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  | 08 July 2012 08:57 |
| Mcroshaw Photographer  Location United Kingdom Berkshire | The sigma 1.4 85mm is also very good |
 | 08 July 2012 10:12 |
| profilepictures Photographer  Location United Kingdom Suffolk Bury St Edmunds | As Alex has said, the mk1 canon f1.8 is a much better long term tool than the mk1, in fact given the choice I'd own the mk1 over the canon f1.4, which is a weak design too. Some good feedback for the Sigma, seems our experiences differ from the popular web review opinions hinting at focus concerns. |
 | 08 July 2012 10:42 |
| Kiboko Photographer  Location United Kingdom Surrey GUILDFORD | Canon Rumours reports a new 50mm f1.8 IS in the offing..... |
 | 08 July 2012 16:45 |
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| RedChecker Photographer  Location United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Stoke Mandeville |  Quote from KibokoCanon Rumours reports a new 50mm f1.8 IS in the offing..... I don't know what Canon are playing at here if this is true. Already they've taken two of their cheapest lenses, shoved IS in them and doubled the price for what are effectively cheap consumer lenses in terms of build and optical quality but are expecting people to pay pro-sumer prices. I reckon this lens will hit ~£300 if this is true, not quite the plastic fantastic we all love. |
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| If you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, baffle 'em with bullshit | ||
| 08 July 2012 17:39 |
| profilepictures Photographer Location United Kingdom Suffolk Bury St Edmunds | I'm buggered if I can work out why you'd need IS on a fairly wide prime? As checker suggests it'd be a negative to give up a golden price/quality ratio in favour of a dubious ( in this context) gadget. |
| 09 July 2012 03:01 |
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| RedChecker Photographer Location United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Stoke Mandeville | Regarding the 50mm f1.8 IS ... I really hope Canon aren't planning this | |
| If you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, baffle 'em with bullshit | ||
| 09 July 2012 04:00 |
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| mph Photographer  Location United Kingdom Cheshire Crewe | Quote from RedChecker I don't know what Canon are playing at here if this is true. Already they've taken two of their cheapest lenses, shoved IS in them and doubled the price for what are effectively cheap consumer lenses in terms of build and optical quality but are expecting people to pay pro-sumer prices. I reckon this lens will hit ~£300 if this is true, not quite the plastic fantastic we all love. It would be nice to think that if they do this it would be a brand new, high build quality lens with even better performance than the current 1.8 - which is fairly soft at maximum aperture. Perhaps it will have a red line?  As far as IS is concerned, apart from the impact on cost, I would always be happy to have it - shooting in low light sometimes means slow speeds and I can get shake at more than the reciprocal of the focal length. As Red said on another thread with modern pixel peeping sharpness needs to be better than in the past. |
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| Amateur - happy to do TF with models with potential and enthusiasm. Website: www.mphodson.co.uk | ||
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