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nordfoto.se Jens
Getting this tomorow, thoughts?

Canon EF 50/1,4 USM
>> F!Dave
One of the best Canon lenses there is.
>> nordfoto.se Jens
Sweet dude
>> Anonymous
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I couldn't justify the extra two hundred bucks, and went with the 50/1.8 instead. Cheap as heck and nearly as fast. This is one of the shots I took with it.

Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeCanonCamera ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBELMaximum Lens Aperturef/1.8Sensing MethodOne-Chip Color AreaFirmware VersionFirmware Version 1.1.1Serial Number1560511129Owner NameAdam B.Image-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution180 dpiVertical Resolution180 dpiImage Created2006:05:14 17:17:08Exposure Time1/60 secF-Numberf/2.2ISO Speed Rating200Lens Aperturef/2.2Exposure Bias0 EVFlashNo FlashFocal Length50.00 mmColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width3072Image Height2048RenderingNormalExposure ModeAutoScene Capture TypeStandardExposure ModeProgramFocus TypeAutoMetering ModeEvaluativeSharpnessHighSaturationHighContrastHighDigital ZoomUnknownShooting ModeManualImage SizeLargeFocus ModeAI FocusDrive ModeSingleFlash ModeOffCompression SettingFineMacro ModeUnknownWhite BalanceAutoExposure Compensation3Sensor ISO Speed192Image Number186-8635
>> ??????? !KEBab7wem6
The 1.4 has a few advantages over ther 1.8. What I'd usually recommend is getting one of the older makes (Mark 1) of the 50mm f/1.8, since it's made (mostly) out of metal.

The 1.4 has a few advantages over the 1.8 though;

1) f/1.4 instead of f/1.8
2) 8-blade diaphragm instead of 5-blade, like the f/1.8
3) better contrast, less annoying flare
4) better, clean bokeh
5) USM (well, anyways, the fake ring-USM they use in it)

Those were the primary reasons I'd probably have the f/1.4. Funny thing is, I used to have one, but gave it in exchange for another one. I kinda regret it now. :P
>> Anonymous
>>29779
Uh..."fake"?

The Canon propagana material lead me to believe that the USM *is* a ring.
>> ??????? !KEBab7wem6
>>29785

Nope. There are two types of USM in Canon's lenses - ring-type and non-ring.
Ring-type USM is the ones you usually bump into, which feature the full-time manual focus. The other non-ring USM, which appears more like the normal AFD solution you find in cheaper Canon lenses (50mm f/1.8, 35mm f/2, etc.), but quieter without the full-time manual focus. An example of this being is the Canon EF 90-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM-lens (http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/EF_Lenses/Zoom_Lenses/EF_90300mm_f4556_USM/)
, which is an USM and doesn't have FTM.

I can't remember just exactly how, but the USM in the 50mm f/1.4 is a mixed type of USM - it's not exactly a ring-type USM, but features a somewhat perverse hack to enable FTM.