The better alternative to 50mm f / 1.8 II

I was of the 50mm f / 1.8 II for a while very enthusiastic and certainly was the objective for the introduction to photography to use very much. But unfortunately, I always came back to the limits of the lens. Portrait shots from close range were mostly knackscharf, but you wanted to time the body have in the picture and had to go further away from the model, the Auto Focus failed to 40%. On the display there was nothing to see but then at home in the RAW development. Since I now but make money with my pictures and can not allow me such a high scrap rate, urgently needed a new lens.

After countless videos and test reports, I then decided to go for the Canon 40mm f / 2.8 STM. The autofocus is quiet a lot and the speed is about the same with the 50mm f / 1.8 II. The aperture of f / 2.8 is not a disadvantage, because with the 50mm f / 1.8 II the correct focus was only from f / 2.8 because , With the difference that / 2.8 is knackscharf the 40mm pancake already beginning Aperture f. The Bokeh is very harmonious, colors and contrasts are beautifully reproduced. The build quality is better. The picture is not much bigger and thus hardly any difference to the 50mm f / 1.8 II.

I use the lens on a Canon EOS 70D with a crop factor of 1.6 (converted on full frame result from the fact 64mm). Thus portrait shots are also quite possible. In addition, there is the small size and if you want to take time only one lens, for example, for street photography, this is certainly the better choice.

All in all I'm very happy with the Canon 40mm pancake lens!