| POLL: "Which is the perfect 50?!" |
 Canon 50mm f1.2 L USM | 46 25.6% |
| Canon 50mm f1.4 USM | 27 15% |
| Canon 50mm f1.8 Mark II | 13 7.2% |
| Sigma 50mm f1.4 EX DG HSM | 46 25.6% |
| None of the Above! | 48 26.7% |
duane0524 Goldmember  4,840 posts Likes: 2 Joined Aug 2008 Location: South of Boston, MA More info | Aug 23, 2010 20:25 | #16 I have owned the Canon 50 1.8 and the Canon 50 1.4, liked both of them. I picked up the Sigma 50 and love it. The only way I get rid of this lens if I trade down to the Sigma 30. I am questioning the focal length now that it mounted so much more than the Canon's were. Canon 50D | Canon 17-55 | Sigma 30 1.4 | Canon 70-200 2.8 IS II| Canon 85 1.8 | 430EXII| 580EX ll | ST-E2 | Canon TC 1.4x II | Benro Travel Angel C1682TB0
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JEDprime Senior Member 253 posts Joined Nov 2007 Location: Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada More info | Aug 23, 2010 22:19 | #17 The comparison tool at the-digital-picture shows the Sigma 1.4 is a little sharper than the Canon 1.4up to about F2, then above F2 the Canon lens is sharper in the corners for both crop and full frame. Music and Photography
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CyberDyneSystems Admin (type T-2000)  More info | Aug 23, 2010 22:21 | #18 toxic wrote in post #10774923  The 50L has the fastest AF .... Nah, my 24-70mm f.2.8L will AF faster when set to 50mm GEAR LIST
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kinghong1970 Goldmember  2,093 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2009 Location: NYC/NJ More info | Aug 23, 2010 22:24 | #19 50L had it for a week or two... Albert the Clumsy Ape
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Aug 23, 2010 22:55 | #20 How is there a learning curve with the 50L? It's just like any 50. Just like the 85L and the 85mm f1.8. I didn't find a huge different in use. I'm MARLON
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Aug 24, 2010 02:58 | #21 So how would I test the Sigma 50mm f1.4? I'm MARLON
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Jam.radonc Goldmember  1,187 posts Likes: 2 Joined Feb 2010 Location: Dublin More info | Aug 24, 2010 06:49 | #22 There are no perfect 50 but closest would be the Zeiss 50 MP and that is MF. If however you can overlook the 50mm range and go slightly wider (few steps only) do seriously consider the 35L. Jam
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mdr Goldmember  1,167 posts Joined Jan 2005 Location: Glasgow, Scotland More info | Aug 24, 2010 07:52 | #23 |
TweakMDS Goldmember  2,242 posts Likes: 1 Joined Nov 2008 Location: Netherlands More info | Aug 24, 2010 08:28 | #24 My perfect 50mm (within reasonable price range) turned out to be a Canon 28mm 1.8. If I had a full frame body, I think I would have opted for a Sigma 50 1.4. Or some manual focus lens. I really feel like the Canon 50 1.4 isn't what it's supposed to be, but the shots from the Sigma look lovely. Some of my lenses focus beyond infinity...!
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phd Member  47 posts Likes: 1 Joined Apr 2009 More info | Aug 24, 2010 09:06 | #25 I've had 2 50/1.8's, 3 Canon 50/1.4's and 1 Sigma 50/1.4 and I'd say out of the 6 AF 50mm lenses I've used, I would go with the Sigma but YMMV.
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SMP_Homer Cream of the Crop  More info | Aug 24, 2010 09:29 | #26 I've owned them all at one point or another (including the 1.8 Mark I). They all had some positives, and all had some shortcomings. I no longer have a 50mm in my kit, mainly because I finally figured that 50mm isn't for me... EOS R6’ / 1D X / 1D IV (and the wife has a T4i)
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AlanU Cream of the Crop More info | Aug 24, 2010 09:46 | #27 If you shoot past 5 feet when using apertures 1.4- f/4 the 50L will be perfect for you.....or shoot f/1.2 all of the time 5Dmkiv |5Dmkiii | 24LmkII | 85 mkII L | | 16-35L mkII | 24-70 f/2.8L mkii| 70-200 f/2.8 ISL mkII| 600EX-RT x2 | 580 EX II x2 | Einstein's
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elysium "full of stupid banter"  11,619 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2007 Location: Harrow/London/UK/GB/That Part Of The World/Next To France More info | Aug 24, 2010 09:56 | #28 Not until another 20 topics on the same subject are done. Everyday, a programmer finds a way of creating an idiotproof program. Everyday, the universe spits out another idiot.....So far, the universe if winning
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AlanU Cream of the Crop More info | Aug 24, 2010 10:09 | #29 Ya but Elysium is my 24-70L soft wideopen 5Dmkiv |5Dmkiii | 24LmkII | 85 mkII L | | 16-35L mkII | 24-70 f/2.8L mkii| 70-200 f/2.8 ISL mkII| 600EX-RT x2 | 580 EX II x2 | Einstein's
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Aug 24, 2010 11:05 | #30 AlanU wrote in post #10778362 Ya but Elysium is my 24-70L soft wideopen  I personally dont mind threads like this because new POTN members can see the on going questions. If the questions stopped the POTN would be a dead forum. Marlon for bragging rights buy a 50L so you have a redring collection  Just live with focus shift.Definitely! I have a knack for buying broken Ls anyways. My 35L has a chip in the front element - it's the size of a tiny dust particle. (sigh). Bought it for 800 i think. LOL. My 24-70 was bought for 850 and it had CRAZY outfocusing issues and I've sent it to canon and it came back with the PCB board and focus assembly replaced for free. It is not CRAZY SHARP! I'm MARLON
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