Comments on: Review: Canon EF 50mm f1.2 L USM Lens

By: Igor Novakovic

Igor Novakovic — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:20:55 +0000

There is huge difference between the 1.4 and 1.2 lenses but these only come to light when you shoot at wide apertures.

By: Igor Novakovic

Igor Novakovic — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:19:02 +0000

I do not think the price will be coming down but you can always try and get a good deal on ebay.

By: Igor Novakovic

Igor Novakovic — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:18:15 +0000

Hi there. Glad you are enjoying your new lens. I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing the dreaded focus shift issue. What to do.. there are a few possibilities.. First being that you learn to compensate for the focus shift manually but this is a drag and will give you inconsistent results. The second option is to get the lens replaced should your dealer/shop offer you that option and try your luck with another copy. The last option is to get your lens calibrated by Canon but this takes time.

By: Anton Lecluyse

Anton Lecluyse — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:26:10 +0000

Hello Igor!

Great review! I bought the 50L 1.2 last friday for the same reasons as everyone: bokeh wide open, color rendering, 3D, build quality, fast focus,… In other words: the things I was missing with my 50mm 1.4.

After as weekend of serious testing, I love this lens. It’s quite sharp at 1.2 and gives that special look to my pics. The only thing that bothers me is the focus shift between between f2 and f2.8. I use the 50mm a lot for portraits of my kid (<2 meter). When I shoot it @2.8, focus is on the farthest eye. I've read many reviews before purchasing this lens and was convinced of the fact that this was an issue on earlier models. Mine has a UZ0309 code, which means it was produced somewhere around march 2011.

I kind of thorn here… I'm seriously thinking of returning it an the one hand, but on the other hand I don't want to part from it Are you saying that yours doesn't have the focus shift? Does that mean that this can be fixed? What is your experience with this?

Thanks!

By: Ksk

Ksk — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:51:53 +0000

what a great review good job,sir. after reading ur review it really wanted me to go to the shop and buy it. but look right is really high compare to few month back. ;( (hope i can save enough money to afford one when the price is coming down)

By: Paul Woods

Paul Woods — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 12:15:58 +0000

Hello,
My f1.2 is in the post and reading your review I am very glad I made the leap of faith – I have never had a 50mm but am shooting with a 1d mk1 and a sigma 2.8 24-70mm and love the wide aperture settings but abhors the lack of focus. I was told I was mad to not buy the 1.4 but looking at the images and the glow and 3d effect achieved – I cannot wait to start taking wedding photos and more with this lens.
I take a lot of sports indoors and look forward to shooting taekwon do and boxing with this lens.

By: webcadre

webcadre — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:08:16 +0000

thanks for your objective review. more than ever, i’m convinced to buy this precious glass — just don’t have the money yet. thanks again.

By: Omar

Omar — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:52:49 +0000

Hellow igor I really loved your review… i would like to ask u 3 things… first can u post a picture of ur camera with this lense attached… second can u tell us briefly how this compare with the 85l II and third im thinking on getting this for my 7d which will be like having a 80mm do u think is a good idea? thanks for the EXCELLENT review and hope for your answers

PD: loved the images and would like to see more landscapes taken with this lense

By: Mark Baynes

Mark Baynes — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:39:02 +0000

This is the most well written and informative review of this lens i have read. Thanks very much for taking the time to compile it.

By: lee

lee — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:43:34 +0000

I agree totally this lense is a beauty up there with the 85mm,mk II