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Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?

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Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?

Aug 29, 2011

Can someone explain why the full frame Canon EF 50mm f1.8 is so tiny and the Sony Nex APS-C 50mm f1.8 is so huge?

Is that the cost of OSS? If so, I say chuck that. I really don't understand why this lens has to be any bigger than the 16mm. Can someone explain this to me?

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Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	Alupang	Aug 29, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	snoozy355	Aug 29, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	Masterbrew	Aug 29, 2011
hum.. Really...	futile32	Aug 29, 2011
Re: hum.. Really...	ET2	Aug 29, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	Mark_McD	Aug 29, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	Nikolai Vassiliev	Aug 29, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	TiagoReil	Aug 29, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	mpetersson	Aug 29, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	TiagoReil	Aug 29, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	seachicken2000	Aug 29, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	shazam156	Aug 29, 2011
Its to do with marketing	Lastpanda	Aug 29, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	Patman888	Aug 29, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	Alupang	Aug 29, 2011
Seachicken the e-mount 50's MTF is indeed iconic	RussellInCincinnati	Aug 29, 2011
Re: Seachicken the e-mount 50's MTF is indeed iconic	Alupang	Aug 29, 2011
certainly stabilization is always turn-offable in Nex menus	RussellInCincinnati	Aug 29, 2011
Re: certainly stabilization is always turn-offable in Nex menus	Alupang	Aug 30, 2011
even some ordinary planars have more than 6 elements	RussellInCincinnati	Sep 3, 2011
Re: even some ordinary planars have more than 6 elements	John Bean (UK)	Sep 3, 2011
full speed ahead	RussellInCincinnati	Sep 3, 2011
Re: full speed ahead	John Bean (UK)	Sep 3, 2011
lens roadmap prediction	Lastpanda	Sep 2, 2011
Re: lens roadmap prediction	seachicken2000	Sep 2, 2011
Re: lens roadmap prediction	mpetersson	Sep 2, 2011
Re: lens roadmap prediction	Lastpanda	Sep 2, 2011
Re: lens roadmap prediction	mpetersson	Sep 2, 2011
Re: lens roadmap prediction	headofdestiny	Sep 2, 2011
Re: lens roadmap prediction	mpetersson	Sep 3, 2011
Re: lens roadmap prediction	Rooru S	Sep 2, 2011
Waiting on Nikon?	Just Having Fun	Sep 2, 2011
e-mount 50mm is not based on Alpha 50mm F1.8	RussellInCincinnati	Sep 3, 2011
Re: e-mount 50mm is not based on Alpha 50mm F1.8	Lastpanda	Sep 3, 2011
I see, Alpha development resources apply to Nex	RussellInCincinnati	Sep 4, 2011
Re: I see, Alpha development resources apply to Nex	KM Legacy	Sep 4, 2011
dropped my lens again,glad not plastic zoom	RussellInCincinnati	Sep 4, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	zorgon	Sep 4, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	seachicken2000	Sep 4, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	Copiare	Aug 29, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	Alupang	Aug 29, 2011
compare it to the cannon 75 f/2.7	rishi o'	Aug 29, 2011
Re: compare it to the cannon 75 f/2.7	dac38	Aug 29, 2011
Re: compare it to the cannon 75 f/2.7	JensR	Sep 2, 2011
Additional food for thought ...	JJJPhoto	Aug 29, 2011
Re: Additional food for thought ...	kage	Aug 29, 2011
Re: Additional food for thought ...	stillrds	Sep 2, 2011
Re: Additional food for thought ...	fermy	Sep 2, 2011
Re: Additional food for thought ...	kage	Sep 2, 2011
Re: Additional food for thought ...	RedFox88	Sep 4, 2011
Re: Additional food for thought ...	Mark_McD	Sep 4, 2011
Re: Additional food for thought ...	RedFox88	Sep 5, 2011
I agree ... and disagree.	JJJPhoto	Sep 5, 2011
OIS: how many stops?	uhoh07	Sep 5, 2011
OIS: 2 to 3 stops / shutter speed rant	Lastpanda	Sep 5, 2011
Re: OIS: how many stops?	Nikkorforever	Sep 6, 2011
Re: Additional food for thought ...	odobo	Sep 5, 2011
registration distance	danw82	Aug 30, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	danm_cool	Sep 4, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	Alupang	Sep 4, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	odobo	Sep 5, 2011
Re: Sony 50mm f1.8 OSS=Huge. Canon EF 50mm f1.8=Tiny. WHY?	Rooru S	Sep 6, 2011

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