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Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II Autofocus Lens

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    Anyone know if this works on an XSi or do I even want this lens?

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    I can't answer that but I do know that the Nikon website will tell you what lenses work with the camera. In terms of 3rd party lenses a google search will let you know as well.
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    I did learn since starting this thread that it does work with the XSi, so my other question is, is this the lens I am wanting? I have two lenses, the standard lens 18-55 and a 75-300. F5.0 is the biggest f-stop I have on my small lens and 4.0 on the telephoto lens and I want something to get better detail. The Christmas portrait of my daughters in front of the fireplace, it was shot dead on in focus using 10x zoom on the eyes but it was still soft on their faces and too dark.

    It was shot with 1600 iso, 1/50 speed F5.0. I know it is hard to shoot kids with speeds slower than 100 or so, so this lens will allow me to lower the iso and speed, correct?

    Is this the lens I am wanting?
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    The 50mm 1.8 is an excellent lens, opening wide will allow you to lower the ISO and keep a fast shutter speed, but depending on what Fstop and how close the focus point is to the lens, only a sliver of the image will be in sharp focus. ~(great lens at price for bokeh)

    The 50mm is very sharp, your notice a big improvement over the kit lens. You will of course have to get use to using your legs to zoom.

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    So, are y'all saying if I would have used this 50mm f1.8 lens on my shot with my girls in front of the fireplace, it would have been better lit but probably would have lost some detail?

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    I don't think that you would lose any detail. Whether the background is in focus or not would depend on your aperture.
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    I think in this instance it is the high ISO that is robbing the sharpness. Shooting a scene like your fireplace at around F2.8 with a 50mm you could set your ISO at 400 and have a shutter speed of around 1/60.
    (The 1.8 50mm isn't stabilised so you need to hold it steady or tripod mount it for slow shutter speeds).

    The faster glass would give you more options as looking at your settings you had pretty much max'd out your camera without adding more light. or getting your children to sit exceptionally still. The 50mm is much sharper than the kit lens as well, It's one of my favourite lenses, defiantly worth the money.

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    Get it. That is a must have lens. It's a bargain for just over $100. Fast and sharp.

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    Quote Originally Posted by asnow View Post
    Get it. That is a must have lens. It's a bargain for just over $100. Fast and sharp.
    It's in the mail heading to me as we speak

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