Bad rap on Canon 50 1.4

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=121&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=0&LensComp=481&CameraComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=0

It's also apples and oranges to compare a 35mm lens to an 85mm lens, since the designs are so different. But compare away-- I'm not seeing an actual huge difference here.

In your original post, you were lamenting the optical differences between f/4 pro-grade telephoto zooms to an f/1.4 consumer-grade prime.  Compare them at f/4, and you may change your tune-- and that's the only way you can possibly compare them for sharpness.  And contrary to your assertions above, test results show you're wrong there as well.