06-22-2012, 11:45 AM
I really see no problem with this lens. It's small. It seems to be decent within its specification.
For general usage, I think it makes sense on a full frame body and I'd have no issue using this on a 5D2. If Canon go ahead with a lower cost full frame body, perhaps smaller than the 5D series, that would be a good pairing too. I'm sure it'll work fine on a crop body too, but I'm not sure what I'd do with that region of focal length.
Bokeh wise, I think it does have potential if you do lots of smaller scale close up work. Traditionally people I know use the 50mm f/1.8 (optionally with extension tubes) in a similar role, as a low budget option. While the 40mm f/2.8 would be approximately half the blur potential (dependant on various conditions of course) it does focus closer than the 50/1.8 without modification.
My only gripe remains the insane pricing for UK (probably euro too) compared to US. Ok, we long complain about the differences, but this is the first time I think I have seen the UK figure to be numerically bigger than the US figure without changing the currency units! And we used to joke about 1:1 rates...
For general usage, I think it makes sense on a full frame body and I'd have no issue using this on a 5D2. If Canon go ahead with a lower cost full frame body, perhaps smaller than the 5D series, that would be a good pairing too. I'm sure it'll work fine on a crop body too, but I'm not sure what I'd do with that region of focal length.
Bokeh wise, I think it does have potential if you do lots of smaller scale close up work. Traditionally people I know use the 50mm f/1.8 (optionally with extension tubes) in a similar role, as a low budget option. While the 40mm f/2.8 would be approximately half the blur potential (dependant on various conditions of course) it does focus closer than the 50/1.8 without modification.
My only gripe remains the insane pricing for UK (probably euro too) compared to US. Ok, we long complain about the differences, but this is the first time I think I have seen the UK figure to be numerically bigger than the US figure without changing the currency units! And we used to joke about 1:1 rates...
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