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Hi guys and girls.
Have also joined the nifty club and really enjoy the f below 2
Don't know if a recent review has been done on the 50 f/1,8 and this one will be done in a few parts as I have LOTS of pix to filter through since yesterday and so I will post pix once I have found something of real value to share.
The lens has a rather short extention through it's focus range from close to infinity.
Here is an example of the lens at it's two extremes...
Long:
And short:
Not much movement there.
Initial thoughts on the lens:
The first thing I did was to fit a uv and a 52 mm uv is what goes on here.
Even with a modest f/1,8 maximum aperture there is a rather impressive hole through the middle of the lensSee here:
The f/1,8 Mk II is extremely light and very plastic. (O.K. this is me being used to my 70-200 IS) It is non-USM and therefore rather noisy compared to my other lenses.
The af/mf switch is rather hard to operate and does not have a positive feel to it.
The rear element is very open and this lens should never be stowed without it's cap if not on a camera.
See here:
This is at one extreme of focus stop ends and the rear element does "sink in" as the focus ring turns to the other extreme. See here:
So far so good on the general workings of the lens. The AF is very fast even in low light and locks on very nicely without a hint of hunting.
Will report back soon and show some images as soon as I have a few worthwhile ones to share.
Have also joined the nifty club and really enjoy the f below 2
Don't know if a recent review has been done on the 50 f/1,8 and this one will be done in a few parts as I have LOTS of pix to filter through since yesterday and so I will post pix once I have found something of real value to share.
The lens has a rather short extention through it's focus range from close to infinity.
Here is an example of the lens at it's two extremes...
Long:
And short:
Not much movement there.
Initial thoughts on the lens:
The first thing I did was to fit a uv and a 52 mm uv is what goes on here.
Even with a modest f/1,8 maximum aperture there is a rather impressive hole through the middle of the lensSee here:
The f/1,8 Mk II is extremely light and very plastic. (O.K. this is me being used to my 70-200 IS) It is non-USM and therefore rather noisy compared to my other lenses.
The af/mf switch is rather hard to operate and does not have a positive feel to it.
The rear element is very open and this lens should never be stowed without it's cap if not on a camera.
See here:
This is at one extreme of focus stop ends and the rear element does "sink in" as the focus ring turns to the other extreme. See here:
So far so good on the general workings of the lens. The AF is very fast even in low light and locks on very nicely without a hint of hunting.
Will report back soon and show some images as soon as I have a few worthwhile ones to share.