Cristian Carceller Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 HI everyone, So i have with me the canon rebel t2i with the kit lens. I love the camera but the lens is just not cutting it. I really want one with a nice crisp image and an appropriate shallow DOF. I have been looking at the canon 50mm f 1.4 and that looks nice but I just dont quite know if it cuts the price. I am looking for a nice lens of the price range of 300 to 600 dollars. Please help me on advice for a new lens thanks crisitan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Schumacher Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 The 50mm 1.4 is a great lens and in my opinion is the best quality Canon lens at that price point (350 usd?) Kristian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristian Carceller Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 The 50mm 1.4 is a great lens and in my opinion is the best quality Canon lens at that price point (350 usd?) Kristian thanks for the response I originally thought of getting the 1.8 version because it was so cheap. But it is such a bad quality lens so I might as well spend the extra money on a reliable lens that I know is built well and not a plastic little toy. Do you own the canon 50mm 1.4 yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Mastrogiacomo Posted July 22, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted July 22, 2010 thanks for the response I originally thought of getting the 1.8 version because it was so cheap. But it is such a bad quality lens so I might as well spend the extra money on a reliable lens that I know is built well and not a plastic little toy. Do you own the canon 50mm 1.4 yourself? The video quality of the lens is quite good. I have the lens. The build quality might not be the best but it will put out a good video image. Manual focus with the lens is a nightmare. Where did you hear it is a bad quality lens? 50mm is a bit long for the t2i. A much better "walk around lens" is the Sigma 30mm f1.4 prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristian Carceller Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 The video quality of the lens is quite good. I have the lens. The build quality might not be the best but it will put out a good video image. Manual focus with the lens is a nightmare. Where did you hear it is a bad quality lens? 50mm is a bit long for the t2i. A much better "walk around lens" is the Sigma 30mm f1.4 prime. Why is the canon 50mm a nightmare to manual focus. Because i rarely ever use manual focus. Do you recommend sigma instead because it looks like a better lens. And i heard that canon 50mm f 1.8 is a poorly built lens, not the 1.4 thanks for the help cristian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Santos Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 HI everyone, So i have with me the canon rebel t2i with the kit lens. I love the camera but the lens is just not cutting it. I really want one with a nice crisp image and an appropriate shallow DOF. I have been looking at the canon 50mm f 1.4 and that looks nice but I just dont quite know if it cuts the price. I am looking for a nice lens of the price range of 300 to 600 dollars. Please help me on advice for a new lens thanks crisitan why the 1.4? I have the 1.8 and cant justify 200 dollars for the difference. I did some night shots with it here 3:26 first music video so be nice lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSm9EyCRfYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Santos Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Why is the canon 50mm a nightmare to manual focus. Because i rarely ever use manual focus. Do you recommend sigma instead because it looks like a better lens. And i heard that canon 50mm f 1.8 is a poorly built lens, not the 1.4 thanks for the help cristian On the 50mm 1.8 its because the focus ring is very small. I dont think you could even get a follow focus on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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