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Damage to Canon EF 50 mm f/1.4 USM

Started Apr 30, 2022 | Questions thread
OP JJCuriosus New Member • Posts: 6
Re: Damage to Canon EF 50 mm f/1.4 USM

gipper51 wrote:

Yes you can. This lens is known to be fragile and very easy to damage the focus system with front impact. If it's acting up this probably caused some damage, unfortunately.

Thank you for the warning! I honestly thought lenses were more durable.

Would you say I can judge if there is any damage by checking whether the lens can autofocus or not? Or do I have to evaluate the sharpness of the pictures (which would be a bit problematic as my pictures aren't really all that sharp even under the best circumstances)?

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