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Jun 8, 2009 at 2:26 PM Post #1,636 of 2,718
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Quick question canon guys. Would it be better to get 50mm 1.8 on a full frame sensor or a 30mm 1.4 on a crop sensor.


I'd go for the 30/1.4 on the crop. Much better IQ than the 50/1.8.
 
Jun 8, 2009 at 5:30 PM Post #1,637 of 2,718
It really does depend on what you want it for... However I think the 50 1.4 is better option if you are strapped for cash, it has a great balance of image Q and build for the price. I f you want to go the prime route you might want to consider both!

50mm 1.4 at f2 on 5D classic..
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Jun 8, 2009 at 11:14 PM Post #1,638 of 2,718
After reading about 50D and IQ, I'm curious about the Ti also since it has 14MP and mostly same function as 50D. Will the Xsi beat the Ti regarding of the IQ like 40D does 50D?
 
Jun 9, 2009 at 7:45 PM Post #1,642 of 2,718
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Here's how to make your own Canon pen holder.

LOL.

YouTube - Canon 24-105mm disassembly


I remember posting that one on another forum a while back. Evidently the story is he sent it in to Canon and there was no way to fix it. Pretty expensive paperweight.

Can't make up my mind if I should get the 24-70mm brick or the 24-105mm.
 
Jun 10, 2009 at 8:43 AM Post #1,643 of 2,718
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BTW have you compared 200 1.8 with 200 2.0 IS?


I haven't, but a (newspaper) Pro friend who I've currently loaned it to has and found that the extra 1/3 stop was worth more then the IS to him when doing sports.

He's had a horrible time with CPS promising him they'd find one, then build one, and now they're trying to give up, but the newspaper is trying to force them to make good.
 
Jun 10, 2009 at 1:22 PM Post #1,644 of 2,718
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I remember posting that one on another forum a while back. Evidently the story is he sent it in to Canon and there was no way to fix it. Pretty expensive paperweight.

Can't make up my mind if I should get the 24-70mm brick or the 24-105mm.


How was it damaged?

If you still can't make up your mind then you probably don't need it immediately.
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24-70 is too limited a range for me.
 
Jun 10, 2009 at 1:24 PM Post #1,645 of 2,718
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I haven't, but a (newspaper) Pro friend who I've currently loaned it to has and found that the extra 1/3 stop was worth more then the IS to him when doing sports.

He's had a horrible time with CPS promising him they'd find one, then build one, and now they're trying to give up, but the newspaper is trying to force them to make good.


I thought they'd ceased building those so I don't know why they told him that. Yeah you have to go on the used market to find one. Adorama used to have 4 a few months ago.
 
Jun 10, 2009 at 4:42 PM Post #1,646 of 2,718
I have decided to go with the Canon 50mm 1.4.

I figure in low light, I will mainly be taking pictures of people so the crop factor on my camera won't bother me. If I want truly wide angle shots, more often than not I won't need such a fast lens. My tamron 17-50 will take care of that.

Too bad it's not in stock on amazon for 350 with free shipping.
 
Jun 10, 2009 at 10:10 PM Post #1,647 of 2,718
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How was it damaged?

If you still can't make up your mind then you probably don't need it immediately.
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24-70 is too limited a range for me.



I can't remember off the top of my head what was wrong with it.

Not going to buy anything with money being tight at the moment!
 
Jun 11, 2009 at 3:14 PM Post #1,648 of 2,718
So, I just rented a Canon 90mm TS-E from Lensrentals.com. It should ship tomorrow. I'm renting it for three weeks to see if I want to buy one. I'm not sure how well it's going to work with the 20D - I read a comment on Fred Miranda that the 20D, because of the small mirror box, can cause image cutoff with certain movements. A friend of mine has a 40D and a 5DII , so I may borrow his 40D to see how that works. (Coincidentally, has two of my Nikkor large format lenses, so I don't think I'll have a problem prying the 40D loose for bit
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Looking forward to trying this lens out for flower pics. You get fantastic control over DOF with this lens, plus the optics are top-notch.
 
Jun 13, 2009 at 4:21 PM Post #1,649 of 2,718
So I played with a d700 and sigma 50 1.4. I am going full frame. My 5d mk1 should get here monday. I am going to have to use my 50 1.8 while I shop for a 1.4.
 
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