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Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 use case

Started Sep 1, 2016 | Questions
Michel Gomez Forum Member • Posts: 91
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 use case

Dear DPR forum users,

I am about (if money and wife allow) to switch to FF (probably an Eos 5D4) soon from APSC.  I will probably also get a 24-70 zoom with it and it will certanly be my mostly used lens. I already own an EF 70-200 f/2.8 II wich I love.

Now I have an EF 50mm f/1.4 lens and in my experience it is excellent in terms of image quality. But given my current usage, I rarely used it so far with my Eos 7D camera. You can see what I do on Flickr below. So before I decide to sell it (and get a little cash for my FF purchase) I would like to hear from you guys what is your favourite use case for this lens ?

Would you rather use this lens for portrait, night shooting, (anything else) over an EF 24-70 f/2.8 ? Please let me hear your experience and thoughts on this topic...

Thank you very much
(First post as an OP here... hehe..

 Michel Gomez's gear list:Michel Gomez's gear list
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM Canon Extender EF 2x III Canon EF 24-70mm F2.8L II USM Tamron SP 90mm F2.8 Di VC USD 1:1 Macro (F004) +2 more
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kingslayer Regular Member • Posts: 287
Re: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 use case

The 50mm 1.4 is a VERY useful lens.  I thought about it for a long time and just bought it.  I was thinking about getting a bigger 50 1.2 or 50mm art but I travel a lot and I need something light weight.  It is also very small, lightweight and makes my camera inconspicuous.  I would keep it.

photosen Veteran Member • Posts: 6,226
Re: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 use case

Michel Gomez wrote:

Dear DPR forum users,

I am about (if money and wife allow) to switch to FF (probably an Eos 5D4) soon from APSC. I will probably also get a 24-70 zoom with it and it will certanly be my mostly used lens. I already own an EF 70-200 f/2.8 II wich I love.

Now I have an EF 50mm f/1.4 lens and in my experience it is excellent in terms of image quality. But given my current usage, I rarely used it so far with my Eos 7D camera. You can see what I do on Flickr below. So before I decide to sell it (and get a little cash for my FF purchase) I would like to hear from you guys what is your favourite use case for this lens ?

Would you rather use this lens for portrait, night shooting, (anything else) over an EF 24-70 f/2.8 ? Please let me hear your experience and thoughts on this topic...

Thank you very much
(First post as an OP here... hehe..

Nice, crisp and very varied shots there; the 24-70 covers 50mm well, so you really need to establish whether 50mm at something like f1.8, f2 would be really useful, particularly given the tiny depth of field on a full frame camera. At f1.4 you also need to decide if it looks bad, weird or special.

I love my 50mm 1.4 but I do treat it with a lot of care as the AF has a reputation for being fragile (lens hood on at all times). This really is a good candidate for an update from Canon.

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Canon EOS 30D Canon EOS 70D Canon EF 35mm F2.0 Canon EF 50mm F1.4 USM Canon EF-S 10-22mm F3.5-4.5 USM +3 more
OP Michel Gomez Forum Member • Posts: 91
Re: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 use case

Good points indeed !

Thank you very much

 Michel Gomez's gear list:Michel Gomez's gear list
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM Canon Extender EF 2x III Canon EF 24-70mm F2.8L II USM Tamron SP 90mm F2.8 Di VC USD 1:1 Macro (F004) +2 more
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