Re:Why are modern 50mm lenses so damned complicated?
by hrktb on Monday May 10, 2021 @12:04PM
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Chipsets have all sort of properties, including the instruction set, the consumption as you mention, their physical size and heat profile (related to consumption, but can be influenced by other factors) that make them better or worse for some applications.
Your point on lens weight is valid, but I don't see it as something that should be in every single lens optic review, all the more so the use case of 50mm lenses are not just street snaps for instance.
Re:Why are modern 50mm lenses so damned complicated?
by heartbreak on Monday May 10, 2021 @04:37PM
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There are modern 50s that don't weigh as much, but they're also not super-fast f/1.2 glass.
The excessive weight of these modern 50mm lens can be a real detriment to getting better photographs. It makes you less mobile, and you can only carry so much weight. If you're carring 10x more weight for your 50mm lens than an older design that is 95% as high quality you inevitably have to leave something else out of the pack.