Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Lens

Comments about Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Lens:

I purchased this lens with my 5D MK2 kit, primarily use it as a standard prime. At wide open, the shallow DOF and creamy bokeh are simply stunning, however I found it can ocassionaly introduce CA, and the corners are a bit soft. Once you stop it down to f/2 and beyond, it gets really sharp cross entire image.

The one thing that annoys me the most is the fact that the front element extends while focusing. I always have the lens hood attached, just in case I bump into something. Even though the focus is generally fast, it seems noisier than the 24-105 f/4.

Comments about Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Lens:

A great lens with amazing bokeh gives great quality pictures. With an aperture going as far as 1.4 means this is produces high quality results in very low light conditions.

Comments about Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Lens:

I use this lens on a 5D mark 1, excellent as a light walk about lens. Also very useful in low light settings. Decent autofocus and although a bit soft wide open comes in to its own in low light for getting the picture. Build quality not as solid as L glass. The first copy I had did not survive being dropped!

Comments about Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Lens:

best in low light

Comments about Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Lens:

This is my third prime lens, I'd previously owned a 50mm 1.8 mkII and then a 35mm 2.0 – both great lenses, but with slow and noisy focusing systems (non USM)I had owned and used my 50mm 1.4 for two happy years, right up until the focusing system jammed just recently. This is a real shame as it takes fantastic pictures, but after looking at various internet forums I have found that lens jam on is quite a common problem on the 1.4. The 1.4's USM is not the standard Canon 'ring type' and this, apparently is one of the reasons why it has a tendency to jam. This lens is great for portraits and is discrete enough to use for reportage type photography. Sadly, I have now sold this lens on[...] (as a fixer upper) which means that my search for a nice prime lens continues....... Next on the list is the Canon 28mm 1.8, I will update accordingly.I cannot recommend this lens as ultimately it is unreliable.

Comments about Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Lens:

Nice lens but over the years mine has slowed down with focus speed, it feels like it has greg in the case, thats the best way to describe it,

still great finish on full and cropped cameras.

well prices as its between to 1.2 and 1.8 lenses

Comments about Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Lens:

I bought this lens primarily to get a bit of extra aperture and I am not disappointed. Images are VERY sharp - by any standards. My only worries with this lens are the cheapish plasticky finish and a general feeling of its fragility - not nearly as solid as the 50mm primes that came as standard kit lenses when I bought my first 35mm film SLRs (long ago!). But at the price this lens is still great value, it will simply need taking care of - good lens case and lots of tlc required.

Comments about Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Lens:

This is a great lens for the price. Overall I have been very happy with the sharpness and the focus speed. The only negative point is the quality of the casing which does feel cheap but then again what else can you expect from a lens at this price!

Comments about Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Lens:

Brought this lens and a week after used a friends Sigma 50mm 1.4...slightly regret not getting the Sigma.

But still it gets the job done.

Comments about Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Lens:

As of March 2011 this was quite a good buy. A nicely performing lens with the advantage of a large apature, which is really useful in low light situations such are interiors and night time shots. Wide open at f1.4 sharpness isn't as good as the f1.2, but then again that is an 'L' grade lens costing a great deal more. While this lens casing is mainly plastic, it does benefit from a metal mount. The USM motor seems to work fine, albeit not being a ring motor. One benefit is that this lens is so nice and light on some bigger SLR's like my Canon EOS 5D mk II for example, which make it a dream to carry around for snapping,leaving my heavy 'L' grade zoom in the bag until needed or at home.