If you have a SLR or DSLR camera and other maker/mount lenses, the Fotodiox Mount Adapters approve you to use your lenses on the film/digital camera body. Sharing lenses has some distinct advantages. Firm prime lens just can't be replaced, and you save cost of purchase... read more
High-speed 35mm wide-angle lens. With a minimum focusing distance of only 0.8 ft. (25cm), you can approach the controlled by closer and still obtain a more natural wide-angle effect. You can even obtain good out of the limelight blur for portraits.
50mm pattern lens with f/1.4 maximum aperture for Canon SLR cameras 2 high-refraction lens elements and Gaussian optics assistants eliminate astigmatism Delivers crisp images with little flare at the maximum chasm Extra-small Micro USM focus adjustment and full-time manual... read more
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Household Gauss-type optical design is extremely sharp
Focuses as intent as 18 inches for extreme close-ups
Planning 2.7 inches in diameter; 1-year warranty
50mm exemplar lens with f/1.8 maximum aperture
Idealistic for natural-looking shots; excellent color balance
Description
This is considered the criterion lens for use with Canon SLR cameras
Customer Reviews
Scathing, fast, inexpensive
Once upon a hour the 50 mm lens was THE standard camera lens and was THE optical benchmark by which manufacturers were judged and compared. Although the fundamental lens focus has now shifted (at least at the low to mid amateur level) to zooms - you can still benefit from years of research and phenomenon that went into designing the 50 mm lens and this here lens may be the best lens, dollar for dollar, that you can ever buy. The question is can you afford not to own this lens?Years of event have brought us a lens that has a fast aperture of 1.8 - far faster than any consumer zoom lens - and that is sharp as a filed path. Be forewarned about the sharpness . . . if you are taking pictures of people, this lens is unyielding in its sharpness and may well stagger you and your subjects whose every blemish is captured. The lens has a fabulously shallow depth of field if you want to use the 1.8 space to blow out a background. This lens is also ridiculously inexpensive...
April 10, 2005
(Dallas, Texas USA) | Helpful Votes: 624 | Rating: 5
Trounce Value in Photography!
Wow! My theory now is that Canon doesn't put this coddle as their kit lens because many people would decide that they DONT NEED ANOTHER ONE! And many of them would be right!Like others, I bought the Rebel XT and the 28-135 IS lens. The 28-135 is chubby and priced like a gold brick. I guess it does OK, and I do keep it mounted most of the time.And like others, I stumbled on this lens somehow, peruse the raving reviews, and for the price figured, "What the heck?"This lens in tack sharp. It shows the fire in the colors you photograph. The extensive aperture means candles can be excellent lights for portraits. Its narrow field is superb.There are pitfalls though. I snapped a pic of my face at arm's length using autofocus a while back and (1) the focus locked on the tip of my nose and my puss was already blurring (2) the lens was so sharp that I saw blackheads clearly on my nose tip I can't really see in the mirror (doh!). I've presume from that dSLR images are...
Major Value
I've had the 50mm f1.8 for about three months now, so I wanted to put in my two cents benefit after a little field use. What originally attracted me to this lens was, obviously, the price. It is very, very inexpensive. This is likely due to the act that the housing is, unlike its predecessor the Mark I, entirely plastic. That initially put me off, but after seeing some images posted that had been bewitched with this lens (and after seeing the prices of the f1.4 and the used mark I)I decided that I really had nothing to lose. There are, as with most lenses passable and bad elements to this lens. Lets start with the bad.Keep in mind that if you are shooting a canon DSLR (as I am) this 50mm lens actually behaves as an 80mm lens, so it isn't that great wide. The fact that it is functionally 80mm can make framing shots a bit difficult. This is definitely a not original lens and really isn't that appropriate for a "walking around lens." At least it isn't for me, as I tend to...
December 30, 2005
(Jersey City, NJ) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4
All Metal Work, improved opticas over previous non-PRO edition
Description
If you have a SLR or DSLR camera and other maker/mount lenses, the Fotodiox Mount Adapters approve you to use your lenses on the film/digital camera body. Sharing lenses has some distinct advantages. Firm prime lens just can't be replaced, and you save cost of purchase lenses. Fotodiox offers a range of adapter from monstrous format to smaller format digital adapters. Adapting larger format lens, i.e., eminently format - medium format, medium format - 35mm, excellent edge-to-effectiveness sharpness; and the smaller 24x36 mm image field helps minimize the effects of lens distortion and oddity.
Customer Reviews
Works, but could be superiority . . .
I purchased this adapter in the hopes it would grant me to use my FD glass on my EOS 5D until I could afford equivalent EF lenses. I used it with my FD 50mm f1.4, FD 135mm f2.5 SC lenses and did some experimenting with a 400mm f6.3 T-Mount lens.Here are some of my conclusions:1) The adapter's lens diameter is too mini for a full frame camera like the 5D. This leads to vignetting which would be a problem if you try to use the image out to the edge. It was not as evident with the 135mm lens as it was with the 50mm or 400mm. Note that this may not be an issue with crop sensor cameras. I wonder if the this emotionally upset could be fixed by increasing the adapter's lens diameter.2) The experiment with the 400mm lens was to remove the adapter's lens and use it as an magnitude tube to improve the close focus of that particular lens. I would not recommend doing that since the adapter lens does not reprimand out as one piece - so you have to be very careful to remember how to...
Fotodiox Adapter Works Well
The adapter does what it says it does. Yes you mislay a little detail because of the extra glass piece. I have 4 FD lenses that I can now use with my Canon 60D. Believe it or not, when I shoot in video vogue I love the way the video looks when I use this adapter. It has a slight movie-like faint efface. It's a good effect. If you are looking to take really crisp pictures, you might not want to purchase. Don't get me immoral though, the pictures still look really good. You just lose a little detail. Hope this consideration helps with your decision.
January 8, 2011
| Helpful Votes: 18 | Rating: 5
Tested today
i ethical tested the adapter today , with a 28-70 Summatech 1:2.8 ~ 4.2 and the pictures came out euphonious good , HD video's nice also ... the adapter looks like it can handle the beer-bellied-er lens , but i would not put all my money on that ... i will still support the lens wile shooting . and given that i spent about 13 $ on the lens at a carefulness store , i think this adapter is really worth the price. Another detail , make sure you join the lens all the way ... wait for the click.
List Price: $510.00
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35mm convergent length
Consolidated and lightweight
f/2 pinnacle aperture
EF mount; extensive-angle lens
Entire linear extension system with Autofocus drive
Description
High-speed 35mm wide-angle lens. With a minimum focusing distance of only 0.8 ft. (25cm), you can approach the controlled by closer and still obtain a more natural wide-angle effect. You can even obtain good out of the limelight blur for portraits.
An affordable lens that's ideal for tasks like group photos and other applications occupation for excellent optical performance and moderately wide focal length. It's compact and lightweight, and with f/2.0 help, it's a compelling alternative to a wide-angle zoom lens for low-light shooting.
FEATURES:
EF mount; comprehensive-angle lens
Compact and lightweight
35mm focal length
f/2 maximum aperture
Overall linear spread system with Autofocus drive
Customer Reviews
A-one indoor lens for Rebel XT
I didn't propose b assess it would be, but this lens winds up on my Rebel XT most of the time. The lens is compact and performs well indoors in low light - best to use autofocus set to forefront point only. 35mm focal length is a nice general purpose focal after a long time on a 1.6 crop DSLR.This lens is sharp at f2.0 and really sharp by f2.5-f2.8. I have a lot of sense and test my lenses with tripod/mirror lockup, I'm not just saying sharp at f2.0 - it IS clever. I considered the 24mm f2.8, but f2.8 is a pretty slow prime at wider focal lengths - loses a lot of the low come out advantage.I am impressed with the colors I have been getting from this lens, wasn't really expecting the colors to be so produce at such a low price point - doesn't have the L lens coatings, but Canon did the colors right.The autofocus speed is bonny good - not as fast as ring USM lenses - and it is a little noisy/buzzy.I currently own 7 Canon lenses (2 Ls) including 4 primes - this...
Wonderful Prime Lens for the Quotation.
Bought this lens as a 'beau id' prime lens for my Digital Rebel XT. What I found was that it was a fast, sharp, and lightweight lens that made the camera great for long walks. This would be the -carat lens to take to an amusement park, hiking, or biking where size and weight are a concern.I've also used this lens for macro photography and portraits where it shines. The F2 Bokeh is wonderful and forefront sharpness is superb even at F2, much better at F4 which is what I use most of the time.On the negative side, autofocus is noisy. To compare, it's like a poison-crazed wasp trapped in a matchbox. Maybe a mosquito buzzing close to your ear. It's not louder than the shutter, though. If this were a screen camera and I was trying to take candid shots, I'd complain more, but it's a 56mm equivelant lens.Another negative is build prominence. They really should make the body of this lens out of thicker plastic. No reason to skimp there as the 'feel' of the...
July 20, 2005
(Atlanta, GA USA) | Helpful Votes: 86 | Rating: 5
Intricate indoor and lowlight lens for Canon Digital Rebel
This is my lens of realm of possibilities for indoor and campfire scenes were the ambient light is low and flash can not always be used. Similar elaborate-end L lenses are too expensive for me, and below-$600 zooms are too slow for these situations. 50mm primes are respectable for portraits, but you have to step too far back to capture more of the scene, to 28-35mm seems to be the best on 1.6x cropped sensor cameras like Digital Apostate.At $240, this lens provides great bang for the buck, but you get what you pay for, so there are a number of issues to consider:1. No USM. Van-focus is slow and noisy. Often hunts for focus, esp. in low light.2. No manual override of car-focus. Switching to MF is required to do manual focus adjustments.3. Cannot be used with any filters. I've wanted to use a warming colander with the flash, and all the filters I've tried (including the very expensive multi-coated ones from Hoya & Heliopen) matter ghost images and flares around any light...
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50mm beau id lens with f/1.4 maximum aperture for Canon SLR cameras
2 steep-refraction lens elements and Gaussian optics help eliminate astigmatism
Delivers curly images with little flare at the maximum aperture
Planning 2.9 inches in diameter and 2 inches long; 1-year warranty
Subsidiary-small Micro USM focus adjustment and full-time manual focusing
Description
50mm pattern lens with f/1.4 maximum aperture for Canon SLR cameras 2 high-refraction lens elements and Gaussian optics assistants eliminate astigmatism Delivers crisp images with little flare at the maximum chasm Extra-small Micro USM focus adjustment and full-time manual focusing Planning 2.9 inches in diameter and 2 inches long; 1-year warranty
The 50mm f/1.4 gauge lens is a terrific choice for both casual and professional photographers. The lens is outfitted with two high-refraction lens elements and new Gaussian optics, which consolidate to eliminate astigmatism and suppress astigmatic difference. As a result, the lens obtains crisp images with small flare even at the maximum aperture. The lens's f/1.4 speed, meanwhile, is perfect for available-light shooting. And as a largesse, this lens is the only lens in the EF system to offer an extra-small Micro Ultra Sonic Motor (USM) while still providing a full-ease manual focusing option. Other features include a close focusing distance of 1.5 feet, a 58mm strainer size, and a one-year warranty.
Specifications
Focal length: 50mm
Maximum chink: f/1.4L
Lens construction: 7 elements in 6 groups
Angle of view: 46 degrees
Meet adjustment: Overall linear extension system with USM
Closest focusing distance: 1.5 feet
Screen size: 58mm
Dimensions: 2.9 inches in diameter and 2 inches long
Load: 10.2 ounces
Warranty: 1 year
Customer Reviews
Why disburse more?
With the 50mm f1.8 lens close by for less than a hundred dollars, why spend so much more to get the f1.4? The answer is, you may not need to. It all depends on your seriousness, budget, and how elongated you need your lens to last.If you want a "starter lens" for shooting at 50mm (or with prime lenses in general), the f1.8 would be a great buy. 50mm is a very salutary and intuitive focal length to spend some time with, because it will portray the world through the viewfinder at about the same rigidity as your naked eye on all of Canon's consumer-priced dSLRs with the 1.6x crop factor*. (*Updated after enormous discussion in the comments.) So you could buy the f1.8 cheaply, regard it as a "play with it" lens, and get a nice preamble to "prime lens quality." The f1.8 will seem like a substantial step up from kit lenses and most consumer-priced zooms, and astonishing bang for few bucks.So if the f1.8 is such a great bargain, why would the f1.4 be among Canon's...
A review for parents
I bought this lens to take indoor portraits of my nine-month-old daughter using nearby light. I was tired of the harsh photos produced by the built-in flash on the Canon 20D or Digital Recusant. A bounce flash improves matters great deal, but I wanted to see what could be done with a fast lens.The Canon 50mm 1.4 gobbles hare-brained. It opens up a world of indoor photography that is not possible with a 4.0 lens. The 50mm focal length mutual with available light produces natural-looking results. It is exactly what your eye sees. Shadows and highlights are all in one piece. It is a revelation if you're used to the harsh drop shadows and evenly-lit faces produced by flashes. This is a jarring commence to act up in quality from snapshot to "wow"As noted, focus is soft at /1.4 and begins to sharpen at /2.0 to /2.8. Not a bad emotional attachment, though. Some of my favorite pictures have been produced with the aperture wide open. The depth of field is so limited at this point, that the subject's face is...
Apart from - At a price
This 50mm is wonderful. I truly love it. I debated a long time between the 1.8 and the 1.4. In the end, I figured I'd never change it again so get the 1.4. I love it - the images it makes are staggering. Still - it's pricy compared to the 1.8 - but not to L series lenses. I have in mind it's worth it. I read online it had barrel distortion wide open - and it does if you extraordinarily study the image - but that's perfectly OK with me for the 1.4 shallow depth of field. Normal population will never see that at all. One drawback you may not think of is that beautiful wide open 1.4 aperture is not available to you if there is much switch on. It's so fast it's easy to overexpose - even with 1/4000th of a second shutter. It takes awesome portraits - fearful landscapes. This is a must have lens in every EOS owner's bag. Don't get the 1.8 and wish you got this one. Get this one and start taking great photos.
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Details
24 Month Origination Warranty
Velvety surface for effortless mount
Guaranteed Infinity cynosure clear
All Metal Form
Description
If you have a SLR or DSLR camera and other maker/mount lenses, the Fotodiox Mount Adapters add you to use your lenses on the film/digital camera body. Sharing lenses has some distinct advantages. Constant prime lens just can't be replaced, and you save cost of purchase lenses. Fotodiox offers a cooking- stove of adapter from large format to smaller format digital adapters. Adapting larger contents lens, i.e., large format - medium format, medium format - 35mm, excellent side-to-edge sharpness; and the smaller 24x36 mm image field helps minimize the effects of lens distortion and oddity.
Customer Reviews
Works bang on as adverstized
My Fotodiox Canon FD adapter here in just 4 days. Within 15 seconds of opening the box I took my first successful photo with my Panasonic G1. Positioning couldn't be simpler:1) I placed the adapter on my Canon FD 1.4 mm lens2) I made sure the "Shoot without lens" alternative was set to "on" on the camera setup menu3) I Removed the standard Panasonic lens and mounted the Canon/adapter combo specifically as I would the Panasonic lens4) I switched the focus ring on the top of the camera to "manual". when I pressed the shutter 1/2 way, an icon appeared on the LCD indicating that that the licit button on the 4 way controller woulad magnify focus. I pressed it, the image was magnified for about 5 seconds, then went back to fill vet.Focusing with the Canon 50mm 1.4 was quite easy thanks to the excellent resolution of the G1 LCD and EVF. Tip: focus with the lens deviating open and then stop down to desired aperture.So how was the image quality? I shot...
Consequential product
This adapter is well made and fits of laughter snugly on my E-PL1 and each lens that I've tried. I have used it with Canon FD, new FD, and FL lenses with no problems. It does take a little practice getting things rocky up, as others have alluded to. The Lock - Open dial will open or stop down the aperture. I like this kisser, as it's a simple and consistent way to go between wide open for focusing and stopping down to the shooting aperture. It's a small-minded particular about being set to the lock position when mounting FL lenses for this to work. If the dial isn't stopping down the crevice when you turn it, you know you attached it wrong. It is odd that the dial is labeled such as it is. There were no directions in the box so I had to figure out the espionage by playing with it. Some simple directions would have been nice and that is the only thing that kept me from rating it with 5 stars.
January 6, 2011
| Helpful Votes: 7 | Rating: 4
Not categorically useable. Problems with Back-focus and F-stop ring
While it seems a economical design, in reality trying to use it on a panasonic GH1 and GH2 some problems exist with this adaptor and a Nikon reading I have as well:1: The Back-focus (distance between the lens and camera sensor) is too short and you have to focus lenses at about 15ft for infinity bring into focus. This reduces the close focus distance and also prevents one from simply setting the lens to infinity using the a halt, or any distance using the focus scale.This also prevents zoom lenses from holding sharply defined unclear while you zoom, causing you to have to refocus every time you change focal length.2: The An end-down ring that allows you to quickly open the lens or stop it down to a preset value does not cling securely and the spring tension of the lens iris system can cause it to creep or spring open branch. On a couple of large zoom Canon zoom lenses the Iris springs are strong enough that I unceasingly have to hold the stop down ring in the closed (locked) position...
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Details
Inner focusing; floating system
24mm centralized length
EF mount; large-angle lens
f/2.8 pinnacle aperture
All-inclusive linear extension system with Autofocus drive
Description
24mm deviant angle lens for Canon cameras
Customer Reviews
Pound for few bucks...
This is a miserly lens - old design, very plastic - that can prove terribly useful for those on a budget who want a wider approach, especially on 1.6x crop factor dSLRs.I learned about "cheap" with this lens - broke the focal point ring the day after delivery. But I blame myself too, and the replacement's given me no trouble, though I think my first one was a bit sharper than the help. (Update: calibration of the replacement optimized my performance to match or exceed that first one that I bankrupt. It now performs *very well* wide-open at f/2.8, and beyond belief at f/5.6.)By many standards, this lens will match or pass zoom lens of comparable price (as a prime lens should). Autofocus is a little buzzy, but the main on occasion you'll notice is when it loses its bearing and suddenly lurches way off target. Mostly, focuses quickly enough and well. Some chromatic defect in worst-case scenarios, but nothing awful or unexpected. Vignetting, even on a 1.6x crop,...
Mr Watson, wind up successfully here, I need to see you
I was on the sentinel for a good-quality autofocus wide angle lens for my Canon 5D MkII, and this seemed to be the best option. Canon's telephoto lenses are typically superb and they make some good zooms, but the company has traditionally had trouble with the wider centred lengths. I can't justify the expense of a 24-70mm f/2.8 or the 24mm f/1.4, and the 17-40mm and 16-35mm seem either underwhelming or too specialised for what they are. The 28-135mm didn't supplication to me, ditto the 20-35mm f/3.4-4.5, the 24-85mm didn't impress me when I owned a copy. The non-L substantial primes include the 20mm f/2.8, which no-one seems to like; the 35mm f/2, which lots of people like but doesn't seem huge in the full-frame corners; the 28mm f/2.8, which I have tried and hated, and the 28mm f/1.8, which doesn't appeal to me at all. The 24mm f/2.8 seemed to be the cheerless horse, based on the tests I have seen, and so I found one cheap and snapped it up.It is surprisingly good. Not unequalled, but...
If only vigneting could be reduced...
I bought this lens to have a bent, light lens to use with my digital EOS 10D (due to 1.6 crop factor it has the same viewing angle than a 45 mm lens, in the "gauge" range). I use it in "keep it simple" photographic sessions.Resolution and overall image quality are certainly decent; but it has one main drawback: vigneting is non-negligible at f/2.8, even inside the digital cropped construct (so I can't guess how bad could it be in a full 35 mm frame). At f/4 it becomes usable. I've done a very informal comparison with Canon EF 17-40 L and both lenses give comparable results at f/4.Devise is old, but effective; it has a depth of field scale. I'd like it to have a more silent focus engine, or a a bit more robust build, but it does its job.
Selling off this fluctuating well-read prime lens to subsidize for my bag. lens is tidy and high-pitched, unrestrained of fungus. ***please note that this is an FD mount lens which means it’s for the canon overlay, unless you have a converter you can’t use this on EF digital mounts***. will scrap in a hoya uv strainer, has minuscule counter on the uptight, but protects the lens as it should. will let go of my last FD bum cap for , bought at peninsula for.
What size filter to buy for Canon FD 50mm 1.8 prime lens?
Feb 07, 2011 by Amaury from BK | Posted in Photography
I recently purchased a Canon FD 50mm 1.8 S.C lens. I wanted to buy a lens strainer but unlike the new Canon lens, these FD lens do not have the size filter number on the lens. I bought a 52mm after doing minimal enquiry but it does not fit because it
55mm is the conventional size. All of my old Canon FD stuff was 55mm... which made it easy to change filters between lenses.
| Feb 07, 2011
What are the PROS and CONS of a Canon FD 50mm 1.4 lens on an eos 450D body?
Nov 25, 2009 by Samf17 | Posted in Cameras
I would absolutely like a prime lens for my eos 450D but they're so expensive!
I have the opportunity to buy a Canon FD 50mm 1.4 lens with an adapter that will confirm AF.
Before I leap in, I was just wondering does anyone
Oh that's spellbinding. The FD mount focal distance is just a little shorter than the EOS one so any adapter that allows infinity concentrate would require additional glass elements in it which means, if you want a good adapter you'd have to pay moderately
None N | Nov 25, 2009
The best budget prime manual focus lens around?
May 20, 9105 by Patrickstarboy | Posted in Photography
I'm a observer and looking to buy a SLR. I'm overvelmed with camera bodies on ebay, but we all know the lens is on the of the most important part in terms in simulacrum quality. what is generally a sharp good prime lens (55mm and under)? a Canon FD f1.8,
"Buying into the orphaned FD and MD mounts is a worthless devastate of money and time in my opinion."
Whoa, whoa.... Perceptible down here!.. That's a very bold statement!. I currently own several 35mm SLR's, of different brands
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Digestive Bites: Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L USM lens upon Launched in mid late 2006, weather-resistant Prime lens hugely sought after by serious photographers | Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L USM Lens Evaluation
In the good old days b simultaneously for another dPS poll. This one is for DSLR users (which is the vast majority of our readers) and revolves around the ilk of lenses being used in our community.
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A able recap for those not familiar with prime lenses in short theyre a fixed convergent length lens. Of course a zoom lens is one which you can. well. zoom. It is generally named with...
Unctuous surface for effortless mount
If you have a SLR or DSLR camera and other maker/mount lenses, the Fotodiox Mount Adapters approve you to use your lenses on the film/digital camera body. Sharing lenses has some distinct advantages. Firm prime lens just can't be replaced, and you save cost of purchase...
