"Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to: >>50mmf1.8 - cheap, optically good, large aperture > >I can't compare, because I've not used the 50/1.8. I bought the 50/1.4 >because it offers full time manual focusing (my understanding is the 50/1.8 >doesn't) and from the reviews I've read, the 1.4 has faster AF than the 1.8. > >The full time manual focusing is really important to me, and I haven't been >unhappy at all with the 1.4 version.
And, big AND here, the 1.4 offers a much better bokah. Yes folks, this is important to me. Besides, a real focusing ring with distance scale is nice. The 50/1.4 become a portrait lens on a 10D and with the smaller sensor size, shooting wide open, this lens is very sharp. I just with it had IS. Seriously, for some reason with short lenses, I have a hard time holding the camera still without a pod. I can shoot at lower speeds with my 100-400 IS than with the 50. -- Need a brighter headlight the safe way? Get a MOTORCYCLE HEADLIGHT RELAY KIT at: http://ebeaver.oberro.com I'm a BMW rider and enthusiast Jim Davis * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
