Canon 50mm F1.8 V Canon 24-70mm F2.8 L Series

[FlyTVR]

Ok, the nifty cost me about £90. The L series lens costs about £900.

So, my question is, same camera, same conditions, would the results from the L series lens blow the nifty away?

Sorry if this appears to be a stupid question, but I don't own expensive lenses (but intend to eventually), and I'd like to get a comparison.

Cheers.

TeaVR

 

[KIPAX]

Ok, the nifty cost me about £90. The L series lens costs about £900.

So, my question is, same camera, same conditions, would the results from the L series lens blow the nifty away?

Sorry if this appears to be a stupid question, but I don't own expensive lenses (but intend to eventually), and I'd like to get a comparison.

Cheers.

TeaVR

I ahve both and the 24-70 easy beats the 50 for richness in colour.. the 50 is easy as sharp though..

 

[pearce_jj]

50/1.8 has 'dodgy' bokeh and I find the AF to be not particularly accurate. Needless to say, the Ls won't have these problems.

 

[HoppyUK]

Ok, the nifty cost me about £90. The L series lens costs about £900.

So, my question is, same camera, same conditions, would the results from the L series lens blow the nifty away?

Sorry if this appears to be a stupid question, but I don't own expensive lenses (but intend to eventually), and I'd like to get a comparison.

Cheers.

TeaVR

Most of the time, the images would be indistinguishable.

You buy prime lenses like the 50 1.8 because it has a very low f/number.

You buy the L zoom because it has lots of other attributes, namely build quality, AF, and of course zoom range. You also get superb image quality, but it's rubbish at f/1.8.

The relationship between price and image quality is obscure.

 

[FlyTVR]

Most of the time, the images would be indistinguishable.

You buy prime lenses like the 50 1.8 because it has a very low f/number.

You buy the L zoom because it has lots of other attributes, namely build quality, AF, and of course zoom range. You also get superb image quality, but it's rubbish at f/1.8.

The relationship between price and image quality is obscure.

"rubbish at f/1.8" ?

 

[Euan]

It doesn't go to f/1.8