Comments on: Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM http://blog.seb.me.uk/2006/09/10/canon-ef-70-200-f28l-is-usm/ thoughts. ideas. ponderings of an internet entrepreneur Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:23:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: seb http://blog.seb.me.uk/2006/09/10/canon-ef-70-200-f28l-is-usm/comment-page-1/#comment-5 seb Fri, 10 Nov 2006 18:37:26 +0000 http://blog.seb.me.uk/2006/09/10/canon-ef-70-200-f28l-is-usm/#comment-5 Actually I bought a 50mm f/1.4 lens on Tuesday.. I'm yet to look at the proper results in detail but it looks quite nice. I did look at the photo.net comparison of the EF50s and the f/1.8 was too pentagonal with fewer blades.. hence my choice for f/1.4. To be honest I think the 1.6x CF works for me as I don't do a lot of landscapes.. If you want wide on an APC-C sensor then EF-S 10-22 is a 35mm equivalent of a 16-35.. The only issue with that is it won't work on a full frame body if you're ever going to consider a 5D or something like that (when the prices fall maybe).. this is why I've stuck with EF lenses... The 1.6x crop is actually not a major issue since you just use different lenses.. so a 50mm is like an 85mm (well 80mm strictly speaking but you know what I mean).. an 85mm is a 135mm and so on.. so when you go FF you just buy some wides and you probably have the collection you need. With the slow-down from the 2x extender.. I'm inclined to buy something in the long prime category (on which the extender will work better probably too).. but some of the nice long lenses are just ridiculously expensive.. several thousand.. which may be fine if you sell photos but :) It's an addiction :-p Actually I bought a 50mm f/1.4 lens on Tuesday.. I’m yet to look at the proper results in detail but it looks quite nice. I did look at the photo.net comparison of the EF50s and the f/1.8 was too pentagonal with fewer blades.. hence my choice for f/1.4.

To be honest I think the 1.6x CF works for me as I don’t do a lot of landscapes.. If you want wide on an APC-C sensor then EF-S 10-22 is a 35mm equivalent of a 16-35.. The only issue with that is it won’t work on a full frame body if you’re ever going to consider a 5D or something like that (when the prices fall maybe).. this is why I’ve stuck with EF lenses…

The 1.6x crop is actually not a major issue since you just use different lenses.. so a 50mm is like an 85mm (well 80mm strictly speaking but you know what I mean).. an 85mm is a 135mm and so on.. so when you go FF you just buy some wides and you probably have the collection you need.

With the slow-down from the 2x extender.. I’m inclined to buy something in the long prime category (on which the extender will work better probably too).. but some of the nice long lenses are just ridiculously expensive.. several thousand.. which may be fine if you sell photos but :)

It’s an addiction :-p

]]> By: Jay http://blog.seb.me.uk/2006/09/10/canon-ef-70-200-f28l-is-usm/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Jay Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:08:22 +0000 http://blog.seb.me.uk/2006/09/10/canon-ef-70-200-f28l-is-usm/#comment-4 Have you got your head around the 1.6 crop factor on the 350D when choosing lenses? I find it leaves me dithering on which lenses to buy at the wider end. You might like this article on the difference between the EF 50mm f1.4 and f1.8 lenses: http://www.photo.net/equipment/canon/ef50/ Have you got your head around the 1.6 crop factor on the 350D when choosing lenses? I find it leaves me dithering on which lenses to buy at the wider end.

You might like this article on the difference between the EF 50mm f1.4 and f1.8 lenses:

http://www.photo.net/equipment/canon/ef50/

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