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The Canon 50 f/1.2L

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p.3 #1 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

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Yes great portraits in that link.
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Aug 03, 2012 at 09:09 AM

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p.3 #2 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

Yes Pete's street portraits are great. I didn't realize I've already added him on flickr until I signed on.

Aug 03, 2012 at 03:14 PM

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p.3 #3 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

Here is one from today with 50L. I have 50L, 85L (newest version) and 70-200L IS II. I use the 70-200 most of the time. Think I need to keep the 50L for any inside parties where I need some more width. Still can't figure out about keeping 85L. If I sold it, I have a feeling I'd be said some day when I wanted to use it.

1 at F4 and 1 at 2.2. I have some at 1.8, but they are not so much in focus. I checked and the focus point is exactly on the dogs left eye. In the one I'm posting at 1.8, it looks like it focused more on the dogs head even though the focus point is on the eye.

At f4

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At f2.2

At 1.8

Aug 03, 2012 at 05:51 PM

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p.3 #4 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

mrhoni: What's your rationale for keeping the 50L over the 85L, if you had to keep just one?

Aug 03, 2012 at 06:24 PM

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p.3 #5 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

Showing some of the aforementioned pilot error...

Visiting my home town
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II 50 mm f/1.8 1/800 sec 400 ISO -1.7 EV

He likes to gesture
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III 50 mm f/2.0 1/8000 sec 100 ISO 0.0 EV

My ladies - minutes later the little one said her first word.
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II 50 mm f/2.0 1/160 sec 400 ISO -0.3 EV

Playing with fire
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III 50 mm f/2.0 1/60 sec 1600 ISO +1.0 EV

Aug 03, 2012 at 09:09 PM

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p.3 #6 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

I LOVE my 50F1.2L. It's my favourite prime i own. It has it's quirks but in practice it delivers amazing images that make myself and my clients happy.

Aug 04, 2012 at 12:58 PM

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p.3 #7 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

I LOVE my 50F1.2L. It's my favourite prime i own. It has it's quirks but in practice it delivers amazing images that make myself and my clients happy.

Aug 04, 2012 at 12:58 PM

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p.3 #8 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

chris feels so strongly about it that it deserves a double post

j/k

Aug 04, 2012 at 09:56 PM

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p.3 #9 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

My 50L works perfectly for weddings!!!!

Aug 05, 2012 at 07:18 AM

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p.3 #10 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

Datousteve
The only rational is I got the 50L because inside 70 and 85 were often too long and since it is 1.2 that would give more light indoors. I haven't done much shooting with the 85L but I love how I can get beautiful background blur. I have a thing about spending my wife's money and buy more than I can chew.

As I mentioned earlier, I go to the 70-200 and use it on dogs a lot, which I need f5.6 or f6.1 to get the nose and eyes in focus and I zoom a lot. Zoom on kids a lot as well, but easier to get nose and eyes in focus.

In the end I'll probably keep them all.

Aug 05, 2012 at 07:39 AM

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p.3 #11 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

Hi guys,

for the 2e time, I bought this week a 50/1.2. couldn't resist the beauty of the colours anymore.
I loved and hated that lens and sold my first 2 years ago, because of the shift focus.

what about you? how do you handle the shift focus aperture 2.0-2.5

?

tell me and make me restfully.

Aug 05, 2012 at 07:40 AM

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p.3 #12 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

Great lens.....

2013 © Michaelparris

Aug 05, 2012 at 10:38 AM

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p.3 #13 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

EOSDNG wrote:
My 50L works perfectly for weddings!!!!

agreed....

2013 © Michaelparris

Aug 05, 2012 at 10:41 AM

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p.3 #14 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

Gust wrote:
Hi guys,

for the 2e time, I bought this week a 50/1.2. couldn't resist the beauty of the colours anymore.
I loved and hated that lens and sold my first 2 years ago, because of the shift focus.

what about you? how do you handle the shift focus aperture 2.0-2.5

?

tell me and make me restfully.

I microadjust at f2. That solves most of the problems, as that's pretty much exclusively the f-stop that I shoot at.

Aug 05, 2012 at 03:57 PM

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p.3 #15 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

I really never noticed the focus shift but then again I usually shot it at f1.8 or larger. I had to choose the 85 or the 50 and I kept the 85 only because it is a better working focal length for me at 1.4 or 1.2.

Aug 05, 2012 at 04:10 PM

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p.3 #16 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

stanj wrote:
Showing some of the aforementioned pilot error...

Stan,
"Playing with Fire" is a great, great, great shot. One of those lifetime keepers.

Aug 05, 2012 at 04:13 PM

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p.3 #17 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

stanj wrote:
Gust wrote:
Hi guys,

I microadjust at f2. That solves most of the problems, as that's pretty much exclusively the f-stop that I shoot at.

thnx, I'll try

Aug 05, 2012 at 05:36 PM

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p.3 #18 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

have to go to -20 and still back focus at f2.
50L with 1D X

so think to have to go to cps!

Aug 05, 2012 at 05:59 PM

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p.3 #19 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

Gust wrote:
have to go to -20 and still back focus at f2.
50L with 1D X

so think to have to go to cps!

sound like no calibration either the lens or cam before leaving factory

Aug 05, 2012 at 06:24 PM

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p.3 #20 · The Canon 50 f/1.2L

Okay, Jefferson, I just officially joined the club.

The limited use I've put it to simply confirms my initial infatuation. So far, I've used it on three bodies (1Ds2, 5D2 and 5D3) and gotten great results on all three.

Color is excellent and accurate, especially in the two shots of my paintings -- I know those colors intimately!

Here is a short series I'll call "Book Ends", starting out with the dog theme.

All shot wide open, ISO 100 unless noted otherwise. No special PP, other than LR4.2 sharpening at 60-0.6-36, CA box checked, and any slight exposure adjustment.

5D3

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1Ds2

5D3

1Ds2

5D3, ISO 2000

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1Ds2, ISO 1250

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Both 1DS2, ISO 640

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Oct 08, 2012 at 06:53 PM

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