Canon General Purpose/Event Lens

Albert Silver wrote:

inevitablyissie wrote:

Albert Silver wrote:

I completely agree you should either be fairly committed to photography or not feel to restrained financially. Full-frame offers two obvious benefits, that only you can decide whether or not they are worth it: greater control of DOF, and greater low-light performance. The viewfinder experience is also like moving from a classic TV to a widescreen.

The negatives are the increased weight, not to mention much bigger lenses on average, and cost.

Ah okay, yes I've noticed my 60D struggles with low light unfortunately, it could just be my settings though! I find even at a low ISO I can see noise on the shot (particularly video work) which doesn't look too great when enlarged on a computer. Perhaps its the trouble with worked with lenses that don't have particularly wide apertures?

I sympathize, but the zooming with one's feet is not a big issue to me, as I am a fairly dynamic shooter even with a zoom. To be brutally honest, I sometimes am just not fast enough with my zooming with my feet (the moment can be lost in a flash), and therefore will also find myself 'zooming with my crop' if you get my drift. That said, being able to shoot f/1.8 is very liberating in itself, providing plenty of creative options, and the lighter weight is much more pleasant.

The 35 is a fairly special lens IMHO, though I am still far from mastering it. Yes, I think it can do pretty much all, except where longer focal lengths are really needed. It does portraits very well, shoulders with head, and is wide enough to capture a variety of scenes.

Right now I am shooting pretty much exclusively with it, as I want to not only master it, but see what it brings to my game in general.

That's a good idea, I'm seriously considering picking up a nifty fifty or other prime right now and sticking with it!

It's certainly at a good price and I've seen so many sharp, beautiful images taken with it.

Do you think it would be a good buy?

I do, but just remember that it is VERY different from a 35 on a FF. 50mm on a Canon APS-C is like 80mm on a full-frame camera, so a small tele-prime. You should enjoy it and have fun, but just be aware it won't be as flexible as a 24 to 35 on your camera.

That's true, I understand it won't be particularly flexible, I suppose having a 50mm could encourage me to use my 10-18 more frequently for when I need wider angles.

I'm currently considering the EF 35mm f2, 50mm 1.4 and 50mm 1.8 STM, I'm sort of torn between the 35mm and STM 50, but surprisingly there is a big price difference between them. Hmm...