it looks like you can get really close, so shorter focal length should not be a problem


1/400 seems a little bit slower as you can see some motion blur in the pictures.


noise is acceptable even with ISO 3200


bad isolation due to smaller aperture and shorter focal length.


so I think with 50D and 85mm 1.8, you can get a lot of improvement, on the other hand, if you only can have one lens, a f2.8 70-200mm will cover indoor and outdoor( not sure if it