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Old 11-01-2009, 01:14 AM
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Default 50mm prime and 60mm macro....?

ok so im looking at these two lens' and was originally thinking about getting both....buuuut....there almost the same focal length, and both very sharp at f/2.8 and lower, so why get both? could the 60mm macro be used in place of the 50mm in pretty much any situation? if so then y get both? the 50mm im looking at is Canon's 50mm f/1.4, so i know there is a difference between f/1.4 and f/2.8, but from what ive read the 50mm doesnt really attain superb sharpness until f/2.8 and the macro has superb sharpness at f/2.8, so basically why get both versus just the macro? thanks!
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