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One 50 to rule them all

Started Sep 3, 2020 | User reviews thread
MikeB_2018 Contributing Member • Posts: 574
Re: One 50 to rule them all

I agree with you.

I never liked the EF 50/1.2 because of the terrible AF performance and lots of CA (Even though I loved my EF 85/1.2 - which was a tad better than any EF 50/1.2 I tried - though not great).

I had the EF 50/1.4 and used it sparingly.  Nice lens, hunted a bit with AF but great bargain lens.

But when I got my first R, the only RF lens I had for the first year was the RF 50/1.2 and that lens is just amazing.  AF speed, CA, colors and like you, I like the heft of the lens.  It is spectacular and I have probably shot more images with that lens in 2 years than I did with my EF 50/1.4 in 12 years.

I know the RF lenses are prohibitively expensive for many, but I will say my experiences with all of them, the 50, 85 and the holy trinity have been stellar.

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