Canon EF 50mm F1.4 USM Review

Canon shooters looking for a good 50mm prime, but not willing to shell out $1500 required for the Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L USM, might want to check DPR’s review of the Canon EF 50mm F1.4 USM. For $325 you can get a 50mm prime with excellent image quality, and fast AF. The catch?

Obviously the biggest problem is a lack of sharpness at those wider apertures; F1.4 is distinctly soft and ‘dreamy’, especially on APS-C, and whilst central sharpness increases rapidly on stopping down, the corners do lag behind by a couple of stops.

-DPR

All in all if you’re on a budget, you’ll want this lens. If you’re really on a budget get the EF 50mm F1.8 mkII. It’s less than $100, but build quality is begining to suffer.

Get the DPR review of the f/1.4…

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