Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

Here's a few of mine. This is the lens that sucked me into fast primes. Never thought I would use a prime or need a lens faster than f4. Boy, was i wrong.

shoot again today at 1.4 to test the sharpness (with some sharpening apply, it really usable photo)

I took some engagement shots of my daughter. Was just playing around & tried this. Thought it came out pretty cool. I did get some c/c from a family "know it all" & he thought their faces should have been more in focus. I tried explaing to him this was the effect I was after & one of the reasons we buy fast lens...............Jus​t couldn't get it thru his head..........am I wrong here??

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handyhaver wrote in post #6347195
I took some engagement shots of my daughter. Was just playing around & tried this. Thought it came out pretty cool. I did get some c/c from a family "know it all" & he thought their faces should have been more in focus. I tried explaing to him this was the effect I was after & one of the reasons we buy fast lens...............Jus​t couldn't get it thru his head..........am I wrong here??

You are correct, you've achieved a good effect, I think he/she is also correct, to me the bokeh on the faces is a little distracting.
You can also try shooting from the back of the man, and girl's hand on the man's right shoulder. Just experiment on angles and framing. Maybe rule of thirds will help with the framing.

It doesn't matter what other people say as long as you think you did the right thing, and the couple are happy with the pics, its ok.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

How much IQ quality difference is there between this and the new Sigma 1.4?

twofruitz wrote in post #6349944
How much IQ quality difference is there between this and the new Sigma 1.4?

Bugger all, unless you measurbate.

twofruitz wrote in post #6349944
How much IQ quality difference is there between this and the new Sigma 1.4?

According to dpreview.com, whom I trust to do a good review, the lens has better bokeh and gives better results than the Canon 50mm f/1.4. Of course, it costs more and is heavier, so fitting it in between the f/1.4 and the f/1.2L seems about right.

If my experience with the 30mm f/1.4 EX Sigma is similar on the 50mm, then I would second that. The build quality of my 30mm is fantastic, and the image quality is also. Of course, the 30mm is a DC lens, meaning it's like the Canon EF-S lenses, and the 50mm is a DG lens, which means it isn't, but that should only make the Sig 50mm even better, as it can be used with full-frame cameras.

I'm going to buy one in the next six months, and will post some pictures and my impressions of it when I do.

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Both shot with 5D at wide open at f1.4 for intentional soft focus

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djgarcon wrote in post #6299076
Got the lens last week but only took it out for the first time yesterday. Picture was taken @ 1.8 though. C&C please

thanks!

this is a really nice shot

Not @ 1.4 but oh well... I like it

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