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The EF 85mm f/1.8 USM is a very good lens and a great portrait lens on a full frame camera.
As you will be using a cropped sensor camera the 85mm immediately becomes a 136mm lens. Now for a general, always on the camera walk around lens I would say that is too long.
Plonk a 2x converter on it and we are looking at 272mm lens. Long.
For the uses you have stated, namely portrait, general & landscape I would have thought your 50mm would be more suitable.
It is often quoted that the ideal telephoto for portrait is 80mm on full frame. The 50mm you have on a cropped sensor would give you exactly that, 80mm.
If I were in your shoes I think I would be looking at upgrading your 18-55mm lens or supplementing it with the Canon 28mm f/1.8 USM http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/28mm-f18.htm which with the crop factor would give you a fast standard lens (49mm).
Steve
As you will be using a cropped sensor camera the 85mm immediately becomes a 136mm lens. Now for a general, always on the camera walk around lens I would say that is too long.
Plonk a 2x converter on it and we are looking at 272mm lens. Long.
For the uses you have stated, namely portrait, general & landscape I would have thought your 50mm would be more suitable.
It is often quoted that the ideal telephoto for portrait is 80mm on full frame. The 50mm you have on a cropped sensor would give you exactly that, 80mm.
If I were in your shoes I think I would be looking at upgrading your 18-55mm lens or supplementing it with the Canon 28mm f/1.8 USM http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/28mm-f18.htm which with the crop factor would give you a fast standard lens (49mm).
Steve
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Originally Posted by SteveL
The EF 85mm f/1.8 USM is a very good lens and a great portrait lens on a full frame camera.
As you will be using a cropped sensor camera the 85mm immediately becomes a 136mm lens. Now for a general, always on the camera walk around lens I would say that is too long.
Plonk a 2x converter on it and we are looking at 272mm lens. Long.
For the uses you have stated, namely portrait, general & landscape I would have thought your 50mm would be more suitable.
It is often quoted that the ideal telephoto for portrait is 80mm on full frame. The 50mm you have on a cropped sensor would give you exactly that, 80mm.
If I were in your shoes I think I would be looking at upgrading your 18-55mm lens or supplementing it with the Canon 28mm f/1.8 USM http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/28mm-f18.htm which with the crop factor would give you a fast standard lens (49mm).
Steve
As you will be using a cropped sensor camera the 85mm immediately becomes a 136mm lens. Now for a general, always on the camera walk around lens I would say that is too long.
Plonk a 2x converter on it and we are looking at 272mm lens. Long.
For the uses you have stated, namely portrait, general & landscape I would have thought your 50mm would be more suitable.
It is often quoted that the ideal telephoto for portrait is 80mm on full frame. The 50mm you have on a cropped sensor would give you exactly that, 80mm.
If I were in your shoes I think I would be looking at upgrading your 18-55mm lens or supplementing it with the Canon 28mm f/1.8 USM http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/28mm-f18.htm which with the crop factor would give you a fast standard lens (49mm).
Steve
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Kit 1 Canon 60D Canon 70-200 F4 L USM Sigma EX 150-500 Canon 50mm F1.8 II Tamron 90mm Macro |
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X2 for Digital Rev .... Excellent service , ordered 1.4 converter Mk3 on Wednesday delivered Friday lunchtime , and the price was good .