Is this too much lens for a EOS 50D
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I am not sure what you mean by "too much lens". It's a great lens, sharp and great color rendition. But on the 50D it will be about 38mm, so not much of a wide angle for your camera. I have used it on a 5D MKII and MKIII for landscapes and environmental portraits. On my 7d, its more like a standard lens, e.g. 50mm lens.
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Not if you'd like the flexibility of upgrading to a full-frame sensor camera body down the road.The 50D has the smaller APS-C size sensor so it won't be using the full extent of the this lens, but there isn't a smaller EF-S lens that's f/1.4 so if it's fast glass you want, then this is the 24mm to get.
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I have never owned a 50D, but the EF 24mm lens is excellent, and I don't know how it could be too much, whatever that means.
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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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The 50 is probably more often referred to as a "standard" lens and works great. The 35 is slightly wider and often used for portraits of more than just one person (when you need to fit more people in the frame). Keep in mind that if you have a camera with an ASP-C sensor (or a "crop sensor"-- this is the Rebel line of Canon canons as well as the 7D, etc), the 50mm is closer to a (1.6 x 50 =) 80mm due to the smaller sensor and a 35 looks closer to a (35 x 1.6=) 56mm lens. What I would suggest before dropping a lot of money on the 35L or 50L is to see what range you use more or what looks better on your camera. Most Canon cameras come with an 18-55 or 24-105 lens. Zoom that lens to the 35mm mark and use that for a day and see how it works. Then do the same thing with the lens at the 50mm mark. If you find that 50 is too narrow or 35 is too wide, there is no sense in dropping $1000+ on a focal length you aren't likely to use.
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It is good for your wide establishing shots or elements that reveal atmosphere and/or ambience. It's a wide lens. 50 mm is best for medium shots and/or close ups because wides make people's faces distort, well, wides pretty much distort any image around the edges. It's a great lens, I have had mine for 4 years and sold it for nearly retail price. Glass is the only thing that holds its value in the video/photog world
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We carried both on our European honeymoon. The 50 mm f/1.8 lens is GREAT for portraits when you want to blur the background, but it is not good for landscapes or where you need to stand pretty close to the subject but want a normal field of view. We found that it was hard to just carry the 50 mm lens without having the 18-55 lens in back-up, but the pictures with the 50 mm lens are our favorites. If you really wanted to just carry one lens, you could probably get by with the 50 mm lens plus a camera phone.
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Hello I want to Purchase the Canon 50D which I hear is a Very good Camera. but I want an extra lens i see one for under 300 but its an EF-S 55-250 can the EF-S fit the 50D's EF mount????
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If money is a concern, try the "fantastic plastic" or sometimes called the "nifty fifty". That's the Canon EOS 50mm f/1.8. Great lens. Best optics per dollar, for sure. Only complaint people have had has been about the quality of background blur when shooting wide open. I haven't had an issue personally, it's acceptable for the price. It IS rather ugly compared to the quality of bokeh on the f/1.2L .. But you can buy 15 of the 1.8s for the price of the 1.2, so that's to be expected. The 1.4 has had some great reviews as well.
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I've been using a 50mm and it's been working great. A 40mm would be too small.
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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 have both the 20mm and 50mm lenses and I think my 20mm better for portraits, but that is because I like getting close to my subject. You can't go wrong with this lense it hands down my favorite.
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I do own a 18-50mm on my Rebel.. and this one is for my Nikon... But I really can't distinguish any differences since I am pretty new to the hobby. But I find it very easy now to just have one lens on all the time .. with my canon I would always have to keep changing from my 15-50mm to my zoom lens a lot and it takes too much time plus you have to carry another lens with you. So far so good.. its a really awesome lens.. and all my friends think its cool!
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Then lens is not image stabilized; I don't own a Canon EOS 50D, so cannot authoritatively address the second question.
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All Canon EF lenses are compatible with the 50D and all of Canon's other dSLRs. You just have to keep in mind that the 50D's smaller APS-C sized sensor will make your lenses seem 1.6X longer in focal length. Your 100-300 will give you the same viewing angle as a 160-480mm lens and the 28-105 will no longer be wide angle but seem more like a 45-168mm moderate telephoto.I tried out my brother-in-law's 100-300 on an XTi sometime back -- very nice image quality as I recall and EXTREMELY fast focusing.
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No problem. I keep a canon 50d with 18-135 attached. There is still plenty of room for extras (hood, filters, etc). I carry my 400mm lens (with other stuff) in the upper compartment.
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Not familiar with D-50, But I have a 5200 and it does take good pictures, however if yours has auto focus, this lens does not have that feature and you have to focus by hand.
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Photofun123-I am in a similar situation. What did you decide on and what do you think of it? I will be getting a 50d and only one lens. My main subject will be my toddler. I am considering 24-70 and 24-105. Thanks.
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The best way to answer your question is to ask what you're using it for. If you are using it for portraits of family members, I prefer this over the 50mm. However, if you are looking for point and shoot lenses, this is not the one for you.