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What type of new 50mm f1.4 lens you want from Canon?

Started Dec 15, 2015 | Discussions thread
amd Contributing Member • Posts: 604
Want an updated 1.2L

KLO82 wrote:

Canon 50mm 1.4 is an old lens and needs o be updated according to many users. It is an older design where the lenses are somewhat hazy at the largest aperture (due to spherical aberration) and gain contrast by stopping down to f2 and beyond. Other lenses of similar design are Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/50 and Nikon 50mm f1.4G, they show similar characteristics. But the advantage of these lenses are, they have fewer optical elements and so they are light and small, and are relatively cheap.

On the other hand there are modern 50mm lenses from Sigma and Zeiss, which are better performer at wider apertures. These lenses have more optical elements to correct spherical aberrations and so they are heavier and larger, and pricier and much better performer at wide apertures.

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Personally I don't need another 1.4 from Canon. I have the 1.2L and would love them to update this one.

Also from a Canon ROI market segmentation I would not invest into a Sigma A competition. Rather do a modest update of the current one alike they did with the 1.8 for a very low price, or do a 2.0 IS STM for 400$. Then investing into the 1.2L where the Sigma can't compete would give them a better ROI than competing on the price...

I know I'm not exactly answering your question, but that's what would make most sense to me.

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