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50mm 1.2
Viggo:
--- Quote from: Z on May 16, 2012, 05:03:48 PM ---
--- Quote from: untitled10 on May 16, 2012, 04:13:21 PM ---if you're putting budget aside why wouldn't you get the 1.2?
its faster, sharper and has better build quality.
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Is it sharper? http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=115&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=6&LensComp=403&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=7
Admittedly I've picked the aperture of f/5.6 to illustrate a point. At f/1.4 it would be sharper indeed. But if sharpness is the deciding factor, the f/1.2 L does not excel. The bokeh, and by that I mean the quality of the background blur, is why people tend to pick the f/1.2, as well as its weather sealing/build quality, wider aperture (though I have heard some controversy about the truth of its "1.2" aperture, but I won't speculate on that) and red ring.
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I don't think I have ever even considered using any of my fast primes, except the 24 and 17 at apertures narrower than 2,0. 5,6 comparison? Not why you buy 1,2 lens.
EOBeav:
--- Quote from: imansf on May 16, 2012, 04:10:05 PM ---I wanted to purchase a 50mm 1.2 but wanted to know if a new 50mm will be coming out soon. Putting budget aside, would you get a 50mm 1.2 or a 1.4?
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If you've got the bucks, go for it. I love spending other people's money. But as I've said in previous comments on here, the difference in IQ between the two are negligible at f/2.0-ish and lower. I would say only get the f/1.2 if you really depend on bokeh quality to pay your bills. Otherwise, get the f/1.4 and another lens for about a grand.
Z:
--- Quote from: Viggo on May 16, 2012, 05:59:58 PM ---I don't think I have ever even considered using any of my fast primes, except the 24 and 17 at apertures narrower than 2,0. 5,6 comparison? Not why you buy 1,2 lens.
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Fine, fair point. Use the link I provided to do the same comparison at f/2 then. My point still stands.
Random Orbits:
--- Quote from: Z on May 16, 2012, 06:48:57 PM ---
--- Quote from: Viggo on May 16, 2012, 05:59:58 PM ---I don't think I have ever even considered using any of my fast primes, except the 24 and 17 at apertures narrower than 2,0. 5,6 comparison? Not why you buy 1,2 lens.
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Fine, fair point. Use the link I provided to do the same comparison at f/2 then. My point still stands.
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I wish TDP would re-evaluate the 50L. I've borrowed a f/1.4 and I got a used f/1.2. The f/1.2 focuses more accurately than the f/1.4 wide open. My experience more closely mirrors what Lens Rentals (http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/01/the-great-50mm-shootout) found on their 50mm shootout rather than TDP's evaluation. I could not get consistent AF with the 50 f/1.4 with apertures larger than f/2.8, but I can with the 50L. I tend to use the 50L wide open and f/4 and smaller since I don't have a mid-range zoom after moving to FF.
imansf:
What Filter should I purchase for the 50mm 1.2?
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