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Originally Posted by swampyJ
Frist off let me say thanks to all for speaking of this matter of what would be the best lens and f/__ for blur and photoing people . I have a canon T1i a 18-55mm f3 -5 and a 70-300mm f 4.5.
I can knot pay that price for a ( L ) lens . I have looked at the 50mm F1.4 but i heard and read so many bad reveiws on it im scared of it . i looked at the 50mm f/1.8 and some say its cheap so i say hmmm what do you do . I all so looked at the 85mm 1.8 . i shot with a asp-c 1.6 x . is there a good zoom that will blur the back ground that is not a ( L) price . looking for some thing indoors low light shoooting are in and out doors (no flash) . one more thing . do i need a wide angle to take full bodys . and are can i use a wide for head & shoulder shots are the other way around . one lens for full lenght shots and head and shoulders
thanks to all for adding info to this
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The 50mm f/1.8 is inexpensive and hardly an engineering marvel. However, don't be afraid of it. It is the best lens you can buy for under $100. Okay, that is faint praise, but it still produces excellent photos.
The first one I bought was awful and I thought it was a junk lens. Better photographers than me kept saying it was good so I took it back to the dealer. He tested it and found it was defective and replaced it.
When you look at photos it will never pop into your mind, "That looks like it was taken with a $100 lens."
I have read good things about the 85mm f/1.8 and I have used the EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro and it is fabulous.