Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

Review Date
February 9, 2010

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Reviewed by
rg Hoag , Intermediate

Price Paid
$350.00 at Calumet

Photography Experience
21+ years , Outdoor

Summary
Thought I'd love this one a lot more than I do. When you are use to the
wider perspective of a 17-40 or 28mm, 50mm is a short tele on a crop
sensor camera.

Strengths
Size, weight, speed, build is solid.

Weaknesses
Dof is very shallow and often makes it hard to get the shot just right.

Similar Products Used
Canon 28 2.8,17-40,70-200

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Review Date
June 11, 2009

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 2 votes

Reviewed by
Hwan Herr , Casual

Price Paid
$9.00 at canon e-store

Photography Experience
2-5 years , Other

Summary
The perspective of canon ef 50mm (46 degree) on crop body(450D) is equal to 80mm (30 degree) on full frame (5D). So the angle looke like a bit narrower than expected. IT's sort of a little wider for portraits and a little narrower for scenary.
But the accuracy of focusing plus compact size with solid build is fully worth the reasonable price.
I prefer this lens to standard zoom lenses like efs 17-85mm I've owned as a kit lens.

Strengths
light-weighted, consolidate and comfortable structure

Weaknesses
Relatively less delicate AF

Similar Products Used
None

Customer Service
Not noteworthy

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Review Date
December 30, 2008

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 2 votes

Reviewed by
eregis , Intermediate

Price Paid
$500.00 at Jessops

Photography Experience
6-10 years , Other

Summary
Good street photography lens and decent indoors. Definitely my lens of choice for most shots still.

Strengths
Sharp photography and the f1.4 maximum aperture gets you out of hairy situations with low light where flash is not allowed (such as museums).

Decent Weight
Small and unobtrusive
Great build quality - you can really feel the elements. Compare this the 50mm f1.8 (which is actually a great lens). This feels solid rather than plasticky.
Quietly focuses

Weaknesses
AF can hunt in low light

Similar Products Used
EF 24-70 f2.8 USM
EF 70-200 f2.8 IS USM
Sigma 20mm

Customer Service
Not needed

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Review Date
June 16, 2006

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.40 of 5, 10 votes

Reviewed by
zuikoku , Intermediate

Price Paid
$325.00 at Jakarta

Photography Experience
2-5 years , Outdoor

Summary
One of the must have standard lens for Canon SLR user. Usable on low light shooting

Strengths
* Sharp
* Lightweight
* Fast AF
* Great bokeh
* Silent AF (USM)

Weaknesses
* Expensive (Compare to Nikon/Minolta)
* Banding issue on my EOS 30D on continous shoot mode (and I heard to EOS 5D as well)

Similar Products Used
EF 85 mm f/1.2L
T/SE 90 mm f/2.8
EF 135 mm f/2L
Summicron 50 mm f/2

Customer Service
none

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