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| Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Standard & Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras | 
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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $520.00
Buy New: $325.00
You Save: $195.00 (38%)
New (26) Used (2) from $299.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  171 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Maximum Focal Length: 58
Minimum Focal Length: 50
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 2.9 x 2 x 2
Model: 2515A003
UPC: 082966213014
EAN: 4960999213019
ASIN: B00009XVCZ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Beautiful shots May 19, 2008
I'm not a professional by any means, but I do love photography. I bought this lens after lots of consideration because of its qualities as a good macro lens and potential portrait lens.
This lens is so much more. Because of the relatively short distance necessary to create close shots, there is a sense of intimacy created in my photographs that has surprised me far beyond my original expectations.
Portraits do have the tendency to be fairly "in your face", depending on the lighting, and again, depending on the lighting, the skin of your subject's may be a little too "hi-def", but I just attribute this to the macro-quality of the lens. Overall I have been really pleased.
The lens does tend to hunt a bit depending on the light, from my experience, but re-positioning of your own body fixes that.
I have this lens on my Canon K2-- a 35mm camera, and used in combination with different types of films, the results can be spectacular.
Great buy!
Beautiful lens! May 15, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an absolutely fantastic lens. Every picture comes out looks professional. The f1.4 is amazing!
Great Portrait Lens May 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This lens takes amazing portraits. It is sharp, you can use available light, you can get great background blurring which is creamy and the colors are beautiful.
On a cropped sensor camera like my Rebel XTi, it isn't so good for landscapes - the 20mm 2.8 or 35mm f2 are much better, and for trying to get more distant details the 85mm f1.8 is great. I have forced myself to shoot with this lens at times because it is so good - but I find that it works best as an amazing portrait lens. And that isn't so bad.
If eventually I get a full-frame sensor, this lens may well stay on my camera as much as the 35mm f2 does.
If you are looking for a great, multipurpose lens on a cropped sensor, buy the 35mm f2 - even with its funny sound. But on a cropped sensor, this 50mm f1.4 will give you awesome portraits -- or you're doing something very wrong.
BUY THIS LENS! May 9, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I can't understate the usefulness of this lens. Sure, it's not a zoom lens. However, it "sees" the world about the same as your eye (same magnification), so it's great for just capturing scenes as they were.
But what's really outstanding is the F-stop. F1.4 is INCREDIBLE. This allows you to use shutter speeds many times faster than, cheap "kit" lenses. Even among the "L" series lenses, you can't find a telephoto lens with an F-stop better than F2.8, which means this lens allows you to take pictures in relatively low-light conditions that you simply cannot take with most other lenses (without getting blur).
Plus, mount this lens on a tripod and take pictures in almost zero light and you'll be able to see things your own eyes can't capture. I was at the profile location of Mt. Rushmore at 3 am on a moonless night and couldn't see where the mountain was at all - pure black sky and mountain. I mounted my rebel xti with this lens on a tripod and guessed, and there was George Washington. Sure, you can do delayed exposures with other lenses, but this lens will do them faster or produce brighter results than anything but the "L" series F1.2 (if you want to pay double the price).
Also, a better F-stop usually means better, faster auto-focus, meaning you get more good, clear shots.
Finally, the booka. Go look at the sample photos taken with this lens. The blur you can achieve with it is stunning, especially if you compare it to a cheap lens you might have gotten with your camera, like the 18-55mm one. With this lens, almost anyone can take photos that look like they were taken by a seasoned professional - REALLY! Just get used to how your camera body sets the f-stop and metering (turn your flash OFF!!) get your exposure and ISO settings set to give you a generous amount of light, and start taking pictures. You (and your subjects) will be stunned by the results.
Canon EF 50mm f1.4 lens May 8, 2008
Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Amazing Portrait Quality at about 6 feet from subject. The cost is abot 4 times more than the 50mm f1.8 lens. I think this lens is well worth the money.
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