More information released on Yongnuo YN 50mm F1.4 II

Believe it or not a smartphone can burst those shots off much quicker with an electronic shutter that can do in excess of 60fps (good luck getting a mechanical one to do that). The electronic shutters on larger sensors are much slower (more electrons for the ADC to process) so unless you have an A9 its not going to happen quickly enough.

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@Mistral75:
The concave front elements outer surface is uncommon but just the EF-M 22mm lens has it and if memory serves well some Fuji lenses have it (checked it (memory and lens availability): 2.0 / 18mm has it). And remembered that the EF-M 28mm macro lens has it too.
So maybe it is an upcoming design for lenses primarily used for mirrorless systems and now adapted to a SLR lens.
Exciting times - o.k., both ways: A lot of options to choose from but also a lot of decision making what to choose ...

Sony's cameras are so expensive these days that the average buyer has cash to put down on overpriced oem lenses and would turn up their nose at these. Canon is still making cheap DSLRS (and mirrorless) for the masses so its more their target market.

@samfan Lot's of Canon fans/users buy 3rd party lenses that don't look like a Canon, so your comment makes no sense. My Tamron & Sigma don't look like a Canon.

@fishy wishy There's no red ring. Do you see a red ring somewhere?

>unlike their previous F1.8 lens, which had classic double-gauss design like the Canon

While that's true, it's good to keep in mind almost every 50mm lens ever has a double gauss design. That's like saying "this Ford has four wheels just like this Renault" or something.

nikon needs to update theirs also. for years their 50 has never performed amazingly. give me a nice high IQ at open aperture 1.8 version for $450.

not interested in the tamron or sigma thanks.

Yes they both should redo their 50s. But if you need it now there is the great Sigma 50mm F1.4 Art, And the Tamron 45mm F1.8 with VC. Both great options.

If you want to buy into a new system, there is probably no system with more modern 50mms than the Sony one. The Sony/Zeiss 50mm F1.4 shows, what a big 50mm can be and the small 55mm F1.8 shows, what a small new 50mm F1.8 could be. You can of course also use the Sigma 50mm F1.4 Art, and the new Samyang 50mm F1.4 with AF. (Just to make the list complete Sony also has a cheap 50mm F1.8, A 50mm F2.8 macro and the 50mm loxia). So if 50 is your focal length, there are many options to chose from.

blah blah blah. read before you reply. not interested in tamron or sigma. only nikon for me.

@super steel
Read before you respond. I said they should offer a replacement.

That said if you need a new 50mm NOW you have the option to go either non native, or switch systems. Nobody can tell how long it will take Nikon to replace their current 50s, especially since the current one is not that old.

A little egocentric, don't you think? Who said my first post was directed at you? The orginal post about redoing the 50s was by vscd, and my post was a response to that. Sorry that you think this is "your thread" and that answers don't matter if they don't apply to you

@super steel, Common forum etiquette: you don't own a thread just because you replied to it. Replies below yours are not necessarily to you, and aren't limited in any way by your reply.

Canon ef 50mm f1.4 it is so far the baddest glass I ever had.

@mario loconte
I really don't understand Canons position with the 50mm F1.4. It is dirt cheap and very very old. It is somehow the budget option compared to third party 50mm lenses. There is a huge market for a new red ring 50mm F1.4. And the 35mm F1.4 II shows, that Canon would be capable of delivering an outstanding 50mm.

@Yake

common etiquette is to reply that relevant. he replied to me when I specifically said no sigma or tamron. thats not proper etiquette. you only want to see selectively.

"Yes they both should redo their 50s. But if you need it now there is the great Sigma 50mm F1.4 Art, And the Tamron 45mm F1.8 with VC. Both great options."

hes a yapper with nothing worthwhile to add. all huff and puff.

@super steel
A prime example of egocentrism here. Even if you want to pick the sentence appart word for word. "both should redo their 50s" still refers to both Canon(vscd) and Nikon(super steel).

And all that doesn't even matter, because just because you don't want a tamron or Sigma doesn't mean that nobody in this thread does

super steel,
The OP complained that Canon should renew its 50mm F1.4 lens. And you replied to the OP that Nikon should do the same. Do you really think that, if the OP is a Canon users, he/she really cares about your opinion on that matter? Can you understand that your comment is of far less value to the OP than panther fan's comment ?

super steel,
Where did you read that the OP does not want sushi or hamburger (Sigma or Tamron) ? YOU said it. And panther fan did not only answer to you but to the OP, too... This is clear to me...

...Mom, all I wanted was a new 50mm f1.4 from Canon. Now they make war. Isn't that bad? Peace!

1.4 is not mark II, there was no 1.4 on the market until some day ago, i am pretty shure because i search for the price some day ago. It is obvious in the YN website and also there is no "II" in any picture of the lens, but DPR did not yet fix their article....

Half a decade at least...

More than that, actually; I could update the firmware of the the kit lens of the Olympus E-300, 13 years ago!