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50mm lens poll

Started Aug 30, 2015 | Polls
Suave Senior Member • Posts: 2,289
Re: 50mm lens poll

Great Bustard wrote:

Abu Mahendra wrote:

You omitted possibly the best FF 50mm after the Otus: the Sony Zeiss FE 50/1.8

That's my choice in today's market.

It works on a Canon body?

Let's not let things like reality get in our way.

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Where's my new 50, Canon?

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Suave Senior Member • Posts: 2,289
Re: 50mm lens poll

Abu Mahendra wrote:

You omitted possibly the best FF 50mm after the Otus: the Sony Zeiss FE 50/1.8

That's my choice in today's market.

Are you certain such a lens exists?

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Suave Senior Member • Posts: 2,289
None of the above

I am still waiting for a 50 with fast (70-200 fast) and precise AF.  None of the lenses in your list is that.  The problem is my need for such a lens is declining as my kids wind up their organized sports pursuits.  By the time Canon deigns to make one I probably won't need it altogether as I already own Canon and old Sigma 50/1.4's plus dozens of manual 50's

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ms18 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,530
I like 50mm f/1.2's bokeh and rendering far better. (n/t)

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Re: 50mm lens poll

cybersimba wrote:

cybersimba wrote:

Great Bustard wrote:

Abu Mahendra wrote:

You omitted possibly the best FF 50mm after the Otus: the Sony Zeiss FE 50/1.8

That's my choice in today's market.

It works on a Canon body?

hmm, actually I am also not sure. Before I started the poll I actually looked up amazon to find all 50mm lenses for canon and had I seen zeiss I would have listed it there. Perhaps I missed it but did not omit it intentionally or anything and just like Great Bustard asked I don't even know if its available for canon mount either.

Actually I don't feel bad that I did not list it. Here is why. First of all it does not even fit the question on my poll. My question was 50mm lenses and not 55mm. Zeiss lens is 55mm. yes it is available for Canon and Nikon both but again its 55mm.

Zeis make at least 2 50mm planar lens with EF mount. Schneider make a real nice T2.1 with 14 blade iris, but that one is pricey at £3000 plus

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Re: None of the above

Suave wrote:

I am still waiting for a 50 with fast (70-200 fast) and precise AF. None of the lenses in your list is that. The problem is my need for such a lens is declining as my kids wind up their organized sports pursuits. By the time Canon deigns to make one I probably won't need it altogether as I already own Canon and old Sigma 50/1.4's plus dozens of manual 50's

Well the answer would be "Other" and not "none of the above". And yes as part of that answer you have provided an interesting angle and input in this comment. Thank you!

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AlephNull Veteran Member • Posts: 4,690
Re: 50mm lens poll
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I have used the Canon 1.4 a long time ago, and didn't like it.

I used the Canon 1.2 for several years, but it was never a favourite.

This time around I bought the Sigma Art 50mm. It has proved to be an excellent choice.

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