EF 50mm 1.8 MkII

Gimpinator wrote in post #17275858
Here's one:

https://www.youtube.co​m/watch?v=7zrP9vmu0DI

and another:

http://cannonfastrevie​ws.com …m-1-8-ef-mki-metal-mount/

and another:

http://www.kenrockwell​.com/canon/lenses/50mm​-f18-ef.htm

and one more for fun:

http://www.prime-junta.net …duel_--_f1.4_vs_f1.8.html

oh yeah. one more:
http://www.lightandmat​ter.org …anon-ef-50mm-f1-8-mark-i/

google is an amazing thing.

Thanks for the links! Obviously I need to polish up on my googling skills

This thread should be titled "EF 50mm 1.8 MkII - how to over-think an $80 investment"

I'm kidding...sort of.

Madwrench wrote in post #17278381
This thread should be titled "EF 50mm 1.8 MkII - how to over-think an $80 investment"

I'm kidding...sort of.

Well now,that was helpful. Im kidding...sort of.

My concern wasnt the cost,but the end result. If I spend $25 on a junky lens but got super impressive results then it was worth it. If I spend $80 for better construction but ended up with mediocre results then it wasnt worth it.

msowsun wrote in post #17275760
You don't need to see the flower as it plainly says "Made in Japan" right on the front.

The Mk I and Mk II versions have the same optics. Any reported differences will be due to copy variation or user error. All Mk I's are made in Japan.

The Mk I is better than the Mk II because ....

- Better build quality (same build quality as the EF 28mm 2.8 and 35mm 2.0)
- Metal mount
- Depth-of-field scale
- Distance scale
- Proper manual focus ring (focus ring does not rotate during AF)
- Can accept a clip-on EW-65, ES-65, or ET-65 lens hood (the Mk II uses a clumsy filter thread adapter and an ES-62 hood)


And... it has a date code.. (if you like that kind of thing)

UC date code... built in 1988. 26 years old and still relevant... not much technology exists today that can claim that. Love that about Canon lenses

Mike, your knowledge of Canon lenses is very impressive. Thanks for the detailed info.