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Extremely lightweight build
Full-time manual focus override
Sharp. Internal focus motor. Fast aperture. Affordably priced.
The Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM is a rather obvious choice when looking for a standard lens to be used on an Canon APS-C DSLR. That said it struggles a bit at maximum aperture - the borders are somewhat soft here, the contrast level is reduced and the amo...
It is no surprise that the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM is a very popular choice among Canon users when it comes to choosing a standard lens. It offers probably the best compromise between quality and price here. That said it's not a flawless lens when use...
Abstract: Canons 50/1.4 is a bit heavier than the 50/1.8 but it gives you simultaneous AF/MF because of its USM focusing motor. It is one f-stop slower than the 50/1.0 but much lighter weight and less than one-sixth the price.If you are going to limit yourself...
Abstract: Optics: Ergonomics: Usefulness:Availability: Overall: Ideal Uses: Perfect for use on every Canon SLR made since 1987, which is every EOS (AF) film and digital SLR. If you shoot in low light, you need one of these, period. Not for: Wont...
Abstract: A standard lens on a 35mm camera, the EF 50mm f/1.4 offers excellent light gathering capability and sharpness. (Just not all the way wide wide open, see below.) Use of a gauss type design and two high-refraction lenses, flare at maximum aperture is red...
The EF 50mm f/1.4 USM showed an almost flawless performance during the lab- and field-tests both in terms of optical and mechanical quality. If I had to list a few negative points it would be vignetting and low contrast at f/1.4. So if youre looking ...
Abstract: Ask a bunch of photographers what their favorite lens is - and you will likely hear the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens mentioned. It is sharp, small, light, and with an f1.4 aperture, fast. The Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens finds a home with many photogr...
Although not pin-sharp at its widest apertures, Canon's EF 50mm f/1.4 USM remains a competent performer and its image quality between f/4 and f/8is excellent. Two issues should be considered when assessing this lens: the size of the sensor on that camera ...
