Yongnuo YN50mm F/1.4 Standard Fixed Focus Lens Autofocus for Canon EF-mount EOS Cameras

Like most other reviewers, I thought long and hard about buying this lens. For me it was about the fact that I had never owned a prime lens before and that I worried about being limited to the one prime lens... Would I find myself wanting to constantly pull one of my zooms out of my pocket to take the shot? Now after owning this lens for a few months I can say the concerns are gone and I find that this lens is more attached to my Canon 50D than any other lens I have owned. This lens is just amazing! I was also concerned about the "crop factor" of APC sensor size... this has been talked about a lot in relation to lens focal length. I just don't understand the problem with this lens. The quality of the shots you can capture far outweigh the fact that an APC sensor size digital camera is not a "true 50mm". I guess I can understand some people's argument that this isn't a good "walk-around" lens for indoor use (because it's basically an 80mm lens on a camera the size of an APC sensor), but all you have to do is step back from your subject a bit and you'll be fine. Plus, its low-light capabilities far exceed any other similar lens, which is a big plus indoors. A good photographer wants to “fill the frame” anyway. I loved this lens indoors. The depth of field this lens can achieve really opens up the creative possibilities. However, I've found that the images lose a bit of sharpness when wide open at f1.4, so I've resorted to shooting at f2.0 when I want to open them. I swear you could focus this lens on a pinhead and I'm amazed at the bokeh (background blur) produced. So far the only negative I have is when I switched the lens to manual focus... I had a hard time getting it to focus properly. But to be honest, that might just be me and my skills at the moment. This lens is truly a must-have for any photographer of any skill level. Your creativity will increase and your shots will amaze... I promise!

bought this high-quality lens a few weeks ago because I finally wanted my first fixed focal length ;-) And because of the good reviews, after a lot of back and forth, I decided on this one! The most important things to me were the light intensity and an above-average image quality - and best of all, affordable, of course! After a few test shots at home, I was able to really put the new lens through its paces at a carnival party in the clubhouse! And after initial difficulties with blurring, I got better and better results over time. You have to take a little time and be patient to use this shard properly. With a not fully open aperture, a sufficiently short exposure time and a suitable ISO value, really impressive portraits were created, which, thanks to wonderful, soft bokeh, look extremely handsome and "professional" - and all this WITHOUT flash!!! Later on on the computer, I really noticed how sharp and detailed the photos were, while maintaining the mood that a flash would unfortunately destroy too often. In addition, this lens allows you to shoot very consciously, which means that I can choose what I would like to emphasize with sharpness and what not... I liked that the best! A really fast and precise autofocus like with the Canon 50mm/1.4 is of course very helpful. I don't want to go into technical details now, I just want to describe my experiences so far - and they are extremely positive!!! It's just fun to take pictures with this lens, find the right distance to the object, then crop it and then refine it later on the computer to get a really impressive picture! My acquaintances from the club were really impressed by my photos, which I processed into a photo book and laid out at the regulars' table. Normally they are only used to taking digicam snaps ;-) Due to this positive feedback, I will continue to take my camera (Canon 60D) with this lens to club celebrations or other events in the future! Conclusion: I can only warmly recommend this lens, because it offers endless possibilities to consciously design your photos! :-)

bought this lens primarily for its incredible sharpness and optical qualities. The very fast maximum aperture (f/1.4) was only a secondary consideration. I took the lens to a photo session yesterday and was not disappointed. I took almost 200 pictures with it. The sharpness, clarity and color saturation of the images I took with it are on par with my best "L" series lens, which costs a lot more than this one! Please note, however, that sharp, clear images require an aperture of f/4.0 or smaller (higher f-numbers, up to f/22). Opening the aperture wider than f/4.0 softens the images. At f/1.4 the images are very soft, much softer than I'm willing to accept. In order to preserve image sharpness and overall quality, I think the best way is to increase the ISO when needed and avoid using an aperture wider than f/4.0 (or use a flash). Also note that this lens does not have IS (Image Stabilization), which means that the shutter speed should not be faster than around 1/50 second. If the shutter speed is less than 1/40th of a second, blurry images are to be expected. Finally, note that this lens only works as a 50mm "normal" focal length lens on full-frame cameras. If your camera has a 1.6 crop sensor like mine, this lens is equivalent to a short focal length 80mm telephoto lens. In summary, if you're looking for a lens that takes incredibly sharp, clear, and crisp images at apertures of f/4.0 and higher (up to f/22), you'll be very happy with this lens. However, if you're looking for a lens that will produce very sharp, high-quality images at wider apertures in low-light situations, you're better off with the 50mm f/1.2L lens, which handles low-light conditions much better. But this lens costs about 4 times as much as this lens!

In conjunction with the Canon EOS 1000 D Canon EOS 1000D SLR digital camera (10 megapixels, live view) housing, the maximum resolution can be achieved for this camera. Thanks to aperture values from 1.4, it is wonderfully possible to resolve the motifs in front of the background with absolutely crisp sharpness. In my opinion, the colors also appear more natural. Since I previously only worked with a Tamron zoom lens and this only starts with an aperture value of 3.5, you also have to get used to paying attention to the aperture with the automatic function or in program mode 1.4 of the Canon is not selected for "normal images", otherwise the depth of field is correspondingly small. The auto focus is quiet and fast, which is particularly helpful in twilight and with tracking auto focus. Can only recommend the lens.

I've owned this lens for about four months now and it continues to baffle me every time I use it, regardless of the price (which only makes it more confusing). From portraits of my family to action shots of my dog and wildlife/nature photography, this lens does it all and makes the rest of my kit look like a waste of space. The f/1.4 setting simply takes beautiful photos, but is a bit prohibitive due to the extremely shallow depth of field. When I focus the lens on my dog's nose, her eyes are completely blurry. This makes it a great frame for artistic use (particularly great for capturing insects, flowers, and other macro images), but not as useful when photographing people or landscapes. Crank it up to around f/2.5 or so - still below almost every other lens available - and the options explode. Children, animals, bugs, flowers, wildlife - the photos are beautiful, the depth of field is still dramatic enough to clearly distinguish the subject of your photo from the foreground/background and the lens still lets in enough light for crisp, take low-noise photos in low light conditions. It also has very little lens and color distortion compared to the lenses that came with my camera. I highly recommend this lens and shoot in RAW only. The photos you receive after a bit of post-processing are suitable for 3-5' wide canvas prints. For the price, there's no excuse not to own this lens. Buy it and you're guaranteed to love photography even more than you already do. FYI I have a Canon T3i body and up until this lens they used 18-55mm zoom and 55-250mm zoom lenses. Not comparable to this one, although I still have to use the 18-55mm when I need the wider angle (mainly indoor family shots). That's the only real 'con' with this lens - which you know you're getting once you know what a 50mm lens is - it's very difficult to get full shots indoors. This isn't the lens you want if you're taking photos at a party or taking a lot of family photos indoors.

am new to photography and wanted a better lens for my XSI as the kit lens performance was no better than my Canon 35mm camera. I've spent a lot of time reading lens reviews and the choice has been the Cannon F1.8 for $100 or the F1.4 for $350. Finally I settled on the F1.8 and when I received it I took 8 or 10 pictures and they were just great, better than I expected. So of course I immediately ordered the F1.4 because I thought it had to be even better. A few days later I had both lenses in hand and took a bunch of photos with one and then the other and then compared them side by side on my big 24" computer monitor. I zoomed in and out and compared color, sharpness and bokeh ( Background blur).Many of the F1.8 lenses were sharper than the F1.4 lenses, but the F1.4 lenses were a little better in low light indoors and of course bokeh.I've come to the conclusion that the Overall image quality of the two lenses is about the same, but the F1.4 is much higher quality and the focus motor is much smoother and quieter than that of the F1.8 If you can afford the extra money, you should buy the F1.4 .However if you don't have that much to spend then you will be very happy with the F1.8.Or you can do what I did and take both.I have the F1.4 photo gallery two images of the same subject,same aperture etc added with the F1.8 and the F1.4 and I think you will agree that there is not much difference between the two lenses.

was so hesitant about buying this lens at first, I have a friend who owns the 50mm F1.8 and at first I thought there wouldn't be much of a difference in quality between the two, I guess I was wrong for the following reasons... 1-This one is metal and glass...not like the F1.8 version, in my first week I smashed my lens against a black wall in the dark and guess what.. .I scratched the wall badly (note: I had a Canon UV filter which helped in this situation) but what I'm saying is that others have complained about how flimsy the F1.8 is and yes. .. this f.14 lens is really robust. 2 - The blurriness of the images is a bit better, you can compare the quality and see the difference. (I put about 7 pics online, check them out) 3-USM...very nice, rather than hissing with every single focus in or out, the silence makes a difference. 4-The thing has been mounted on my camera since the day I bought it, it's hard to get rid of it...:D 5-Very good for indoor shots, if you don't want to use a flash this is it correct lens...very good quality of the pictures. 6 portraits are fantastic with this lens, background blur is superb. 7-The only flaw I see is that I don't think it's the sharpest lens on the market...but overall...A+++

I've wanted a prime lens with an aperture between f/1.2 and f/2.8 for a long time. Since the L variant is too expensive for me, I decided on this one and am thrilled. Price-performance is awesome! Since I've had this, I've only tried to take pictures with it because I like to have a lot of blur in the background. I read the reviews very carefully and made up my mind. In the end I thought HOPP or TROP! and I have to say I was NOT disappointed with mine. The only thing to mention is that with an aperture of 1.4 you really have to be very careful where you set the focus point, otherwise the object will be slightly blurred. I will also upload some of my pictures for viewing. My recommendation: JUST TRY IT!

cannot underestimate the usefulness of this lens. Sure, it's not a zoom lens. However, it "sees" the world in much the same way as your eye does (same magnification), so it's great for simply capturing scenes as they were. But what really stands out is the aperture value. F1.4 is INCREDIBLE. This allows you to use shutter speeds many times faster than cheap “kit” lenses. Even among the “L” series lenses, you won't find a telephoto lens with a better f-number than F2.8, meaning this lens lets you capture images in relatively low light conditions that you simply can't capture with most other lenses (without getting blurry). Also, mount this lens on a tripod and take pictures in almost zero light and you'll be able to see things your own eyes can't capture. I was at the profile location of Mt Rushmore at 3am on a moonless night and couldn't see where the mountain was at all - pure black sky and mountain. I mounted my Rebel XTI on a tripod with this lens and guessed, and there was George Washington. Of course, you can do delayed exposures with other lenses, but this lens will make them faster or produce brighter results than anything but the “L” series F1.2 (if you want to pay double the price). Also, a better f-number usually means better, faster autofocus, so you get more good, clear shots. Finally the books. Check out the sample photos taken with this lens. The blur you can get with it is stunning, especially when you compare it to a cheap lens you may have shot with your camera, like the 18-55mm lens. With this lens, almost anyone can take photos that look like they were taken by a seasoned pro — REALLY! Just get used to how your camera body sets aperture and metering (turn OFF your flash!!), adjust your exposure and ISO settings to get a generous amount of light, and start shooting. You (and your subjects) will be amazed by the results.

think this 50mm 1.4 from Canon was one of my first prime lenses. I was and am impressed. Suddenly no longer zoom but move around the object. Sharpness like I've never had before. A level of sharpness that needs to be practiced. Very good to use with an open aperture and indescribably beautiful from aperture 4. A dream lens which, in my opinion, can still hold a candle to the 50mm 1.4 from SIGMA. Clear purchase recommendation. Must be in every lens collection...