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Canon AF/EF 50mm f/1.8 lens... ???
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chrismccorkle
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Jul 9, 2006, 01:28 AM
 
I'm an intermediate photographer (in skill, not equipment) and I'm on the search for a 50mm f/1.8 lens for my Canon EOS 350D (aka Digital Rebel XT) and I can't find any for the life of me... Every search I make, be it on amazon.com, bhphotovideo.com, or even google, I can not find an AF 50mm f/1.8 lens. All I find are EF ones... now as far as I know, these have a different mount setup. Am I right? I have an AF->EF mount for my 350D, but it's weird and the corrective lens isn't very good.

I saw a poster here where they used a 50mm EF lens on a 30D. It confused me.

Am I missing something? Can I easily put the EF lens on my digital camera? What do I need?
     
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Jul 9, 2006, 03:03 PM
 
AF - AutoFocus
EF - Electro-Focus

the AF has nothing to do with mount type. your 350D can take EF and EF-S lenses. you'd be hard pressed to find a canon lens for sale that didn't work with your camera.
the 50mm 1.8, btw, is a very good value. it's plastic & it's $80, but the pictures are sharp and, hell, it's a 1.8.

bh link.
     
chrismccorkle  (op)
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Jul 9, 2006, 03:38 PM
 
i just settled with

Items shipping soon:
Delivery estimate: July 11, 2006

* 1 of: SanDisk SDCFH-2048-901 2GB ULTRA II CF Card
* 1 of: Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
* 1 of: Canon 430EX Speedlite Flash for EOS and PowerShot Cameras

Here is the link to the item:


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...939217?ie=UTF8
     
Eug Wanker
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Jul 10, 2006, 10:55 AM
 
By all accounts, the EF f/1.4 is much better than the f/1.8.

http://www.photo.net/equipment/canon/ef50/

No surprise though, since the EF f/1.4 costs a lot more. (I have the f/1.8 and I'm not a big fan of it, except for the price.)
     
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Jul 10, 2006, 11:44 AM
 
The 1.4 is a good lens. I was going to suggest you try to find an older 50 1.8 with the metal mount, although you'd pay a premium for it. Enjoy your 1.4
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Jul 10, 2006, 11:47 AM
 
the 1.4 is absolutely beautiful. I love my 1.8, but the 1.4 is so much better I avoid using it when i have the chance because i don't own it, and it just depresses me.

Don't be afraid of picking up a 1.8 as a back-up if you get the chance.
Amazon
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens
Price: $69.00
     
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Jul 10, 2006, 07:13 PM
 
I've got the 1.4 and the 1.8, and love them both!

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chrismccorkle  (op)
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Jul 30, 2006, 02:43 PM
 
Yeah I bought the 1.4 and I love it... I recently bought this 10-20mm too:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...ughType=search
     
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Where can you find a canon ef 50 1.8 metal mount lens ?
     
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