Canon EF 50mm 1.4 USM Review

[Smalskin]

Is it balanced well on the rebel? Is it a good lens to use with the focal length?

[Frace91]

@Smalskin It feels very balanced in my opinionand makes a great long standard/portrait lens

[acmoc]

the af is noisy for a usm isnt it

[dothisdothat321]

this guy doesnt have enough computer monitors.

[DemiTheCameraMan]

Good explanations... Thanks. I just did a series on 5D Filmmaking and the last clip was on the 50mm f1.4. Cheers.

[katource1]

Bull shit video

[blueeyevisualize]

on my 50mm 1.4 there is a chalk sounding noise as i manual focus. is this normal? is yours silent when manual focusing? thanks

[Frace91]

@blueeyevisualize mine doesn't sound like what i would call chalky

it's relatively silent

[blueeyevisualize]

@Frace91 What does yours sound like? Mine is kinda like two smooth surfaces rubbing together as they move.

[8976010]

boring

[msrock78]

for Alstarmania,

it's not your lens. AF does not work on any DSLR for video.

[Alstarmania]

Hey buddy.. I got this lens after ur review but I found that the auto-focus in video mode is very bad to an extent that it does not auto focus at all... can u help me out?

[Frace91]

@Alstarmania Hello,

unfortunately i don't have a dslr with video function so i don't know anything about af in movies, the last thing i knew, is that you have to manually focus but that was at the release of the 5d mark 2, i haven't done much photography since then

autofocus is a thing of light reaching the af sensor

if it's a dark andvironment and/or the lens is stopped down it can happen that the light reaching the sensor is insufficient so the aperture set too small would be my guess

[elave16]

some cameras do not autofocus good in f1.4 or lower, try the autofocus in at least f2.8 an bigger

[SeikoPsycho]

Those CRT monitors are killing our planet. LoL J/k.

Um..... Is it really worth over 3x the price over the 50mm f/1.8 MkII for wider aperture and USM? I have the f/1.8 MkII.... although it feels cheap as hell, the images are crystal clear.

[Frace91]

@SeikoPsycho haha, yeah i reduced it to two tfts

as i said, that's a matter of opinion

I'M doing concert photography, oten without flash and i basically need at least 1.4, so for me it's woth it

[theKidnatural]

I like Rammstein

[johnhull1]

I just order the 50mm today i look forward to it coming.

[johnhull1]

I just order the 50mm today i look forward to it coming.

[johnhull1]

why do you need that many monitors?

[Frace91]

@johnhull1

i got 4 of them for free, so why should i not use them

i meanwhile only have two widescreen flats standing around

well... actually meanwhile the place is full with speakers but that's another story :D

You can see it when i get my ass up and make a new video

[quickshooter100]

cap on cap off cap on cap off ! lol

[davis849]

Du Hast

[DrP1po]

@vikas i agree ... nice mouse bro

[Oscar3dM]

aside from focal length, do you know if the crop factor does anything to how much light the aperture lets in?

[Furuly]

get decent recording :) It's not that fun to look at a bad quality (image/sound) review. But you helped me :) Where you from btw?

How do you feel about this lens for nature photography ? Sunsets, trees etc.

[Frace91]

i have good camera and mic now, i will use it when i make the new ones

I'm from germany, glad to help ypu :)

i think this lens is good for anything, it just might be a little too long for nature photography

[Furuly]

For a German your English is pretty good ;)

Long? Could you explain?

[Frace91]

thank you :)

by long i mean the focal length, the angle of view of this lens is relatively small on an apsc dslr.

For landscapes a wide angle lens is usually the choice but it depends of course

[freakyfriday2211]

hahaha

[silmusashi]

I have a very hard time to understand :(

[orbdnb]

i cant understand shit !

[Frace91]

I will make a new review on my lenses soon

[EarDestroyer]

auto focus is for pussy's but good review =]

[Frace91]

thanks :)

I have 3 leica lenses that are my father's but it's hard to focus with a viewfinder as small as in the 450d

[EarDestroyer]

haha yeah that does suck =P

[Recon9143]

Good luck with your Manual focus shooting sports lol

[EarDestroyer]

i dont shoot sports, which is why i have no need for auto. but if there was a situation i need it i would use it.

[RyanTheTuber]

f/1.4

50mm

USM

what more can you ask for? IS is not needed for this lens :P

[iimprezu]

Cool review I just bought this to replace my 1.8 mk II.  by the way what country are you from? cool accent. sounds german. haha

[Frace91]

thank you :)

Yes, I'm german ;)

[bseand]

hi..u said that you bought this lens to replace your 1.8mk ii...im thinking of buying a 50mm f1.8 ii ..and since you had that same lens, i would like to ask you ..do you think i should get it instead of the f1.4???..is the image quality good?

[ugp4130]

The image quality is that different between them but the 1.4 is a little better. There are two main difference, the build quality of the 1.8 mkii is very bad and the 1.4 is pretty good. And lastly, the extra f-stop really helps to create a great depth of field. Get the 1.4 if you can afford it but the 1.8 is still a good lens.

[malcr001]

Before getting this lense I did a lot of research on the best non L series fast lense and this was across the board the best so I got it and its great. I was tempted with a the sigma 30mm 1.4 which had a lot of good reviews but unfortunatly it had a lot of reports of bad batches and having to send back to the manufacturer which I wouldent want to worry about if Im spending a lot of money on it. Glad I bought the canon 1.4 usm plus I could get a good price for it if I ever need to sell it.

[Frace91]

I'm currently looking to buy a sigma 30mm 1.4 because sometimes the 50mm is too long

The sigma 50mm 1.4 is told to be better when it does not have the focus problem you mentioned, because rumors say that it was designed as a 1.2 lens but reduced to 1.4 max in order to have better vignetting etc

[malcr001]

It is true that the canon gets too telephoto because its 50mm but you just have to adapt to it. I really wish sigma invested a little more on there reliability because I would definatly consider using there products. When I pay £300+ for a lense I dont want to worry about whether if its going to start playing up with me.

[Frace91]

I'm looking to buy a used 30mm or test it at my local store before buying it

All third party companies have these problems because canon does not give the exact "protocoll" or whatever you call the script for the focussing

[malcr001]

Yep testing it at a local store would be the best way.

[Flyelskeren]

It´s not just a little sharper thn the 50 1,8 mkII, but it´s VERY much sharper in many of the reviews that I´ve seen. still, nice video!

[skingrafter]

good video. keep up the good work.

[M3mPHiS]

thx

[gergasi1973]

Hey man! You provide good knowledge for a newbie. Although your English does not have an American accent, don't worry, we understand what you are saying. Keep up the good work!

[steveminla]

I don't know about calling him a newbie...he seems to know quite a lot about a bunch of lenses! : )

I do think he needs more computer monitors though. ; P

[gitarre1987]

Dein Englisch ist schon gut!

[Frace91]

Ich will damit einfach ein größeres Publikum erreichen

Aber ich stimme dir zu, dass mein englisch da grad nicht gerade das beste ist

[mibk1983]

You don´t say anything usefull, try to be more clear and consistent! Looking this kind of boring videos is loss of time.

[Frace91]

Thanks for your honest opinion

I agree, i didn't prepare enough with test shots etc, i tried to give a normal viewes point of view but it got too informal

I'll try to get better

[mibk1983]

Guy, You are SOOOO Boring!!!

[MIKEnBC]

Thanks for the video! These type of videos are sure helpful for proplr researching before purchasing.

[giglesias305]

Thanks for the information.

[slangoshi]

fucka

[Frace91]

thanks :)

[slangoshi]

L was talking about the cheezer mcfleezers