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Canon offers this standard lens featuring superb quality and portability. Two high-refraction lens elements and new Gaussian optics eliminate astigmatism and suppress astigmatic difference. Crisp images with little flare are obtained even at the maximum aperture.
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- 50mm standard lens with f/1.4 maximum aperture for Canon SLR cameras- 2 high-refraction lens elements and Gaussian optics help eliminate astigmatism
- Delivers crisp images with little flare at the maximum aperture
- Extra-small Micro USM focus adjustment and full-time manual focusing
- Measures 2.9 inches in diameter and 2 inches long; 1-year warranty
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By Emi (DC area)
It's either the 50mm f/1.2 or 50mm f/1.8. This lens falls in the middle with good quality and good price.
By Victor Garcia
This lens is one of the best I own!!!!!
This lens has a wide open aperture at 1.4 allowing for great nighttime shots. The only downside is it won't zoom. It's worth every penny regardless.
By missgrundy (San Francisco, CA)
This is simply a fabulous lens -- it's almost never off my Canon 40D. I looked at the 1.8, which came highly recommended because of the price, but then I noticed comments that said it would probably last a year, because of the build. So I looked at the 1.4. This lens works well in so many conditions, it's sharp, has beautiful DOF, I just can't say enough about it. It's my first prime lens -- like a lot of people, I was attracted to the zoom feature of other lenses. But even though with this lens you have to zoom yourself, don't let that stop you at all.
I'm an intermediate level photographer. I highly recommend this lens for anyone around my level.
By Lost in light
For a long time I had the 1.8 for use on my XTi, I finally made the move up to full frame and the 50/1.8 somehow did not sit right. I was slowly building up a trinity of fast primes, one wide, one telephoto and one normal and felt that the 50/1.8 lagged behind my 28/1.8 and 85/1.8 so I decided to take the plunge on the 50/1.4... I have never looked back. In general the reviews are right, shot at 1.4 it is not razor sharp, it is acceptable but does not capture jaw dropping detail, so I only shoot at this aperture when I am trying to feed as much light to the sensor as possible, but shot stopped down just a 1/3 of a stop to f1.6, it starts to sing.
On full frame this lens really shines, wide enough to get lots of the subject in, but long and fast enough that the DOF can be used to pick out points of interest or guide the viewers eyes. For full length portraits many people comment on the '3D' quality the images have caused by the out of focus areas in front and behind subjects. I love this lens for travel shots, the combination of wide and fast means you can get inventive with the 'tourist' shot having an out of focus person gazing out over a vista, or their face sharp and the famous landmark being a creamy but recognizable bokeh blur in the background. On a crop frame camera it would be too long for such a shot.
So what does the 50/1.4 give you over the 50/1.8 because that is the main quandary people face. It is noticeably better built, the autofocus is much better, you get that 2/3rd extra stop (which counts for a lot in DOF if not that much in light gathering), the 1.4 is sharper at equivalent f-stops (i.e. the 1.4 is sharper than my 1.8 when both are shot at f2). The con is it is 3-4 times the price.
All in all the proof was in the pudding and I do not regret one bit getting this lens and am very happy with it, if I was still on a crop frame however I am not so sure I would be.
By H. Tu
Got a really nice copy. at f/1.4, it is still sharp unlike the others I've seen which is soft. I am happy I got this over the 50mm 1.8. The body of the 1.4 is really well built. Nice solid feeling. I debated on getting this or the 1.8, and decided to get the 1.4 based on its built. Its 3x more, but I think its worthed it. Read too many reviews on the 1.8, the lens just breaks apart after a few use. I picked up a lens hood to protect and reduce flare.
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