The hood is tricky - requires an adapter ring - the set isn't easy to
find cheap. I have it but I used to use a cheap 52mm screw in.
When I used the fifty on a 10D/20D etc, I had a homebrew 'dome' hood
that worked brilliantly as it was so compact. It is the front
retaining ring off a ruined Tamron 90/2.5 macro (the later, plastic
version), reversed and screwed into a nice 52mm UV filter. Unique and
perfect. I'm getting a Canon 550D (Webel T2i) this week so I'll have
to dust it off.
I have a friend who shoots in the studio from time to time - he used
to work for Canon Aus. It's one of his favorite lenses - if he's
forgotten it, he borrows mine. Just think - a good 80/1.8 equivalent
for less than $150 - any Canon user who hasn't got one hasn't been
listening.
I think I'm personally responsible for at least 200 sales of them.
Nice pics Moose - like the way that you've kept them tungsten warm.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 21/02/2010, at 9:53 AM, Moose wrote:
> Exactly. The plastic 50/1.8 looks and feels like it may fall apart at
> any moment. But it doesn't. The optics are indeed excellent and the AF
> perfectly adequate. Incredible optical value - but the hood is extra.
>
> I took all these existing light shots in mostly very dim light with 5D
> and 50/1.8, almost all @ ISO 3200.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=VisitKirsten/2009_02_21
>
> >
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