minimum focus distance 50/1.8 II

[PatrickZ]

I had some difficulty focusing closer than 1 -1.5meters with the 50mm, which surprised me as I wa sof the opinion that the min focus range was 0.45m.

Any suggestions?

[ron chappel]

It is indeed 45cm.There must be something going wrong

[RichardtheSane]

How's manual focus?

[xdjoynerx]

i found the 50mm to have very poor AF when not focused on a point of contrast. (ie, if its not being focused on a point of contrast, it wont AF at all)... pretty poor performer in low light too.

[mr.photoguy]

http://www.pbase.com/brucescott/image/42013255.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/brucescott/image/42013255

[cmM]

yea the focus is not the best... but it's good enough.

[malla1962]

are these 50 1.8 lenses any good,a lot of people seem to rate them for the price.?

[intechpcx]

are these 50 1.8 lenses any good,a lot of people seem to rate them for the price.?

It's a good value for the price. Is it any good, yes, it is a terrific little lens. Is it the best 50mm on the market, no. However, compared to the cost of most f/1.8 lenses you'll find that for the price this one is the choice product. It's a little fuzzy at f/1.8 but not real noticeable. At about f/2.8 or so it really sharpens up nice. It's a solid "standard" lens that is really lacking in the base Rebel or 20D kit. For people like me who are used to the "standard" lens that came with our 35mm SLR's (in my case it was a 50mm f/1.8 with my AE1) this fills that void. Since most of our cameras have the 1.6x crop factor, it becomes an 80mm lens which also makes it a decent short length portrait lens.

With it's capabilities and extremely low price, I can't think of anyone I wouldn't recommend it to. It is fast becoming the favorite lens in my arsenal.

[willg]

yeah i bought one and its what i shoot with most now

[malla1962]

It's a good value for the price. Is it any good, yes, it is a terrific little lens. Is it the best 50mm on the market, no. However, compared to the cost of most f/1.8 lenses you'll find that for the price this one is the choice product. It's a little fuzzy at f/1.8 but not real noticeable. At about f/2.8 or so it really sharpens up nice. It's a solid "standard" lens that is really lacking in the base Rebel or 20D kit. For people like me who are used to the "standard" lens that came with our 35mm SLR's (in my case it was a 50mm f/1.8 with my AE1) this fills that void. Since most of our cameras have the 1.6x crop factor, it becomes an 80mm lens which also makes it a decent short length portrait lens.

With it's capabilities and extremely low price, I can't think of anyone I wouldn't recommend it to. It is fast becoming the favorite lens in my arsenal.
at that price i will have to give it a go.

[PatrickZ]

If experimented with the 50mm this weekend during a family event. Great shots, especially during the evening (dinner).

However, I'm not able to focus closer than ~ 1m, even with manual focus.

Does anyone have the same experience?

[cfcRebel]

However, I'm not able to focus closer than ~ 1m, even with manual focus.
Does anyone have the same experience?

Then i think there might be a problem with your lens, or camera. When i use my 50mm 1.8, I get the minimum distance exactly as stated, i.e. 0.45m(1.5ft).

I agree with Xdjoynerx, I'm not really happy with its AF. When I pointed the camera to the pure blue sky (no cloud), it couldn't auto-focus. But it's a low-price neat lens, what da ya expect?

[robertwgross]

Then i think there might be a problem with your lens, or camera. When i use my 50mm 1.8, I get the minimum distance exactly as stated, i.e. 0.45m(1.5ft).

I agree with Xdjoynerx, I'm not really happy with its AF. When I pointed the camera to the pure blue sky (no cloud), it couldn't auto-focus. But it's a low-price neat lens, what da ya expect?

All kinds of lenses will have problems trying to autofocus on pure blue sky that has no contrast.

---Bob Gross---

[cfcRebel]

All kinds of lenses will have problems trying to autofocus on pure blue sky that has no contrast.

---Bob Gross---
But that doesn't happen to my kit lens tho.

[markubig]

But that doesn't happen to my kit lens tho.
isn't the AF system dependent on seeing contrast? if you see a pure blue sky with ZERO clouds, then your camera shouldn't be able to focus. that's why they say to change your lens to manual focus when you take a picture of a white/grey card for custom white balance. your lens will search forever because there is no contrast. If your kit lens focused, then there had to be something in the field of view that made some contrast to AF on.

Can someone correct me if i'm wrong?

[cfcRebel]

isn't the AF system dependent on seeing contrast? if you see a pure blue sky with ZERO clouds, then your camera shouldn't be able to focus. that's why they say to change your lens to manual focus when you take a picture of a white/grey card for custom white balance. your lens will search forever because there is no contrast. If your kit lens focused, then there had to be something in the field of view that made some contrast to AF on.

Can someone correct me if i'm wrong?
Ok, i'll have to try it again using my kit lens to prove that i am not crazy, but i have to wait cuz it has been cloudy here for the past 3 days.