![]() ![]() Amazon is currently listing it for US$60 (with Prime). But if you really need to go supercheap and don't mind all-plastic iffy-construction and possible conditions issues of a used lens, then there's the super-thrifty fifty Yongnuo clone, the YN 50mm f/1.8. Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8īut, I hear you say-I could buy a used EF 50mm f/1.8 II for a lot less cash. The EF 40mm f/2.8 STM is the full-frame version of this lens, but again, will be longer than "normal" on a crop body. It's discreet and very easy to pack and take with you when you need to travel light. You can think of it more like a body cap you can shoot with. In addition, this lens is a "pancake" lens-super compact, very tiny. ![]() There's a reason a lot of the large-sensor compacts with fixed lenses have a 35/2 equivalent. The 24mm f/2.8 STM, while slower, more expensive, and possibly less useful for available light shooting than a 50/1.8, mimics the field of view of a 35mm lens on full frame-a focal length that's just slightly wider than normal (similar to cellphone camera lenses), and can be suitable for portraits, landscapes, street, and shoots close enough to do near macros. ![]() It is, however, a little long/narrow in FoV for more general purpose shooting, such as landscape, street, or social shooting. Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STMĥ0mm is great as a portrait length on an APS-C camera, mimicking the field of view of an 85mm lens on full frame. And it's cheaper than a used 50mm f/1.8 MkI. The 50mm f1.8 II's plastic mount plate in particular did lead to well-known problems such as the lens getting stuck on the camera. But the addition of the STM focus motor, a much-better designed manual focus ring, and having a metal mount plate and barrel, rather than being all-plastic construction makes this much better value for the money, if you're purchasing new. The price (~US$125) and optics are mostly identical. This is an updated version of the 50mm f/1.8 II. No, it's not worth it to get the EF 50mm f/1.8 II for four reasons, all of them relatively new lens releases as of the time of this writing (2015): Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Yes, it's utterly worth it to have a fast prime in the bag, but. Get to know how you shoot first, then buy with a purpose. Once you have shot across the full range of 18-55 and 70-210 THEN pick the prime you want the most. Yes, prime lenses, especially Canon L's are significantly, sometimes vastly better than their zoom counterparts. The 70-200 is a great range for portraits. The 50/1.4 is better than the 1.8, but you may not be at the point where you will see or need the improvements the 1.4 offers.īUT if you can only get one more lens in the near future, AND since you have the 18-55 AND you are starting out, you may want to expand your range first with another zoom, say a 70-200 before you start picking primes. You will see a difference in sharpness, contrast and color going from the 18-55 to the 50/1.8. My personal rules have always been these: Get the very best glass you can afford. I have the 18-55, 50/1.8 and 50/1.4 as well as the 20D - superseded by a 50D. ![]()
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