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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
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1 Star
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63%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Canon - EF50mm F1.4 USM Standard Lens for EOS DSLR Cameras - Black
Customer Rating
2
Canon 50 1.4 loses AF
on December 2, 2008
Posted by: Dave
from California
Hi,
I love Canon cameras! However I have had issues along with others on the internet on the Auto Focus feature going dead on this lens. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I can't have this at a wedding etc. Please read the forums as they are true to form....It is hard to put your trust in this lens when you are shooting for money.
thanks,
Dave
I love Canon cameras! However I have had issues along with others on the internet on the Auto Focus feature going dead on this lens. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I can't have this at a wedding etc. Please read the forums as they are true to form....It is hard to put your trust in this lens when you are shooting for money.
thanks,
Dave
Pros: Fast auto-focus, small compact
Cons: Semi-sharp images, Poor build quality, loses auto focus
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
2
Good glass but bad motor
on July 22, 2010
Posted by: Melo
Like a number of other users, mine develops the back focus problem. I bought this almost 2 years ago as a replacement to the 50/1.8 cheapo plastic. I was hoping to get faster and quieter AF and I did, but these come at the expense of getting way out of focus. Having struggled with proper focusing for several months now the motor is completely dead. This leaves me with a choice of either a sharp manual-focusing lens or a slow+noisy but with accurate AF f/1.8 old lens. So, now I am back to the old 50/1.8! In summary, this 50/1.4 is an excellent lens optically but has very bad AF mechanism.
Pros: Super-sharp images, lightweight
Cons: auto focus quit working, auto-focus +/- 5 feet
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Best Price/Value Lens Ever
on March 19, 2009
Posted by: TakeYaPictures
from Los Angeles, CA
I've read a bunch of reviews claiming that lens is not good and all I can say is... baloney. This is the best price/value lens ever. Over the period of last 20 years I've seen lenses that were better (L Series) and much more common - worse than EF 50mm f/1.4. If there ever was one lens (scratch the FD 50mm f/0.95) that I would always have on my camera - this tiny gem would be it. In fact, it is on my camera most of the time, and I shoot a lot of different pictures - landscapes, portraits, street, you name it. Get this lens - it's a must have for any self-respecting photographer, be it a pro or an amateur, whether you have the latest 1Ds or XSi body - and enjoy shooting!
Pros: Super-sharp images, Superior build quality, Fast auto-focus, lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Great Lens for Beginners
on December 14, 2009
Posted by: Photo Chic
This is actually a great lens for beginners; however a little pricey. Wonderful lens for outdoors. It has a nice effect if you don't use the flash indoors (if there is already enough lighting inside).
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
1
Stick with the 1.8
on January 10, 2015
Posted by: MtnMan
from Georgia
With all the hype that came with the 50mm 1.4 I thought I would give it a try over my 50mm 1.8. I have shot a lot of portraits (1000's) with the 1.8 and wanted to see what improvements the 1.4 could give. I ordered a brand new 50mm 1.4 and put it to work and work poorly it did. Like many have said here it has a huge focusing problem. Set it up on a tripod and shot 100's of images at different f-stops and distances-all at the very same object that never moved.. Then I checked each image. There was no consistency in the focus. Then I tried the very same tests with my 50mm 1.8 on the same day in the same way and magically all the images were in focus. I own the Canon 5D Mark III. Finally I sent it back.
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Customer Rating
5
Excellent low light lens
on August 8, 2016
Posted by: TomH DFW
from DFW
I use this lens on a 6D full frame body and achieve excellent indoor natural light photos. Although the contrast is perhaps below current "state of the art" lens, this is a well made product that produces excellent results.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Not for a novice
on December 27, 2013
Posted by: Ap
from MD
Pros: When it focuses where I want, the image is stunning. Good low light captures of still objects.
Cons: It takes skill to use
I use a T3
Summary: Build quality is good, the Lens quality is great, it certainly does what it says, just realize what you are getting. Autofocus takes a while, but there's a reson for it.
Before I review the product, I always like to know the reviewer's perspective.
I consider myself a seasoned novice photographers. I've takes my fair share of photos in many different settings on multiple continents. I even spent more than a couple hours trying to learn something about photgraphy. And I enjoy it and probably spend too much money on it. But I don't do this as a living and I don't get asked/nor will I ever be a primary photographer at a wedding (although, my realtives have used some of my shots from their wedding albumns)
**Okay the review part**
So the biggest thing about this lens is the apeture. I bought this lens because of the f/1.4. And it is great! I get butterry bokeh...if I can get relatively still compared to my subject. But I find that its actually quite difficult to. I should say that I typically take photos of my toddler in close quarters indoors. Its hard to get him to smile for the camera let alone stay still. Even when he is distracted and still, I find it hard to hold myself still enough (at f/1.4) to get his entire face in focus. The tip of nose might be in focus, but not his face, And I know what you might be thinking, "Well yeah, you have a very narrow depth of field at f/1.4. Duh!" Yeah, but I didn't realize just how picky it would be. And that's probably why it takes so long to autofocus or can't focus. Because you have to be very still relative to your subject. I will say, that if I get the focus, almost there, the autofocus is sometimes quick, but I think that might ruin the motor (manually adjusting the lens while in AF mode) so I don't recommend it.
So the biggest thing about this lens is the apeture. I bought this lens because of the f/1.4. And it is great! I get butterry bokeh...if I can get relatively still compared to my subject. But I find that its actually quite difficult to. I should say that I typically take photos of my toddler in close quarters indoors. Its hard to get him to smile for the camera let alone stay still. Even when he is distracted and still, I find it hard to hold myself still enough (at f/1.4) to get his entire face in focus. The tip of nose might be in focus, but not his face, And I know what you might be thinking, "Well yeah, you have a very narrow depth of field at f/1.4. Duh!" Yeah, but I didn't realize just how picky it would be. And that's probably why it takes so long to autofocus or can't focus. Because you have to be very still relative to your subject. I will say, that if I get the focus, almost there, the autofocus is sometimes quick, but I think that might ruin the motor (manually adjusting the lens while in AF mode) so I don't recommend it.
Anyways, If I had to do it over again, I would have gotten the f/1.8 because I'm not skilled enough to use the f/1.4. Shoot, for my kid's photos, I might need to stick with the f/4 of my standard lens. We'll see.
But the build quality is good, the Lens quality is great, it certainly does what it says, just I didn't understand fully what I was getting.
Pros: Super-sharp images
Cons: Slow auto-focus
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
1
Disappointing
on November 23, 2014
Posted by: GG
from Las Vegas NV
I recently acquired this lens and was quite disappointed. Although I usually check different reviews before acquiring any goods, I trusted Canon.
Unfortunately, the lens has a major focus defect. Auto focus and manual focus do not work....
I think the least Canon ca do is to recall all these lenses and replace them with a more reliable one.
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