My parents took me to a local Italian restaurant and I got my first chance to test this lens in real world situations.
For those of you looking for a super-fast "normal" lens, I am really liking the images and bokeh of this one. It's built like a tank and is so much easier to focus than the 50mm f/1.8.
All handheld, wide open, manual focused using Canon 10D
It is easier than the Canon 50 f/1.8 to focus because a) the focus ring on the f/1.2 is much longer, much easier to precisely focus, b) it's brighter and c) the focus ring is wider/larger so it's easier to turn.
Gary, good luck with the 20D I know how you feel, I went from disposable Kodak cameras to digital so I was totally lost.
Thanks Clay. I haven't shot any photos at f/1.4 because I always use the lens wide open. But these are some 100% crops at f/1.2 ISO 400 The ISO 400 is very noisy and 1/50s shutter limits sharpness, but the important part is that the image is captured.
It is really neat playing with manual focus. Fast lenses are addictive.