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Canon RF 50mm F1.8 STM lens....is it worth the extra over the older / ordinary nifty 50?​

Daughter has a Canon 500D and was looking to get her a nifty 50...advice very much welcome....thanks​


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rf wont work on the 500d, get the ef
 
I see. I have lost touch over time.

What is the difference?

Edit: Just looked it up....thanks..
 
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EF 1.8 is excellent value for money from what I gather, we've got Pentax 1.4, Canon 1.4 and Nikon 1.4 in our house, the Pentax 1.7 is reckoned to be better.

New EF 1.8 should be very reasonably priced.
 
Remember that 50mm on Canon APS-C gives you an equivalent field of view of (50 x 1.6 =) 80mm. For something closer to a traditional 50mm field of view you could consider a 28 or 35mm lens.
 
It has to be added the EF model needs to be STM, because you really don't want the one that was before.

However if you are looking at RF prices, you may as well get Sigma ART 50mm f/1.4 which is far better lens allround.
 
I used to have the older 50mm 1.8. several years ago now and out of touch with it all.

So, it has to be STM?
 
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As mentioned by Alan, the only issue with a Nifty on apsc is the very tight field of view for general shooting. It's more of a traditional/typical portrait focal length.

Personally, I'd be thinking more around the 28mm or 35mm range for a more versatile prime lens especially on apsc.
 
LeeRatters said:
As mentioned by Alan, the only issue with a Nifty on apsc is the very tight field of view for general shooting. It's more of a traditional/typical portrait focal length.

Personally, I'd be thinking more around the 28mm or 35mm range for a more versatile prime lens especially on apsc.
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It's up to the OP/personal preference but I always wince a bit when people talk about "nifty 50's" on crop cameras as IMO on crop cameras they become completely different things. I have used a 50mm a lot on MFT giving an equivalent FoV of 100mm (MTF is x2 crop) but I did understand that it was no longer a "nifty 50" but the 25mm I also have is.

Good luck choosing Raincloud.
 
woof woof said:
It's up to the OP/personal preference but I always wince a bit when people talk about "nifty 50's" on crop cameras as IMO on crop cameras they become completely different things. I have used a 50mm a lot on MFT giving an equivalent FoV of 100mm (MTF is x2 crop) but I did understand that it was no longer a "nifty 50" but the 25mm I also have is.

Good luck choosing Raincloud.
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25mm is 2.8 though?
 
Raincloud said:
25mm is 2.8 though?
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I don't know the Canon system. The aperture is something to think about and has two implications, low light use and depth of field. If you do low light shooting then f2.8 could be an issue, dof wise I think very limited depth is maybe over done but it's a personal decision.

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Back when I had Canon APS-C I had a Sigma 30mm f1.4. I've no idea what's available today for DSLR's but there could be something 3rd party.
 
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To add to the above the only canon 50mm EF to buy is the STM.
The best option is the Sigma Art 50mm

But I hated 50mm on APSC, not long enough for a decent portrait and too narrow for anything else.

There’s a Sigma 30mm 1.4 that used to be prolific for serious crop shooters back in the day. And that’d be my recommendation.
 
When I shot full frame Canon, I had a 28mm f/1.8, 50/1.4 and the 135L - I'm not sure if that 28mm has been updated or replaced with a newer version since then. It might have been a EF28 USM maybe...?
 
Thanks people. Will have a look. I want to keep costs down too as camera doesnt get much use but i wouldnt mind using it now and again...
 
Shame that one in the classifieds has already been sold - £70 is a good sum for a super lens. £85-100 seems to be the going rate on usedlens.co.uk (e,g, £88 for as new on MPB).
 
Phil V said:
To add to the above the only canon 50mm EF to buy is the STM.
The best option is the Sigma Art 50mm

But I hated 50mm on APSC, not long enough for a decent portrait and too narrow for anything else.

There’s a Sigma 30mm 1.4 that used to be prolific for serious crop shooters back in the day. And that’d be my recommendation.
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I had one of those and I liked it but I wonder how old it is these days? I have a lot of film era lenses but they're manual so no electronics to crumble away.
 
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