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The greatest lens costs $200???

Started 7 months ago | User reviews thread
DannH Contributing Member • Posts: 640
Re: Sold my RF 50 1.8
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Kokopelli_Rocks wrote:

DannH wrote:

I use to own the 50mm 1.8 stm which I believe is similar optically to the RF version. For the price it's great value for money but I was always disapointed with the results compared to some of my other lenses.

In the end I sold the 50mm 1.8 and switched to a sigma 50mm 1.4 art which performs much better. Its bigger, heavier and more expensive than the 50 1.8 stm but a far better option imo.

I never really should have bought the lens, but old habits die hard. Had a 50mm available for all of my cameras for over 45 years. I also don't really care for the FL. I felt the RF was ok, but after a while never really saw the point in attaching it to the camera. Thus I sold the lens. I still have an EF 50 1.8 kicking around somewhere.

I also owned the older non STM versions and the construction has improved over the years. It was one of those recomendations that lots of people make because it's small, really cheap and offers good value for money. It was almost always in my camera bag due to it's size but I rarely used it. My Sigma 50mm 1.4 Art has got more use in the last 6 months than my Canon 50mm 1.8's did in the past 10 years.

It's certainly capable of some decent photo's but if you're spending thousands on a camera body, I think it's worth spending a bit extra for a better 50mm to put on it.

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