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Re: You can still use pretty wide apertures...
In reply to bermb,
6 months ago
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bermb wrote:
Great pic!!!
Thank you!
What do you think about the 18-135 STM for all around use and the 50 1.4 for portraits?
I've read mixed reviews on the 18-135 STM. I would personally a little bit extra and buy the 15-85mm instead for the following reasons:
1. The 15-85 IS offers noticeably better image quality.
2. The 15-85 IS has USM autofocus, which is faster than STM autofocus.
3. 15mm is much wider than 18mm.
4. 85mm is long enough for a lot of general shots where you might use 135mm. You can often walk a bit closer for shooting candid street scenes, for instance.
5. You could follow up with a decent-quality longer zoom later, and in the meantime probably won't miss 85-135mm that much.
... but then I don't care at all about smooth focus for video, which I don't shoot at all.
As for the 50mm f/1.4, I think it's a fine choice for a portrait lens. It can be prone to halation and general fuzziness at f/1.4, though it is quite nice by f/2. The only drawback is not the wide-open performance, but rather the fragile build; but if you baby it, it will probably give you good service for many years. Because of the build issue I would buy that lens new, not ever used.
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