Canon - EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Standard Lens - Black

I used this lens to capture Details in antique flint glass pieces that had no color just crystal. Once I achieved what I thought was the perfect lighting I proceeded to capture 200 photos with my Canon - EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Standard Lens - Black and my Cannon 5D macIII.

Perfect lens that should be carried in every professional camera bag.

This is an awesome lens. I've been using it as my primary walk around for a few weeks now and its great. The bokeh is great and the wide open shots get a LOT of light in, particularly in low light settings where you want to avoid using a flash (ie indoor shots). This is an awesome addition albeit with a high price. I think its important to say that this isn't a beginner lens, particularly if you are heavily (or blindly) dependent upon auto-focus as shooting wide open (f/1.2) requires regular review to ensure that your primary subject is in sharp focus. The depth of field is so shallow at f/1.2 and f/1.4 that you need to be certain that you're sharp on your subject. The lens does have a tendency to front and back focus when you are not careful. While I am by no means an expert, I've got enough of an understand of the technical aspects of shooting that this lens requires a solid grip of aperture, distance/focal-length and focus to ensure that you get the shot you want. Now if I can just improve my composition!

First let me say that if money is an issue, turn back around. I've used the 50mm f/1.4 and 50mm f/1.8 STM extensively and they are superb lenses. I actually own the 50mm f/1.8 STM if I'm just casually shooting or weight is an issue. Second, for anyone who is worried about focus issues please read AF section below. That said, if you are looking for top quality glass, Zeiss comparable glass, and money is not that important, BUY THIS BEAST. Paired on my 5D Mark IV this lens has produced some of the sharpest images I've captured to date. See sample images. Build quality is excellent, color reproduction is outstanding and its hard to say what it is exactly but this lens produces images that just look like they were straight out of a high fashion catalog. Weather sealing is really nice since I like to take my gear out in New England blizzards :). Important things to note: -This lens requires photography skill. Auto-mode (green A+ mode) should be forgotten about when using this lens. Av mode or M mode I recommend depending on what you are looking to do. -Below f/2.8 I recommend manually setting one single focus point for AF. Below f/2.0 manually setting a single AF point on your camera is absolutely crucial. Focusing on someone's nose for example by accident would cause the majority of the individual's face to be out of focus. Yes, it is that sensitive. The small change in depth from nose to face below f/2.0 can have that big of an impact, so AF is not a problem, it needs to be managed. Yes, it is expensive but at f/1.2 there is a tremendous amount of high quality glass on this beast. See attached photos.

My main camera is the Canon 7D Mark II 50mm f/1.2 is the cream de la crème of lens. All of my lens are L lens and this is my first prime. If you read other reviews, the issue people talk about is how it loses focus or refocusing issues. In my experience, the lens only lose focus when attempting to take a picture from closer than 18 inches from the subject. At this distance the lens attempts to refocus itself and has a hard time focusing in on the subject. If you wants to take a picture that close, you should purchase a macro lens instead. It’s a great lens and the fast speed takes a little while to get use to because the depth of field is very shallow. Shooting below f2.8, I can focus on the subjects eyes and their noise is out of focus. If shooting outside on a sunny day at ISO 100, f/1.2 the shutter speed is set at f/4000 because of the amount of light coming through the lens. Overall, it is a very beautiful lens, well built, look impressive on any camera body, and if used correctly it performs marvelously. The bokeh is very dreamy…

I was saving for a long time to get this lens and I’m very happy to finally have it , is a little be slow for sports but for weddings and portrait is one of the best lenses that I got and I will recommend this lens to anybody to like photography

This is such a great lens. I put it on my 5D mark 4 right away and did an engagement shoot with this lens only. The images came out very sharp even while shooting at 1.2. Highly recommend this lens!

I was hoping this wasn’t as good as I heard, but it is. This was a somewhat spontaneous purchase although backed by plenty of time and research. This with my Canon 80d truly brings my photos to life, adds so much depth and character and I feel like it will stay glued to my body.