Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM
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I already own the 85/1.8 but will surely get the 85/1.2L II for its short depth of field...
I already own the 85/1.8 but will surely get the 85/1.2L II for its short depth of field...
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I flip between the 85/1.8 and the 135/f2 on my 5DII. I much prefer the bokeh on the 135 so for outdoor shots it wins.
I flip between the 85/1.8 and the 135/f2 on my 5DII. I much prefer the bokeh on the 135 so for outdoor shots it wins.
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A typical question to ask in regards to this lens...
Is the 50 f/1.2 softer than the 50 f/1.4? I currently own the 1.4 and love it, but I am curious if the IQ from the 1.2 is worth the upgrade. I am currently shooting with a 5D mk ll.
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A typical question to ask in regards to this lens...
Is the 50 f/1.2 softer than the 50 f/1.4? I currently own the 1.4 and love it, but I am curious if the IQ from the 1.2 is worth the upgrade. I am currently shooting with a 5D mk ll.
Thanks!
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If you like shallow depth of field (shooting in the range f/1.2 - f/2.8) the 50 f/1.2 will provide better image quality, it has nicer bokeh, better contrast and less of the "dreamy look" aberrations wide open. If you want maximum sharpness at f/8 for a landscape picture the 50 f/1.4 will perform slightly better. So yes the f/1.2 is slightly softer for small apertures, but performs better at large apertures, so it depends on what you want to use it for if it is right for you.
Lenses are optimized to get certain properties, it is generally not possible to make a lens that is "best on everything". It is quite typical that the lower cost versions are sharper at small apertures and the more expensive have better bokeh and contrast wide open. As a differentiator to further mark this difference it is common to make a non-round aperture for the lower cost versions to make the bokeh less good than it could to be (I doubt that a rounded aperture actually cost very much), this is also the case in the Canon 50mm range.
Leopard Lupus said:
If you like shallow depth of field (shooting in the range f/1.2 - f/2.8) the 50 f/1.2 will provide better image quality, it has nicer bokeh, better contrast and less of the "dreamy look" aberrations wide open. If you want maximum sharpness at f/8 for a landscape picture the 50 f/1.4 will perform slightly better. So yes the f/1.2 is slightly softer for small apertures, but performs better at large apertures, so it depends on what you want to use it for if it is right for you.
Lenses are optimized to get certain properties, it is generally not possible to make a lens that is "best on everything". It is quite typical that the lower cost versions are sharper at small apertures and the more expensive have better bokeh and contrast wide open. As a differentiator to further mark this difference it is common to make a non-round aperture for the lower cost versions to make the bokeh less good than it could to be (I doubt that a rounded aperture actually cost very much), this is also the case in the Canon 50mm range.
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For shooting landscapes, though, you're right. Large apertures really aren't as important as other lens factors for landscape shots. I have a Zeiss 2/50 makro-planar for landscapes. I don't have a portrait 50, so just the Zeiss for that as well. For events, I just get by without a 50 for the time being. I'm curious to see if Canon releases an updated 50mm f/1.4 lens, I think I would purchase that very quickly.
The "dreamy look" you refer to is called halation, and I ended up selling both my 50 f/1.4 and 28 f/1.8 because they frequently demonstrated halation at their widest apertures. It wasn't something that happened every time, but I was never able to track down the exact circumstances that caused it to occur, which made them both unreliable, as far as I was concerned.torger said:
For shooting landscapes, though, you're right. Large apertures really aren't as important as other lens factors for landscape shots. I have a Zeiss 2/50 makro-planar for landscapes. I don't have a portrait 50, so just the Zeiss for that as well. For events, I just get by without a 50 for the time being. I'm curious to see if Canon releases an updated 50mm f/1.4 lens, I think I would purchase that very quickly.
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I have both the 50 f1.2 and the 50 f1.4. My use is mainly portrait and I usually shoot at apperture between f1.2 and f5.6 with my 50 f1.2. I have not made the test at aperture smaller like f6.3 or f8, but i can say from my own experience (again I am just a smaple of one) I concure with an earlier comment that the 50 f1.2 for my application has much better color, contrast and is very sharp.
Everytime I put back the 50 1.4 on my camera (5D mkII) I cant beleive how washed out and boring the image look compared with the 50 1.2 and the images requires more software processing afterward. I dont usually do landscape but I actually did a few golf course shot with both lens a few weeks ago and the 50 1.2 won hands down - again I was shooting below f8.
I am not a pro photographer, I am just an amateur, but for me the 50 1.2 has proven a very good investment and dont regret ever buying it. I know it gets mix review sometime but for me it works.
I am actually putting my 50 1.4 for sell cause I never use it...
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I have both the 50 f1.2 and the 50 f1.4. My use is mainly portrait and I usually shoot at apperture between f1.2 and f5.6 with my 50 f1.2. I have not made the test at aperture smaller like f6.3 or f8, but i can say from my own experience (again I am just a smaple of one) I concure with an earlier comment that the 50 f1.2 for my application has much better color, contrast and is very sharp.
Everytime I put back the 50 1.4 on my camera (5D mkII) I cant beleive how washed out and boring the image look compared with the 50 1.2 and the images requires more software processing afterward. I dont usually do landscape but I actually did a few golf course shot with both lens a few weeks ago and the 50 1.2 won hands down - again I was shooting below f8.
I am not a pro photographer, I am just an amateur, but for me the 50 1.2 has proven a very good investment and dont regret ever buying it. I know it gets mix review sometime but for me it works.
I am actually putting my 50 1.4 for sell cause I never use it...
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I forgot to add that I do a lot of indoor shoots and especially between f1.4 and f2.8, the 50 f1.2 simply kills the 50 f1.4 in sharpness at those aperture...
JR said:Leopard Lupus said:
I have both the 50 f1.2 and the 50 f1.4. My use is mainly portrait and I usually shoot at apperture between f1.2 and f5.6 with my 50 f1.2. I have not made the test at aperture smaller like f6.3 or f8, but i can say from my own experience (again I am just a smaple of one) I concure with an earlier comment that the 50 f1.2 for my application has much better color, contrast and is very sharp.
Everytime I put back the 50 1.4 on my camera (5D mkII) I cant beleive how washed out and boring the image look compared with the 50 1.2 and the images requires more software processing afterward. I dont usually do landscape but I actually did a few golf course shot with both lens a few weeks ago and the 50 1.2 won hands down - again I was shooting below f8.
I am not a pro photographer, I am just an amateur, but for me the 50 1.2 has proven a very good investment and dont regret ever buying it. I know it gets mix review sometime but for me it works.
I am actually putting my 50 1.4 for sell cause I never use it...
I forgot to add that I do a lot of indoor shoots and especially between f1.4 and f2.8, the 50 f1.2 simply kills the 50 f1.4 in sharpness at those aperture...
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With lights as well it's my go to portrait lens for assignments. Here's one from a portrait session with a bar owner in Kanazawa Japan. I had 5 bars to cover in 4 hours, bar shots, bottle shots and owner portraits, so just a quick set up with speedlites and softboxes.
With lights as well it's my go to portrait lens for assignments. Here's one from a portrait session with a bar owner in Kanazawa Japan. I had 5 bars to cover in 4 hours, bar shots, bottle shots and owner portraits, so just a quick set up with speedlites and softboxes.
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What amazes me is that you take a photo of a tiger from like 100 feet away, and then you speak as though the remarkable thing is how you are able to do the shot hand-held. Apparently you are a lot braver than I am!
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What amazes me is that you take a photo of a tiger from like 100 feet away, and then you speak as though the remarkable thing is how you are able to do the shot hand-held. Apparently you are a lot braver than I am!
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Usually, I like it when I can get it to halate. If I wanted 50mm sharp, I would use my 24-105. When using my 50 1.4, I almost always am less than f2, usually am slap at f 1.4...
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Usually, I like it when I can get it to halate. If I wanted 50mm sharp, I would use my 24-105. When using my 50 1.4, I almost always am less than f2, usually am slap at f 1.4...
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Never ever use servo with anything faster than a 2.8 lens. Always shoot F1.4 or 1.2 in single shot mode. Just try both modes and try focussing. Single shot locks on with one press, servo keeps it hunting.Viggo said:
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