Thank you! Yep, it's a great lens, especially for the price. I use it quite a lot now for my son's football games. Used with a Viltrox speed booster, which gives me another stop, the selectable max aperture goes down to f/1.2 and I can use fast shutter speeds. It's also a really nice portrait lens, and it's fairly compact.
Enjoyed this content Phil (even though it’s 4 years old!)….considering buying this lens to pair with a Canon 40D. The additional information about the use of extension tubes was especially helpful and as an inexperienced photogrpaher, it wasn’t something I’d thought about👍
Thank you! I used a 40D for several years and loved it. The extension tubes are just a way of reducing the minimum focusing distance. This lens is so sharp that you can get decent macro shots with an extension tube. However, it won't work with a 1.4x or 2x extender. I've actually been using this lens a lot recently to get shots of my lad playing football. I've been using a Viltrox speed booster and Canon EOS M6 Mk2. The speed booster gives me another stop of light, so in poorly lit indoor pitches I can use an aperture of f/1.2 with the 85mm f/1.8. This means I can use fairly fast shutter speeds at reasonable ISO levels and freeze the action. For the money, it's a great lens for portraits, macro and action!
@@PhilUKNet Well I “pulled the trigger” this morning and purchased this lens on eBay (Camera store with 3 month guarantee) for £140 including postage….I think that’s reasonable in comparison to some advertised prices!
I bought mine in March 2010 in Thailand. The price with a front lens filter was Bt15,750. The exchange rate then was around Bt50, so approximately £315. If yours is in good condition, that sounds reasonable!
I made this video quite a while ago, and my financial situation has improved significantly since then! But thanks for your concern. With governmental mismanagement of the economy on a huge scale and raging inflation, a lot of people will feel a lot worse off now compared to a few years ago. In addition, for people living abroad, like me, fluctuating exchange rates make a huge difference. When I first got to Thailand, I was getting over Bt70 to the UK pound. The GFC pushed that down to around Bt60, and it continued to drop. In early 2016 it was around Bt52. When the UK decided to leave the EU in 2016, the exchange rate dropped another Bt10 almost overnight. At one point, it got to around Bt37 - a drop of almost 50% compared to when I first arrived. Anyway, there's not a lot we can do about these things and I'm doing OK now!
That's great to hear! You're a very good reviewer. Btw considering living in Thailand too as my wife is a diplomat. Do you recommend? Of course we would live in the capital.
@@markec123 Thanks! Thailand is a completely different country to the one I first visited in 1987. It's also a very different country to the one I started to call my home in 2003. There are many more foreigners these days, it's not as free and easy as it once was, and the government want to start taxing expats. However, everything is relative. Thailand isn't what it was, but that also applies to many Western countries, and the deterioration of Western countries has been far worse. The unnecessary closing down of the economy for no good reason, massive borrowing and money printing, and the mass import of unskilled migrants has ruined many Western countries. For this reason, Thailand is still a good bet. Personally, I couldn't live in the capital, even though I enjoy short visits there. Bangkok is (I think) about 40 times bigger than the second largest city. It's huge, chaotic, frenetic, congested and crowded. It has everything. Whatever you want to buy or eat is available in Bangkok, but the pace of life and the inconvenience of getting anywhere is too much for me. But that's maybe just because I'm getting old!
The original EOS M AF was hopelessly slow. Canon released new firmware, which speeded things up, but it was still slow. The dual pixel system released with the M5/M6 was a HUGE improvement. For indoor sports you'll be better off with a fast DSLR. The EOS M will get some shots, but the keeper rate will probably be quite low.
@@olivergabordomjan8435 It has dual pixel AF so it will be the same as the M5/6. As I said, it will AF for indoor sports but the keeper rate will most likely be low. Use the fastest lenses you can. The EF-M 22 f/2 or EF-M 32 f/1.4 or fast EF lenses with the adapter.
@@olivergabordomjan8435 Sorry! When we take lots of photos some are no good and some are worth keeping. The percentage that are worth keeping is the keeper rate. If you're shooting indoor sport with an M50 I suspect that quite a few shots will be blurred of out of focus. The dual pixel AF is very good, for example it's great at tracking moving subjects in videos, but EOS M has its limitations and DSLRs are faster.
Excellent video! I just bought this lens new in March 2024.
Thank you! Yep, it's a great lens, especially for the price. I use it quite a lot now for my son's football games. Used with a Viltrox speed booster, which gives me another stop, the selectable max aperture goes down to f/1.2 and I can use fast shutter speeds. It's also a really nice portrait lens, and it's fairly compact.
Enjoyed this content Phil (even though it’s 4 years old!)….considering buying this lens to pair with a Canon 40D. The additional information about the use of extension tubes was especially helpful and as an inexperienced photogrpaher, it wasn’t something I’d thought about👍
Thank you! I used a 40D for several years and loved it. The extension tubes are just a way of reducing the minimum focusing distance. This lens is so sharp that you can get decent macro shots with an extension tube. However, it won't work with a 1.4x or 2x extender.
I've actually been using this lens a lot recently to get shots of my lad playing football. I've been using a Viltrox speed booster and Canon EOS M6 Mk2. The speed booster gives me another stop of light, so in poorly lit indoor pitches I can use an aperture of f/1.2 with the 85mm f/1.8. This means I can use fairly fast shutter speeds at reasonable ISO levels and freeze the action.
For the money, it's a great lens for portraits, macro and action!
@@PhilUKNet Well I “pulled the trigger” this morning and purchased this lens on eBay (Camera store with 3 month guarantee) for £140 including postage….I think that’s reasonable in comparison to some advertised prices!
I bought mine in March 2010 in Thailand. The price with a front lens filter was Bt15,750. The exchange rate then was around Bt50, so approximately £315. If yours is in good condition, that sounds reasonable!
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Does this lense work for Canon 200D mark 2?
It was made for your camera! This is an EF lens and your camera has an EF lens mount.
Sorry to hear about your financial situation being worse. I hope you're still enjoying your life the same!
I made this video quite a while ago, and my financial situation has improved significantly since then! But thanks for your concern. With governmental mismanagement of the economy on a huge scale and raging inflation, a lot of people will feel a lot worse off now compared to a few years ago. In addition, for people living abroad, like me, fluctuating exchange rates make a huge difference. When I first got to Thailand, I was getting over Bt70 to the UK pound. The GFC pushed that down to around Bt60, and it continued to drop. In early 2016 it was around Bt52. When the UK decided to leave the EU in 2016, the exchange rate dropped another Bt10 almost overnight. At one point, it got to around Bt37 - a drop of almost 50% compared to when I first arrived. Anyway, there's not a lot we can do about these things and I'm doing OK now!
That's great to hear! You're a very good reviewer.
Btw considering living in Thailand too as my wife is a diplomat. Do you recommend? Of course we would live in the capital.
@@markec123 Thanks! Thailand is a completely different country to the one I first visited in 1987. It's also a very different country to the one I started to call my home in 2003. There are many more foreigners these days, it's not as free and easy as it once was, and the government want to start taxing expats.
However, everything is relative. Thailand isn't what it was, but that also applies to many Western countries, and the deterioration of Western countries has been far worse. The unnecessary closing down of the economy for no good reason, massive borrowing and money printing, and the mass import of unskilled migrants has ruined many Western countries. For this reason, Thailand is still a good bet.
Personally, I couldn't live in the capital, even though I enjoy short visits there. Bangkok is (I think) about 40 times bigger than the second largest city. It's huge, chaotic, frenetic, congested and crowded. It has everything. Whatever you want to buy or eat is available in Bangkok, but the pace of life and the inconvenience of getting anywhere is too much for me. But that's maybe just because I'm getting old!
How fast is the AF on an EOS m camera? Is it good for taking indoor sport photos?
The original EOS M AF was hopelessly slow. Canon released new firmware, which speeded things up, but it was still slow. The dual pixel system released with the M5/M6 was a HUGE improvement. For indoor sports you'll be better off with a fast DSLR. The EOS M will get some shots, but the keeper rate will probably be quite low.
@@PhilUKNet I have an m50
@@olivergabordomjan8435 It has dual pixel AF so it will be the same as the M5/6. As I said, it will AF for indoor sports but the keeper rate will most likely be low. Use the fastest lenses you can. The EF-M 22 f/2 or EF-M 32 f/1.4 or fast EF lenses with the adapter.
Sorry, I'm not english, so what do keeper rate mean? A low keeper rate is when most of my pictures isn't in focus?
@@olivergabordomjan8435 Sorry! When we take lots of photos some are no good and some are worth keeping. The percentage that are worth keeping is the keeper rate. If you're shooting indoor sport with an M50 I suspect that quite a few shots will be blurred of out of focus. The dual pixel AF is very good, for example it's great at tracking moving subjects in videos, but EOS M has its limitations and DSLRs are faster.
Great video! The financial bit at the end was very helpful and I think I’m going to get it.
Thank you!