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p.1 #1 · 50mm/0.9

Hello,

I am wondering if anybody here knows about a 50mm/0.9 lens that has the EF mount?

~Sarah

Nov 07, 2009 at 07:38 PM

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p.1 #2 · 50mm/0.9

I haven't heard of such a thing. Canon used to make a 50mm f/1 L in EF mount. They also used to make a 50mm f/0.95 for their rangefinder cameras.

--Geoff

Nov 07, 2009 at 07:59 PM

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p.1 #3 · 50mm/0.9

Thank you for the quick response. The thing is that I am almost sure something like that exists. I once saw a theater photographer using one of these and he said it was a Zeiss lens as far as I remember.

Nov 07, 2009 at 08:03 PM

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p.1 #4 · 50mm/0.9

Geoff is correct,

The lens you might be thinking of is likely this one.
http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/lens/s/data/50-85/s_50_095.html

The fastest EF mount made so far was indeed the 50mm f/1
http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/lens/ef/data/standard/ef_50_10l_usm.html

Zeiss did make a 50mm f/0.7, but to my recollection they only made a handful of them. I know Stanley Kubrick used a modified one for one of his films.

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Nov 07, 2009 at 08:04 PM

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p.1 #5 · 50mm/0.9

I think you guys are indeed right, the S-mount CANON 50mm f/0.95 looks a lot like the one he was using. Thank you!

Nov 07, 2009 at 08:06 PM

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p.1 #6 · 50mm/0.9

I should also mention that I saw the guy shooting with this lens about 10-12 years ago. So my memory of this isn't the freshest.

Nov 07, 2009 at 08:08 PM

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p.1 #7 · 50mm/0.9

The Canon 50mm f/0.95 S-mount is for a rangefinder, and if used on an EF mount it wouldn't be able to get anywhere near infinity focus. People use them on Leica M8 and M9 cameras.

Nov 07, 2009 at 08:11 PM


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