Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4

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Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4

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06-07-2010, 03:51 PM

Hi all,

I'm hoping some members might have experience with both these lenses and could share their experience here.

I have the 50/1.8, but a friend wants to buy it and I wouldn't mind having that extra bit of light a 1.4 offers. For 'serious' work I already have the Zeiss 50/2, but I sometimes need an autofocus 50mm for theatre and concert jobs. Usually the pictures are for internet use, so a 50/1.2 would be overkill (not to mention the price). The Zeiss 50/1.4 is on my wish-list too, but right now I just need working lens: that is, the manual focus of the Zeiss is a bit impractical for theatre jobs.

Does anybody know if the 50/1.4 marks a significant improvement over the 1.8 on a full-frame camera, or should I just stick with the one I've got?

Thanks in advance!

Pinhole

Messages In This Thread

Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4 - by Guest - 06-07-2010, 03:51 PM

Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4 - by Klaus - 06-07-2010, 03:59 PM

Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4 - by allanmb - 06-07-2010, 04:19 PM

Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4 - by Guest - 06-07-2010, 04:41 PM

Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4 - by JN - 06-07-2010, 05:42 PM

Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4 - by wim - 06-07-2010, 08:09 PM

Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4 - by Rainer - 06-07-2010, 09:20 PM

Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4 - by toni-a - 06-07-2010, 10:47 PM

Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4 - by Guest - 06-08-2010, 12:05 AM

Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4 - by toni-a - 06-08-2010, 05:23 AM

Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4 - by obsoquasi - 06-08-2010, 11:21 AM

Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4 - by Guest - 06-08-2010, 11:21 PM

Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4 - by Spook Tooth - 06-09-2010, 02:31 AM

Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4 - by toni-a - 06-09-2010, 09:06 PM

Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4 - by Guest - 06-12-2010, 10:57 PM

Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4 - by Spook Tooth - 06-13-2010, 05:09 AM

Canon 50/1.8 vs 50/1.4 - by Alessandro - 06-15-2010, 03:22 PM

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