50mm prime 1.8F on 10D 100% crops

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

05/09/2006 06:56:06 PM · #1

I am trying to decide if purchasing a 50MM prime is worth my money. The only reason I would get one is because it would be sharper. So would anyone mind posting 100% crops of photos they took with the 50mm. Also if you know what f-stop it was taken with and what part of the photo is in the crop (center, right corner, etc), that would be much apreciated info. Thanks for the help guys.

soup

Canon EOS-30D

05/09/2006 06:58:28 PM · #2

sharper than what? it's pretty much a given it's worth the money...

05/09/2006 07:07:26 PM · #3

from this photo

F/4.5 ISO 100

Message edited by author 2006-05-09 19:07:58.

rex

Canon PowerShot SD780

05/09/2006 07:16:03 PM · #4

Originally posted by jent:

I am trying to decide if purchasing a 50MM prime is worth my money.

It is only like $80.

05/09/2006 07:17:32 PM · #5

Originally posted by rex:

Originally posted by jent:
I am trying to decide if purchasing a 50MM prime is worth my money.

It is only like $80.

Yes, it's definitely worth it's price... it is a rare exception where price beats performance.

05/09/2006 07:20:48 PM · #6

wow, I don't have anything that sharp....I have several lens that cover the 50mm range. So it is hard to say sharper than what. Here is a 100% crop from my sigma lens:

//pixpipeline.com/s/ae88fcf3cb92.jpg

btw...what apature was that taken at? Mine was at F5.6

Message edited by karmat - please thumb or link to large images in forums thx.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

05/09/2006 07:26:14 PM · #7

Impressive ain't it? ;-)

My advice is GET IT! And use it often.

Edit to add: that shot was handheld and the wind was blowing rather wildly. I had a shutter speed of 1/90 sec at f/4.5 with ISO 100.

Message edited by author 2006-05-09 19:37:40.

nicklevy

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

05/09/2006 07:28:21 PM · #8

Wide open ain't a good idea on that sigma lens if you want some sharpness.
I have the exact same lens and it look like I get the maximum sharpness around F16...

05/09/2006 08:06:43 PM · #9

Just for fun here are a few 100% crops with the 100mm:
//pixpipeline.com/s/165ba1c2f7f5.jpg
//pixpipeline.com/s/c3c0de231b26.jpg

Message edited by karmat - thumbs or links please.

05/09/2006 08:30:57 PM · #10

That just doesn't look as sharp as that lens should be. What's your shutter speeds and are you shooting RAW or JPEG?

05/09/2006 08:45:25 PM · #11

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

That just doesn't look as sharp as that lens should be. What's your shutter speeds and are you shooting RAW or JPEG?

for what lens?

All were shot in jpeg....here is the sigma at 28mm at diffrent fstops:
//pixpipeline.com/users/jent/f4cb4d7
all images are labled

And here is the 100mm at diffrent fstops:
//pixpipeline.com/users/jent/a3a5871

I guess the sigma is still new to me...so maybe what I should do is use it a while and see what I think of it. I need a sharp everyday walk around lens. And I am worried that the 50mm wont give me the flexability needed. And I am not one who swaps out lenses all the time. I offten find I will only swap before teh shooting and maybe (almost never) swap once in the middle. Ether way it is a lot better than my old lenses.

Message edited by author 2006-05-09 20:48:24.

05/09/2006 08:47:48 PM · #12

I was talking about the Canon 100mm lens. I've always been under the impression that it was supposed to be a really sharp lens.