I can’t figure out if the 50 f/1.2 is modded somehow? He said he made the macro from the 50 f/1.8 + an 18-55 ef-s.

Posted at 11:19 am on Dec 30th, 2006 by optV

Ah nm, I just reread it. It was an FD to EOS conversion.

Posted at 11:21 am on Dec 30th, 2006 by optV

WE WANT CONTEST ENTRIES!

–neg

Posted at 4:11 am on Dec 31st, 2006 by neg

Neat, I need to pick up a fast lens that has a aperature of 1.8 sometime soon, my f2.8 can do a lot, but still has troubles at concerts sometimes.

Posted at 4:04 pm on Dec 31st, 2006 by Matt

Huh? A 50mm f1.2 FD mount lens is somehow better than a 50mm prime EOS mount lens? For all the trouble that it’s worth, I don’t see how it’s in any way beneficial.

Posted at 1:19 pm on Jan 2nd, 2007 by tek

Tek.

The EOS 50mm f/1.2 lens will go for around $1.5k.The FD 50mm f/1.2 lens can be had for $70 (what I paid including shipping on ebay).

Now, why a f/1.2 lens? The short depth of field results in a very distinctive look to the photos. It also takes in a lot of light, so it can be used in low-light circumstances without having to resort to a flash.

Posted at 10:55 pm on Jan 3rd, 2007 by darren