kristian reinau Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 My Canon 50mm F:1,8 Mark II saved my day!!! I had a nice experience today, and I�m so happy, that I would like to share it with you all! Some time ago I was asked to shoot two rolls of film at a 50 years birthday today, and I said yes to the assignment. I have a Canon Eos 300 with the BP-200 Battery Pack grip, a Metz 40AF-4C flash, a Sigma 28-300mm F:3,5-6,3 lens with hood and a Canon 50mm F:1,8 Mark II lens with dedicated hood. I used 400 ISO Fuji Superia print film. And I thought I would use the zoom lens, because of the easiness of zooming. When I came to the birthday I got a surprise � it was a living room filled with people, almost only candlelight�s, dark wood ceiling � so it was really dark for the zoom lens. In fact I couldn�t see a thing in the finder, literally � and the AF was often searching in vain, even with help from the AF assistant on the flash. After shooting some pictures I was quite desperate � you know the feeling when you know after you have taken the picture, that it wasn�t the picture you wanted � you know it was not perfect� Then I decided to skip the easiness of zoom, and stick with the 50mm lens, that I normally use! Suddenly I could se the motives in the finder, the AF was dead on, and the motives just came crawling! Suddenly I had the right feeling � you know the feeling of �yes, that was exactly the picture I wanted!� So my words of wisdom from this experience must bee � if you own a Canon Eos camera then get the 50mm F:1,8 Mark II prime! It saved my day! I love this little lens! Kristian Reinau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franc_boulanger Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 You're absolutely right; the EF 50mm 1.8 is cheap, sharp and fast, the ideal combination. It�s my cheapest lens, but performs best. Highly recommended to every EOS owner. The only disadvantage is the construction. I used to have the mkII, but now I own the mkI, which is more solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aa2000 Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 Well, I know what you feel. Some days ago I shoot a wedding and the f1.8 of this 50mm saved me many times, because the focus was quick and precise in almost total darkness. I had a 28-105mm zoom with me, but it hunted for focus endless when the light was poor, despite USM motor and AF assist light from my flash unit. All that matters in those conditions is the luminosity of the lens, and not the type of AF motor... 50mm/f1.8 + 550 EX + Eye AF + very low light = pure joy to use. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard thompson www.fotoz Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 I agree - I bought one one recommendation to several posters in this forum. Here is an example of my results : http://www.photo.net/photo/1691464 Being hand held, my other lenses couldn't compete... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakim_peled1 Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 That is a message from the lord of photographers to you. Thy shell not use hyperzooms :-) Happy shooting , Yakim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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