Canon 50MM help

Why would the mk1 have a metal mount and the mk2 a plastic one ?

This lens is great (i find) for singling something out. I wouldnt use it for landscapes as you would just be stiching stuff all the time. Its a very good lens for head shot portraits and I suppose of general this and that around the house. If you combine this lens with a set of extention tubes you will achieve excellent macros on the cheap.
 
dod said:
I'd disagree with that to an extent.

Yes it's customary to use a wideangle for landscape but you can get great results using long telephotos as well. It depends on the subject as much as anything.
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True, but it's not known as a lens you'd typically use for landscape, but, yes, perhaps there might be an occasion where you'd use it.
 
I use a 50mm prime on a 1.5x crop for landscapes quite regularly. Infact, my 50mm prime has to be the most versatile lens I own - I love it!

(And just for note, my "widest" lens is a 15mm, so I don't just use it cos' it's all I have...)
 
Phoenix_Cosmos said:
Why would the mk1 have a metal mount and the mk2 a plastic one ?
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Cost, the MK1 also has a distance meter that is not on the MK2 and the MK1 is a better built product. You can tell by just holding it in your hand, but the most important aspect is the glass remains the same which is all that really matters at the end of the day.
 
Phoenix_Cosmos said:
Why would the mk1 have a metal mount and the mk2 a plastic one ?
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The MKII doesn't have a metal mount or distance scale so to reduce the cost of manufacturing the lens.
Second hand MKI's always sell for more than new MKII's.

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