50 1.0 re-release??!!?

Heard a rumor today that Canon might re-release the 50 1.0. I have no idea how good the sorce is but I do know he talks directly to Canon. Cant imagine what they will charge for it.

Well...considering the leica .95 is $10000....I would think it priced around there somewhere...

Would like to see shots from that thing...

Given how recently the 50mm f/1.2 was released that would seem unlikely... sales of an extremely expensive f/1 when there's a perfectly good f/1.2 available would probably not amount to many.

Not going to happen. This lens was a very difficult lens to produce the first time around and since Canon released the 50mm 1.2 just two years ago, this lens is not going to be revived.

The 50 1.0 was an utter failure for the money. It is just a novelty lens; its the edsel of L lenses

Devon.Stewart. wrote in post #10142168
Well...considering the leica .95 is $10000....I would think it priced around there somewhere...

Leica would be over $5000 even if it was 1.4 just because it´s Leica.

Canon is not going to release a lens it hasn't made in 10 years.

Having an f stop of 1 made some sense in film days, where the common use of ISO 6400+ was unthinkable. What logic they held was washed away with the advent of digital.

Mark1 wrote in post #10142100
Heard a rumor today that Canon might re-release the 50 1.0. I have no idea how good the sorce is but I do know he talks directly to Canon. Cant imagine what they will charge for it.

Hm... can you tell us where exactly you heard this rumor or who your source is, what is his occupation and so on? And also what exactly means "he talks to Canon" - who is Canon? A cleaning lady? Somebody from development? The CEO? Or is he a psycho who talks to his camera? A screenshot or link would be the best.

Someone should email the Canonrumors.com dork with this rumour. We will see how quickly he will publish this info.

MMX wrote in post #10145647
Leica would be over $5000 even if it was 1.4 just because it´s Leica.

Nope, its because Leica M glass is that good. There are very few Canon Ls that can run with Leicas medium rated glass and even fewer that chart where their (Leicas) really good glass is and the Canon lenses that can run with them are in the 4K low end + range.

MMX wrote in post #10146383
Hm... can you tell us where exactly you heard this rumor or who your source is, what is his occupation and so on?

Cant say who, as I think it was a slip. But he is one of the top wedding shooters that we all know. Looks like a 32 inch inseam, 36 waist, XL shirt, not the best haircut, But I dont think any of that is relevant.

MMX wrote in post #10146383
And also what exactly means "he talks to Canon" - who is Canon? A cleaning lady? Somebody from development? The CEO?

That means he talks to people that work from canon. At least it does to most people. " The cleaning lady?"... If he is courteous he will at least say HI as he walks by. I would say that means he talks to her. "Somebody from Development? ...That would make a bit more sense now wouldn't it. "The CEO?"... probably not with out a translator. But a lot of testing/prototype trials/ and stuff like this goes through CPS.

MMX wrote in post #10146383
Or is he a psycho who talks to his camera?

This is always a possibility. I can not confirm or deny.

MMX wrote in post #10146383
A screenshot or link would be the best.

I did not get it from the web. And it is kinda hard to do a screenshot of a conversation.

Wasnt the 1.0 discontinued because of leadfree policy ? or was it the 200/1.8 , hmm besides that the 50L is doing so well.

Mark1 wrote in post #10148337
But he is one of the top wedding shooters that we all know.

To be honest I don´t know any wedding photographers at all

Mark1 wrote in post #10148337
That means he talks to people that work from canon. At least it does to most people.

I´m pretty sure that except the engineers and their managers even other Canon employees don´t have any confirmed information about their future products. On Sunday April 18th, afternoon, during Photo Fest Ireland in Dublin* I spoke with two Canon employees about the new 24-70 L and one of them said that even if he had some information he wouldn´t tell neither me nor the other guy. So I really don´t think that a photographer (no matter how good he is) can simply walk into Canon office and ask: hey guys, what new gear are you preparing for us?

*Have you noticed that when I say something, I always include concrete information so that you know that I really heard that and I didn´t see it during an acid trip? Btw here is a website of the Photo Fest: www.photofestireland.c​om I can show you the ticket to prove that I was there.

Mark1 wrote in post #10148337
This is always a possibility. I can not confirm or deny.

So there is always a possibility that what you say is not true

Mark1 wrote in post #10148337
I did not get it from the web. And it is kinda hard to do a screenshot of a conversation.

You can use a voice recorder

PS: Please don´t feel offended, it´s nothing personal against you, I just don´t like people who like to fool others with their (crack)pipe dreams such as "Canon 5D Mark III will be available in June 2010" even though everybody (including them) knows it´s not true so when someone brings a rumor, I always try to find out if it´s something trustworthy.

RWatkins wrote in post #10146252
Having an f stop of 1 made some sense in film days, where the common use of ISO 6400+ was unthinkable. What logic they held was washed away with the advent of digital.

Well, there's more to f/1 than low light. The incredibly shallow depth of field has its uses. I'm not sure I'd want one, and I certainly wouldn't want to pay the price that it would command, but folks are paying a pretty penny for the old 50/1.0L used these days.

There's a 50/1L at KEH.com in excellent condition for $3799 US right now. Were I to win the lottery (if I actually bought a ticket, it would probably increase my chances), I might grab it just to see what it could do. but outside of that, I can't quite fork over the money for the f/1.2 version, let alone the f/1 if it were to be produced.

Now, if Canon wanted to, and if they could cover the R&D, they could introduce a few hundred f/1 lenses on the market at $3500 or so. Just enough to satisfy a little demand.