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What do you think of the nifty fifty?

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  • #32
    DK32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 780 ✭✭✭DK32


    Agree the build quality is not great in fact the 1.8 II feels worse than a kit lens, but the images they produce often speak for themselves.
    I recently purchased one from simplyelectronics.net for €82. At that price my thinking was, work with the lens, get used to it and then when finances permit, upgrade to an L series equivalent.

    The price jumps are significant between the available Canon 50's
    50mm 1.8 II - €82
    50mm 1.4 - €295
    50mm 1.2L - €1000

    At less than €100 for the lens I think it's a bargain.


  • #33
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    sineadw wrote: »
    Explain please??? :D

    http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120490792334#ht_2482wt_1167


  • #34
    sineadw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,319 ✭✭✭sineadw


    kumate_champ07 wrote: »
    http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120490792334#ht_2482wt_1167

    Doesn't fit mine anyway... :rolleyes:


  • #35
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    sineadw wrote: »
    Doesn't fit mine anyway... :rolleyes:

    what do you have?


  • #36
    dnme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,438 ✭✭✭dnme


    I ordered my first ever lens last week - The Canon EF 50mm f1.4. (300 quid from calumet). I'm new to DSLR and a beginner I have spent the past months reading reviews / forums / blogs etc and this lens always seems to get high scores. It made my "which lens do I buy first?" question very easy to answer.


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