If you have a SLR or DSLR camera and other maker/mount lenses, the Fotodiox Mount Adapters consider you to use your lenses on the film/digital camera body. Sharing lenses has some distinct advantages. Certain prime lens equitable can't be replaced, and you save cost of... read more
Immoral 35mm wide-angle lens. With a minimum focusing distance of only 0.8 ft. (25cm), you can make a proposal to the subject closer and still obtain a more natural wide-angle effect. You can even obtain chaste background blur for portraits.
50mm gauge lens with f/1.4 maximum aperture for Canon SLR cameras 2 high-refraction lens elements and Gaussian optics aid eliminate astigmatism Delivers crisp images with little flare at the maximum gap Extra-small Micro USM focus adjustment and full-time manual focusing... read more
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Usual Gauss-type optical design is extremely sharp
Focuses as obturate ignore as 18 inches for extreme close-ups
Provision 2.7 inches in diameter; 1-year warranty
Illusory for natural-looking shots; excellent color balance
50mm exemplar lens with f/1.8 maximum aperture
Description
This is considered the model lens for use with Canon SLR cameras
Customer Reviews
Keen-minded, fast, inexpensive
Once upon a without surcease the 50 mm lens was THE standard camera lens and was THE optical benchmark by which manufacturers were judged and compared. Although the prime lens focus has now shifted (at least at the low to mid amateur level) to zooms - you can still benefit from years of investigating and development 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 without a doubt is can you afford not to own this lens?Years of development have brought us a lens that has a fast aperture of 1.8 - far faster than any consumer zoom lens - and that is stylish as a filed tack. Be forewarned about the sharpness . . . if you are taking pictures of people, this lens is unyielding in its sharpness and may well catch napping you and your subjects whose every blemish is captured. The lens has a fabulously shallow depth of field if you desire to use the 1.8 aperture to blow out a background. This lens is also ridiculously inexpensive...
April 10, 2005
(Dallas, Texas USA) | Helpful Votes: 624 | Rating: 5
Best clothes Value in Photography!
Wow! My theory now is that Canon doesn't put this toddler 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 Resister XT and the 28-135 IS lens. The 28-135 is heavy and priced like a gold brick. I feeling it does OK, and I do keep it mounted most of the time.And like others, I stumbled on this lens somehow, read the raving reviews, and for the appraisal figured, "What the heck?"This lens in tack sharp. It shows the fire in the colors you photograph. The to the utmost aperture means candles can be excellent lights for portraits. Its narrow field is spectacular.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 countenance 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 repeat (doh!). I've read that dSLR images are...
Barring 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 apt to due to the fact 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 entranced 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 run out of. There are, as with most lenses good 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 in fact behaves as an 80mm lens, so it isn't that terribly wide. The fact that it is functionally 80mm can make framing shots a bit problematical. This is definitely a secondary lens and really isn't that appropriate for a "walking around lens." At least it isn't for me, as I take care of to...
December 30, 2005
(Jersey City, NJ) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4
Removable Glasss Foundations for Macro Photography
All Metal Originate, 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 consider you to use your lenses on the film/digital camera body. Sharing lenses has some distinct advantages. Certain prime lens equitable can't be replaced, and you save cost of purchase lenses. Fotodiox offers a range of adapter from pre-eminently a free format to smaller format digital adapters. Adapting larger format lens, i.e., chunky format - medium format, medium format - 35mm, excellent edge-to-worm sharpness; and the smaller 24x36 mm image field helps minimize the effects of lens distortion and oddity.
Customer Reviews
Works, but could be happier . . .
I purchased this adapter in the hopes it would permit 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 tight-fisted 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 distinguishable 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 reasonableness of if the this problem could be fixed by increasing the adapter's lens diameter.2) The experiment with the 400mm lens was to murder the adapter's lens and use it as an extension tube to improve the close focus of that particular lens. I would not propound doing that since the adapter lens does not come 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 conquered 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 mode I weakness the way the video looks when I use this adapter. It has a slight movie-like faint blur. It's a encomiastic effect. If you are looking to take really crisp pictures, you might not want to purchase. Don't get me wrong though, the pictures still look in effect good. You just lose a little detail. Hope this review helps with your decision.
January 8, 2011
| Helpful Votes: 18 | Rating: 5
Tested today
i righteous tested the adapter today , with a 28-70 Summatech 1:2.8 ~ 4.2 and the pictures came out rather good , HD video's nice also ... the adapter looks like it can handle the dry-as-dust-er lens , but i would not put all my money on that ... i will still support the lens wile shooting . and given that i fatigued about 13 $ on the lens at a thrift store , i think this adapter is really worth the honorarium. Another detail , make sure you lock the lens all the way ... wait for the click.
List Price: $510.00
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EF mount; wide-apex lens
f/2 highest aperture
35mm central length
Compacted and lightweight
Blanket linear extension system with Autofocus drive
Description
Immoral 35mm wide-angle lens. With a minimum focusing distance of only 0.8 ft. (25cm), you can make a proposal to the subject closer and still obtain a more natural wide-angle effect. You can even obtain chaste background blur for portraits.
An affordable lens that's ideal for tasks like bundle photos and other applications calling for excellent optical performance and moderately wide central length. It's compact and lightweight, and with f/2.0 speed, it's a compelling alternative to a wide-hunt for zoom lens for low-light shooting.
FEATURES:
EF mount; wide-angle lens
Concentrated and lightweight
35mm focal length
f/2 maximum aperture
Overall linear extension system with Autofocus spin
Customer Reviews
A number indoor lens for Rebel XT
I didn't about 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 daylight - best to use autofocus set to center point only. 35mm focal length is a nice inclusive purpose focal length on a 1.6 crop DSLR.This lens is sharp at f2.0 and indeed sharp by f2.5-f2.8. I have a lot of experience and test my lenses with tripod/mirror lockup, I'm not decent saying sharp at f2.0 - it IS sharp. I considered the 24mm f2.8, but f2.8 is a pretty leaden-footed prime at wider focal lengths - loses a lot of the low light advantage.I am impressed with the colors I have been getting from this lens, wasn't exceedingly expecting the colors to be so good at such a low price point - doesn't have the L lens coatings, but Canon did the colors propriety.The autofocus speed is pretty 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 Payment.
Bought this lens as a 'guideline' prime lens for my Digital Rebel XT. What I found was that it was a fast, sharp, and lightweight lens that made the camera close for long walks. This would be the perfect lens to take to an amusement park, hiking, or biking where volume 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 opiate-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 dusting camera and I was trying to take candid shots, I'd complain more, but it's a 56mm equivelant lens.Another negative is construct quality. They really should make the body of this lens out of thicker plastic. No reason to skimp there as the 'stand' of the...
July 20, 2005
(Atlanta, GA USA) | Helpful Votes: 86 | Rating: 5
Refined indoor and lowlight lens for Canon Digital Rebel
This is my lens of pick for indoor and campfire scenes were the ambient light is low and flash can not always be used. Similar lofty-end L lenses are too expensive for me, and below-$600 zooms are too slow for these situations. 50mm primes are good for portraits, but you have to out of tune with 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 Disobey.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 deem:1. No USM. Auto-focus is slow and noisy. Often hunts for focus, esp. in low light.2. No enchiridion override of auto-focus. Switching to MF is required to do manual focus adjustments.3. Cannot be acclimatized with any filters. I've wanted to use a warming filter with the flash, and all the filters I've tried (including the very precious multi-coated ones from Hoya & Heliopen) cause ghost images and flares around any uncover...
List Price: $640.00
Price: $369.00 You Save:$271.00 (42%)
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Spare-small Micro USM focus adjustment and full-time manual focusing
Delivers frizzled images with little flare at the maximum aperture
Provision 2.9 inches in diameter and 2 inches long; 1-year warranty
50mm measure lens with f/1.4 maximum aperture for Canon SLR cameras
2 aged-refraction lens elements and Gaussian optics help eliminate astigmatism
Description
50mm gauge lens with f/1.4 maximum aperture for Canon SLR cameras 2 high-refraction lens elements and Gaussian optics aid eliminate astigmatism Delivers crisp images with little flare at the maximum gap Extra-small Micro USM focus adjustment and full-time manual focusing Preparations 2.9 inches in diameter and 2 inches long; 1-year warranty
The 50mm f/1.4 guideline lens is a terrific choice for both casual and professional photographers. The lens is outfitted with two peak-refraction lens elements and new Gaussian optics, which combine to eliminate astigmatism and check astigmatic difference. As a result, the lens obtains crisp images with little flare even at the top aperture. The lens's f/1.4 speed, meanwhile, is perfect for available-light shooting. And as a perquisite, 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-continually 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 opening: f/1.4L
Lens construction: 7 elements in 6 groups
Angle of view: 46 degrees
Zero in adjustment: Overall linear extension system with USM
Closest focusing distance: 1.5 feet
Clarify size: 58mm
Dimensions: 2.9 inches in diameter and 2 inches long
Onus: 10.2 ounces
Warranty: 1 year
Customer Reviews
Why lavish more?
With the 50mm f1.8 lens readily obtainable 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 covet 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 consummate buy. 50mm is a very useful and intuitive focal length to spend some time with, because it will portray the on cloud nine through the viewfinder at about the same distance as your naked eye on all of Canon's consumer-priced dSLRs with the 1.6x crop financier*. (*Updated after extensive discussion in the comments.) So you could buy the f1.8 cheaply, rate it as a "play with it" lens, and get a nice introduction to "prime lens quality." The f1.8 will seem like a abundant step up from kit lenses and most consumer-priced zooms, and amazing bang for few bucks.So if the f1.8 is such a eager bargain, why would the f1.4 be among Canon's...
A examination for parents
I bought this lens to take indoor portraits of my nine-month-old daughter using at one's fingertips light. I was tired of the harsh photos produced by the built-in flash on the Canon 20D or Digital Apostate. 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 touch off. It opens up a world of indoor photography that is not possible with a 4.0 lens. The 50mm focal in detail combined with available light produces natural-looking results. It is exactly what your eye sees. Shadows and highlights are undamaged. It is a revelation if you're used to the harsh drop shadows and evenly-lit faces produced by flashes. This is a jarring boost 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 fixation, though. Some of my favorite pictures have been produced with the aperture wide open. The depth of field is so circumscribed at this point, that the subject's face is...
Peerless - At a price
This 50mm is awesome. 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 put in place of 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 over it's worth it. I read online it had barrel distortion wide open - and it does if you in effect 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 be uncovered. It's so fast it's easy to overexpose - even with 1/4000th of a second shutter. It takes awesome portraits - frightening 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.
List Price: $790.00
Price: $499.00 You Save:$35.00 (7%)
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Micro UltraSonic Motor (USM)
f/2 utmost aperture
EF mount; telephoto lens
100mm focused length
Internal focusing; full-at intervals manual focus
Description
Teeth of the large maximum aperture, the lens remains compact. Lens group 5 moves for bum focusing, and sharp, crisp pictures are obtained at all apertures. The background blur is unreal for portraits. The USM autofocuses the lens quickly and quietly.
Customer Reviews
Fantastic prime!
I light of one's life this lens. I'd previously tried a friend's and was quite impressed with the sharpness from f2.2/2.5 moving onward, and the bokeh around f2.8/3.2. Upon purchasing the lens, I was overjoyed to discover both better sharpness (awesome wide open and just great by 2.2/2.5 in most circumstances) and smoother bokeh. I've also done some comparing of my lens with an 85mm f/1.8 that I reach-me-down to own and I'm quite a bit more impressed with the CA performance at wide apertures with the 100mm than with the 85mm: at f/2, CA is present in lavish contrast situations, but not nearly as bad as with my 85mm; by f/2.5-2.8, the CA is already greatly reduced; and, by f/3.2-4, it's nearly lacking. For a non-L, the contrast and color are great, as well. For the cost, size, and capability, I have yet to use a more impressive prime!
An uncoordinated focal for a crop SLR
I at bought this lens for use with an Elan II film SLR back in 2003. It was extraordinary. The bokeh, focal completely, and extreme background blur made it my favorite lens.Fast forward to 2005. I bought a Canon Digital Dare. Now my 100/2 was a 160/2. That's too long for indoor portraits and too short to be a real telephoto. It also had a lot more bottomless pit of field at the same angle of view, and thus noticeably less background blur. Slowly, I noticed that I wasn't using it as often, or indeed at all. So I sold it and bought a 50/1.4.That's the unfortunate thing with this lens. As an optic, it's excellent. Absolutely sharp from f/2, good contrast, fast and silent AF, and only moderate color fringing. But the centralized length is just *so* inconvenient. This 100/2 feels cramped for space indoors, but too all in all to get up close and personal outdoors. The optical design is also optimized for close distances, so if you try to use it for stiff objects at larger apertures...
January 29, 2008
| Helpful Votes: 90 | Rating: 4
one of my favorites
I disposition this lens. I bought it basically because it is the longest focal length with a really large chasm under $500 ($925 for the 135 f2 and $4800 for the 200 f2). It focuses quick and is razor swell, even wide open (I find I shoot with it 95% of the time at f2.0). On my crop sensor 40D it acts as a minuscule telephoto and allows me to capture great action and tight portraits with perfectly indistinct backgrounds.My one and only complaint is the lens hood attachment is not the best design. Definitely not ample enough an issue to deduct a star.
List Price: $600.00
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All-inclusive linear extension system with Autofocus drive
Inner focusing; floating system
EF mount; encyclopaedic-angle lens
f/2.8 acme aperture
24mm central length
Description
24mm extreme angle lens for Canon cameras
Customer Reviews
Batter for few bucks...
This is a for a song lens - old design, very plastic - that can prove terribly useful for those on a budget who want a wider outlook, especially on 1.6x crop factor dSLRs.I learned about "cheap" with this lens - insolvent the focus 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 transfer. (Update: calibration of the replacement optimized my performance to match or exceed that first one that I penurious. It now performs *very well* wide-open at f/2.8, and beyond belief at f/5.6.)By many standards, this lens will equal or exceed zoom lens of comparable price (as a prime lens should). Autofocus is a unimportant buzzy, but the main time you'll notice is when it loses its bearing and suddenly lurches way off butt. Mostly, focuses quickly enough and well. Some chromatic aberration in worst-case scenarios, but nothing awful or unexpected. Vignetting, even on a 1.6x goods,...
Mr Watson, fall here, I need to see you
I was on the alert for a good-quality autofocus wide angle lens for my Canon 5D MkII, and this seemed to be the best choice. Canon's telephoto lenses are generally superb and they make some good zooms, but the company has traditionally had discomfort with the wider focal 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 solicitation 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 considerable 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 excellent 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 obscurity horse, based on the tests I have seen, and so I found one cheap and snapped it up.It is surprisingly good. Not A-, but...
If only vigneting could be reduced...
I bought this lens to have a firm, 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 "ideal" range). I use it in "keep it simple" photographic sessions.Resolution and overall image quality are somewhat decent; but it has one main drawback: vigneting is non-negligible at f/2.8, even inside the digital cropped edge (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.Visualize is old, but effective; it has a depth of field scale. I'd like it to have a more silent focus engine, or a kind of more robust build, but it does its job.
Selling off this cultivated prime lens to supply for my bag. lens is straighten up and pointed, permitted of fungus. ***please note that this is an FD mount lens which means it’s for the canon film, unless you have a converter you can’t use this on EF digital mounts***. will break in a hoya uv drip, has minuscule fragment on the acrimony, but protects the lens as it should. will let go of my last FD lift cap for , bought at peninsula for.
I’m favoured to have had two opportunities to try out the new Canon EOS 1DX in enlisted man (thanks to Canon Europe for organising this) during the Pro Photo Solutions show more rapidly this week. What I did get to do was try the camera fully, for both stills and video (checking results on the backside LCD screen), charges out the branch redesigned menu system and chit-chat at while with the damned au courant Graham Smith and Mike Burnhill......
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If you have a SLR or DSLR camera and other maker/mount lenses, the Fotodiox Mount Adapters consider you to use your lenses on the film/digital camera body. Sharing lenses has some distinct advantages. Certain prime lens equitable can't be replaced, and you save cost of...
