Canon EF 50mm f1.2 L USM Review Unboxing
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Short review and unboxing of the amazing Canon's EF 50mm f1.2 L USM lens, Canon's fastest 50. For the full review please visit my site www.ignphotography.com
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i will much rather get the 35 mm f1,4 samyang fully manual lense and use the rest of the money for beer
@balios1 oh ic thx
@eeeallan
Much better build quality, weather sealing (w/ filter), 8 bladed aperture (better blur elements, ie. “bokeh”), ultrasonic focus (quieter).
The 1.2 is basically a very expensive tool for shooting in the F1.2-2.0 range, where it’s the sharpest Canon 50mm and where the quality of the out-of-focus parts of the photo (bokeh) is critical. At F2.8, the 1.8 lenses is a bit sharper, but the 1.2 still has *much* better bokeh.The bokeh of the 1.8 at F2.8+ is very poor (looks like pentagons).
@eeeallan Build quality. WAY BETTER. 100000000000x better. My 50/1.8 had its front element popped out.
how is this “tons” better than the f1.8 other than the bigger aperture?
So do you think i should go for this lens? I need a very sharp and fast lens for everyday photography but i also need it to shoot video so i need the best manual focus i can get. is this worth it or should i go for some other lens?
@MsDreamingLife Nope, you don’t need IS on these very fast lenses..
@MrKnnknn Lens hood reduces stray light (this is a good thing) which causes flaring and low contrast. In daylight you can still benefit from very fast shutter speeds which increases the chances for razor sharp in focus areas.
I am not a pro photographer by any means, but doesn’t adding a lens hood reduces the incoming light, in which case it defeats the purpose? In daylight, I could only imagine a single use for fast lenses, the blurring effect, or am I mistaken?
I think the pouch is useful if you want to keep your lens in some bag if you don’t have anymore space in your camera bag or you want to keep it usage at some time
@keldererik L lenses are built rugged, they use fluorite, strong materials which aren’t cheap and it has an aspherical element, thats why L lenses are expensive, some L lenses use UD, Super UD and SWC coating,
@MsDreamingLife (Ok, warning I’m about to sound rude) You shouldn’t ever buy any lens that is expensive with a statement like that.
Image stabilization is pointless on non-telephoto lenses. Especially on this lens! it’s already fast because it has a WIDE aperture of f1.2. “IS” isn’t what makes or defines a lens. Sure, it’s a great feature on medium tele lens or great on ultra tele’s but learn more about IS and lenses first and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
what type of bamboo tablet is that next to the keyboard?
if there was IS on this lense, I would definitely buy~ ^^
good review. any back focus issues with this copy?
ahhh i see the dust particles flying around… cover that lens. cover that lens quick!!
Your review was very good!
Good vid, Just got my 50 1.2L for almost a week, my copy is the early Dec 06 version, UU12XX, been shooting and testing it in both Day and low light with it wide open @1.2 at low light it does take a lil more to get it focus spot on, in day light it is sharp at wide open and fast, no real focus issues here, loving it!
Thanks for the reply. That makes sense, let’s hope someday they will be able to cut down on the cost of production
It seems that will not happen anytime soon. Atleast L glass keeps it’s value and thus is a great investment.
@keldererik It gets pricey as soon as you venture below f2.8. The lens has an aspherical element which further complicates the production and raises the cost. There are lots of examples of photos taken with it on my site (link in the review)
@gorann1953 Thanks. Do weigh carefully whether you want to get this lens of the f1.4 version. I prefer the L personally but you might not need all that it offers.
@mmnovakovic Hi, I am using mkI still. Don’t fancy doubling the file size and all that goes with it.
Finally a review of the 50mm f1.2! Great work.
Is that a 5d mkI or mkII that you are using it with?
Great short review. I’ve had a look at the review on your site too and am seriously considering getting this lens.
Thanks!
very expensive, I wonder why it cost so much more than bigger L glass lenses like the 70-200L. What material is in there that makes it so much more expensive?