Bingley
Veteran
Very interesting comparison, Garrett, thanks for posting! Your shots w/ the 1.5 confirm something that I noticed in one of Raid's comparisons a number of years ago: that the 50/1.5 has a distinctly warmer rendering of colors compared to the 1.8 (or, in Raid's test, a 1.4).
I think both the 1.5 and 1.8 do very well in this comparison, particularly given the background in the photos. The 1.8 has a very "painterly" bokeh at 2.8, at least to my eye.
I think both the 1.5 and 1.8 do very well in this comparison, particularly given the background in the photos. The 1.8 has a very "painterly" bokeh at 2.8, at least to my eye.