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From: "JIm Linch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: EOS 50 1.8
> If I may jump in? I have not been following the thread closely, but I
> am considering the Canon 50 f1.8II or f1.4 for available light photos.
>
> My question to users is this. Is the added speed really noticed? I
> have not done any photography inside, but want a lens that I can stick
> on when traveling and especially going into museums. Because the
> lighting is alway terrible in museums and PhotoDo rates them both as
> great lens, I was hoping to hear if the extra speed was worth the price?
>
> --
> Jim Linch, Medford OR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sharing God's Word Through Photography
> http://www.eosoregon.com (coming soon!)
Jim, I can't speak to how often you would use the lens, but math tells us
the 1.4 will let in 92% more light than the 1.8, so it's nearly twice as
bright. The tradeoff is that the DOF is much shallower at that aperture. As
you may have gathered, I use the 1.8 because it's not all that often I need
a normal lens, but the 1.4 has been on my "need to get" list for a while. It
just doesn't seem to be at the top when the money's in my pocket!
Tom P.
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