Don't know if this has been posted already, but it seems Ken Rockwell has added his review? of the RF 50mm F1.2L
Ken is my hero. He has a growing family to support.Don't know if this has been posted already, but it seems Ken Rockwell has added his review? of the RF 50mm F1.2L
Because people have moaned about the aberrations and slow AF in the EF 50 f1.2 L for years, some call it "character" Canon called it "the perfect portrait lens" but either way you look at it they have made a technically 'better' lens by removing most of those aberrations/character. This leaves us with a technically better lens but some people, those that liked the 'character', feel there is something missing...he adds the below photo as a bokeh test, it's not bad, but I like portrait photos more for bokeh, I saw the dpreview photos, but I dunno why I feel something is missing.
Ken mentions using the 50mm for Astro. f1.2 and (as he states) no coma should make this lens a good choice for Astro when Shooting at 50mm. The lack of a focus scale and the lack of ability to lock down focus, however is a negative. I will frequently tape down the focus ring at infinity focus before going out due to the difficulty of achieving perfect infinity focus in the dark. That’s not possible with this lens. Maybe the R can focus well enough in dark conditions that it will be okay. Will have to wait for more testing/reviews.
I too like Ken’s honest and frank reviews.
Because people have moaned about the aberrations and slow AF in the EF 50 f1.2 L for years, some call it "character" Canon called it "the perfect portrait lens" but either way you look at it they have made a technically 'better' lens by removing most of those aberrations/character. This leaves us with a technically better lens but some people, those that liked the 'character', feel there is something missing...
I have said here for years sharpness is not the primary characteristic I look for in lenses and is overrated as a measure.