mongoose777 wrote:
C\'mon guys get real, the 50 1.4 is much better than the 1.8 lens!
Those that think the 1.8 is as good are just trying to justify themselves into thinking it a better value because your too cheap to start with. The 1.8 is not great wide open and is soft at the edges. The 1.4 has a nice solid feel when compared to the cheap plastic made 1.8 lens, IMO it feels like something came out of a cracker jack box. Its pretty much the same with the canon 50 1.8 & the 50 1.4 lens. The canons 1.4 is by far a better lens, just like the nikon 1.4 lens. Try one and compare it for yourselves and I know you will tell a difference.
Owned both in various forms. Prefer the 1.8. Neither is great wide open as 50\'s go, neither is great at the edges until f2.8-f4. The 1.4 is 2/3rds of a stop faster and somewhat better built, the 1.8 is cheaper and has IMHO a nicer look. It\'s a tossup in image quality unless you get a bad example of one, Chinese f1.8 production is known for having some notable sample variation.
Nov 23, 2008 at 09:42 AM
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