markus_staley Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Anyone have one,, what do you think,, I just got mine 2 hours ago and I am putting it throu the test phase... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_dunn2 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 <p>Oddly enough, the search function doesn't turn up a lot of hits for "50mm f/1.2L" or "50/1.2" or "50/1.2L" but if you were to look through the lens section of the Canon EOS forum for the last few weeks, you'd be able to find the previous discussions of this lens.</p> <p>And as always, <a href="http://photonotes.org/articles/beginner-faq/cameras.html#dumbquestion">shouldn't you ask for opinions of the lens <em>before</em> buying it?</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus_staley Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 Well,,, yes and I have got many peoples opinions, along with tech data,, just wanted to find people with this lens and find out what they thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyDigs Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 There is discussion up the wahzoo over at the FM Canon gear forum. Kinda makes ya wanta hurl... Sometimes the light’s all shining on me. Other times I can barely see. - Robert Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbizarro Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I have one. I have shot a couple of slide rolls with it (Provia 400F). As I am living in Oman (no good film processing) I have to wait until I go to my home country (Portugal) on leave to process the film. From the practical side, it is very easy to shoot with it. I was photographing in the Muscat Festival compound, in dim lighting, and the AF was quick enough to grab the action. The handling on the 1V is pretty good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ci_p Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I had one briefly. I sent it back because it produced worse images than the 50 f1.4 I was testing it against. I was getting similar results to those on this page... (with the same camera but entirely more casual methodology) http://www.wlcastleman.com/equip/reviews/50mm_1.2L/index.htm Compare the 1.4 crops in the Corner Sharpness and Chromatic Aberration section. I felt it was not worth the extra money, and weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakim_peled1 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/467828 - 1330 posts. http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=305&sort=7&cat=2&page=2 - 14 reviews. Happy shooting, Yakim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walang_pangalan Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Christian Buil has an examination of this lens at: http://astrosurf.com/buil/50mm/test.htm It looks like the thing is slightly better, but probably not $1000 better if you never go beyond f/1.4. If you do go beyond f/1.4 though, it's infinitely better. He also has tests of other lenses and bodies at http://astrosurf.com/buil/. Would you like to build a spectrometer? Most of it is in French, but the usual translation tools can be brought to bear if necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beauh44 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 <I>There is discussion up the wahzoo over at the FM Canon gear forum. Kinda makes ya wanta hurl...</i><P> I found that <I>very</i> amusing. Remind me to miss it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ci_p Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Either Christian Buil got a better lens than me or (more likely) it performs differently at close distances (or I don't have a clue what I'm doing). I was shooting at 1.5 - 2 metres, tripod MLU etc.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ci_p Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 And the other one...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
looscanon Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 This picture was taken at f/1.2, 1/125 sec., ISO 1600 from a distance of about 2 feet, with only a searchlight used for illumination. You can judge for yourself the IQ that this lens is capable of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ci_p Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Stephen, I need better than 800x600 resized image with no detail at the edges to judge anything. Your lens may be amazing or it may be rubbish, but there is no way you can tell from the image you've posted. Really, you need 100% crops, preferably with a FF camera of something with some detail and flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
looscanon Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Ci P. I have absolutely no interest in convincing you of the image quality that the 50mm f/1.2 L is capable of. I think the photo I enclosed speaks for itself. If you need further proof I don't think any evidence I furnish will make a difference. The initial poster said he was unable to obtain a sharp photo at close distances and I think I've shown that you can. It is impossible on this forum to post any photos that really do this lens justice. In my opinion the 50L is one of Canon's best efforts and well worth the $1500 I paid for it. I've taken dozens of photos at all apertures and find it sharp at f/1.2 and it increases in sharpness as you stop down. The color and contrast is outstanding. If you want to really test it, go out and purchase your own so that you can answer the questions that you have about IQ. I'm not about to spend a lot of time trying to convince you that this is a great lens. Go spend the money and find out for yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourfa Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 he's right, you can't tell anything from that shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainer_nagel Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Markus Staley results are where, now that nearly a month is gone ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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