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03.07.2008 – Poli

Canon 40D + EF 50mm f/1.4

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

After almost a year since I bought the EF 50mm f/1.8 MK II, I decided that it is a time for upgrade but I was not sure when. Today out of nowhere a friend called and told me that he is selling his EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens and offered me a deal that I could not refuse. Few hours later the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens was added to my collection.

My first impressions were that the lens did not have the build quality of a L series lens but it was definately a step up from the f/1.8 MK II which felt like a cheap plastic can. The other thing was that the ring was not as smoot as my 17-40mm or the 135mm f/2.  As for the image quality I was not able to test it yet but in a few days I hope that the first pictures will come.