When is 50mm 1.8 coming

[Galdor]

well said ouverture,

In my opinion the FF 50mm 1.8 that is available for other makes is reall good and cheap for its low light capability.

like what bro synapseman said 50mm crop factor lens(DT) is really great marketing strategy..
to have a DT lens that gives the same field of view as 50mm on FF, the DT lens should be between 30-35mm.. eg sigma 30 1.4, nikon's 35 1.8. that is why these lenses is very sought after in CS Classified although its a crop factor lens.
As for the sony's 50mm DT its a bit on the tele end on crop factor and it can only be used on grop factor cameras.

but this is not to say that the 50mm DT lens is not worth to buy cause although being a DT lens slightly on the tele side on crop factor camera, credit have to be given for its low light capabilities f1.8. and it will be the cheapest prime(i guess unless sony crazily price it above the 50 1.4)be it FF/crop below an aperture of f2. so its sony 50 1.8 vs 50.1.4 vs 35 1.4 vs sigma 30 1.4 vs 50 1.4 and a slew others sigmas 24 1.8, 28 1.8 if i'm not wrong.

And you just need to search flickr, pbase many other popular photo sites to know that there great portraiture taken with primes from 35mm or lesser to 200mm and more. no hard rules to say neither here nor there

end of the day its what drives you and what is worth to you and what is affordable to you.
just my 2 cents
:cheers:

I would go for the 50mm f1.7 anytime given it's solid build as compared to the others which are plasticky.

 

[afipuffy]

Actually i did a wedding shoot using totally 50mm f1.4.
I only brought the 50mm and body itself. Didnt bring along my external flash. So shoot everything with manual. And turns out great. To me 50mm really did a good job for event. think of buying 30mm and 85mm or 135mm....But 50mm still my walk about lens...

 

[TME]

Actually i did a wedding shoot using totally 50mm f1.4.
I only brought the 50mm and body itself. Didnt bring along my external flash. So shoot everything with manual. And turns out great. To me 50mm really did a good job for event. think of buying 30mm and 85mm or 135mm....But 50mm still my walk about lens...

Did you have to take group shots with the 50mm? I'll be interested to find out how you managed it with the 50mm...

 

[die Blende]

Actually i did a wedding shoot using totally 50mm f1.4.
I only brought the 50mm and body itself. Didnt bring along my external flash. So shoot everything with manual. And turns out great. To me 50mm really did a good job for event. think of buying 30mm and 85mm or 135mm....But 50mm still my walk about lens...

:bigeyes::bigeyes::bigeyes:

serious??

No wonder you were saying that the 50mm is not so wide, in you earlier post.

OR maybe you were using it on a full frame body..

but still to do a whole wedding even on a full frame body with ONLY the 50mm is still :bigeyes::bigeyes:

salute bro, salute

 

[die Blende]

I would go for the 50mm f1.7 anytime given it's solid build as compared to the others which are plasticky.

Oh yah hah! how come we got carried away and forgot totally abt the 50 1.7... agree with you on that 50mm 1.7 used is really much more worth the money actually...

cheers

 

[TME]

Oh yah hah! how come we got carried away and forgot totally abt the 50 1.7... agree with you on that 50mm 1.7 used is really much more worth the money actually...

cheers

Not sure if it is so easy to find now... been out of production for some time now... but I think Buy & Sell forum should help!

 

[Ouverture]

Hi guys,

Initial tests with the new 50/1.8 during lunchtime just now at East Coast, observations are:

1) Colours and contrast are quite good, even wide opened at F1.8
2) Sharpness is ok at F1.8, better at F2 and very sharp from F2.8
3) Overall AF is quite fast with the new AF Motor
4) Still quite noisy but quieter than the body AF Motor.

I will compare it at home with my 50/1.4 and post some results later.

 

[Agenda]

Hi guys,

Initial tests with the new 50/1.8 during lunchtime just now at East Coast, observations are:

1) Colours and contrast are quite good, even wide opened at F1.8
2) Sharpness is ok at F1.8, better at F2 and very sharp from F2.8
3) Overall AF is quite fast with the new AF Motor
4) Still quite noisy but quieter than the body AF Motor.

I will compare it at home with my 50/1.4 and post some results later.

Thanks for the heads up bro, would love to see comparison of similar f for both lens.

 

[kennmail]

Oh yah hah! how come we got carried away and forgot totally abt the 50 1.7... agree with you on that 50mm 1.7 used is really much more worth the money actually...

cheers

I too agree tt its value for money. 50mm 1.4 is great if u have tt extra cash to spend. So after all the discussing here on whether u should use 50mm 1.8, still no news when its coming.

 

[Ouverture]

After some intense testing over the graveyard shift yesterday, I have come to conclusion that this little 50/1.8 lens is almost as good as my 50/1.4 for all the apertures, for sharpness and colours/contrast.

I be putting up some pictures for you guys shortly.

 

[stubertsg]

After some intense testing over the graveyard shift yesterday, I have come to conclusion that this little 50/1.8 lens is almost as good as my 50/1.4 for all the apertures, for sharpness and colours/contrast.

I be putting up some pictures for you guys shortly.

Awaiting ya pictures :thumbsup:

 

[abhaysahai]

Wow, 1.8 almost as good as 1.4.
Bravo Sony, now just make the price decent enough for me to buy.
Canon 1.8 50mm is for around 130 SGD, lets see how close will sony be

 

[Titan10k]

Review here http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1273/cat/82

Sharpness is pretty much on par with other 50/1.8. Build quality is a bit of a let down. Front element rotates on focus (C/N versions dont). Not a deal breaker but still a disappointment nonetheless.

 

[kelvinlin]

saw the price at http://www.sony.com.sg/product/sal50f18

the price is not bad , expected. so i guess its offically out ...

 

[Motive]

Wow, considering Canon has a RRP of $159 for the same lens, Sony is charging alot of more at $219. Hopefully street price is as low as $170

 

[teodesson]

Wow, considering Canon has a RRP of $159 for the same lens, Sony is charging alot of more at $219. Hopefully street price is as low as $170

Nikon RRP is 229$, so only Canon is 'underprice'.

 

[navlem]

I saw this 50mm F1.8 SAM in Sim lim just now for $198. Its relatively cheap.

 

[teodesson]

I saw this 50mm F1.8 SAM in Sim lim just now for $198. Its relatively cheap.

Actually if I'm Canon's decision maker (lets imagine), I will priced 50mm f1.8 higher (maybe 189$), since it's still cheaper than my competitor (that time only Nikon?). Priced too low, peoples easily ignoring my f1.4 and f1.2 lens.
(Just my thoughts, no offence)

 

[abhaysahai]

Actually if I'm Canon's decision maker (lets imagine), I will priced 50mm f1.8 higher (maybe 189$), since it's still cheaper than my competitor (that time only Nikon?). Priced too low, peoples easily ignoring my f1.4 and f1.2 lens.
(Just my thoughts, no offence)

Ha ha.
Though I wish Sony's price was close to Canon, still <200 is affordable price

 

[Lexar]

Just got the 50/1.8 abt 7hrs ago for $199. Seems to be quite sharp at F1.8 and very sharp from F2 onwards. Infact, IQ is similar to the more expensive 50/1.4...Worth every penny...

BTW, for those who do not own and bash this lens saying it's better to buy Min50/1.7 or Sony50/1.4 as they are FF...I can only comment that for less than half the price (compared to 1.4) and with warranty (compared to 1.7), these are already 2 very good reasons to buy 50/1.8 as long as you still can't afford to go FF...

Sony is trying to make photography affordable to the mass, so do not discreminate the not so rich people...