Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM

My 50L just came yesterday and I've been experimenting with it around the house to get a feel for its idiosyncrasies.

Here's the obligatory self-portrait in the mirror shot ...

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jwcdds wrote in post #12655308
Nice set Tom. Though I probably would have opted to clone out the OOF area in this photo. At first glance, one might mistaken it for sensor dust. (Or at least I did.) But it's probably birds in the background but they're so blurry, they no longer look like birds and become distractions.

Thanks for the feedback Julian. Very valid point you have there.

RonSmith wrote in post #12656249
My 50L just came yesterday and I've been experimenting with it around the house to get a feel for its idiosyncrasies.

Just remember the focus shift. On my copy it occurs mainly between f/1.8 and f/2.8.

K6AZ wrote in post #12656589
Just remember the focus shift. On my copy it occurs mainly between f/1.8 and f/2.8.

So how exactly do you deal with this focus shift? Is this lens that unreliable at varying distances from the subject? That really would make me not trust the lens with anything important. I really could use this focal length but the options do not seem that appealing.

butterfly2937 wrote in post #12656714
So how exactly do you deal with this focus shift? Is this lens that unreliable at varying distances from the subject? That really would make me not trust the lens with anything important. I really could use this focal length but the options do not seem that appealing.

There are many workarounds that have been discussed here and on places around the web. In my case I either shoot wide open or stopped down at f/2.8. If you do need to shoot at apertures prone to the shift use servo and shoot multiple shots. I really like this lens wide open so that's where I shoot most of the time.

K6AZ wrote in post #12656589
Just remember the focus shift.

Thanks. I have read quite a bit about it prior to making the decision to order the 50L. I've been playing around with it get a good sense of its nature.

It certainly isn't easy to use, but it does have a unique character about it.

the shift drives me crazy at times.

I've been debating selling mine and going with something else for a change lately.

what seems to be the average price for these nowadays? mine was purchased this past February, so it still has 8 months of warranty left. new it looks like $1,600...I wonder if $1,400 would be enticing

*sigh*. Smugmug really kills my reds. Oh well.

Engagement Session,

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From yesterday's zombie walk:

All four @ f1.2

Great baby pics, Paul!

Here are some more I took yesterday at dinner. Still learning the 50L.

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chris panas wrote in post #12658985
From yesterday's zombie walk:

I love the first picture... great Bokeh and fantastic PostProcessing!

This is taken wide open: -)

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RonSmith wrote in post #12660805
Great baby pics, Paul!

Thanks Ron I'm still getting used to this lense as well but I love it! That my niece's little boy he's a fun subject!