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I have this lens for years and really like it. My auto focus stopped working all together at one point but I was able to fix it myself. There are tutorials on youtube, but you'd have to disassemble the lens completely including the electronic with it's flex cables. If you want to prevent the focusing problem all together, leave the lens hood on at all times, even when stored. The problem with the lens is that it has an aluminum frame inside that deforms when you bump the moving front element into something. This front element can be protected by leaving the hood on.
Thanks a lot for this important info. I had the problem, had it serviced a couple of times before I gave it up. I never had a lens hood on it, and it might have been the aluminum frame that you mentioned deformed.
Always storing the lens with the focus set to infinity, and thus the focus mechanism fully retracted into the lens' main barrel, also protects the weak focus collar from bumps.
The same has happened to my lens. It seems to be a fairly common issue with this lens. Hoping to try fix mine soon. They need to remake this lens with these issues sorted
Just bought this. The vignette was the first thing I noticed. It is very dark at the edges. More so than any lens I've ever owned, but I'm fine with it since I always add a vignette anyway, and a natural vignette looks better than a digital one since it exposes correctly and you get a good dynamic range in the shadows.
I personally also like a natural vignette, especially for portraits, but if you want to remove it, or make it les obvious, applying lens correction should help 🤔
Amazing review. Real nice mood. Just got a f1.4 and tested on my Canon 6D and EOS R. On the 6D the focus is hit or miss at 1.4. I would shoot 3 frames a least to be sure one or two are good. On the EOS R, it nails focus every single time. It is amazing at 1.4. The only downside is the low contrast at 1.4 (at 2.0 it is great). I'm really satisfied with it!
Hey how is the autofocus for this lens with the r, if you don’t mind me asking? Also have any samples online with the r at 1.4? I’m debating purchasing and making prints but I just want to make sure the prints will be shap
I was wondering if I would buy a 50mm 1.8 STM in addition to the 1.4 for a smaller and lighter configuration, but from what I see on flick the bokey of the 50mm 1.8 looks harder... I think I'll stay with the 1.4! 😉
@@kamrynbennett8198 What shutter speed do you normally shoot at? As a rule, the shutter speed should not go below the focal length of the lens. So if you're shooting at 85mm, you should not go slower than 1/85 (or 1/136 on a crop sensor, or as close as possible ).
Mine broke after being a trooper for many years. The inner lens barrel was so deformed i can't fix without ordering the part. I ended up getting a good deal on a sigma 50 1.4 hsm ex but will still order the part i need to fix my beloved canon.
Thank you for the well presented video...I have a used one on order from Henry's here in Canada. Looking forward to using it with my Canon 6D. Take care...
Hi Cristian...great video review, helpful...and great voice to presented...I ordered one mostly to travel lightly , the 1.4 f stop and i found now he can be soft at the opening... but my question is : is worth it when I own an 24-70 mm f/2.8 L USM lens? Thanks
Depends. If you want to do portraits, I'd much sooner use the 50mm f/1.4, as it will give you more Bokeh. For most other applications, I'd just use the 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM.
it is absolutely worth it. i own both. especially when shutter speed matters. IF it is well calibrated on your camera, it's superb at f1.6. All lenses come a bit tilted, and if one corner is blurrier than the other, it's easily fixable by shimming at the mount. No lenses come perfect. I had to shim all my lenses, all of them, to go from okayish to perfection. The internet is full of bad reviews of 50mm f1.4 by Canon but I love mine.
Hi Christian ! Thanks for your videos. Could you help me with this one : Canon ef 50 mm f/1.4 usm vs canon ef 85 mm f/1.8 usm (in my range of budget)? Which one do you recommend for pictures of people dancing or any occasion indoor in a low light conditions?
The 50mm f/1.4 opens wider, so more light can get in, more background blur, but it'll be harder to land sharp focus at that f-stop, especially if they're moving. The 85mm f/1.8 allows in less light at f/1.8, but it's more zoomed in, as it's an 85mm. I'd personally got for the 50mm f/1.4 if you can get close, and the people will be mostly stationary (standing or sitting down), and maybe the 85mm at f/1.8 if they're moving around, and you need to keep more of a distance. Hope this helps :)
Is this the go-to lens for portrait photo's? Im looking for a lens that can maximize the depth of field effect, to shoot people on streets with fully blurred backgrounds. What is a lens you would recommend? For cheaper prices.
50mm f1.4'mü yoksa 85mm eşdeğer f ? Hangisini tercih edersiniz? Hangi yönleri ( ...... açısından kalite ve ........ açısından ise portre, düğün, vs kategorileri ) düşünerek?
It's irritating that Canon is refusing to make an RF version of this lens. I am willing to spend more than $250 but not $2300 for a good native 50mm lens. Given my preferences, this EF lens just doesn't work.
@@christianskyes I certainly could, but the improvements of that lens are only quite marginal compared to its EF counterpart, which I could get for bargain bin prices. I'd prefer something like Sony and Nikon do with their 50mm offerings (more expensive but noticeably superior to Canon's).
I had this lens and sold years ago when I had my 6D. The autofocus had like a 50% hit rate for me at f1.4. Had too many misses for me to use it. Have you used it adapted to any new mirrorless camera? I would get it again if autofocus with mirrorless is better
Never use this lens, its terrible and so incredibly unsharp under 2.0 that you might think there are some lens elements missing. No wonder you can`t focus wide open, it just can`t get a lock on.
Absolutely 👍 You might struggle a bit if you're doing flat lay photos though, as the lens is quite zoomed in, as it's 50mm. If your camera also has a cropped sensor, then it'll be even more zoomed in. A kit lens would actually work better for that scenario, just released a review on the Canon kit lens if you want to see it. Otherwise, the 50mm f/1.4 is great for food photography.
Since the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM was introduced in 2015, there's no real reason to buy an EF 50mm f/1.4 any more. The image quality of the 50/1.4 wide open is not that great, and I don't use mine opened wider than f/2. The newer 50mm f/1.8 STM is just as sharp as the 50mm f/1.4 at all common apertures. Also, unlike the previous EF 50mm f/1.8 II, the STM has a metal mount ring and a real manual focus ring. I still use my EF 50mm f/1.4, but if it broke I'd buy an EF 50mm f/1.8 STM to replace it.
The corners of this lens look more like 70's lenses, with dark corners, at this point it's worst than some very old lenses such as the Zuiko 50 1.4 or the AutoRevuenon (Tomioka) 50 1.4 but I love how it renders colors. It's a great lens, with an "antique" optical design, derivate from the FD mount but it's one rare modern lens fully digital compatible without adapter providing this old fashioned film look. Other 50 such as the Canon 50 1.2 or the Sigma 50 1.4 are too sharp, too clean and not so "romantic" than this one. This lens is very sharp accros the frame from f1:2.8-4 but sharpness is not the most important in photography, blurry-dark picture can be amazingly good when surgically sharp images can be boring, it's a question of talent and not of gear.
did you ever try the lens with your eos 4000? If so, how did it turn out? I have a eos rebel t1oo 4000d but considering getting the lens if its worth it.
@@ghostlyamp Nope, it was filmed with a kit lens, the 18-55mm, because it has IS. the 50mm f/1.4 does not have Image Stabilisation. The photos were taken with the lens though.
You have two choices for the Canon 50mm; f/1.4 and f/1.8 there's about a $275 difference between the two on B&H. I have the EF 50mm f/1.4 that was one of the first lens I bought. A little history; for nearly 40 years the 50mm in various max aperture was the standard non-removable lens on Canon cameras. There have been millions of prenominal photographs take with Canon cameras during that time. Even when the first interchangeable lens Canon hit the market the 50mm was the lens of choice until we felt that we needed something else. If I had to rid myself of all my lenses I'd keep the EF 50mm f/1.4, RF 50mm f/1.8 and the RF 35mm f/1.8, EF 35mm f/2. I have two film, one DSLR and one mirrorless cameras, all full frame Canon cameras.
Bought it, used it an threw it in the garbage. Gets sharp at 4.0, no contrast, flat color and dismal mechanical construction. Very poor artistic rendering, looks like a zoom. This lens aged very poorly and has no place anymore on which camera what so ever.
This video is 2 years old (2020). And you're changing the title in 2022 for clickbait? Will you be chaning it every toehr year? Please don't do that. By doing that, you may get me come to your channel today. But never in the future. Thank you.
"Bear in mind that a 50mm is only 50mm on a full-frame camera. If you have a cropped sensor, the focal length changes." No, the angle of view changes. The lens' focal length is still 50mm, as that is a property of the lens, no matter what size sensor or film is behind it.
@@cameronamador5472 That's a rather deceptive way of describing that what really happens when the smaller sensor only records a narrower angle of view than what is projected by the lens' image circle. It's why so many folks are so confused about it. The focal length of a 50 mm lens is always 50mm, regardless of what size sensor is behind it. Even if there is no sensor behind it, it's still a 50 mm lens that refracts light by a specific amount.
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omg this is a massage therapy voice 😂
😅😅
ROFL 🤣
I have this lens for years and really like it.
My auto focus stopped working all together at one point but I was able to fix it myself. There are tutorials on youtube, but you'd have to disassemble the lens completely including the electronic with it's flex cables.
If you want to prevent the focusing problem all together, leave the lens hood on at all times, even when stored. The problem with the lens is that it has an aluminum frame inside that deforms when you bump the moving front element into something. This front element can be protected by leaving the hood on.
Fantastic info, thanks Stefan! I personally keep the hood on mine at all times, even when stored in my bag.
Thanks a lot for this important info. I had the problem, had it serviced a couple of times before I gave it up. I never had a lens hood on it, and it might have been the aluminum frame that you mentioned deformed.
Always storing the lens with the focus set to infinity, and thus the focus mechanism fully retracted into the lens' main barrel, also protects the weak focus collar from bumps.
The same has happened to my lens. It seems to be a fairly common issue with this lens. Hoping to try fix mine soon. They need to remake this lens with these issues sorted
Just bought this. The vignette was the first thing I noticed. It is very dark at the edges. More so than any lens I've ever owned, but I'm fine with it since I always add a vignette anyway, and a natural vignette looks better than a digital one since it exposes correctly and you get a good dynamic range in the shadows.
I personally also like a natural vignette, especially for portraits, but if you want to remove it, or make it les obvious, applying lens correction should help 🤔
Great meditation video. Feeling well relaxed now. Thank you
I've never heard a vampire with such a relaxing and polite voice lol, I have this lens but I did not know what exactly it did.
Ngl
A perfect review
I kinda like your videos
Because it’s informative and well arranged
Amazing review. Real nice mood. Just got a f1.4 and tested on my Canon 6D and EOS R. On the 6D the focus is hit or miss at 1.4. I would shoot 3 frames a least to be sure one or two are good.
On the EOS R, it nails focus every single time. It is amazing at 1.4. The only downside is the low contrast at 1.4 (at 2.0 it is great). I'm really satisfied with it!
Hey how is the autofocus for this lens with the r, if you don’t mind me asking? Also have any samples online with the r at 1.4? I’m debating purchasing and making prints but I just want to make sure the prints will be shap
Very good review. I agree on all. An my god the voice is really relaxing.... it put you in the lens. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it :)
I truly love photography... And i want to be a better photographer. I will keep learning and stay passionate about my dream.
I was wondering if I would buy a 50mm 1.8 STM in addition to the 1.4 for a smaller and lighter configuration, but from what I see on flick the bokey of the 50mm 1.8 looks harder... I think I'll stay with the 1.4! 😉
I'm glad I could help :)
Any questions about the lens? If so, leave them down below, and I’ll do my best to get back to you 👍
I have the lens but I’ve found that it’s not as sharp as my 85mm 1.8, any tips on sharpness/: Most of my photos are fuzzy/grainy even with a low ISO
@@kamrynbennett8198 What shutter speed do you normally shoot at? As a rule, the shutter speed should not go below the focal length of the lens. So if you're shooting at 85mm, you should not go slower than 1/85 (or 1/136 on a crop sensor, or as close as possible ).
...This is the most relaxing lens review I have ever watched. I feel enlightened in more ways than just lens knowledge alone... Namaste
I'm glad to hear that :)
your voice is a creamy as the background on those portraits! ☺️
Oh thank you!
😂
Mine broke after being a trooper for many years. The inner lens barrel was so deformed i can't fix without ordering the part. I ended up getting a good deal on a sigma 50 1.4 hsm ex but will still order the part i need to fix my beloved canon.
Thank you for the well presented video...I have a used one on order from Henry's here in Canada. Looking forward to using it with my Canon 6D. Take care...
Hope you enjoy it!
I have 6d also. Do you like the lens? How is autofocus? Thanks
I really needed to see this.. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Beautifully shot and edited - like a small feature film 👍🇦🇺
Thanks a lot, I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)
Hi Cristian...great video review, helpful...and great voice to presented...I ordered one mostly to travel lightly , the 1.4 f stop and i found now he can be soft at the opening... but my question is : is worth it when I own an 24-70 mm f/2.8 L USM lens?
Thanks
Depends. If you want to do portraits, I'd much sooner use the 50mm f/1.4, as it will give you more Bokeh. For most other applications, I'd just use the 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM.
it is absolutely worth it. i own both. especially when shutter speed matters. IF it is well calibrated on your camera, it's superb at f1.6.
All lenses come a bit tilted, and if one corner is blurrier than the other, it's easily fixable by shimming at the mount.
No lenses come perfect. I had to shim all my lenses, all of them, to go from okayish to perfection.
The internet is full of bad reviews of 50mm f1.4 by Canon but I love mine.
Hi Christian ! Thanks for your videos. Could you help me with this one :
Canon ef 50 mm f/1.4 usm vs canon ef 85 mm f/1.8 usm (in my range of budget)?
Which one do you recommend for pictures of people dancing or any occasion indoor in a low light conditions?
The 50mm f/1.4 opens wider, so more light can get in, more background blur, but it'll be harder to land sharp focus at that f-stop, especially if they're moving. The 85mm f/1.8 allows in less light at f/1.8, but it's more zoomed in, as it's an 85mm.
I'd personally got for the 50mm f/1.4 if you can get close, and the people will be mostly stationary (standing or sitting down), and maybe the 85mm at f/1.8 if they're moving around, and you need to keep more of a distance.
Hope this helps :)
@@christianskyes thanks ! It helps me a lot :) I wasn’t sure of my choice. Have a nice day 😊
@@vmaykel Glad I could help :)
Subscribed for the production value alone
Ha, welcome! 👍
What a review! Thanks!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it :)
Is this the go-to lens for portrait photo's?
Im looking for a lens that can maximize the depth of field effect, to shoot people on streets with fully blurred backgrounds.
What is a lens you would recommend? For cheaper prices.
50mm 1.8 will be sufficient
1.4 lets in 66% more light than 1.8. WOW! I thought around 30% only.
Thank you for this informative review. This was all I needed before I purchased this lens this morning. And yes, your voice is soothing!
Awesome, thank you! And glad my video is informative :)
50mm f1.4'mü yoksa 85mm eşdeğer f ? Hangisini tercih edersiniz? Hangi yönleri ( ...... açısından kalite ve ........ açısından ise portre, düğün, vs kategorileri ) düşünerek?
It's irritating that Canon is refusing to make an RF version of this lens.
I am willing to spend more than $250 but not $2300 for a good native 50mm lens. Given my preferences, this EF lens just doesn't work.
You could get the RF 50mm f/1.8 version of it I suppose 🤔
@@christianskyes I certainly could, but the improvements of that lens are only quite marginal compared to its EF counterpart, which I could get for bargain bin prices. I'd prefer something like Sony and Nikon do with their 50mm offerings (more expensive but noticeably superior to Canon's).
@@LinhNguyen-im4uu That's a fair point :)
Try an adapter and go make photos
very lovely girl holding the 50 1.4. But I was scared when seeing her scar on her wrist. Anyway I wish her all the best, even if I was wrong or not.
I believe the model holding the lens at the beginning is the very lovely Peony Ho from London
That is correct :) Her instagram is in the description 👍
I had this lens and sold years ago when I had my 6D. The autofocus had like a 50% hit rate for me at f1.4. Had too many misses for me to use it.
Have you used it adapted to any new mirrorless camera? I would get it again if autofocus with mirrorless is better
It worse with mirrorless cameras
It nails focus on my EOS R. I have the 6D, and it misses a lot on it, however it really shines on mirrorless.
Never use this lens, its terrible and so incredibly unsharp under 2.0 that you might think there are some lens elements missing.
No wonder you can`t focus wide open, it just can`t get a lock on.
Would this be a good lens for food photography?
Absolutely 👍 You might struggle a bit if you're doing flat lay photos though, as the lens is quite zoomed in, as it's 50mm. If your camera also has a cropped sensor, then it'll be even more zoomed in. A kit lens would actually work better for that scenario, just released a review on the Canon kit lens if you want to see it.
Otherwise, the 50mm f/1.4 is great for food photography.
@@christianskyes Thank you! I'll Check it out!
Since the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM was introduced in 2015, there's no real reason to buy an EF 50mm f/1.4 any more. The image quality of the 50/1.4 wide open is not that great, and I don't use mine opened wider than f/2. The newer 50mm f/1.8 STM is just as sharp as the 50mm f/1.4 at all common apertures.
Also, unlike the previous EF 50mm f/1.8 II, the STM has a metal mount ring and a real manual focus ring.
I still use my EF 50mm f/1.4, but if it broke I'd buy an EF 50mm f/1.8 STM to replace it.
The corners of this lens look more like 70's lenses, with dark corners, at this point it's worst than some very old lenses such as the Zuiko 50 1.4 or the AutoRevuenon (Tomioka) 50 1.4 but I love how it renders colors.
It's a great lens, with an "antique" optical design, derivate from the FD mount but it's one rare modern lens fully digital compatible without adapter providing this old fashioned film look.
Other 50 such as the Canon 50 1.2 or the Sigma 50 1.4 are too sharp, too clean and not so "romantic" than this one.
This lens is very sharp accros the frame from f1:2.8-4 but sharpness is not the most important in photography, blurry-dark picture can be amazingly good when surgically sharp images can be boring, it's a question of talent and not of gear.
Is a 22.3x14.9 a cropped sensor? I’m trying to get a new lens that will improve the pictures I take . I have a canon eos 4000
Yes, that's Canon's APS-C sensor, with a crop factor of x1.6 :)
did you ever try the lens with your eos 4000? If so, how did it turn out? I have a eos rebel t1oo 4000d but considering getting the lens if its worth it.
After playing around olympus for a min, i am a little bit afraid how non-compact lens for 1.6 of frame looks like D:
what camera and lense did u di the video with
iirc this was filmed on a Canon 77D + Canon EF-s 18-55mm lens 👍
Which lens you used to make this video?
Canon 77D + EF-S 18-55mm IS kit lens
The focal length never changes, it is optical property. What changes is the Field of View (FoV).
What did you use to record this video?
Do you mean the audio? :) There is a link in the description with my full current audio setup.
@@christianskyes i mean for the video recording, I like the visuals and audio but I was wondering if this was filmed with the 50mm?
@@ghostlyamp Nope, it was filmed with a kit lens, the 18-55mm, because it has IS. the 50mm f/1.4 does not have Image Stabilisation.
The photos were taken with the lens though.
@@christianskyes which camera model?
Luxury
Why i see this,on fb,and i like to watch this
Hey, I'm glad you like it :) Videos like these take a lot of work to do.
which would you recommend the rf 50mm f1.8 stm or the ef 50mm f1.4 usm for the canon rp
Unfortunately I've never owned a mirrorless camera, so I can't advise you on that. I should really buy one at some point though 🤔
Great review but the music and voice almost put me to sleep.
That's the plan.
You have two choices for the Canon 50mm; f/1.4 and f/1.8 there's about a $275 difference between the two on B&H.
I have the EF 50mm f/1.4 that was one of the first lens I bought.
A little history; for nearly 40 years the 50mm in various max aperture was the standard non-removable lens on Canon cameras.
There have been millions of prenominal photographs take with Canon cameras during that time.
Even when the first interchangeable lens Canon hit the market the 50mm was the lens of choice until we felt that we needed something else.
If I had to rid myself of all my lenses I'd keep the EF 50mm f/1.4, RF 50mm f/1.8 and the RF 35mm f/1.8, EF 35mm f/2. I have two film, one DSLR and one mirrorless cameras, all full frame Canon cameras.
Garbage lens. Shooting at f2.8 seems to be its best performance with rather average results. Don’t buy.
no images? do you actually own the lens?
Multiple images are featured throughout the video, like at 01:20 👍
Bought it, used it an threw it in the garbage.
Gets sharp at 4.0, no contrast, flat color and dismal mechanical construction. Very poor artistic rendering, looks like a zoom.
This lens aged very poorly and has no place anymore on which camera what so ever.
This video is 2 years old (2020).
And you're changing the title in 2022 for clickbait? Will you be chaning it every toehr year?
Please don't do that. By doing that, you may get me come to your channel today. But never in the future.
Thank you.
I'm sorry but this lens really can't compare to modern day 50mm 1.4 lenses. I rather shoot manual with a Nikkor 50mm 1.4 than using this cheap toy.
Wow, a jab from a Nikon user ;) I don't blame you, I have both Nikon and Canon. Nikon glass is really nice!
"Bear in mind that a 50mm is only 50mm on a full-frame camera. If you have a cropped sensor, the focal length changes."
No, the angle of view changes. The lens' focal length is still 50mm, as that is a property of the lens, no matter what size sensor or film is behind it.
He means the *effective* focal length changes.
@@cameronamador5472 That's a rather deceptive way of describing that what really happens when the smaller sensor only records a narrower angle of view than what is projected by the lens' image circle. It's why so many folks are so confused about it.
The focal length of a 50 mm lens is always 50mm, regardless of what size sensor is behind it. Even if there is no sensor behind it, it's still a 50 mm lens that refracts light by a specific amount.
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