Lots of fun to experiment with this prime lens. Great pictures in low light. Nice portraits.

Great for portraits; right price

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I only wish the same optical quality was found in other wide angle lens from Canon in the same price range. Not as wide as you would like with a digital SLR, but it produces really good photos. tack-sharp. Great for portraits..

Everything

It doesn't have a 24mm twin sister for the same price

The Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II lens being one of my favorite lens I own, I tought of upgrading it to this one. Is this one better? Undeniably, but considering the Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II cost about 25% of the price of this one, the difference in build quality, USM and picture quality doesn't justify paying...

Pros: Cons: Other thoughts: I purchased this lens to give our close up pictures that professional look. The low aperture of this lens allows for that great look, sharp and chrisp portraits with out of focus surroundings.

Ive owned this lens for 2-3 years and while its been good for low light with a Canon 5dMk 2, its build quality and reliability has not been good. Problems with focus jamming and rough manual focus was intolarable. I regretted not paying a bit more and buying a Sigma 50mm F1.4.

lightweight and sharp

poor contrast wide open; plastic feel; poor auto focus; unreliable

Overview ------------- The Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 sits in between the cheap-o f/1.8 mkII version and the ridiculously expensive f/1 .2 L-series version. There was a crazy f/1.0L lens at one time but this seems to have been discontinued (presumably as nobody could afford it).

Low light performance; sharpness; colour saturation and contrast

Plasticy construction and poor feel of manual focus ring

The Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM is probably the most common non-L-Series lens that you'll see in most professional photographers' camera bags. While the Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II Lens , commonly known as the "Nifty Fifty" is most common with amateur photographers and hobbyists, you'll actually be able to...

Low price point; Good bokeh wide-open; Non-rotating front element; Solid construction

Soft performance wide-open; No ring USM; Sigma is much better

The lens arrived before the allotted time and was priced at a great value; however, the packaging was not impressive for such delicate item.

I use this lens all the time for portraits in the studio. Absolutely brilliant, clear and focuses brilliantly on the subject. Works well at night/ less light situations as well. I would totally recommend this lens to any photographers.

- USM is fast the majority of the time but does have some hunting issues - Decent quality lens with good build quality - Looses sharpness when shooting at f/1.4 but gets sharper as the aperture increases - Very high presence of chromatic aberration and some flaring when shooting in brighter,...