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The Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM is a standard lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 1993 to 2023 (discontinued). The focus is done by Ultrasonic AF Motor (micro-USM), it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 410 €;
231 users have given it an average vote of 8.7 out of 10.
MOUNT
This lens is available with the following mounts:
Canon EF: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Canon EF.
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Pros: Lightweight, construction, fast and silent AF, very sharp when stopped down, great bokeh
Cons: Soft wide open (but some may also like it), lens hood not included, CA wide open
Opinion: This is a great lens to carry around, I wanted a fast lens and this was the one. Very useful on low light conditions, excellent for portraits (specially on APS-C bodies). You have to stop it down to get a sharper image. The AF motor is very silent and you have full time manual (this is great specially on low light conditions to help to the AF system). The construction is great, much better that the 50mm f/1.8, with a metal mount. It's not as cheap as the f/1.8, but you pay for better construction and quality. Not outstanding, but still a great lens.
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Cons:Chromatic aberrations, distortion, not very bright
Opinion:A lens with an autofocus that is not of the latest generation but that still brings home the result. It takes a while to tame the lens, especially at full aperture because the micro blur is just around the corner as it is not a stabilized lens. It should be noted that despite its openness, the generated raw file has very little appeal because it remains very dark, not very bright. Chromatic aberrations are very present, but nothing that cannot be corrected in post production although, it should be noted that its little brother in plastic (F1.8) behaves much better. Certainly, however, the level of sharpness here is truly remarkable. Already very sharp at F1.8 to be really perfect at 2.8. The bokeh is definitely nice and soft. Would I recommend this lens? Depends on. It is not worth the exorbitant cost when new, just because with a third of its price we take the 50mm F1.8 which is a much higher quality/price lens, however it is a lens that if found at a good price on used, will not disappoint you and will make you take home beautiful shots.
Cons:Difficult to tame lens with steep learning curve, inaccurate autofocus on old bodies, almost unusable at TA, material quality
Opinion:This lens was my first lens after kit 18-55. Initially it was very difficult to appreciate, I bought it in 2013, and at the time for a neophyte such a lens was complex to tame and make the most of. At full opening the fire borders on unmanageability, and forget incisive images without artifacts. Closing it slightly improves, but it is from f / 3.5 to f / 9 that gives the best of itself ever. At those apertures it reaches the maximum yield, and the images it provides are perfect, with excellent colors, and microcontrast that almost does not require sharpening in post. The focus is fast enough, and with new generation bodies that take advantage of the Dual Pixel also quite precise, but obviously light years behind when compared to the STM and Nano USM systems. It will be virtually impossible to photograph moving subjects. On a constructive level it is very plastic, the bayonet hook is made of metal, but overall it does not return a feeling of solidity, despite having de facto proved to be a very resistant lens. Very easy to disassemble, if you are a minimum scafati you can safely open it and clean it at home, especially after using it in environments such as beach or similar, where the lack of waterproofing is felt. Overall it is a lens that I would recommend to those looking for something that can provide high quality in all those areas that do not require speed, especially portrait set and street, and for the cost of used I consider it an excellent investment able to increase the quality of images and creative possibilities without putting too much hand to the wallet.
Pros:Compact, lightweight, relatively cheap, very sharp from f/2.8, blurred better than 50mm f/1.8, USM engine
Cons:soft and vignette quite a lot at TA
Opinion:Premise: bought used for less than 200 €, 2017 specimen, used only on R6. The lens is in a nutshell an enhanced version of the 50mm f / 1.8 STM: very comfortable on the go because it is light and compact, it is 2/3 stop brighter than the "little brother", with which it shares the sharpness compared to the aperture (soft to TA, splits the hair from f / 2.8), has a more pleasant blur. For me it remains usable safely even at full aperture, perhaps because on ML the autofocus is much more reliable than on SLR (on R6 I do not see all the problems described in other reviews). A TA vignette a lot; the micro-USM motor, while not as powerful as a USM ring, is better than the STM (faster and much less noisy) and less difficult to follow moving subjects. Taking into account all these characteristics I recommend it; if you want perfection and sharpness to TA with the same brightness you have to look elsewhere, certainly with very different prices-weights-dimensions.
Pros:Are there any pros? Maybe just lightness and compactness
Cons:Everything, requires an update
Opinion:The sharpness at f/1.4 is embarrassing, taking beatings from its little brother 50 f/1.8 STM. Closing improves but at this point better a zoom 2.8 if I have to close, no? It has remarkable chromatic aberrations and the focus is not precise enough to make me doubt that "USM" was a sticker put by those who sold it to me and not by Canon mom. If you want alternatives at Canon better spend less for the 50 1.8 STM or on the 50 1.8 RF, if you want something more there is the 50L EF f / 1.2 which is another world. If you have no limit to the budget there is the RF L f / 1.2 but if you are interested in the latter what are you still doing on the page of this old f / 1.4?
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