--- "Sinha, Shashvat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here are the reasons I bought the 1.4 over the 1.8 > 1. I do a lot of candid ambient light photography. > The 1.4 has a faster AF > with USM and obviously lets in more light. > 2. My father has a FD 50mm f1.4 lens, and I grew up > with it. Its the best lens > I have ever seen. I feel the EF 50mm f1.4 is nearly > in the same class (the FD > is better made). I feel it will last me for many > years. The 1.8 is a cheaper > plastic lens which may or may not last long. On the > other hand, you can buy > five of them.
Faster (aperture) Higher (AF Speed) Stronger (Build) http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/index_uk.asp?SportCode=AT http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_672.pdf (Page 6 - The Motto) Pardon me for saying this, but maybe the real message is getting lost here: I see nothing wrong with my 50/1.8 II (yeah the plastic one, but does have GLASS optics in it, not plastic). For a mere cost of going out to the movies 2-3 times, I have a wonderful performer that does not cost the earth and moon. But then again what do I know - a frail voice lost amongst a multitude of heavily experienced ones ? - Harman __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
