Canon 50mm f/1.8: the evolution of an icon – Jonathan Gazeley
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Anyone interested in photography will surely have heard of the "nifty fifty" - the 50mm standard SLR lens. Almost every single SLR manufacturer had a 50mm lens with and f/1.7, f/1.8 or f/2.0 aperture that was sold as the "kit lens", and Canon was no exception. These days, "kit lens" has become a dirty word…
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Canon 50mm f/1.8: the evolution of an icon – Jonathan Gazeley
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Canon 50mm f/1.8: the evolution of an icon – Jonathan Gazeley
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Canon 50mm f/1.8: the evolution of an icon – Jonathan Gazeley
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Canon 50mm f/1.8: the evolution of an icon – Jonathan Gazeley
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Battle Of The Nifty Fifties: Canon's 50mm Lenses PetaPixel, 47% OFF
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Canon 50mm f/1.8: the evolution of an icon – Jonathan Gazeley
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Canon 50mm f/1.8: the evolution of an icon – Jonathan Gazeley
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Canon 50mm f/1.8: the evolution of an icon – Jonathan Gazeley
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Canon F-1 FD 50mm 1:1.8 s.c.
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Canon 50mm f/1.8: the evolution of an icon – Jonathan Gazeley
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Canon 50mm f/1.8: the evolution of an icon – Jonathan Gazeley
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Canon 50mm f/1.8: the evolution of an icon – Jonathan Gazeley
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Canon 50mm f/1.8: the evolution of an icon – Jonathan Gazeley
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Lens test: Canon FL, FD and EF 50mm f/1.4 vs f/1.8 – Jonathan Gazeley
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Canon FL 50mm/1.8