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Canon 50mm STM

Started Oct 6, 2015 | User reviews thread
stratobill Senior Member • Posts: 2,081
Re: Canon 50mm STM

quiquae wrote:

Canon shooter1958 wrote:

Now I know it'll never beat L quality but after using it continually over the past few days on my 1DS MkIII, I was pleasantly surprised as to how sharp it actually is - as good as but not better than my 24-105L as similar settings. At F/8 it is equally as sharp as the 24-105 and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone and a plus is the metal mount not the cheap plastic one on the MkII this lens replaces.

Maybe you have a very good copy of the 24-105. In my experience the 50STM kicks the crap out of the 24-105 at any aperture from F4 on down.

As it should since it's a prime, though kicking crap may be a bit strong.

I do have a very sharp version of the 24-105, but yes the 50 is sharper.

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=989&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=3&LensComp=355&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=0

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