EFGlass.com - Know Canon Your Glass, See What It Can Do.

I could spend all weekend reading about camera equipment, but I always found most of the lens listing sites out there a little lacking in areas, so I spent the past three days putting together this initial version of EFGlass.com. It's not that complex right now, but believe me, I have plenty planned for future releases.

As it is, you can see Canon's full lens line-up with some basic information about each lens, a link back to its specifications page on Canon's website, a link to Amazon so you can check its current price, and one to a Flickr group pool, where you can see what people are using shooting with each it.

I'll post major site updates to this blog, and welcome any suggestions or comments - please email me, or call and leave me a voice message using the widget on the right side of this page.

Chromatic Aberration - Difference between f/1.4 and f/1.6 on Canon 50mm

I had read that my Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens has noticeable chromatic aberration (CA) when wide open, but was really surprised how bad it was, and how it almost entirely goes away at f/1.6.

I really love this lens - this is a minor problem to deal with, but it's nice to know to expect it.

Below are crops from two out-of-focus shots I took while driving: the first at f/1.4, the second at f/1.6. Notice the purple fringing around most of the lights at f/1.4. This is caused by different wavelengths refracting differently through the glass. I put up a full shot at f/1.4 on Flickr, here.

50mm f/1.4	50mm f/1.6