looking for lens for family potrait on T4i..should I go with this or 50mm lens? love bookeh effect in general
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It will depend on the number of subjects you are trying to shoot and how far they are apart from front to back. Remember that lower f-stop numbers equal shallower depth of field and you may find shooting a large group challenging to focus all of subjects. I usually shoot at f2.8 with this lens which is equal to approximately f4 on a full frame camera (5D III, 6D). This will give you relatively workable depth with moderate background blur. Might need to adjust the distortion in Photoshop or Camera RAW of portraits of larger group.
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I guess it really depends, the 50mm is fantastic with a really nice shallow depth of field but the 50mm is worthless for a family portrait in a small room, heck, even in a large room its rough! I use the 50mm for individual portraits but for a group its focal range with the crop sensor just sucks. I use the 28mm for everything inside my house, crawling baby, family photo, etc.
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Go for the 28mm. Will give you some elbow room inside the house where standing back isn't practical all the time. 50mm will have restrictive FoV for the purpose.
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I use the 28mm for more of a wide angle shot. I would recommend the 50 for family portraits. They both have a good bokeh effect but I found the 50mm was sharper
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if you are into portraits of children just like me, you might want to consider EF 50mm lenses. i also have EF 24-105 L, but i found myself using 50mm the most. 24-105mm is a versatile player that you can take everywhere w/ decent amount of light. however, for portraits, i would highly recommend 50mm. bokek in the background is just stunning. i personally have 50mm 1.2 L, and experiencing superb result.
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Here is a greast site for lens discussions. www.dpreview.com Go to the forum for Canon lens talk. The 50mm 1.8 is a great portrait lens. It's fantastic in low light conditions. Just treat it with utmost care as the build is not great and there have been many of a complaint on how easy it can fall apart. As a previous poster mentioned the EF-S 17-85 is a good choice. It has full time manual focus with IS. As an every day multi purpose lens this is a nice lens. I also have this lens. The only problem I have with it is the low light shots. It is too slow. If used with External Flash it is fine. That's why I bought the prime lens. I just have to use my feet for zoom. You are going to have a lot of fun using AV mode with the 50mm and playing around with WB and ISO. Enjoy!
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We thank everyone for there suggestions. We went to the 50 1.4 for a fast lens. Having not used our 17-40 that often, no need to spend mucho money on the 16-35.
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Perfectly!! This is one of my favorite lenses to be used with my EOS 50D. It's a light and sharp lens perfect for nature photography, birdwatching, ...
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I'm in the same boat. I have a 40d as well and I just bought the Canon 50mm 1.8 but found that I was always "stepping back" to take a lot of indoor shots. I am leaning towards either the Sigma 30 1.4 or Canon 24 f2.8. The 24 got a good review at the photozone.de site. Here's a direct link if Amazon will let it through: http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/153-canon-ef-24mm-f28-test-report--review?start=2.They review just about every lens. Check it out. Again, it's photozone (dot) de
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i won't comment on bokeh, but i find the 35mm a better walking around lens (but i am a landscape person) if shooting people, my guess is the 50 might be better.
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I bought it formy T2i and it's amazing. So much better than the 18-55mm that came originally with it. I did run firmware updates and added the lens to my camera's list for Peripheral Illumination Correction. I found the information on how to do it on google. But I love the lens, it works great on my T2i.
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Hi K. Johnson-I have been mulling over this very same thing.....I have decided on the 24-105 for a 50d. You may find this website helpful: www.the-digital-picture.com Has a nice review of canon lens recommendations which helped me to decide. Good luck!
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I love my 35 but my 50mm 1.4 was what I started with and I still love it.:)
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I had no trouble using this lens on a T4i. Fits and works great. I think it's also sold as a standard kit lens with both T4i and T5i.
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I have both lenses and they are both pretty good. I probably like the 50mm a bit more than the 35mm. The real question for you to answer is what will I be my primary use for the lens ? Remember, we're shooting with a crop-sensor camera, so the lenses convert from a 35mm to a 52mm, and the 50mm converts to a 75mm lens. My recommendation for General Purpose Shooting would be to go with the 50mm ! A great bang for the buck and terrific bokeh !
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Excellent lens for low light! For low light you need a fast lens - 1.4 is very fast. Use the 50mm for people pictures and you won't go wrong. Learn to use your manual focus during composition: that is, move closer (zoom-in) or further away (zoom-out) 'with your feet'.
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I ended up going for the Sigma. So far I'm pretty happy with it; focus seems OK on my T1i, and the lens seems quite well put together. Not getting dinged extra for a bag and a lens hood is nice too.
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I too am a novice, however, I did do some research before purchasing my Canon Rebel T4i with the 18-135mm lens. I found that for doing video, which is more of a priority for me, the auto focus with this lens is quiet, unlike the 18-55mm. That was enough to sell me on it.
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I agree as well with the others. I own the Tamron and love the lens. Very sharp and works great for general use but the 50 I have heard is a great lens. If you don't mind using your feet instead of a zoom you should be good starting with the prime.
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I agree with the previous comment. The Tamron lens is a good 'general' lens for your bag. The kit lens is worthless in my opinion and should be avoided at all cost. Your 50mm 1.4 is my recommendation.