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Canon 50mm F/1.0 L (I know I know, AF!)
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:19 pm    Post subject: Canon 50mm F/1.0 L (I know I know, AF!) Reply with quote

Snap it up guys, due to slight cosmetic damage you can have it for as little as £2k

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Last time a mint went copy of this lens sold for $4,880.


PostPosted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow, what a rear lens element.

I wonder what the bokeh looks like with the electronic contacts protruding into the optical path.


PostPosted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

exactly, i asked myself same question Rolling Eyes . isnt better pentax solution?


PostPosted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 6:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

8310 wrote:
Wow, what a rear lens element.

I wonder what the bokeh looks like with the electronic contacts protruding into the optical path.


I think it has no noticeable effect. It's outside the image circle.

@Bob: does Pentax have an 50/1.0 then or are you just talking about the solution for the electronic contacts? This lens is discontinued anyway and there are no other lenses from Canon with such a huge rear element.


PostPosted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I believe this lens also has electronically controlled focus, that is no mechanical coupling between the focusing ring and the lens groups.

Hey, if almost $5k is too steep, you can always go with one of the f/0.95 Canon rf lenses. I owned one at one time. Its focus is spelled S-O-F-T.


PostPosted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

cooltouch wrote:
I believe this lens also has electronically controlled focus, that is no mechanical coupling between the focusing ring and the lens groups.


Yes, the same as the 85L (and 50/1.2L too probably).
It's often called "focus by wire".


PostPosted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

that's hardcore


PostPosted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AhamB wrote:
cooltouch wrote:
I believe this lens also has electronically controlled focus, that is no mechanical coupling between the focusing ring and the lens groups.


Yes, the same as the 85L (and 50/1.2L too probably).
It's often called "focus by wire".


Afaik the 50/1.2 actually does have a mechanical coupling, only the 85/1.2 has the focus-by-wire-thingy.


PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AhamB wrote:
8310 wrote:
Wow, what a rear lens element.

I wonder what the bokeh looks like with the electronic contacts protruding into the optical path.


I think it has no noticeable effect. It's outside the image circle.

@Bob: does Pentax have an 50/1.0 then or are you just talking about the solution for the electronic contacts? This lens is discontinued anyway and there are no other lenses from Canon with such a huge rear element.


I don't know. Seeing that the cut rear element of the M42 55/1.2 Tomioka (http://www.digicamclub.de/showthread.php?12160-Auto-Yashinon-1-1.2-f-55mm-TOMIOKA&p=126923&viewfull=1#post126923) obviously does have an impact on its bokeh (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=img_5462-27stj.jpg), I could imagine that the same applies to the Canon.


PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmmm . . . maybe that's one of the reasons why they decided to discontinue it?

Naw, probably the bottom line was the bottom line. Too expensive, and nobody was buying it.


PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Reviews


http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=153&sort=7&cat=2&page=3


PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmmm . . . OOF highlights do appear to have a notch:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/canonmonster/4613861337/sizes/o/in/pool-43936001@N00/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/konbau/4402891173/in/pool-43936001@N00

I prefer the bokeh of my 85/1.2 Asph.


PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

cooltouch wrote:
Hmmm . . . OOF highlights do appear to have a notch:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/canonmonster/4613861337/sizes/o/in/pool-43936001@N00/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/konbau/4402891173/in/pool-43936001@N00

I prefer the bokeh of my 85/1.2 Asph.


What you see there is mirror box shading. It's not the electronic contacts that are in the way. I believe that you can only prevent this problem on cameras with a shorter register distance (rangefinders).

More proof: http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/851041