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Everybody's first prime lens should be this

Started Apr 2, 2013 | User reviews thread
Thorbard Contributing Member • Posts: 691
I disagree.

While I'm sure its a great lens, it isn't the be-all and end-all.

There are some really outstanding lenses out there. My personal recommendation for a first would be the newer 40mm f2.8 (sharp wide open, nice rendering of OOF areas, small package).

My own first prime was the 85mm f1.8 (sharp from around f2.4, wonderfully smooth out of focus areas, fast focus with real USM, makes a great sports lens too). Maybe not a great choice for "first" but certainly worth considering.

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