Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM officially announced now - Printable Version +- Opticallimits (https://forum.opticallimits.com) +-- Forum: Forums (https://forum.opticallimits.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=4) +--- Forum: Canon EOS (https://forum.opticallimits.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=11) +--- Thread: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM officially announced now (/showthread.php?tid=1181) |
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM officially announced now - Klaus - 05-11-2015 http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/ef_lens_lineup/ef_50mm_f_1_8_stm The MTFs seem to be virtually identical to the old 50mm f/1.8 II So we got ... - better circular aperture (7 vs 5 non-circular) - metal mount vs plastic - STM vs micro motor - better coating - better min focus (0.35m vs 0.45m) - nicer focus ring And it remains very affordable Soon in this theater here, of course Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM officially announced now - popo - 05-11-2015 Nice update all round, MTF comparison elsewhere suggests the optical formula isn't significantly changed, other than maybe allowing for close® focusing. I found the AF motor on the old one rather hit and miss so going STM should help a lot. To me the biggest wow is it coming in at the same nominal price... but it does imply the old one might go on fire sale when the new one hits. |