Thank you! I was only looking for a much clearer explanation of the comparison between the 40 and the 50mm, but I got more. My main purpose for buying a new lens is getting a finer shot, a bit more blur background, but without getting too close to the subject. So I guess, the 40mm is my winner do you think?
@@JamieS1992 on a full frame, 24x36mm image, the diagonal = 43 mm so the perfect standard lens is a 43 mm. And then this 24mm comes darn near. The 24, 28, 35, 50 etcetera focal lengths are 'standard' because (lacking computers) for these values the lens equations could be solved.
I had the nifty fifty last week, and ordered the 24 pancake today for wide shots with fast aperture, I always felt like the 40mm is in a weird spot and doesn’t standout in anything, this is all before I see your video. And now after seeing this couldn’t be happier with my decision, thanks!.
@@NZ_SMC No I'm keeping both, the nifty fifty offer image depth better than any of the 3, I use it most of the time, but I use the 24 in tight spaces to get a bit wider image with almost the same depth
Just a question, when you talk about the ef-s 24mm and compare it to the 40mm and 50mm, are you talking about them all on a crop sensor camera? Cuz you can't use the 24mm on a full frame, so the field of view will end up being such of a 38mm (so basically, a 40mm) lens. So if you are comparing them all on a crop camera, it'd be more like comparing a 40mm, a 64mm and a 80mm. So the 24mm would be a normal lens, and the other two are telephoto lenses (with the 64mm being closer to a normal lens). But if you are comparing the 24mm on a crop and the 40 and 50 on full frame, then reviewing both the 24 and 40 is pointless since they are essentially the same lens.
I've got the 24 and 50. On my 750D they do wonders. Especially the 24mm with VND filter 😊 plus night sky photography its wild. Capturing the milky way it's so easy
Personally, I find 24mm a little too tight for vlogging (I like to go 18mm at the tightest). That being said, it's still got an STM motor, small size, and great aperture for vlogging, so it'll definitely still work, just not my personal recommendation. The 50mm is going to be a great lens for portraits, nothing else to say about that! Overall, they're both great lenses, especially for the price!
I got the kit lenses like any one else. The 50mm which is awesome for portraits! Though when in a group or family event is hard to capture every body together so I’m considering the 24MM for big groups of people and landscapes. Thanks for the video.
Thank you! This was a helpful review. I already have the 50 and I love it but I’ve been on the fence deciding between the 24 and the 10-18 for river trips. River trips entail shots of nice wide landscapes and high walls as well as candids when we take off river to camp. I think that the 24 would fit better in my pelican case, is 2.8 as opposed to the 4.5 of the 1018 More light for sunsets and faster aperture means no lugging a tripod, and it’s also cheaper in case anything were to happen to it. Cheers!
I've used both 24 & 50, and I've always loved shooting more with 24mm whether its portrait or anything. Its small and light weight which makes it super comfortable and fun to shoot.
hi! im stuck between the 24 and 50. which do you think would be better for shooting the evening portion of a small (under 90 people) wedding? i’m so torn which to get and i just don’t know which to get!
@@raviilakra yeah, i’ve had a look at the room the weddings taking place in and it’s kinda small so im thinking the 24 might be better? i don’t wanna be squashed against the wall all night 🤣
Thank you! I already have a 24mm but was looking to invest into another lens for portraits. You made me realize that the 50mm is the best choice to partner with the 24mm
My breakdown, 24mm if you wanna get more in your shot, nice for landscape photography, 40mm for something that’s nice crisp and sharp and 50mm if you want a standard lens with some creativity.
Thank you.. 24mm and 50mm is what I want.. 😊 In addtion also I also need 10-18mm lens for super wide shot.. And for versatility I used 18-200mm tamron lens.. So in total of 4 lenses..
Amazing! Thanks for calling out the macro capabilities. Very important but not much talked about. This is the first video of yours that I watched but boy, I am a subscriber now :)
Ugh why am I still debating between the 24 and 50. I wanna do landscapes but also do portraits. So I want both. But I believe I'll start with the 24. I'm so new to all this photography stuff so thank you for helping me haha.
Sorry for the late reply! It's important to remember that the reason different lenses exist is because they all have their strengths and weaknesses! Trust me, I know the feeling when choosing between lenses (it's always sooooo hard to decide), but landscapes and portraits are so vastly different that it's better to start with a lens for one, and work towards a new lens for the other photograph style (or look at a zoom lens that can do both, but isn't GREAT for either)!
hello Josh, which lens do you recommend? 24mm or the 50mm? I have a 55mm-250 STM and a 18mm-135mm. I use a canon t6i. I am most likely to shoot videos indoors.
@@JoshWiniarski i know you need to shoot away from the camera with the 50mm. my room is approximately 4meters , would it still give me a blurry background?
So helpful brudda - just copped a 10-18 wide angle, next up is the 50mm f.18 Good looks bro , your videos help me break down which lenses do what- stay up!!
I have a Canon 1200D, and I'm using kit lenses 18-55 and 55-250. I love astrophotography and landscape photography with my Google Pixel phone. Which one should I choose for astrophotography: the 50mm 1.8 or the 24mm 2.8?
Man, this video was perfect! Literally had all three in my cart when I realized how goofy that was haha. Thank you so much for taking the time to create such a detailed and comprehensible video, it helped so much!
Thanks for detailed review of these lenses. However, I would like to ask you a question - I have 18-55 III, 55-250 STM and I intent to take mainly landscape, urban and macro shots. Would you recommend 24mm to compliment what I already have or would you ditch 18-55 III and possibly buy some particular lens t compliment 24 and 55-250 STM for the aforementioned purposes?
Thanks for the video! Best one so far! Im focussing on weddings, I have the 50mm. Do you think it's worth getting the 24mm as well? I am on a budget! Lol
Really depends. Are you doing just photo, or video as well? The 50mm is sure to get you some good shots, but my guess is having a wide lens is going to be helpful as well, since the 50mm can be tight at times!
@@JoshWiniarski Thank you for the reply! Just photos I L O V E my 50mm, but i need someting with a bit of a wider shot, and the macro is a huge bonus!😁 Im still a beginner, so not going for the expensive lenses yet!
Of course I'm weird, but I ended up getting the 40mm. Why? It's close to the olden days standard 35mm. Why did they use 35mm? It turns out that's pretty close to the performance of your eyeball. Plus, I wanted something small and only budgeted for one lens to start with.
I own all of them, and I use the 24 the most, the 50 comes second, and I rarely use the 40. But I find all of them are useful. I dont regret buying all of them. Three of my favourite lenses, plus the 10-18 zoom, which is another fave of mine.
Get the 24mm. you can choost macro from 2 inches away. You can use for astro photography. You can use for landscape. Has decent bokeh if you shoot close to your subject.
Outstanding comparison video! Thanks a Lot! It just helped me out to confirmed the way I have assembled my minimalistic Lens Arsenal (I chose to have the 24 and 50 with the companion of the 55-250). For ocasions when it's convenient to carry only one "versatile", I have the 18-55 to cover from landscape till portrait (sometimes is good to keep the not beloved "lens kit" 😜 ). See ya, nice shots for All of Us !!!
Thanks bro, great channel you definitely deserve more subscribers! New subscriber here, I'm just now getting into videography and photography I've been binge watching your videos keep up the great work bro!👊🏾👊🏾💯
the 50mm used to have problems with sharpness when using the aparture at 1.8. Do you know if this is still a problem? Did you compare the apartures / sharpness of all three lenses? Great video! Thx
Great video . I’ve just got the 24mm to go with my 50mm . These lenses are so sharp and for the price they are a no brainer . If for instance you go for a walk with your camera . These 2 lenses are great . One on your camera body one in a pocket .
Hi man! So I have a question... I’ve been using a kit lens for a while now till the AF stoped working, now I want to get a prime lens... do you think I should go for the 50mm or 80mm cause I’ll be shooting more of potriats than landscape but I’ll be shooting at events too...also the 40mm is an option cause it’s more affordable (is use a 600D btw)
Amazing video sir....excellent content....as a crop sensor user I'm looking for a 24mm since I like that focal lens...and the 50mm for night photography....but what about that 35mm Macro 2.8 since I like to take those macro shots.... I'm thinking on those 3 lenses to complement my 10-18mm and 55 to 250mm...what would you recommend? Really interesting the macro capabilities of the 24mm. Thanks for any feedback
Don't think there's a wrong option, although the 24mm is somewhat close to 18mm (although the f/2.8 aperture will be a game changer since I think the 10-18 is at 4.5 at 18mm just going off of memory?). I feel like 35mm balances out the 10-18mm and 55-250mm nicely but I'd say it just depends on what you wanna do the most! Maybe see the macro difference between the 35mm and 24mm if you can find a video on it? Hope that helps a bit but again, I think all 3 make sense, you know what you wanna shoot better than me!
I have these three lenses, primarily for traveling simplicity. What I like about them how well they look with video on my Canon C100 MKII. The 50mm looks good outside and I use the built in NDS for any extra light. I also have the 18-135mm f/3.5 but a single lens is a good pocket option. My best glass is the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 - amazing.
Thanks for helping me make my decision! I’ll be getting the 24mm cuz I already have the 50mm and I like to take pics at my cousins house if we have any sort of family gatherings (w/o having to go far back lol). Sounds like that would do the job at a budget price. Thank you!
Thanks for the information. But I think you could have said about price and sharpness. And should I buy sigma 17 50 2.8 instead going for 24 mm pancake with some more money? I have 50mm 1.8 and 18-55 kit.
24mm EF-S is for crop bodies only. Seems like that would have been the first thing to mention. If you have a full frame digital camera (and/or 35mm film) your only options here are the 40mm and 50mm. The 40mm is by far my favorite focal length on full frame, nice and small but still very good image quality for what it is, probably one of the best value lenses Canon ever made. - Now if I was using a crop body, I’d get the 24mm since that gives a really close to 40mm (38.4mm ff eq) when you figure the crop factor.
great breakdown... i was between a 40mm and a 50mm because I found a decent sale, but after lining up my lenses to see what exactly I was working with and might benefit from most... im mostly drawing a blank. I have 2 lenses that have 40mm range, and only 1 lens that can reach 50mm, but I've got a 60mm and one that hits 45mm which is fairly close right? tipping the scales to 3 > 2 roughly; and now... I'm not so sure I need either lens. I take a fair amount of subject focused landscape shots and the aperture of the 50 sounds amazing... tough call
I bought a gimbal for my Canon 800D and I'm looking to film B-rolls do you think the 24mm is gonna be enough, I do already have a 50mm but It doesn't work for my use case since everything is zoomed in.
Hi, I loved the video. I do have one question, though: Right now I'm in the Process of trying my variable lenses at the zoom levels of these three to decide which one suits my needs best. However, I have heard to fit the EF lenses to the smaller sensors you have to apply a 1.6x multiplier to their focal lenghts, making the 40mm a 64mm and the 50mm an 80mm. Is this correct? I'm asking because the 50mm on my 18-55mm seems perfect zoom-wise, while the 80mm on my 55-250 is just a bit much. Thanks so much for the video, your content is great.
This is a common misconception that is partially correct haha. So believe it or not, the crop is actually applied to ALL lenses, including the EF-S lenses like an 18-55mm. So 50mm on an EF-S lens, and 50mm on an EF lens are BOTH 80mm on a crop sensor body. When I was just starting out I noticed they seemed very similar, and then googled it a bunch to confirm my suspicion. Hope this helps!
I have the 24mm and the 50mm STM. I’m thinking about buying the 40mm, as the 50 is very imprecise focus(Focus is only good at F/4), and too tight for aps-c.
Thanks for this review! Does the 40mm do well with a T5i camera for video? I’m okay with backing away from the camera and using an external mic. I’d like to shoot a talk-show (the host will be seated on a desk, about 7-8 feet away from the camera for a waist-up medium shot). I feel like the 40mm focal length on a crop sensor will be very flattering to the face, and isn’t going to be as tight as the 50mm. I don’t have the $ to upgrade my camera body just yet. This seems like a good budget lens...I’m just wondering if the autofocus is any good on the t5i, or if I will encounter any other issues filming with it (before I actually go out and buy it).
I know I'm so late in this, but I have a q. I'm a new beginner photographer. from what I have research zoom lenses are not as sharp as prime lenses. I am planning to buy T7I, I don't know which lens I should buy. its either (18-55mm f4-5.6 with 50mm f1.8), or ( 24mm with 50mm) or lastly and the most expensive one is (18-135mm with 50mm). I should say I die for portraits and close-ups, but I do like city photography and buildings so i am not sure if I will be zooming so much I am willing to move my legs for a great photo. can you please help me with this. personally, I'm thinking of getting two prime lenses because 18-55mm is not so great overall and 18-135 mm is really expensive and I have to save up more. let me know your opinion.
Correct, primes are generally sharper! I agree, the kit lens isn't great, BUT I don't know if I recommend only primes for new photographers. What is important to realize, is even the WORST lenses made by Canon are going to look MUCH better than something like a phone or point and shoot camera. So even something like the 18-55 is going to give great shots for a new photographer. Definitely go with a 50mm if you want to do portraits, but I think having a zoom lens is a good investment whether it's the 18-55 or 18-135. You'll realize that while switching lenses feels cool, it can be a real pain if you're constantly setting down your bag and switching between a 24mm and 50mm. If you're walking around the city or shooting landscapes, I think you'll be glad you can go to 18mm and zoom in to 55 with one lens. Just my opinion. You might get slightly better shots with only primes, but you also may miss shots having to switch all the time :)
Like filming yourself playing VR? Depends on the room size, but in my mind the 50mm will be too tight. 40mm Might be perfect, or the 24mm could work, but you don't want the camera too close while in VR haha. Sort of a tough call, how much of your body do you want in the shot?
would you recommend the 18-135 good for landscape and street photography? also, out of all the lenses in this video, which is the best for nighttime video and photos with groups of ppl and buildings?
I understand the 40mm is the sharpest of the three but it lacks the close focusing of the 24, which I believe is just 15cm. It was great to see the lenses compared in terms of close focus and it is indeed interesting that the 24 can get the closest. There is also the question of contrast or rendering which again most reviews don't even mention or at least only in passing. Something again to be born in mind that lenses don't always perform as expected on APSC over FF in terms of sharpness which it might be expected would be the same or better and isn't necessarily.
Ok question - im purchasing for portraits - but need to crop in reaaaaally tight on features like eyes, lips and the occasional full face. My first thought was the 50mm, but - the minimal focus length of the 24mm is really enticing. Lighting will never be an issue, but sometimes space while shooting is. What should I do? Very helpful video btw
Great video. I shoot landscapes and some street photography. I have Sigma’s brilliant 40mm Art Lens f/1.4 and its such a natural focal length, but its heavy. Very heavy. So I’ve bought the 40mm pancake lens. I hesitated to buy it because it means I now have two 40mm lenses, but when it comes to street/candid photography where weight and portability is a factor, and the ability to not be noticed is important, it seemed the best way to go. It’s not the best lens out there, but it’s all about how you intend to use it. The 35mm f2 with IS was also a candidate, but costs more than twice as much. I’ll see how I get on. Once again, thanks for reviewing.
I have a Canon m50 camera and a 15-45mm kit lense and a speed booster attachment. I like to take action figure photography, so im just trying to get more detail in my shots which lense would best suit my needs?
if i have the 18-135mm and like to have one for family or group pictures and also close up pic of food, is the 24mm better for me than the 50mm? this is for canon sl3 thanks
Thanks much for this video! It helps me decide what lens to buy moving forward. I would go for 24mm since I already have 50mm apart from that, I believe 24mm will give me best photos esp capturing group of people also wide angle shots. ❤️🤘
Thank you, this was very helpful. I recently spent 5 weeks walking around cities in Italy and also London. I took a Canon with a 50mm lens and only used that. I found I spent a lot of walking back and forwards as it brought the subjects closer. I like taking shots of people with a prime lens and found the 50mm brought them towards me so I didn't have to get 'in their faces'. I'll probably get a 24 or 40 as well for those shots I want with more area around the subject and for architecture. Now to decide which one?
In my opinion, of course 24mm is exclusive for aps-c, the 40mm should be only for full frame. Due to crop factor,they kind of work about the same field of view, which is actually nicely wide, that makes them versatile in the way the are wide, but also short once you get close along the nice f2.8, but the 24mm is truly an all around, just like an 18-55, because it is a cropped wide angle. It has little distortion, it seems truly wide, less flan then 40mm, you can left it to seems wide or you can correct it in post and get a more flat and natural looking image, but also once you get close, you feel less wide to make a portrait, even it can get quite close focus, it works as a substitute to a 18-55, does about the same but different. The 40mm in full frame is as wide, but doesn´t seems the same because it's longer focal, that means is only a wide natural looking lens, being the same league as a 50mm, but those 10mm actually matters, many says 40mm is sharper and is about half size, those are it's selling points, is a wider 50mm lens, slower, but sharper and far more portable, portability along a nice power worth gold, that is why 24mm is MY favorite lens. 40mm in crop losses a lot, but still is sharp and is the "shortes 60mm lens you could ever use", which is nice too. 50mm is good for both and in my opinion the only lens truly unskipeable, because is the cheapest lens from canon and in both formats, it works about the same: a normal lens, kind of wide but more on short side in full frame and just shorter but far from telephoto in aps-c all along a truly nice bokeh and low light performance.
Hey hey, nice video! Can you help me out? I am shooting beauty videos, my room is 3.5 meters long, and 2.8 meters wide. I use CANON 77D with a 50mm lens and really want that bokeh effect /use DIY sparkly backdrop/. The problem is the camera is sitting too far away from me in order to see myself at all in the shot, then I don`t have enough space behind, and all in all the whole room is blocked because of the lens only...I need to use a lapel mike as well, because of the distance...I want to shoot in front of a window, but that`s impossible with the distance again...would you recommend the 24mm then? Or which one? Tight budget here:(( Thanks in advance! Regards, Val
I apologize for the late response, I've been behind on comments after a pretty busy week! It sounds like the 24mm is going to be your best bet on a budget. There's also the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 ART lens, but it costs more than any of these lenses. You won't get quite as much bokeh as the 50mm, but you can have the camera much closer to you and get more of yourself in the shot.
