I love it when

[MHD]

People relax and the camera loves it!
This one taken with a borrowed 50mm f/1.8



I cropped as in the original I aimed a bit high...

So comments?

[Greg B]

1. I like it.
2. The subjects - or as others might say, the people - look relaxed
3. The 50mm 1.8 is a lens to covet, methinks, or as Birdy would say "I lust the lens"
4. When you have 3000 x 2000 pixels, a bit of cropping is no problem
5. Matt will be positively orgasmic that the main subject is smack dab in the middle.

[Matt. K]

This image demonstrates the power of direct eye contact. It would not have worked otherwise.

God bless direct eye contact. Well done!

[Kris]

I like it

That lens I think is the same lens Glen demonstrated to me a few nights ago... Theres one I ebay I have my eye on

[MHD]

Danke..

I'm thinking about going straight to the 1.4... one less lens to buy that way...

But I will own one of the two... amazing lens... just makes things punch!

And the eye contact is great!

[JordanP]

Thats a great image. I like that lens so much that I think I snaveled the one you were looking at on Ebay Kris.

[Raydar]

I like that lens so much that I think I snaveled the one you were looking at on Ebay Kris.

That nice isn't it????? LOL

One great lens, I love mine

Cheers
Ray

[Greg B]

Danke..

I'm thinking about going straight to the 1.4... one less lens to buy that way...

But I will own one of the two... amazing lens... just makes things punch!

And the eye contact is great!

What is the difference between 1.8 and 1.4 - is it a whole stop?

The 1.4 is $550 or so, the 1.8 is $240. The price difference is a decent chunk of change.

[MHD]

When I look at the optical profile on the maxwell site (lets see if I can hotlink)
1.4:

1.8:


Its just more glass!

Plus buying the 1.4 now means I will not buy the 1.8 now and the 1.4 later!

[Allan]

MHD wrote: Plus buying the 1.4 now means I will not buy the 1.8 now and the 1.4 later!

Exactly....I'm going through that exercise as we speak. I bought the 70-300G zoom in June and I think it's hopeless especially from 200mm out.
So now it's on to the 70-300ED, which I've demoed and is much better.
Same sort of exercise with fiters. Santa's coming early here.
Al.

[bago100]

Good grief

Here I am, at work all day, slaving away and then when I get home I find you've all been happily chatting away on this forum for most of the day about lenses and shots and all manner of stuff!

Shame, shame and more shame on all of you

Cheers

Graham

[W00DY]

Good grief

Here I am, at work all day, slaving away and then when I get home I find you've all been happily chatting away on this forum for most of the day about lenses and shots and all manner of stuff!

Shame, shame and more shame on all of you

Cheers

Graham

I love working in IT... Basically sit on the Internat untill something happens

[Greg B]

When I look at the optical profile on the maxwell site (lets see if I can hotlink)
1.4:

1.8:


Its just more glass!

Plus buying the 1.4 now means I will not buy the 1.8 now and the 1.4 later!

Excellent depiction of the physical difference - yep, it is a lot more glass in the 1.4

But - extra glass notwithstanding - is 1.4 to 1.8 a whole stop? What do you get for the extra $300? More glass, yes. But is it the difference between 1/30 and 1/60? I am interested.

[Matt. K]

The difference between f1.4 and f1.8 is not a full stop. Frankly, it's not worth the extra unless you do lots of very low light photography.

[Killakoala]

More glass and a much bigger hole through the lens...

[Onyx]

You guys shoulda been contemplating this a fortnight ago - I would have been able to bring home cheap cheap glass for all... from the US.

[ajo43]

Responding to Allan a couple of posts above.

I thought that the 70-300G and the 70-300ED were basically the same lens. Ken Rockwell has a (slightly eccentric) review of both of them on his site.

I don't know if he is full of it but he certainly sounds convincing and has some nice shots on his site.

[MHD]

I agree with this... thats why I bought the G type lens..

they have (AFIAK) exactly the same optical profile except the ED lens has one ED element and its not a critical bit of glass...

while some (Gary) will disagree I have no probs with my G lens and it is not duplicated by anything I have or want

What will replace it is a bit of fast long glass ($$$$$$$)
for when I am rich (Hell I'm still a student earn bugger all!)

[birddog114]

You guys shoulda been contemplating this a fortnight ago - I would have been able to bring home cheap cheap glass for all... from the US.

Hey,
If this the case then TSA and Customs will have a good look at you, 1 x D70 with 10 x 70-300G lens, then who's going to bail you out huh?