Table of Contents
introduction
specs
reviews
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens
see also:
Canon EF lenses
Canon EF telephoto lenses
fast 50mm focal length lenses
Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM lens
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 lenses
Ken Rockwell's comparison of Canon 50mm lenses
Ken Rockwell's comparison of premium 50mm lenses
introduction
standard lens
which 50mmm lens to buy?
the 50mm f/1.2L gives shallowest
depth of field (DOF)
the
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 lenses
is much cheaper,
perhaps the best compromise is the
Sigma50mmf1.4
specs
50mm f/1.4 lens
7 elements in 6 groups
USM AF with full time MF
8 blades
front focusing
close focus 0.45m giving 1:6.66 (0.15x) magnification
58mm filter thread
74mm x 51mm
290g
ES-71II lens hood
reviews
http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/50mm-f14.htm
optical construction and performance is the same as every other 50mm f/1.4 from Canon, Nikon and Zeiss since the 1970s (until 2008)
http://lenstests.com/reviews/canon-ef-50mm-f1.4-usm
http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/140
ePhotozine
reasonably sharp in centre wide open, soft edges, sharpest centre at f/2.8, sharpest overall at f/4-f/8
0.4px CA
1.4EV vignetting
barrel distortion can be evident