One of the best lenses ever made... To many, this focal length may be the ideal length for portraits. For my particular skills it can be, as can it's sister lens, the 85mm, f/1.2L.
Be forewarned, this requires a certain level of skill, and a certain knowledge of the camera itself. Furthermore, I am shooting a 1Ds Mk III. And while this lens is not known to be a particularly fast focusing lens, it is clear that it focuses better with the 45 point AF of this system than with that of the lower end cameras (I also own a 50...
[Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L USM Lens for Digital SLR Cameras (1236B004) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 10/22/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
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Fantastic lens if you aren't in the "Danger Zone"... I have owned/tested several copies of this lens from 2006-2008, the most recent one having a date code of UW07xx and have found that all have the infamous focus shifting issue.
Focus Shift Issue:
When shooting from within 4-5ft from the subject and closer all the way to MFD, at an angle (say 45 degrees), and between the apertures of f2-f4, even f5.6, as you stop the lens down, the focus plane shifts towards the back. For the lack of a better description the lens progressively bac...
[Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L USM Lens for Digital SLR Cameras (1236B004) review by N. Nishizaka "nicksan" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 4.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | N. Nishizaka "nicksan" | | Review Date: | 10/15/2008 | | User Location: | Forest Hills, NY USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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Awesome lens. Exceed my expections. I was a little uncertain when I read quite a few on-line discussions regarding its focusing issues. The first day I got the shipment, I did some careful focus tests, along with 85/1.8 and 35/1.4L on both 20D and 40D.
I am quite surprised by how good AND consistent 50/1.2L's focus. It is extremely accurate at wide open of f/1.2. In comparison 35/1.4L performed not as well some front focus can be detected, which is also a big surprise since it is raved all over the photo discussion...
[Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L USM Lens for Digital SLR Cameras (1236B004) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 10/05/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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Wonderful Lens! This lens takes beautiful pictures with amazing bokeh. I haven't noticed any of the focusing issues so far; will update if I do. I use it for child portraiture
[Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L USM Lens for Digital SLR Cameras (1236B004) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 08/27/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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go see for yourself When I ran across this lens on Amazon, I thought it would have the same mixed reviews as other sources filled with people that don't actually take pictures. I have the the 85 f/1.2L II and had the 35 f/1.4L which was stolen and also have owned some of Nikon's best lenses. I picked up the 50 f/1.2L to see for myself. On a full frame body, the 50 f/1.2L offers the same very unique f/1.2 isolation you get with the 85L but with faster focusing and more compact size and weight compared to the 85L...
[Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L USM Lens for Digital SLR Cameras (1236B004) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/14/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
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