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I've never actually used a "nifty fifty"(Canon 50mm f1.8). As I shoot only video with my Canon T3i, I bought a Nikon E series 50mm f1.8 with an EOS adaptor for $40. Has anyone compared the two and can you tell me which is sharper? Neither has image stabilzation (unlike the Canon 18-55mm kit lens) so it is a lot shakier than the kit lens, even on a shoulder rig or mono-pod. Both are f1.8, so fast lenses, but the NIkon doesn't seem quite as sharp as the kit lens and I find I use the kit lens a lot more because of the IS. Thoughts/opinions? Thanks.

Thanks a lot you guys. It's interesting and evidently confusing that, when discussing HD video, that there ever was a conversation about crop factor when most APSC sensors on DSLR's are close to 35mm motion picture film (S35). Someone posted this http://www.rogerdeakins.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1580 in a previous thread and was helpful too. It's likely Roger Deakins used the same lenses when he was shooting on film as he now does on the Arri Alexa. It's funny that there seems to be so many arguments about this when really what should be talked about is Framing/Composition, not crop factors. Until yesterday, I had no idea that what you have confirmed was, in fact, the case through most of the history of 35mm motion picture film production. A 50mm lens has "almost always"(apart from 8 perf film and vista vision) given about a 72-80mm field of view/focal length, a 32mm lens about a 50mm field of view/focal length and so on. I find it interesting that so many shooters talk about how humans see at about a 50mm focal length and suggest that beginners buy a "nifty fifty"(50mm f1.8) for this very reason yet, unless you're shooting with a 5D Mk II or Mk III, you're actually seeing an 80mm focal length( on a 1.6 crop sensor), NOT a 50mm. (hence the reason why Deakins uses a 32mm most of the time). At any rate, thanks for making that clear. Much appreciated. Cheers!

Hey guys, I'm new to this forum and new to DSLR filmmaking,so please be gentle! I've been reading the last three pages of posts and it's interesting to say the least. I have a "quick" question just to clarify all this S35 vs Digital Crop factor for myself: So is the Field of View (what you ACTUALLY see) through a 35mm motion picture camera(S35) viewfinder equivalent to the field of view/crop factor on an APSC sensor camera's viewfinder? That is, when shooting with 35mm motion picture FILM, will a 50mm lens function/show the field of view of an 80mm lens(1.6x crop)? If this is true, then I assume that all this time if someone has talked about using a 50mm lens, shot with 35mm motion picture FILM(S35), they're actually SEEING an 80mm image through their 35mm motion picture camera(S35). Correct or not? It's the first I"ve heard of it, but I've never shot with a 35mm motion picture camera, so please illuminate me. Thanks a lot. Drew