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Hi, I have a 1.6x cropped body and I am looking to buy a prime lens.
I was thinking of getting a 50mm and ask a good friend to let me try the one he got. The lens(Canon EF 50mm f/1.8) may not be the best one but it did much better than the kit lens (18-55mm f:3.5-5.6) I have in low light.
I am obsessed with low(ambient) light photography. I just hate using flash. If there is a way to take a picture without a flash, I go that route...
f/1.8 stop worked really great. It gave me at least 2 extra stops comparing to my kit lens. I loved the DOF and the back ground blur.
The only problem was the field of view. The focal length on a 1.6 cropped body made the lens work like 80mm lens.
If I had a full frame body, I am sure I would be very please with 50mm len's field of view. But I don't have a full frame
So I then looked at the 35mm lense. Canon has a 35mm EF lense as well. Similarly priced but not USM. The problem is I will most likely upgrage to 5D in a few years and I don't want to upgrade my lenses.
I really want a fast prime lens but can't decide what to get.
Would I regret if I buy 35mm? Should I go with 50mm? I was about to order the Canon 50mm f/1.4 USM lens but wanted to get your opinion before...
I will be using this lens mostly for indoor (parties, b-days, wedding etc.)
Thanks
I was thinking of getting a 50mm and ask a good friend to let me try the one he got. The lens(Canon EF 50mm f/1.8) may not be the best one but it did much better than the kit lens (18-55mm f:3.5-5.6) I have in low light.
I am obsessed with low(ambient) light photography. I just hate using flash. If there is a way to take a picture without a flash, I go that route...
f/1.8 stop worked really great. It gave me at least 2 extra stops comparing to my kit lens. I loved the DOF and the back ground blur.
The only problem was the field of view. The focal length on a 1.6 cropped body made the lens work like 80mm lens.
If I had a full frame body, I am sure I would be very please with 50mm len's field of view. But I don't have a full frame
So I then looked at the 35mm lense. Canon has a 35mm EF lense as well. Similarly priced but not USM. The problem is I will most likely upgrage to 5D in a few years and I don't want to upgrade my lenses.
I really want a fast prime lens but can't decide what to get.
Would I regret if I buy 35mm? Should I go with 50mm? I was about to order the Canon 50mm f/1.4 USM lens but wanted to get your opinion before...
I will be using this lens mostly for indoor (parties, b-days, wedding etc.)
Thanks