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Question: I have a cropped sensor DSLR (Canon 60D). It is difficult to take full body portraits in focus with my 50mm 1.4. Is this lens the right choice?
Document: Bought this lens for a Canon 60D and it is great for all around shooting as it acts like a 50mm on a cropped sensor. Produces crisp images and is great for portraits! Awesome lens!
The reason I bought this lens was to use it indoors in lower light conditions. I have had this lens on my Rebel XT for about six months and it does a fairly a good job. It maybe true that the 50mm 1.4 is better but that type of lens on a 1.6 cropped sensor is only good for portraits in my opinion. It is true this lens is a little on the soft side.
I'll start with the PROS:I love the focal length of the lens. It's a match made in heaven for a cropped camera sensor like my 60D. I 'upgraded' from the 50mm f/1.8 aka the 'nifty fifty' because I felt the 50mm was too long on cropped. I find myself backing up especially indoors taking photos of family and friends. The 28mm is definitely more wider, and it can focus more closer to objects.I like the USM auto-focus a lot.
I just recently purchased this lens. It's fantastic for shooting indoors where you want to use available light. Very nice bokeh, not as good as my 50mm 1.4 but still very happy with it! Great lens for a very good price. If you can't afford one of the wide angle L lenses or you are using a crop sensor body and want a &#34;normal&#34; prime this is definitely a good buy! Highly recommend!
I noticed a huge difference in my results while shooting wide open on a tripod. Also I have got very sharp results using the center focus point than the outer ones for focussing at f1.8 since only the center one is a cross hair sensor on XSi. I suspect 60D, 7D, 5D mkIII and cameras of that ilk (with multiple cross hair sensor focusing points) will consistently achieve sharp results starting right from f1.8 anywhere in the frame.
When you have an APSC camera body (like the Canon Rebel series, Canon 70D, or Canon 7D), there is a 1.6x crop factor to take into account, as APSC cameras crop the image that's taken to fit its sensor.Build Quality-weighing in at 10.9oz (310g), this adds some weight to your camera body, but still not too much weight compared to telephoto lenses.
Very good lens. Not the best one Canon offers but does exactly what I needed.I considered buying Canons 24mm 1.4 L for about a year but could not justify the price. I could buy three of these for the price of the 24mm.All i wanted was a good low light, fast, lens to take candid shots with out the crappy flash on the camera.The images are great. Actually converts to about a 44mm film lens on my DSLR.No regrets.
This lens was exactly what I was looking for. I would highly recommend it! I considered the Sigma 30mm 1.4, but I think I made the right choice!
I have a big collection of narrow angle lenses. This is my first experiment in something wide angle. For a practice lens, it is great.The body of the lens is a bit light and feels a little more flimsy compared to something like the Canon f1.4 50mm. But that just means it leaves room for me to buy better, wider lenses after I have practiced with the 28 1.8.It is great for outdoor photographs, group pictures, casual outings and mid-light atmospheres!
I usually shoot around 2.0 - 2.8 to get sharp images with a nice bokeh effect.Overall, this is one of the lenses that every photographer, beginners and pros alike, should have in their camera bag. At a great focal length that can be used as a wide angle lens on a full frame body or as a general purpose lens on an APSC cropped camera body without breaking the piggybank and short of an expensive L lens, this is one lens that one musn't pass up.
Answer: That is exactly why I purchased this lens and I love it! The focus is a bit soft if you try and go below f2.2, but as I'm generally shooting moving children I usually keep it around f2.5 or 2.8 anyway. Hope this helps!