Chip Louie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to: >Optically a very fine lens IMO, but it has a noisy, slow autofocus motor and >lacks the ability to manually focus or touch up focus without switching off >AF on the lens barrel. For many people this is all you will need much of >the time when using a 50mm lens. For some (myself included), the lack of >FTM, slow focusing and noisy AF won't get the job done while shooting with a >50mm regularly. Additionally, while the higher initial cost of the EF 50 >1.4USM can be a factor the difference is almost nothing over the anticipated >10 year life I expect from a high-end lens like this. Just my .02, YMMV. > > >Cheers/Chip
Good advice, thanks Chip. I likely would have got the 50/1.4 without it, and I agree. USM rocks. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
