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Sat Jul 12, 2008, 5:41 PM

Beloved 50mm Prime lens. I shall remember your last moment of existence, there on the counter, that slowly shifted.

Oh well, you were made of plastic and made an incredibly annoying squeaking sound when focusing. I suppose you were meant to break sooner of later, for 100$, it is indeed inevitable. lol!

sooo, that just gives me one more reason to replace you. Thanks to my dear student loan, I shall replace you, very soon.

(though I'm quite aware the bill will come back to haunt me in three years and six months)

Anyway, any recommendations?
I have had my eyes on this one for quite some time now - [link]

what do you think?

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~FadingToGray Jul 12, 2008, 5:45:26 PM

mmmh why don't you get another 50mm but f1.4? I use it and it's incredibly fast and wonderful by night

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~adenomay Jul 12, 2008, 5:48:38 PM

bluh, I need more versatility.Since I can only use a 50mm opening I tend to only take headshots as im too lazy to back up.

I know, sounds ridiculous, but it's true haha!

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~lunothehellion Jul 12, 2008, 5:49:49 PM

Nooo!
Haha, mine's held in there like a champ.
That lens looks great, you'd do well with it.
Well when i upgrade lenses i'm getting a f1.4 or a fisheye/10-22mm. But those prices are too lofty for me right now.

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~FadingToGray Jul 12, 2008, 5:53:12 PM

headshots only?

if you use it at f8 you can make a 3/4 or a fullbody shot either with a better performance than the 1.8

if you really really need a versatile lens, then... save more money and look for the 24-105mm (once mounted, never go back

- and works perfectly on a fullframe without any vignetting on borders)

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~adenomay Jul 12, 2008, 5:53:20 PM

im sure the f1.4 makes wonders, but as you said, the prices are just as wonderful.

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~adenomay Jul 12, 2008, 5:58:36 PM

as well thanks I'll google that 24-105mm, sounds like a good idea

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~FadingToGray Jul 12, 2008, 6:04:51 PM

I can't read from the posted shots if you have a full frame or not, but that 24-105 is one of the "must" with the 17-40 (expecially for the wide shots) that's why I think it would be a long-life lens both for panoramics/wides and close-ups

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~jo-po-17 Jul 12, 2008, 6:57:15 PM

I broke mine after about a two months. It's fine for what you pay for it, but really... not built too tough. I would stay away from it, because the f-stop is too high (for my tastes), but it looks like it's good for portraits! the image stabilizer looks dandy to.

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~Liliova Jul 12, 2008, 11:28:12 PM

hehe, that's just 50mm more than my zoom lens (55-200mm)

I think you should get it, though I do have trouble focusing with mine sometimes, but maybe I'm just lens retarded xD
I'm finally getting a 50mm lens, just ordered it yesterday