Bad rap on Canon 50 1.4

Searching wrote:

I keep reading how much people dislike this lens. They say it is soft at 1.4, misses focus, has a noisy focus motor etc. Frankly, I don't see it. I bought mine used for $300 about 9 years ago. I have never had a problem with it, it never misses focus, is very sharp by F4 (pretty sharp by F2.8), does have a bit of a noisy focus motor, but has a decent build quality too. For the price, hard to beat.

Here is a sample at 1.4 with bounced flash and some minor regular pp work. This is typical of the shots I get from this lens, with the 7D.

http://artfx.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v63/p1257930332-4.jpg