Originally Posted by Flaming
Jan, I do accept the challenge the only thing now is to pony up the cash for the composer.I have thought about the 50mm f/1.8 often. I really like the idea of a small cheap lens, but sometimes I wonder if the IQ will disappoint me when I shoot wide open. I also have a USM right now and it seems like the 50's AF might be a little irritating. Maybe I should just go for it and worry about the IQ later when I really do have money and a good reason to worry about it.
Well I've had one and I never was satisfied with it. Hated the AF, but I know a lot of people who really love this lens. Speaking about IQ, the 50 f1.8 will definitely beat the lensbaby wide open and even totally stopped down. You shouldn't buy a lensbaby for it's amazing imagequality, but for it's capabilities. You can compare both lenses iso charts on Bryans reviews.
About the AF of the 50mm, I think it's pretty ok, but manual focus isn't really usable due the small and cheap construction and the sound it makes and turning it does while auto-focussing might give you the idea it's very slow.
If image-quality is a major concern, the 50 1.8 will win hands down, but for creativity I would personally buy a lensbaby before buying a 50mm 1.8.
Good luck saving and hopefully we'll see some nice pictures from you later on, or perhaps now? [A]
Jan
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