Canon EF 50mm f1 4 USM Standard and Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras

The 50mm f/1.4 standard lens is a terrific choice for both casual and professional photographers. The lens is outfitted with two high-refraction lens elements and new Gaussian optics, which combine to eliminate astigmatism and suppress astigmatic difference. As a result, the lens obtains crisp images with little flare even at the maximum aperture. The lens’s f/1.4 speed, meanwhile, is perfect for available-light shooting. And as a bonus, this lens is the only lens in the EF system to offer an extra-small Micro Ultra Sonic Motor (USM) while still providing a full-time manual focusing option. Other features include a close focusing distance of 1.5 feet, a 58mm filter size, and a one-year warranty.

Specifications

• Focal length: 50mm
• Maximum aperture: f/1.4L
• Lens construction: 7 elements in 6 groups
• Angle of view: 46 degrees
• Focus adjustment: Overall linear extension system with USM
• Closest focusing distance: 1.5 feet
• Filter size: 58mm
• Dimensions: 2.9 inches in diameter and 2 inches long
• Weight: 10.2 ounces
• Warranty: 1 year

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars awesome possom
What can I say? This lens is simply the best.

It performs outstandingly in low light situations, is durable (one time I dropped it with about 100 pounds on top by accident and there was only a small dent), and it’s easy to use.

I was pondering on whether or not to buy the 1.8 lens, but the 1.4 gives you a run for your money. The simple differences are that it’s more durable and can handle shadier places more easily. I don’t really want to re-buy the 1.8 lens every time it falls apart. I use it for versatile situations, and even for a stop motion film I made (which has no color correction by the way): [...] excellent, excellent, excellent!

4 Stars 4 stars for shipment packaging
I’ve used this lens many times before I decided to purchase it through amazon. I would have given it 5 stars, but the way amazon boxed and shipped such a delicate product was a bit unbelievable. I could hear the canon box rattling around the bigger amazon box as soon as I picked up the package. They placed some inflatable wrap in there that was deflated so failed at its purpose and the canon box was actually opened! After investigating and testing it out, everything seemed ok.

Now, the lens is one of the most awesome prime lenses you can buy. The F 1.4 is incredible, the pictures you can capture in lowlight without flash. The bokeh is amazing too, and if you want eye catching portraits, this is the lens to use! Its not only for portraits though, you can get creative with this lens and take pictures of almost anything. Because its a prime without the ability to zoom, it will make you move, crouch, squat experiment to get that perfect shot, something that is bound to make you a better photographer. I shoot with a 50D and have shot with a wide variety of lenses including Ls but this has to be one of my favorites!

1 Star Another broken lens… save your money
Mine was just fine until it broke… AF quit working. Get ready for that blinking dot in your viewfinder, it’s the only thing that will be in focus. The MF quit working too, so now I have a fast prime stuck in one focus length forever.

Buy the sigma 50mm and think about the 3yr warranty, or get the 1.8 canon and realize that the plastic housing is the only cheap part, not the AF!

The only positive is that I bought with amex who briskly refunded the purchase price just shy of 2 years after the purchase.

Another negative: this is now $70 more expensive than when I bought it 2 years ago. Looks like canon is happy to take our money and not update their product in the meantime.

Seriously, do some research and consider that a pretty high percentage of these lenses will fail. Is it worth $350 anymore?

5 Stars great lens, maybe better for full frame
I am new in the dslr photograpy and i chosen the next bundle to star my “new photo life”

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After using the 50mm lenses i realized that the kit lenses(EF-S 18-55mm) were not the best around, as many reviews has mentioned the 50mm f1.4 has great image quality and is a must for portrait pics, but maybe in my 1.6x crop sensor the area that can capture is quite small, and make them a difficult choice for photos inside small places, no to take the whole family, thats impossible, but to take a xMas tree and your little child playing near it, don’t get me wrong, it takes great photos thats why i gave 5 start, but i feel that you need to get far enough for three faces in the frame, thats the point for my review.

So I returned and instead i bought the cheaper one (50mm f 1.8) I don’t use it a lot, so is a fair price and I hope the lenses survive, because is really a cheaper made. I switch it with the 10-22mm and the kit lenses, and whenever i can i use it, the f1.8 also provide great quality photos.

3 Stars Nice price for a 1.4 but a fragile lens.
This is a very reasonable price for a 1.4…….but you must baby this lens….If you attempt to manual focus it while in af mode you will damage this lens…And you will need to manual focus frequently when shooting in very low light which is the point of this lens…..That being said if you can avoid manual focusing of the lens while in af mode its a nice lens for the price. This lens is just particularly sensitive to that problem….

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