A comparison between 35/1.8 and 50/1.8 wide open

[Canonist]

Here I have two pics from the same subject.

35/1.8:



50/1.8:



The pic from the 50/1.8 you can also see in bigger size, together with the rest of my autunm-series here:

My Canon RF pics at flickr

 

[Jamie Pillers]

Thank you for this thread. I find it VERY useful to see real-world, same-subject photographs for comparing lenses.

All your "autumn series" photos are beautiful! Are they all made with the two Canon lenses?

 

[Bingley]

Thanks for posting this comparison; both shots are interesting. To my eyes, the 50/1.8 looks a little sharper wide open.

 

[John Elder]

The 50 might be sharper? But it looks like the 2 shots were taken at different distances to make the bench the same size. So the 35mm shot was taken closer to the bench and has less depth of field due to that proximity.

 

[John Elder]

One thing for sure is that the Canon 50mm 1.8 ltm is one great lens. I have compared it to my 2nd version 50mm Summilux and it is very competitive. So close that I have almost sold the 50 lux which I bought for a rediculously low price back in the mid 90's. Both great lenses!

 

[raid]

Did you take the photos hand held?
Were both shots taken at the same aperture? ==>edited: both are taken wide open!

Nice idea. The image taken with the 50/1.8 appears crisper. The bokeh differs too. Take a look at the tree leaves in the background.

 

[nzeeman]

that 50 1.8 is very very sharp wide open - judging from this photo.

 

[bennyng]

The 35mm f/1.8 certainly looks interesting! Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,

 

[Canonist]

@Jamie Pillers

Thank you, most of the pics are made with 35/1.8 and 50/1.8, except autumn 6, 7, 8 and 14, wich I made with the 100/2.0 lens.


@Bingley

Yes, so it is. Especially the border of the pic is significantly different.


@John Elder

You have pretty. Both shots are taken with different distance. A few years ago, I took my pics with a Leica M6 and in the center of
the pics the canon 50/1.8 is as sharp as the Summicron 50/2.0 (latest series). Only in a small area at the border the summicron
is sharper.


@Raid

99% of my pics are taken handheld (I hate tripods!) 😀 and both shots taken at the same aperture.


@nzeeman

The 50/1.8 is a wonderfull lens for sharp shots wide open. It´s unbelievable, that it´s 47 years old.


@bennyng

I never had a lens, wich creates such a look wide open.


@All

My conclusion of the comparison is, that both lenses have their own character.

The 50/1.8 is a very sharp lens for universal purpose.

The 35/1.8 is more like a "diva". Not good for shots against bright light and a few shots wide open, were not quite the result that I expected,
but if it all goes well, you get shots like from a "dreamland".



A few examples from the 35/1.8 wide open:

 

[januaryman]

Yes, I like the term "dreamland," and it seems very good for such purposes. But one needs to focus very carefully.

 

[Spider67]

Thanks for posting the second series! The first of those pics looks as if the background is rotating or blurred by heat especially the portion the right sight close to the pole

 

[raid]

Canon 50mm/1.8 at 2.0: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5297546

Canon 35mm/1.8 at 1.8: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6398603

 

[Canonist]

@januaryman

I think it is the best word for it, wich I found in my limited English and it seems to be the right word.

Carefully focussing is allways important, when the aperture is wide open, but with the 100/2.0 it´s much harder, then with the 35/1.8! 😉


@Spider67

You discribe this effect very much better, as I could do in English. I never saw something by another lens, then the Canon LTM 35/1.8!

@raid

Two good examples for the different character of the two lenses. It would be very interresting, if you had another pic of the street-scene at the evening, taken with the 50/1.8 at the same aperture.

 

[raid]

raid

Two good examples for the different character of the two lenses. It would be very interresting, if you had another pic of the street-scene at the evening, taken with the 50/1.8 at the same aperture.

I did not have the Canon 50mm/1.8 with me in the trip to Portugal.

 

[Canonist]

You really traveled to another continent without a 50 mm lens? 😀

Or only without the Canon 50/1.8 LTM?

 

[raid]

I decided to travel light, so I took an Elmar 5cm/3.5 as my normal lens.