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Lack of sharpness at f1.8 on Canon 50mm STM

Started 4 months ago | Discussions thread
OP SD19194 New Member • Posts: 24
Re: Similar to your story, my Canon 50mm f/1.4 super sharp but not at f/1.4

gaul wrote:

Hello

to be expected at this price point

My old Canon 50mm f/1.4 super sharp but not at f/1.4

it really shines from f/2.8 and is über-sharp at f/5.6, same as a very expensive prime

That’s actually what you pay for when you reach for the expensive primes.. they are tack sharp directly from full opened

still, at f/1.4, I managed to shoot my most beautiful and dreamy portraits at night with air ballons filled with fire in the background … that would have been impossible to shoot at f/1.8

rgds, Gaul

Thanks for the reply. You lost me a bit here though. You said how your 50mm 1.4 was not super sharp at f1.4 but then later say (in bold) that at f1.4 you were able to shoot beautiful and dreamy portraits. Did you just mean you still got some great bokeh shots at 1.4 but they just weren't super sharp?

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