EOS 50mm

[Ken Durling]

Not to beat a dead horse.  I had a bunch of gear stolen over the 
holidays, including my "Mk.I"  EF 50/1.8.  I'm awaiting the check 
from my insurance, and contemplating some replacements.  It would 
appear the qualities of this earlier lens have been discovered, and 
although I see some going for as low as $150 (I paid $60 for mine) 
many of them are approaching the cost of the f/1.4 version.  Now I 
could use the extra half-stop, but among FD lore it is generally 
considered that the FD f/1.8 is actually a better lens - or at least 
sharper - than the f/1.4. Is this true of the EF versions?  It seems 
I've heard something to that effect, but what are people's experience 
with these two lenses?  I'm assuming the two versions of the 1.8 are 
optically identical.

Thanks
Ken

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