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www.whatdigitalcamera.com‘s review Edit

For most users this lens, with its sub-£300 street price, is an absolute gem.
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Feb 01, 2010
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slrgear‘s review Edit

While it's not tack-sharp when used wide-open, the Canon EF 50mm ƒ/1.4 USM is still quite good, and stopped down to ƒ/4 image quality is excellent. At ƒ/8, it's as sharp as sharp gets. Used wide open however, the lens has some definite issues, and on full-frame, edge performance is remarkably poor. That said, it's unlikely that most users will notice or care about edge performance, and those that will are unlikely to use the lens wide open.
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Feb 05, 2010
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photozone‘s review Edit

The Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM is a rather obvious choice when looking for a standard lens to be used on an Canon APS-C DSLR. That said it struggles a bit at maximum aperture - the borders are somewhat soft here, the contrast level is reduced and the amount of vignetting could be better. However, the image quality is already quite impressive at f/2 and nothing short of outstanding in the f/2.8 to f/8 range
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Dec 05, 2010
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ephotozine‘s review Edit

Performance-wise Canon's 50mm f/1.4 USM is fairly typical, showing it is capable of producing images with excellent sharpness across the frame at optimum apertures. For low light shooting it would have been nice to see it perform better at f/1.4, but it is still quite capable of producing a decent image, so long as your subject is isolated near the centre of the frame. Priced at £285, it's hardly bargain basement territory, but the lens represents decent value if you need the extra two thirds of a stop over the f/1.8 version or are put off that lens by the plastic build.
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Oct 14, 2010
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TechRadar UK‘s review Edit

If you need a fast prime lens for a Canon body, your choice is clear - Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM. USM autofocus system offers fast, near-silent focusing, and this lens offers full-time manual override, too.
9.0 Rated at:

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Aug 13, 2009
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photozone‘s review Edit

The EF 50mm f/1.4 USM showed an almost flawless performance during the lab- and field-tests both in terms of optical and mechanical quality. If I had to list a few negative points it would be vignetting and low contrast at f/1.4. So if you're looking for a lens in this class the EF 50mm f/1.4 USM is a great option.
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The-Digital-Picture‘s review Edit

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM is sharp, small, light, inexpensive and with an f1.4 aperture, fast. The Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens finds a home with many photographers - from pro to casual - for several reasons. The first reason for the popularity of this Canon lens is image quality...
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Aug 09, 2007
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DP Review‘s review Edit

The EF 50mm F1.4 USM is Canon's mid-level offering in a range stuffed full of 50mm primes, covering all budgets from the ultra-cheap 50mm F1.8 mkII through to the stratospherically-priced 50mm F1.2 L USM. It's designed as a 'standard' lens for the 35mm full-frame format, with an angle of view offering none of the 'perspective distortion' associated with wideangle or telephoto lenses...
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Sep 02, 2008
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