26Nov Canon 50mm f1.4 on sale for $314
Right now Amazon has the Canon 50mm f1.4 on sale for $314 with free shipping. That’s a savings of $85 over the normal price of $399. The 50mm f1.4 is a big step up in build quality over the $99 50mm f1.8 and well worth checking out if you’re in the market for a fast 50.
Above I have it pictured next to the Canon 50mm f1.2 lens (more on that here), both the 50 f1.4 and f1.2 are in my collection and both have their positives and negatives. Not sure how long the price drop on the 50 f1.4 will last, so if you’re in the market you might want to pick one up.
November 26th, 2013 at 3:49 pm
As much as I think that the 50 mm 1.8 is a great value, it’s way too plasticy and noisy and not that sharp wide open. It even makes a racket when manual focusing. Plus the bokeh is mediocre. The 1.4 is a much better lens that’s still pretty cheap. I’m surprised at how much it’s gone up in price over the past couple years. I got it for less than $300 a year and a half ago.