Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What *is* up with Canon and Nikon "normal" 50's? I'm a newbie, but I've read tales of derring-do of fast 50's over the last few decades, but neither kit seems to feature truly "world class" 50mm lenses. What a shame! Scott Tina Manley wrote: > At 02:12 PM 8/28/2005, you wrote: > >> Tina, have you shot the Canon 1.4/35, 2/35 or 1.4/50? >> >> Feli > > Feli - > > I have the 50/1.4. It's not a bad lens, but not in the same class > with the 24/1.4 and the 85/1.2. Those two are L lenses and are much > heavier and have aspherical and UD lens elements and what they > describe as a "circular diaphragm for better background blur" - > whatever it is it works. I don't have a Canon 35., but the 24 is > actually a 31 with the 1.3 multiplier. > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information