Comments about Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard AutoFocus Lens - USA:

Very nice lens for low light areas like museums, gym, etc...

Comments about Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard AutoFocus Lens - USA:

Incredibly sharp when the iris is stopped down. Nice shallow depth of field when the you open it up. Great all around lens at a great price. Would be 5 stars but I got to play with the L Series f1.2 lens, which is somewhat better all around (though it is about 4-5 times the price).

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Makes the stock kit lens on my T2i look like a joke.

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My new favorite lens!

Comments about Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard AutoFocus Lens - USA:

This was my first non kit lens and I'm glad it was. Very fast lens, in focusing and in regard to light. The f/1.4 was very good for low light situations or when you want a really shallow depth of field. My only complaint would be that 50mm on a crop sensor makes it tough to get some indoor shots. It's difficult to get the shots you want in small rooms, but that is no fault of the lens. It did everything I asked it to and more.

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[...]bought the f/1.4. I love several features of this lens: The depth of field; Excellent low light results; Sharp pictures. This lens has allowed me to just go shoot some fun photos. I have used it for landscapes, portraits, and some close up (non-macro) shots and I love the results. Overall...just click the buy button!

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I was flip flopping between the cheapest f/1.8 and this one. But after reading around 50 very helpful reviews, I've decided to invest a little bit more and go with the f/1.4.
At the end, I am very happy with peformance of the lens so far.

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Love this lens for portraits and low light situations. Light weight construction and handy to have. Great lens for the price.

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I love this lens. It is lightweight and easy to interchange. It is a must have in any camera bag.

Comments about Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard AutoFocus Lens - USA:

We love this for accentuating the lights in the background of the subject. You get a really great globe effect! Also, it perfect for getting lots of blur in the foreground and background. May be annoying when you have more than a few subjects to capture, as it only has a very limited depth of field. We know one wedding photographer that only uses this lens. Very creative!

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I'm just starting my photography business and this lens is a must have! eventually I would like to upgrade to the 50mm 1.2 but for now this lens works great!

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Love it!

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very good in low light

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This lens provide a great bokeh, is fast and quiet to focus. The construction is good enough.

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Awesome in low light. Take your time to get the hang of the shallow depth of field wide open. Great lens.

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Love this lens. I upgraded from the 1.8 and I'm happy that I did. It's faster, quieter and the bokeh is beautiful. The color is very nice too. It feels very solid.

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Love at first click. This is my first fast 50, and I'm kicking myself for waiting so long. It's much heavier than my kit lens (duh) but it is so awesome. I can't wait to take it down to Disneyworld next week and try it out on the rides and fireworks. Love it, love it, love it. Just need to get used to not being able to zoom. :-)

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I had the 50mm f/1.8, so I tried with the f/1.4 USM and t works perfect to me, the clarity and speed is just perfect

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Nice lens for a good price.

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Love this lens. Quick, sharp focus. Great coloring. Adorama was super quick to ship too.

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I love this lens. Great purchase.

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Great lightweight lens at a great price.

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Have only begun to use, but enjoy it for the purpose of portrait and portrait-like work on my Canon 40D.

Tested at home for comparison to my ever-inexpensive 50mm f/1.8 II. Found this f/1.4 to be readily superior wide open in terms of image quality and clarity up to around f/8 compared to the f/1.8 version. At that point and beyond they seemed fairly equal with the f/1.4 still getting the nod for better bokeh and a slightly better clarity/focus.

Oddly enough, I found the f/1.8 to be better at resolving detail in far background items when shot at smaller apertures (above f/18) when compared to the f/1.4

So for me I find the f/1.4 a superior lens for its quality of bokeh, overall image quality in wider apertures (when compared to the f/1.8), but that it isn't markedly superior to the f/1.8 for subjects greater than 50 or so feet away and at smaller apertures.

But as I'll be using it for closer subjects and want the narrower depth-of-field this seems to have been a good investment. I'm not certain it is worth almost four times the price of the f/1.8 except in regards to the just mentioned issues.

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It's really a great lense espacially compare with the price. f1.4 is great for portraits. It's worth to have one.

Comments about Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard AutoFocus Lens - USA:

Excellent image quality, very nice background blur. Razor sharp images corner to corner, this is an excellent portrait lens. I am a little disapointed with the construction quality, the focus ring feels cheap and loose not buttery smooth and solid like the one on the 60mm Macro. Autofocus is slower and not as fast in low light as newer lenses with the the ultrasonic ring motor. All in all an excellent lens, a classic and a must have for any serious photographer's kit.

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I have found it difficult to put my camera down after attaching this lens, it is an absolute joy to use. The images are sharp and the bokeh is amazing. Portraits taken with this lens are always striking. However, the shallow depth of field is not very forgiving, you may have to select your AF points manually to be spot on.

I use mine for portraiture, events and indoor/low light photography. Also when storing it, set the focus ring to infinity before doing so to avoid the focus mechanism being damaged.

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use various lenses. Travel all over the world

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I use the product for portraits and HD video. The autofocus is quite slow. But I love the bokeh. Great price.

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I tried this lens out on my 5D Mark II. I used it outdoors in daylight, at night, and indoors. When the autofocus was accurate, the images were nice and clear with good bokeh. At f/1.4 there is some halation, but if you know to expect it or enjoy the look then it is acceptable. But the autofocus was too unreliable. If it was used purely in manual focus mode then it could be useful. Since there is such a narrow depth of field at f/1.4, it is critical that the focus be accurate and the autofocus on this lens could not pull it off reliably.

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A great general purpose lens on full frame cameras. I start most of my photo events with this lens on a full frame camera. This allows me to quickly capture the essence of the event I am photographing before I switch to another lens. A very good value for the money for a very fast prime lens. Nevertheless, unless it is used on a full frame camera, it may be of a limit use in general purpose photography.

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I really love this lens. Plain and simple.

A joy for portraits and low light photographs. Fairly versatile as well.

I would not recommend this over the 1.8 if you're a relatively new/amateur SLR user though. You likely won't notice the differences until you become more experienced, so keep that in mind.

But if you're ready to move up from the 1.8 (or happen to need to replace it), I highly recommend this lens.

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When I switched from Nikon to Canon I bought this lens because I love having a light weight fast lens for indoor and night time shots. I was used to the Nikon D700 with their 50mm 1.4 AFS G. I bought this lens to go with my 5DMKII. I may have had a bad copy, but it was soft at all apertures, back focused and was generally inferior in all ways to the Nikon G. I sold it for quite loss 3 months later. If it can't lock focus and deliver sharp results, the extra speed is worthless. I ended up buy in a 24-70 which is worlds sharper. That is just wrong. Primes should always be better than zooms. Anyway, I am looking at the 1.2 but have heard that has back focusing issues as well. I might have to break down and get the 1.8 which seems to get good reviews for being sharp.

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Great lens at a great price with the Canon once a year rebate. I purchased it for my Canon 40d with the 1.6x crop its actually a 80mm but works great. Figured once I get my 5d Mark II one day it will be even better. The quality is good but without the seals like on the L series lenses it drops down a bit. But overall a wonderful lens and fun for an amateur photographer such as myself. Next lens will be a 28-105mm which I have heard wonderful things about.

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As an amateur photographer, I bought this lens, because I would like to do some portrait photography. This is an ideal lens for that.The photos I have taken are amazing. the only downfall for me,is that its hard to get it to focus on AF, it take a while to find the focus, but I believe it my lack of experience and knowledge of this lens. But I would buy it again.

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I have noticed most pro photographers use this 1.4 lens. So I switched from the 1.8 to the 1.4 and am so glad! It's a great lens.

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Took photos out door,in shade, sun, evening., night around the table. Brings in allot of light with no flash. The focus was extremely sharp. Shooting close up was excellent. Portraits were professional.
Worth the money for sure.! I have no negatives about this lens. It's just real good quality.
You can shoot with candlelight. Looks cool !

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This is a great lenses. I've rented the 50mm 1.2 L series, and it is better...but you have to determine if it is that much better. Because I'm growing and I want to take professional shots..I will purchase only l series from here on out...If you just want to take great pictures and save money..this is the way to go.

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i don't hesitate to use this lens for any application. interior events coupled with a canon 5dmk2 and high iso yield ousatading images! also great for landscape work.

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I'm very happy with the photos I've taken with this lens so far. The images are very crisp.

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I love this lens it is very sharp and well do anything that you will need to do. I am a high schooler who knows alot about photogrsphy.

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Well, I feel funny leaving a review since I am a Very novice mom-photographer. But, I am learning! And this prime lens seems the perfect place to start my learning process. I think the best part of this lens is the instant gratification of beautiful pictures even when one is just starting out. Picture quality is superb.

I could have gone with the 1.8, but read about its construction and decided to spend the extra for stronger build and that slight increase with the f1.4. I'm glad I did as the lens is a joy to use. I think this lens would be a work horse for any level of photographer as it is light weight, usm and performs beautifully.

I haven't found a negative and do not expect it. Some people might still complain about build but I think those guys are accustomed to the L series.

Buy the lens! There is no way you will regret it.

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I use this to photograph the kids and family

Comments about Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard AutoFocus Lens - USA:

Great lens for the money!

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I have been very pleased with the output of this lens. Very sharp images and the DOF looks great. Autofocus has been very fast so far and not clunky like the 50mm 1.8. Only flaw I see is the plastic body.

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This lens is a fantastic and substantial upgrade from the much cheaper 50mm f/1.8 that I purchased it as a replacement for. The construction feels much more solid (as it should, considering that the 1.8 is mostly plastic). The autofocus is also much, much faster and more reliable. The bokeh when the lens is wide open has a real smooth, buttery feel to it - it's simply gorgeous. On top of all that, who wouldn't want to have two more stops of light available to them?

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Real nice lens for low light settings.

Comments about Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard AutoFocus Lens - USA:

This lens is a step up from the 50mm 1.8 "nifty fifty", and takes a wonderful picture. I did learn from this purchase, that I am not going to be satisfied by anything less then the Canon L class lenses, so if you're a serious photographer, you may wish to take that into account when deciding if this is worth the investment.

I'm quite pleased with it, but I realize I will, at some point, upgrade again.

Comments about Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard AutoFocus Lens - USA:

This is a great lens with solid construction. The pictures I have taken have turned out great.

Comments about Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard AutoFocus Lens - USA:

Good quality , nice sharp pictures. I had before canon f1.8 50mm but this f1.4 50mm is just much better! For sure you have to own one!

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I'm enjoying the narrow field of focus and shooting w/out flash or lighting. Overall good value for the price

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This lens is fantastic for making those professional looking portraits with plenty of bokeh (blurred background). Because of the wide aperture, it's excellent in low light. Also makes a great walkaround lens since it's so small.

Comments about Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard AutoFocus Lens - USA:

I have owned a lot of equipment over many years but I have to say this lens is among the best I have used. It is very sharp and the 1.4 aperture helps a lot in low light. I am using it on my 5DMkII and the pictures are absolutely wonderful. I think it will be my favorite lens.

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The most important thing I use this lens for is late afternoon shooting...no hard shadows, high iso. However being a pro (poor pro) with limited cash...I'm trying to do something with a [$] lens which I see done with a $1400 lens...THERE IS A DIFFERENCE!! I may send back to canon with my body (30d) and have them look at. I shoot lots of 2.8 lenses but just can not seem to get anything sharp enough (eyes) out of this combo...I've enclosed the best I could get from it...acceptable. Good luck with yours..

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I had to get used to zooming with my feet. It has a very narrow depth of field which is great for professional portraits.

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Took it out for the first time at an indoor event and never popped the flash ONCE...superb for bokeh shots as well...well worth the investment!

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I do a lot of photo work for my business, as a designer and working in the mixed martial arts industry. I needed something that shoots fast in low light---and this lens is great. The only drawback is trying to get the focus perfect in low light situations. If you have enough light to focus in the low light---you are golden---but this lens is literally night vision when you do shoot in low light.

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I enjoy this lens

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I started with the 50mm 1.8 and was not real happy with the focus hunting and build. I purchased the 1.4 and feel in love with it from the start.

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I use the lens for pleasure, and have enjoyed it for the last two weeks. It gives an incredibly narrow length of focus at f1.4, and it gives you a wide range of options. Definitely the best deal for the money in the 50mm market.

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Very good for fast action. however, it is not a ruggedly built lens

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I have used the canon 50mm 1.8, the "nifty fifty" and the build quality turned me off. This lens is built much better and for the quality level of images it is able to produce, a great bargain.
I have several lenses, a couple of canon L lenses and this little gem lives on my camera most of the time. It's light and just a lot of fun. If I could only have one lens, this would be the one.

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An absolutely great value. Excellent clarity, super-sharp, fast. If you're looking for a lens that will teach you to become an artist ... a true photographer - this is it. Well worth the extra expense over the 50mm 1.8.
You will not be disappointed - a must for any serious photographer.

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Fixed lens takes the guess work out. Just get close enough! This is a good lens all around. I use it with my 5D Mkii and works very well, and in video mode, the manual focus to just grab the ring and go is great. Worth the price.

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This lens gets soft down at f/1.4 and has significant vignetting at that setting on a f-f camera but it is still quite useful in very low-light conditions. At f/2 or more it improves considerably and at f/2.8 or so it is very sharp and has very little CA. I have started to use it more and more for some of my landscape shots because it is sharper and has much less CA than my "L" class zooms. The manual focus override is a nice feature - unusual for this class of lens.
Only minor complaint is that the focus ring has a little slop and is not as smooth as on "L" class lenses. However it's still well worth the extra money over the f/1.8 model.

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grate for party shots .low light.and dog shows

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Fine for portraits but does not offer versatility. Limited in capability.

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Spend the extra and get the 1:4

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Use for portraits, low light indoor events. Great shallow DOF!

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Fantastic lens and i strongly recommend you to have this lens. Great in low light and super fast focus.
Perfect for portraits shoot.

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This lens is an awesome lens with the f/1.4 for the cost of the lens. I would definately suggest this to a friend.

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Have been using my kit wide angle zoom lens and a 70-300mm zoom lens so the fixed 50mm lens has a new learning curve. Have gotten good results thus far with this 50mm lens.

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I love this lens. There's nothing negative I can say about it. I'm so glad I did not buy the kit instead waited to purchase this lens with my 40D.
It was worth the wait.

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I really wanted to love this lens but it does not focus as sharp as I would like. It is sharp in about 2 out of 10 pictures that I take. I really like eyes to be in sharp focus and this lens does not do it for me on my 50D. I am going to send it back.

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This lens is so versatible, it is perfect for every occasion except for a wide angle photo. I love mine and would recommend it to anyone who is taking pictures of moving children without a tripod. It is fast and easy to focus and light weight.

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Sharp pictures, colors are on target, real good in low light conditions.good background blur.

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This lens is fantastic for close-up photos, great for kids! The background blurring is wonderful!
Very easy to use with the auto-focus!

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This lens is well worth the money to upgrade from the 1.8. The build quality is great, and the extra aperture is awesome!

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Shoot this lens on Aperture Priority and pick your focus spot to get awesome depth of field control.

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This is an amazing lens. I was tempted to purchase the 50mm f/1.2L lens, but opted for this due to its economic nature. I was thoroughly impressed with the output of this lens. I primarily take photos of landscapes, insects, animals and flowers. This is makes it the perfect lens for these subject.

Since it is a prime lens, it will take a bit of getting use to if you come from a strict telephoto zoom lens background (as I did). But once you master the functionality of this lens, you can produce amazing results. I'm still learning, but what I've taken so far exceeded my expectations. Very sharp at f/2.0 and higher. At f/1.4, still very sharp, but DOF is very shallow and the sweet spot band is hard to find, which is why many users claim it produces soft image at this aperture.

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This is a superb lens, well-build for the price. A zoom is probably more useful for a walk-around lens, but when you know exactly what kind of shots you want, nothing beats a fast prime.

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If you can afford nothing else, this is the lens to have! It focuses so smooth & quick and the photograph's are super sharp. I love the wide aperature of 1.4 and the amazing, shallow DOF acheived!! Works beautifully in low light that was otherwise nearly impossible to achieve. I would highly recommend this lens

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This is a great lens for the price. Sharp focus and great color. Highly recommended.

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This lens is great, i've been using it for a month or so now and i think it takes pictures very close to the image quality of the L class lens. It's great in low light situations and the Depth of field you get off this lens is pretty amazing.

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I purchased this lens to replace the kit lens. It is far superior than the kit lens. This lens is great for indoor and outdoor use. It shines over the kit lens indoors. Many photos can be taken without flash and still have great quality.

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nice for indoor sports/portraits. My 85mm portrait lens didn't work indoors now that it's the 120mm equivalent for my digital.

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Use for portrait photography. Great lens.

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Compared the Canon EF to the alternatives (Sigma and Zeiss) and found by taking actual pix that the better resolution figures for the others did not provide any sharper pictures or increased contrast. The bokeh of the canon leaves the others in the dust and the autofocus is faster (than the Sigma)and very accurate (I did adjust the micro focus by -2). At less cost it's a Bargian.

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This is my first prime lens for my first DSLR. I can see immediate differences between the quality and sharpness of this lens compared to the 2 kit zoom lens (both Canon lens).

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I use the lens to photograph my horses, and the results are fabulous. Fast lens that STOPS the action!!! Such a great improvement over the kit lens that came with my Rebel xsi - I would suggest just buying the rebel body, and this lens from the beginning. I was not at all pleased with the photos I was getting with the kit lens. This lens was worth every penny!!!

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very cool lens with a razor thin DOF.beautiful bokeah (sp?) the only reason i didn't give it a 5 star is because it's not an "L" lens.but for the money, A++++!! I don't think you can get any better at about [$]. on your crop sensor camera, it is almost exactly the same scene as your eye sees it.C.

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Great lens for general applications.

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The bokeh on this lens is simply beautiful. I don't own many lenses, but I've never been able to get images as sharp as what I've been able to get with the 50mm f/1.4 The bokeh is amazing, smooth as butter. I love this lens, and I doubt it spends too much time in the bag and off the camera. Even with my Rebel's 1.6 crop factor, I'm well pleased.

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I do wedding photography and it is mounted on my 5D almost 89% of the time, Good stuff After purchasing this lens and working with it I decided to invest alot more in to Prime lenses.

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this is a great lens for the price. if i were starting over, this would be the first lens i would buy.

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Let me start off by saying that this is one of my favorite lenses. For the money, it's a bit of a step up from the 50 1.8, which I returned as it had dust specks from the factory and a horrid "focus ring".

The 1.4 has a proper focus ring w/scale, full-time manual focussing, though is a somewhat large diameter for a 50mm. If you plan on shooting a lot of shallow depth of field or available light photography, this lens can do it. Walkaround lens? It's fantastic. But beware, f/1.4 is really crummy, the fuzziness (halation) really doesn't render objects, even dead center, in good color, contrast or sharpness. Stop down to 2.0 and this thing becomes very sharp. At 5.6 it's truly sharp, corner-to-corner.

I find it to be a great overall lens because its size, weight and price allow you to do all manner of things, it's great to learn on with a full-frame camera. A little tight on crop bodies, but hey then it's a face-portrait lens.

Though optically it's quite an old design, it's still a good value. Just don't expect much at 1.4. Buy the lens hood if you can, it can improve image quality most situations.

Very very versatile.

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GREAT lens at a great price. I do food photography for a national magazine and this is what I use! It's fast in low light and it's sharp!

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I just got this lens and was so excited to use it. Even the first time I pulled it out and tried it, the pictures were clearly sharp. The quality is great too. I would recommend this lens to anyone, especially over the 1.8 50mm.

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I got this lens for my Canon XT SLR as a portrait lens for my kids. I love the sharpness and excellent brokeh. The lens construction is very good and couldn't be happier with it. I used to have the 50mm 1.8 lens but it broke after 2 years of use. The build quality isn't nearly as good as this although the lens took great pictures. I would highly recommend this as a worthy upgrade.

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I like this lens, i had a 50mm 1.8, but this one with the USM is much faster.

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The lens gives great images in sharp focus. The aperture range allows for easy shooting in low light conditions and for shallow depth of field that is common in portrait photography.

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I am a volunteer storm chase/spotter for the National Weather Service. I also use a Canon 10-22mm wide angle lens for 50% of the shots. Don't always have the oppertunity to set up a tripod - things sometimes happen way too fast. I read one million reviews before I decided to buy - or so it seems. This lens is often used as a refernce lens against the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L in comparisons testing - that should tell you all you REALLY need to know about the quality/focus/contrast/color. And at this price - it doesn't zoom - so learn to use your feet and get L-quality shots. No Joke. Adorama told me on the phone that they stand behind their lenses 100%. You can't beat that - either. I use a XTi - and the kit lens is JUNK - I cannot use it because it doesn't work in low light. I can't use a flash - because the dust particles obscure/taint the view when lit up in the air - and ruins the shot. This is a F A S T lens. Opening the aperture to f/6.3 still gives me a handheld shot with a reasonably fast shutter speed at ISO 100-400 in very low light. Underneath a storm base can be very, very, dark - almost black.As soon as I got it out of the box[...]- I tested it for sharpness, color, and contrast. XLNT/BEAUTIFUL PIX!!!!It sees the world the nearly the same depth of field as my minds eye does. I can easily see how someone could use this to make some great art shots. No doubt about it. Good deal -overall- from Adorama - too!I'm pleased so far with the lens - and Adorama.

Comments about Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard AutoFocus Lens - USA:

use anywhere anytime any light

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I upgraded from the 50mm f/1.8 to this lens, and the difference is amazing. This lens focus's much faster under all conditions. The sharpness of the photos is better, as is the construction. If you are debating getting this or the f/1.8, go with this one otherwise you'll be wanting the upgrade soon enough.

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Well I had to read alot of reviews before buying it and I think people do a great job describing the PROS and CONS sincerely.

I checked this lens sharpness and bokeh by focusing on an iron rod's end. When I took the picture, OMG I couldnt believe, there was a dust particle, probably a hair and it was in extreme sharp focus. The rest was what we call BOKEH.

So, in my view, this is ONE of the best lens you should buy. Cheap, 1.4 (wow), Amazing details, Extreme Fast (wow), Light weight, and the bokeh...OMG i simply love it. It brings a whole new dimension and life to a picture.

So dont miss this lens as it will serve you in many occasions, which are not even listed here.

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Great addition to my lens collection.

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First prime lens. I am having a great time experimenting with it. Great for portraits and indoors.

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Use this for your general use/ carry around lens and for all shallow DOF portraiture. I love shallow DOF work and the ability to shoot without a flash in low light. However, the shallow DOF can work against you if there are multiple subject and if you are not careful with the focus point... buyer beware.

Overall... it is my favorite (so far)

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I bought this lens to add some closer DoF shots to my portfolio. I've not looked back since, and love the tack sharp images, and the versitility of this lens. I pondered over the 1.8 version, but splashed the extra cash and went for this lens - I'm glad I did.

Portraits are a breeze - something i'd strongly recommend this item for.

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Very nice lens, great bokeh. It is true that the AF is a little slow, but an easy workaround is to switch to manual focus: really easier to handle that way.

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its working well, still kinda new to the whole deal.

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It never ceases to amaze me that people (like Angie from Mt View) who obviously possess little to no skill with a camera wont hesitate to rate an exceptional product with a "1-star" simply because they have NO IDEA how to use it!! Some of the very BEST photos in my portfolio were taken with the 50mm f/1.4. Although it is a bit soft wide open, it is sharp at f/2 and very sharp when stopped down to f/2.8 or narrower. The 8-blade aperture creates a supurb bokeh (foreground/background blur), and the recessed front element essentially eliminates the need for a lens hood. Although it uses a Micro USM rather than a Ring USM (the latter being superior), the f/1.4 incorporates a clutch mechanism to allow full time manual focus (where other Micro USM lenses do not). Its small and light weight, and the overall build quality is decent. It is a great portrait lens, and works well for low-light indoor photography. The low price makes this lens an excellent choice for intermediate to advanced amateur photogs. Pros will probably opt for Canon's 50mm f/1.2L...but, dollar for dollar, the 1.4 is a much better value!

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This is a very good, fast, normal lens, and it is certainly worth the money, especially considering the far more expensive Canon 50mm f/1.2L USM. (In fact, the MTF chart of this lens appears at least as good as that of the f/1.2L, available on the Canon website.) Any lens with f/2.8 or lower is considered to be "fast," and therefore this lens is very fast indeed. Consequently, many people will be tempted to always set the aperture at 1.4 and try to shoot in close-to-total darkness. This is not a good idea, as it usually results in a blurry image that comes from either camera shake the inability to achieve focus in very low light. But that is not the fault of this lens - the same would be true for any lens with aperture set so wide, since the depth of focus is razor thin. I find that the best method is to use Shutter Priority set at 1/60 sec. or faster. But, once you figure out how to use a fast lens like this, you can get some really pretty shots.

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Makes a great standard portrait lens on my Ds2. I like the IQ and bokem it gives wide open.
Sharp focus very good @ 1.4, great @ 1.6. I got a good copy the first time with this lens.

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My first prime lens. Very pleased so far. Fun to play with on my XTi. The effects you can create with a narrow depth of field are amazing. At f/1.4, you can focus on eyes and have the nose blur out. Backgrounds fade away so the subject is all you see, and portraits look perfect (as long as you remember basics of composition, WB, etc). Lets a lot of light in so indoor pics with no flash is no problem. With decent illumination indoors, shutter speeds can be fast enough to stop action. Really fun with little kids acting out and 3fps. Clarity and color are great. Sharp when stopped down if you need to. Construction is much better than expected from pictures of product. No complaints.

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The automatic focus sometimes seems to get stuck and has a hard time finding the AF point. This may be user error however as I am just learning how to use this lens!

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Exceptionally sharp past F2

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Everybody should own at least one prime (non-zoom) lens, and this should be among the first to add to your collection. It's wide maximum aperture opens up a new world of pictures to those that have before only shot with relatively slow zooms. Shallow depth of field really draws out the subject, and you'll be able to shoot in low-light conditions that before would have been impossible (or required noisy high ISO settings).

On a Canon crop sensor (40D, 30D, Digital Rebel, etc.), this is equivalent to an 80mm lens, bringing it close to the classic portrait 85mm focal length. The wide aperture also makes it well suited for shooting portraits.

Unfortunately, it's bokeh is a bit harsh (though better than the 50mm f/1.8), producing out-of-focus highlights that look like ringed disks. You'd have to step up to the much more expensive 50mm f/1.2 L lens to get better results at this length, or shoot with the longer 85mm f/1.8, for roughly the same price as this lens.

It's a very good, but not perfect, lens that spends a lot of time on my Canon 40D.

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Love it! Very clear and great color. Easy to focus... all around great lens.

Comments about Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard AutoFocus Lens - USA:

Very nice lens for the price. Good low light performance at f1.4; excellent overall performance f2 and above.

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I use this lens for mostly portrait/children photography and have not taken it from the camera since I received it. The only thing I miss is a more close up option which only means I have to add a good macro lens to collection.

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Good low light and portrait lens. Great value.

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I shoot star sky to test the lens, so disappointed. From F1.4 TO F2.0, it shows strange shape of stars even not at the corner. That means the F1.4 to F2.0 is not usable, or at least not acceptable. I pay the price for F1.4, but got a lense I can only use above F2.2!

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I'm an artist photographer so I spend quite an amount of time working with my images.

This lens have helped me to fully enhance what I want in a photograph.

Its very sharp at 5.6 and yes, its soft at 1.4 but that softness is great when used correctly.

You won't be dissapointed with the performance of the lens, its very silent, fast autofocus.

The contrast is absolutely great I almost never change this lens from my camera and I have it with me all the time, I just love it.

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The lens was initially bought as the standard lens I was going to use all the time. I didn't give the 1.6 factor to the focal length much thought and have later redefined the primary use for the lens.
Shooting portraits with f/1.4-1.8 has an enormous effect on the background and makes this purchase worth it's price.
The lens is also useful when attending children school shows and choir conserts with it's very moderate tele effect and the huge aperture.

The lens was not what I was looking for initially but it has grown on me, and I'm very satisfied.

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Great lens, fast focus and with an aperture that lets you take great shots even with low light levels

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great for indoor work of any type. razor sharp focus [...]

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I bought this lens to allow for low light shots without a flash and for the super shallow depth of field, especially for portraits. My other EF lenses, the 24-70 f2.8 and 70-200 f2.8, required room for me to shoot. With this lens I can work more effectively in tighter quarters. On all three counts this lens has been a blessing and it is also a great lens to just leave on the camera when the whole bag of goodies is a hassle to tout along. Great lens for a reasonable price...don't hesitate to buy one!

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Canon has used a 50mm from 1933 to the late 1980s as its standard lens on most all of cameras. Its lightweight and fast as well and perfect for an all around lens. While it does have its limitations, I recommend it as part of any photographers stable of Canon lenses.

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I use this as my main lens because of it is very sharp and fast. Being a prime lens, its not as flexible as a zoom, but the image quality makes up for it. It would also make a great lens to learn photography with because the fixed focal length forces you to be more creative.
If there is one downside, its the build quality. While its not bad, it cant compare to that of higher end lenses.

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sharp n Fast n light

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I tried the 'keyboard' example that I have seen on other sights - taking a picture of a computer keyboard from the side with aperture set to 1.4 will leave only 1-2 keys in focus. Very shallow DOF, this gives you a lot of creative options. I know this is not an 'L' lens, but it is an exceptional value and a quality product. I could not be happier with the lens!

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The new lens arrived with a damaged auto focus mechanism. I had to send it back to Canon for warranty repair. When it came back it worked as it should have right out of the box. Why pay new price when it had to be refurbished. Otherwise it's a great lens. Very sensitive light gathering abilities, sharp, crisp image, quick auto-focus and easy to use manually. Works equally well with digital or film.

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This lens is very versatile and will deliver the very best that your camera is capable. Color, contrast and very fast. Terrific lens and terrific value.

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Missed a lot of shots, mostly portraits, at 1.4. Out of focus.[...] Much better results stopped down. Also, it crashed once, had to have Canon repair it.Used with 20D, now with XTi.

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I think this lens is 98% perfect. Except the poor construction, I would give this lens a word "perfect." This lens tend to collect dusts and debris in the lens. Focusing requires the center part to protrude which opens the door for damaging the focusing motor. This is why you need a hood attached at all times to prevent possible damage. In terms of photo quality, this is the best lens I ever owned. I own several "L" series lenses, and I could say that this lens is comparable to the "L" series lenses. I mean, it is that good.