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uhlec
109
Jul 29, 2016
I bought this lens as a graduation present for myself a few months ago. The image quality and capability of this lens is amazing and hasn't left my Canon T3i's body since I've owned it. However, (at least for US buyers), I'm not sure if the month or so delivery is worth the markdown. If you have amazon prime, you can get the lens in two days with their free prime shipping for the MSRP. Maybe you'll save a few bucks and if you don't mind waiting it's a fair deal but otherwise I would just stick with amazon.
Johanes
4
Jul 29, 2016
uhlechow well it is compare to yongnuo 50mm?
uhlec
109
Jul 29, 2016
JohanesI have had both and they are both very good lenses compared to the stock lens that come with most DSLRs and I doubt either would disappoint. The Canon is a very well built lens that feels worlds better than the cheap plastic body of the Yongnuo. The autofocus is inaudible and much faster. The image quality is notably a little sharper overall but I wouldn't say it's 3x better if we are talking price to performance. This lens is a great multipurpose lens and is a worthy upgrade from the Yongnuo. The Yongnuo never left my lens for almost every shoot I did apart from sports where I used my 55-250mm. The images you get from the Yongnuo aren't tack sharp but they are good enough for most purposes (the sharpest image I've taken so far has actually been with this lens). The two complaints I will have about this lens is build quality and the auto-focus system. The lens is made out of a cheap toyish plastic that screams made in china and the auto-focus isn't always accurate and can be buggy, but the Canon equivalent fixes both of those issues. My Yongnuo broke after abusing it and dropping it a couple times. The autofocus system fell off its rails and the lens is practically useless now, hence why I upgraded to the Canon. I've made $2000+ as a starting photographer/videographer with that lens so it was well worth the $50. Final Verdict: Get whichever one fits best in your budget. If you are starting off, I suggest the Yongnuo and use the cash saved to buy other equipment such as a flash or reflectors, etc. The Yongnuo taught me how to properly compose shots and really made me learn to not having the best equipment to get a really good shot. If you've got the extra cash for the Canon, you won't be disappointed but actually very pleased with the quality you can get from the lens. I've composed a google photos album of some of my best shots with each lens. I mainly do portrait photography. Canon 50mm: https://goo.gl/photos/ZAKdWUcaJy95T3KV7 Yonguo 50mm: https://goo.gl/photos/LAWTToHpZYH6Sifd7 *Note: I've only gone on one prodessional shoot so far with canon so there aren't much but I've taken a few fun shots while I've traveled.
Johanes
4
Jul 31, 2016
uhlecNice shots m8 ;) thx for the reply