Hi all.
Deciding between the Canon 35mm f/1.4 or the 50mm f/1.4 for indoor low lighting situations when you want to take candids and portraiture, for example in a restaurant setting. This is the case because I find the 24-70mm too heavy sometimes, and would like to carry a prime around sometimes for ease.
Since the main part of this question is applicable to DSLR users of all systems, I decided to post it here instead of in Canon thread.
Firstly, would you rather shoot at 35mm or 50mm, when focusing on 1 to 3 individuals? With the 1.4x-1.6x crop factor on all the non-high end DSLRs, 35mm would be about 50mm equivilent. I find myself shooting between 35mm and 50mm most of the times, thus I can't decide.
Secondly, I chose the f/1.4 versions because I'd like the extra versitility. Would the L on the 35mm f/1.4 make it of much higher optical quality than the non-L 50mm f/1.4? Would there be a significant visual quality difference, espically on a DSLR? Or if not looking at the speed of the lens, how would you rate their optical qualities in relation to the 35mm f/2 (non-USM) and the 50mm f1.8.
Would appreciate all comments, thanks
Deciding between the Canon 35mm f/1.4 or the 50mm f/1.4 for indoor low lighting situations when you want to take candids and portraiture, for example in a restaurant setting. This is the case because I find the 24-70mm too heavy sometimes, and would like to carry a prime around sometimes for ease.
Since the main part of this question is applicable to DSLR users of all systems, I decided to post it here instead of in Canon thread.
Firstly, would you rather shoot at 35mm or 50mm, when focusing on 1 to 3 individuals? With the 1.4x-1.6x crop factor on all the non-high end DSLRs, 35mm would be about 50mm equivilent. I find myself shooting between 35mm and 50mm most of the times, thus I can't decide.
Secondly, I chose the f/1.4 versions because I'd like the extra versitility. Would the L on the 35mm f/1.4 make it of much higher optical quality than the non-L 50mm f/1.4? Would there be a significant visual quality difference, espically on a DSLR? Or if not looking at the speed of the lens, how would you rate their optical qualities in relation to the 35mm f/2 (non-USM) and the 50mm f1.8.
Would appreciate all comments, thanks