefit me and I felt it was just too big and cumbersome. I sold it and now carry a smaller, lighter (and much cheaper) f1.4 and haven't really missed it. My Canon kit is 15mm f2.8 Fisheye, 20mm f2.8, 24mm 1.4, 28mm f2.8, 50mm f1.4, 100mm f2, and an old 80-200mm f2.8. I use the 24mm f1.4 more then any other; its pretty much my bread and butter. Obviously, I'm not big on zooms but I have been using a 28-70 f2.8 (Nikon) for work and I find it to be a very convenient and useful lens.
 
Ed Cheung

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Go to Flickr and check on the pics taken from that lens, high speed lens are kind of tough to use, the bokeh can be hard to control and may be too soft when it is wide open.
 
chris snell

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montanablur said:
That's a great lens no doubt...

I would get the 24-70mm 2.8L as a first lens though. Then buy the primes that you find you use the most.
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I'm looking at images on Flickr and I do like that lens. Just like the 50mm f1.2, B&H is out of stock.

Are there any other good mail order shops? The local shop has these lenses but they're asking about $400 more per lens.
 
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chris snell said:
I'm looking at images on Flickr and I do like that lens. Just like the 50mm f1.2, B&H is out of stock.

Are there any other good mail order shops? The local shop has these lenses but they're asking about $400 more per lens.
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The 50 1.2 is a great lens. I've heard good things about the 50 1.4... still a sharp lens but much cheaper. Both are still sharper than the 24-70 which is what I use on my 5D (original).

While working we used to use the 24-70 almost all the time. They we started to add prime lenses to the kit which now contains the 35, 50, 85, 24-70 (all L series) and the 100 macro. The 85 is the most amazing out of the bunch.

If B&H is out, try Adorama. Almost identical prices.

What do you plan to use the camera for?
 
landrovered

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Personally I would not spend $1500 on a fixed focal length lens. Their light gathering is amazing but I want the flexibility of a variable lens and for my purposes 2.8 glass is good enough for me any time.
 
az_max

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I checked the pics I have on Flickr, unfortunately it IDs the lens as 'Unknown (-1)' :(. I honestly don't know what it is besides a consumer grade Canon zoom lens. I do know the 50mm that came with the camera is just about useless in most situations. The 1.6:1 focal length mutiplier of the D60 means it's severly cropped. Most cell phones and all PHD digitals take a wider pic than the 50mm lens.
 
JackW

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I went with the 24-70 L as my first lens and then added a 50mm 1.4 and a 100mm Macro. The 24-70 is a great walk around lens. I picked up the 50mm1.4 used and now I'm looking at getting a 70-200 zoom.
 
Mike_Rupp

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I'll play Devil's advocate. The 50mm or a 35mm lens on a full frame digital might be a better starting point for a first lens. When you use a fixed focal length lens, you are forced to move forward or backward to compose the picture. This back&forth forces you to move around quite a bit and as such, you tend to move side to side and up and down more often as well and you end up composing more interesting pictures. I think zoom lenses can create bad habits in new photographers.

Food for thought.
 
az_max

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Mike_Rupp said:
I'll play Devil's advocate. The 50mm or a 35mm lens on a full frame digital might be a better starting point for a first lens. When you use a fixed focal length lens, you are forced to move forward or backward to compose the picture. This back&forth forces you to move around quite a bit and as such, you tend to move side to side and up and down more often as well and you end up composing more interesting pictures. I think zoom lenses can create bad habits in new photographers.

Food for thought.
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but when you're at the bikini contest, you don't want to move back to get the twins in one picture! you're forced to take a pic of each one seperately and combine later on.
 
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