Quote Originally Posted by vitomalpi


Thanks guys... in terms of the built quality I know that the 1.4 is better, just like the 1.2 is even better. I was just wondering on the DOF more than anything, i want the blur effect on my portraits and didn't know if it was a significant difference between the 1.4 and 1.8...


Read the reviews. I want the blur effect too, but there's not a LOT of difference between f/1.4 and f/1.8. However, the f/1.8 lens isn't real sharp until f/2.8; the review says that the f/1.4 lens is sharp by f/2.0 and very sharp by f/2.8. Therefore, if you want sharpness, you can work one stop faster with the f/1.4 lens. That's a little more significant in my book.