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Originally Posted by cDnStealth
There are some really good photographers on here. I am routinely blown away with a lot of the photos posted here on CP. I picked up a T1i last summer when I went to Europe. Took thousands of photos and for the most part they turned out fairly well with the stock lens. Granted most of that was simply shot using the camera's pre-sets with me messing around with the odd setting. Now I've read some really good things about the EF 50mm f1.8 II lens. I like to mostly shoot landscapes and indoors (without flash). Any thoughts on this thing? How versatile is this lens? Does it make the stock lens completely obsolete? Would I be better off getting a telephoto lens instead?
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My number 1 reason to suggest a prime lens (like the 50mm 1.8) is that they force you to learn faster. The Zoom becomes your feet and if you go out and about with your camera and just pack that lens, you will no choice but to think about what you're going to shoot, how you're going to do it and eventually you'll find it's limitations and you'll understand what they are and, in turn, you'll understand what you need as your next lens without having to ask anyone but yourself.
I love primes because they have little to no distortion. If Canon makes a 35mm 1.8 like Nikon, that would be more useful on your camera for most shooting purposes. With the 50mm on a crop sensor, you'll find yourself smearing up against the walls of a small living room if you're trying to take a picture of someone.
Can't say whether or not you should get it though... I have a 50mm 1.8, but I also have a 17-55mm 2.8... I RARELY touch the 50mm anymore. It's become more of a specialty lens for me now (for bokeh shots and indoor portraits)... though it was the first lens I bought, and it did help me learn.
