35mm f2 versus 50mm f1.8

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KingOfSeaburn

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Which to go for?

Can the 35 be used for portraits and the 50 for wide angle landscapes?
Bought the 50mm but beginning to wonder if I should have something wider for scenery
 


KingOfSeaburn said:
Which to go for?

Can the 35 be used for portraits and the 50 for wide angle landscapes?
Bought the 50mm but beginning to wonder if I should have something wider for scenery
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On a crop body I'd be going for a lot wider than 50mm or 35mm for that matter
 
You can get the 1.8 for about £70-80 on ebay so would just go for that for now, even on a crop sensor.
 
On my crop, as Rosso has pointed out 50mm doesnt do me any favours but with a bit of fiddling about can be okay

This was taken (handheld as I didnt have my tripod) with a 50mm 1.4 (worth the extra money over the 1.8mm 150 quid on ebay)

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Good advice cheers, got the 1.8 on amazon so I'll have a brief look at that but may return it, that 28mm looks decent, I bought my 55-250 from there do the grey import is no problem for me.

Will that still be decent for portraits?
 
IMHO 18mm APS-C, 28mm full frame/35mm are the best focal length for landscapes. Anything shorter and you get foreground-heavy timewarp effect, which is only any good for cliched seascapes. Also, a lot of ultra-wide lenses tend to lack a filter thread which is a right pain in the tits.

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if you could wait for it to come back in stock and not bothered about grey import:

http://www.procamerashop.co.uk/lenses-18/canon/wide-angle/canon-ef-28mm-f-2-8.html
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If you are not fussy about autofocus, the Rokinon/Samyang 24mm/f1.4 comes highly rated. I have had this recommended to me by some top aurora imagers.
 
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