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Canon 100mm f/2 -- should I buy? (considering I have a 50mm f1.4)

Started May 30, 2014 | Questions thread
l_d_allan
l_d_allan Veteran Member • Posts: 5,093
Re: Canon 100mm f/2 -- should I buy? (considering I have a 50mm f1.4)

DanielT5 wrote:
Quick question, would love your opinion. I love taking portraits (not as a professional, just as a hobby); I have the Canon 50mm f/1.4, and am considering buying the 100mm f/2.0. Do you think I'm wasting my money? Keep in mind I'm currently using an EOS 30D (which I LOVE, and with some Photoshop work it meets all my needs) so I'm not really getting 50mm, but rather ~80mm equivalent.)

Do you find the 50mm f1.4 to be unsatisfactory?  On a 1.6 crop camera like your 30D, it is considered to be pretty much an ideal focal length.

An advantage of a longer focal length is that you can be somewhat less "in their face".

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