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Canon - EF50mm F1.4 USM Standard Lens for EOS DSLR Cameras - Black
Average Customer Rating:
3.7
Rating breakdown 112 reviews
5 Stars
46
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
17
1 Star
12
63%of customers recommend this product.
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65 out of
103)
Customer Reviews for Canon - EF50mm F1.4 USM Standard Lens for EOS DSLR Cameras - Black
Customer Rating
2
Wonderful images...when it works
on May 30, 2020
Posted by: BrianAZ
from AZ
I’ve had this lens for several years, and I have a serious love/hate relationship with it. Focus is so incredibly inconsistent. The only time I can get the majority of my images in focus is by using live view and magnify the image in the screen. Even then it’s not 100%. I recently spent several days trying to microfocus adjust this lens and nothing I tried seemed to work. It didn’t matter the aperture I used. If I made minor adjustments to fix backfocus the lens would shift to a horrible front focus. Manual focus was no better.
That being said, it does provide images close in quality to what my L glass produces. I just wish I could trust it enough to use it. I just can’t justify having to use live view 100% of the time with this lens.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
4
clicking
on May 28, 2012
Posted by: Nanc
from New Liberty, Iowa
I have had this lens for about 2 years... love it... but about 6 months ago it started making a clicking sound when using it.. and then it wouldn't work...
UGH!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
2
Wait Until the next Mark Version
on April 27, 2010
Posted by: dkromp
from Davis, CA
> not worth upgrading from the 1.8 cheapo 50mm toy until Canon puts out an updated mark of this lens that competes w/ L build
> autofocus when it works is ok, but is terribly unreliable
> build quality is cheap, drop it and you're done for (talking from experience
> very sharp photos and great optics
> autofocus when it works is ok, but is terribly unreliable
> build quality is cheap, drop it and you're done for (talking from experience
> very sharp photos and great optics
Pros: Super-sharp images
Cons: Slow auto-focus, Poor build quality
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
4
great everyday lens
on December 23, 2008
Posted by: Anonymous
i've had this lens for nearly half a year and i love it :)
i use it for my school yearbook and this lens is on my xti 90% of the time.
the AF hasn't been much of a problem for me so far, it stopped working once three months ago but i decided to buy a hood for the front element of the lens and it works just fine. as for the build, it's alright. better than the 1.8 for sure...
the images are sharp, but it's really frustrating when it focuses on something else in the back..
focus is alright.. i just hate that it has a rotating front element..
i use it for my school yearbook and this lens is on my xti 90% of the time.
the AF hasn't been much of a problem for me so far, it stopped working once three months ago but i decided to buy a hood for the front element of the lens and it works just fine. as for the build, it's alright. better than the 1.8 for sure...
the images are sharp, but it's really frustrating when it focuses on something else in the back..
focus is alright.. i just hate that it has a rotating front element..
Pros: Super-sharp images
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Awesome Optics
on September 17, 2018
Posted by: Silver Shadow
from Dallas/Forth Worrth Texas
I have over 100 FD Lens Made In Japan I wanted to compare EF_50mm_f_1.4_USM | FD_50mm_1.4_Manual
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: rjv
from Georgia
Verified Purchase:Yes
I got this lens as a gift and it has been a great lens for portraits I have shot. Excited once the weather gets warmer to get out and use it more.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
1
Optically fine, mechanically lousy
on November 6, 2013
Posted by: Joe
from Huntsville, AL
The lens is quite sharp when it's in focus. But it doesn't autofocus. At all! It made an attempt at autofocusing when it was new but after a few months it wouldn't autofocus at all. The selected focus spot blinks, claiming that focus has been achieved. But usually it doesn't even make the attempt. Mine can be focused manually if you can stand the gritty feel. I have a friend whose 50 f/1.4 won't even focus manually! It would be fine if it would just focus.
Cons: Poor build quality, won't focus at all
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
3
It's an "OK" lens
on August 9, 2009
Posted by: rogerb
from Plano, TX
I've had some success with this lens under low light conditions. However it gets pretty soft at f/1.8 or less, so I find myself using it primarily in the f/2.2 - f/8 range and under those conditions, it's very sharp.
I do have a concern about the build quality, however. This is absolutely not an "L" class lens. The focus ring has a fair amount of slop and doesn't feel very smooth, although the manual override is a nice feature.
I do have a concern about the build quality, however. This is absolutely not an "L" class lens. The focus ring has a fair amount of slop and doesn't feel very smooth, although the manual override is a nice feature.
Pros: Super-sharp images
Cons: Poor build quality
I would recommend this to a friend!
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