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Best 50mm prime for $500?
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11-19-2009 05:31 PM
For a 7D? Canon EF 50mm 1.4 USM.
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11-19-2009 06:05 PM
Zeiss ZF 50mm f1.4, a better choice than the EF for film since it's fully manual.
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11-19-2009 06:58 PM
You have expensive taste...as do I. But the budget is $500 and the Zeiss in question is 600 euros on the Zeiss website. That's nearly doubled in Canadian dollars.
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11-19-2009 09:40 PM
Clarification/question...The Cinevate ZF mount you link to is a Nikon mount, isn't it? The EF mount 50mm from Zeiss is this one:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc..._f_1_4_ZE.html
...and it's $660. Out of OP's price range, but just a hair, and if you research it, it definitely has some pretty sweet characteristics than makes the Canon feel a little, I dunno...staid? I think it's a subjective difference, but it's look is IMO really elegant. Point it at the sun and you get really nice light wrap, flare, and pinpoint blowouts...very "filmic."--
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11-19-2009 09:53 PM
Get a cheap Nikon to EF adapter and you're ready to go.
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11-20-2009 10:17 AM
The Zeiss is tempting. Does anyone have filmmaking experience with it? On slrgear.com, this lens is praised for being of the highest build quality, but criticized for being unacceptably soft wide open. Apparently stopping down to f2 or f2.8 solves this problem, but that isn't entirely satisfying for me. The manual control and tank like structure are sexy though. A bhphoto review claims that the bokeh is fugly with this lens. Note: These reviews have been in response to still photography.
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11-20-2009 10:21 AM
A cheap adapter would seem to negate getting a top notch lens in the first place.
Originally Posted by Huy Vu
I have a couple of cheap NIkon to EF adapters, and they all seem to throw off the backfocus a bit.
I haven't seen one yet that is consistently well machined AND 'cheap.'
Not as big a problem with a prime as with a zoom, but still wouldn't seem the ideal scenario if lens quality is the primary concern here.FOR SALE RIGHT NOW: Schneider 4x4 SE .6 ND Grad Filter, Genus Mattebox w/DSLR baseplate and accessories
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