Do I need to do an AF Microadjustment with my new 50mm f/1.2L lens ?

bohdank wrote in post #9555926
Excuse me but nothing looks even remotely sharp in any of those.

What do you suggest ?, thanks

Very few lenses are at their best wide open especially super fast lenses like a 50mm f/1.2.. You need to stop them down a few stops to begin to get the best out of them..

How does this lens perform in the real world??

Not at their best is one thing but that is plain unusuable, imo.

As to what you should do with the lens. Assuming those weren't taken hand held at a slow shutter speed, I would have it replaced.

brosenz wrote in post #9529636
I am focusing on the letter "H" in the keyboard, as you can see the row on top is in focus

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Seems to me that focus is exactly between the two rows of keys.

Typical behavior for this lens.
Just make sure you don't run the chart test with the lens stopped down between f2 and f4.

..keep learning how to use it. It will then perform its magic

Here are the original 18M photos, you can check them yourself:

Photos were taken with Canon 7D at 3 feet distance in P mode with an aperture of 1.2.

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Some real life examples, Canon 7D + 50mm f/1.2L at 1.2

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Changing Aperture from f14 to f1.2

Some examples with the same Camera and Lens, but now changing the Aperture from f14 to f1.2:

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