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Canon 50mm f/1.4 USM

Started Mar 18, 2014 | User reviews thread
Philippe Castagna
Philippe Castagna Contributing Member • Posts: 575
Re: Canon 50mm f/1.4 USM

crashpc wrote:

Easy...

Is that true what you say?

photozone.de/canon_eos_ff/472-canon_50_12_5d?start=1

Border resolution of 1200 lines compared to 3500 in the center stopped down, and nearly 3EV light fallof wide open is not convincing for L lens as you paint it. Sorry....

Anyway, I have both Canon EF 40mm STM f/2.8 and 50mm f/1.4, and while I don´t record video, I prefer 50mm all the time. Faster focusing and tracking, more options, little bit sharper when stopped down, and ooooh that spectacular close up portraits on crop body (80mm)... Will sell my 40mm this week without eye blink. Only reason to buy this lens is the size (though it´s still very good prime glass - but looses in comparison with 50mm f/1.4) and round bokeh. I decided to make some sacrifice of size and bokeh in the name of absolute IQ rank and potential of that lens.

I saw in your which list that you would like to pass FF sometimes in the future.

I had the 50 f/1.4 on crop (40D) and it was great.

However I sold it as soon that I bought the 6D as anything below f/2.8 was not convincing me at all especially from mid of the picture until the corner. Also the AF was not that precise and a bit tricky sometimes.

Since I got the 40 f/2.8 I feel really comfortable from wide open.

Yes 40mm is not 50mm, but it is close

Yes f/1.4 is not f/2.8 but here the result of the 40mm is sooo good and better for me.

Please think twice and hold on with selling the 40mm at least until that you tried the 50mm on FF

cheers

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