This lens is so expensive in eBay. There is such a demand and Canon doesn't bother to reintroduce it. At f/1.0 it is a little soft but nobody chooses this lens for its sharpness.

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

I've heard rumors that they might make a new version of this lens. But yes, it is definitely collector's item at this point.

@LordArioh

5 жыл бұрын

softness is quite acceptable for me, as I'm not a pro, and forever hobby.

@GungKrisna12

4 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI maybe a RF-mount version?

@DustinAbbottTWI

4 жыл бұрын

@@GungKrisna12 Who knows. I'm about to start on the RF 50mm F1.2 later today.

Since I am an Apollo expert and fan for years your amazing analogy triggered me so hard that I do want this lens now.

Great space/moon analogy! Really puts into perspective the significance of a lens like this.

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

You know your stuff. Enjoyed the review. Keep producing more great content.

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

Great review as usual. This lens regularly shows up here in Tokyo in the used shops, in great condition, and I keep dreaming of picking it up. I rented it back in the day with my film EOS1... I do love Canon`s statement products: 50 f1.0 and 85 f1.2; the 8-15 fisheye zoom; the TS-17 and the 11-24. They really leave the competition without reply.

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 жыл бұрын

That's interesting, as they are very rare here in North America. More copies must have sold in Japan.

@GungKrisna12

4 жыл бұрын

And the 85mm f1.2 has a RF mount version

Thought the video is the richest guy who's having a big talk about how he fancy to use this lens to shot landscapes and cars, then turn out to be a professional review. this review is very insightful.

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I didn't disappoint. :)

Great review and insight, as always, Dustin.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+Bo Dez Thank you, Bo!

Nice job Dustin! Such a great classic Canon lens!

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ricky!

LOL! I was JUST about to mention that isn't the best shirt for the camera you are shooting this with before you mentioned the moire! Nicely done video.

I love reviews like this that I can sit and listen to and absorb it all, enjoying every moment of it, hard to believe the lens was made in 89, WOW, it looks something that would be made currently, canon was really ahead of its time. although I do not own this, I own the canon RF 50mm f0.95, a very first for any manufacturer and it was made as a statement to what canon could achieve

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 жыл бұрын

+Ronit Singh that's very cool feedback. Thank you!

Fantastic review, thank you !

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

You are great Dustin! I watch every single video of yours! Keep up the great work :D

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 жыл бұрын

That's music to my ears :)

@Guio95

7 жыл бұрын

Excuse my intrusion, I'm quite curious about your job, would you mind telling it?

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 жыл бұрын

Federico Guiati Which one? I'm a pastor, photographer, author, and professional gear reviewer.

@Guio95

7 жыл бұрын

Dustin Abbott alright so you have plenty of things to think about 😄

Really entertaining and interesting review!

@DustinAbbottTWI

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great review!! (Something I don't say very often)

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+STEHH87 Thank you!

i would love to see Canon 50mm F1.0 vs Mitakon 50mm f/0.95

You have described this lens perfectly 👌🏼

@DustinAbbottTWI

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great review! These days it's easy to get technically perfect lenses, but I sometimes find these to be a bit boring and not much fun to shoot (I've had a lot of excellent Nikons). The favorite lenses in my kit - for artistic reasons - are the Mamiya 80mm f/1.9 for 645 medium format (its DOF must be similar to f/1.0 on full-frame so it takes some practice to use!), Leica 35 summicron v4 (classic rendering) and - for Nikon digital - the Zeiss 35mm f/2 (3D Zeiss pop, highly addictive).

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+Mads Meier Jæger Yep, sounds like you are the kind of guy that "gets" this kind of lens.

With the 50mm f/1.0, Canon during 90's declared who is the boss of autofocus lenses. Canon still is. Even today Canon is the king of autofocus full frame f/1.2 lenses. With the recent new full frame mirrorless cameras I had a hope that Canon wouldn't have the monopoly of full frame autofocus f/1.2 lenses but actually Canon is the only one manufacturer with f/1.2 lenses for mirrorless cameras. With the 50mm f/1.2 RF mount now and a little later with the 85mm f/1.2 RF.

@DustinAbbottTWI

5 жыл бұрын

The size of the new RF mount will allow for that. I'm not sure that E-mount is large enough for that.

Great review and mini history lesson!

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+Carly Hunt Thanks, Carly.

Just found this, really great review. I remember when the lens came out, it was like, holy smokes! So the bottom line is, the lens is so good it's bad. But I would love to have one just for kicks.

Another excellent review.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I really like the pictures! This lens certainly has character. When I first got into photography around 1996 the price was listed at 36,000 DKK - which to-day is the equivalent of more than $5,200 (plus inflation!). I saw it in a shop once at "only" 24,000 DKK, though - about $3,500. A crazy price still. But it's on my wish list.... (cough).

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 жыл бұрын

I don't blame you. The good news about this lens is that if you get one you are almost guaranteed to be able to get your money back (and more) should you choose to sell it.

Very informative!

@DustinAbbottTWI

Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

Great review! Amazing even.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+dbauernf Thank you for the nice feedback.

Canon are no strangers to producing extreme wide aperture optics. During the period of the late 1960's when I was working for a camera dealer in Glasgow, I got to borrow an f0.95 Canon lens mounted on a rangefinder interchangeable-lens (I think!) Canon film body. This was therefore nearly 50 years ago, so I'm somewhat hazy on the details. I do remember though, that it had a collapsible firm advance lever on the bottom plate. Your review of the 50mm f1.0 reminds me very much of the optical performance of this f0.95 50mm though. This lens /body combination will certainly be a collectors item by this time. Does anyone else know about or own this lens/body combination? This was regarded as a stunning first-of-a-kind optical achievement at the time and was probably the forerunner if the f1.0 50mm, that is the subject of your review.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+tronkel1 I've heard of that lens, though I've not seen one.

@btrdangerdan2010

5 жыл бұрын

You’re talking about a Canon LTM 50mm f0.95 lens mounted on a Canon 7 rangefinder.

Fujiflim has their 56mm f/1.2, but it's for APS-C, so it's not close to the size or weight of the Canon, but it's very bright still, so Fujifilm updated their firmware and enabled an electronic shutter when the X-T1 was their latest camera so you could expose as short as 1/32,000s so f/1.2 could be used in daylight. It would be interesting to see the Canon on the X-T1 or X-Pro2 with a speed booster and AF enabled, but even with manual focus it would be very interesting.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+Alexander Rex Evensen That electronic shutter is a great idea for fast glass. I just reviewed the Samyang/Rokinon 50mm f/1.2, and it certainly could take advantage of that in the Fuji mount.

Excellent, thank you.

@DustinAbbottTWI

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure.

awesome review

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

The nice thing is that as autofocus in the bodies improves so will the lens. It's night and day better on my EOS R than on regular DSLR but the frame lag still makes it not ideal for sports and action.

@DustinAbbottTWI

4 жыл бұрын

That's true. Mirrorless cameras are really a boon for lenses like this.

Mercy.Although there is a Minolta MC Rokkor-PG 58mm 1.2 on Canon

I feel privileged to see this review haha. Nice review!

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+Ticho Ooms It is exclusive :)

@porschepanamera92

8 жыл бұрын

+Dustin Abbott I know! I'm glad I subscribed to the mailing list of Canon Rumors :)

I got the Canon 50 MM F1.2L lens and I am happy with it and I paid £490.00 for it second hand and Is Boxed

@DustinAbbottTWI

4 жыл бұрын

That's a great price.

It'd be awesome if you could do side by side sample shots of this lens vs canons 50 1.2. This was a good review, but I wonder if I can get this and replace my 1.2 with it. I love the crisp resolution the 1.2 delivers, but I'm a fan of "character" too:)

@DustinAbbottTWI

5 жыл бұрын

This is not your lens, then. It has character, but it is not a highly resolving lens.

As a photographer i hopefully own this before i die those flares are so artistic, but its worth a car so i dont think it will ever happen

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately you have to have a lot of disposable income to buy one, and it's probably not a lens you will use often.

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

Upside is that it is probably a good investment and the value will most likely appreciate rather than depreciate.

The Canon EF 50mm f1.0 L USM and the Canon EF 85mm f1.2 L were both introduced at the same time. They do use the same barrel, but it is not true that the 85mm f1.2 somehow is the 50mm f1.0 L's successor.

Very interesting lens. One of those extreme lenses like Canon 1200mm. Would this work on Barry Lyndon recreation :-)

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+juhva I'm not likely to get my hands upon the 1200 :)

Hi, Dustin! To bokeh highlights at 12:37. It seems that they caused by mirror mechanism of camera. Try to mount the lens on mirrorless camera :-)

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+SlaveNCMC They are (which I mention in the written review), and in the written review (as well as the bokeh video segment) I have samples from a mirrorless body.

Which camera strap are you using at the very beginning of the video?

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

It's called the Fastfire. You can find a review of it on my channel.

@11221972

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

being all that not perfect, it's still a very capable lens. just been arguing with some dude about justifying the price. well, fair price for value in my opinion. I'm gonna get one.

@DustinAbbottTWI

5 жыл бұрын

Enjoy

It may have been a shot across the bow, but at that point Nikon had already been making its Nikkor 50mm 1.2 ai for over ten years. There are a lot of people who take issues with some of its characteristics, but I find it to be a beautiful lens. And it's so much smaller and manageable than its Canon counterpart. This particular lens has vanished but the Nikon is still made till this day. I sold mine to buy the Sigma Art for obvious reasons, but I will absolutely purchase another.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+trevorpinnocky That really helps confirm my point, though. Canon was playing catch-up with Nikon at that time, and their producing an AUTOFOCUSING lens with a faster aperture than Nikon's MF only only lens was a huge accomplishment. Your points about size (and prize) along with longevity are certainly valid. As for this lens not being made anymore - we aren't sending men to the moon, anymore, either ;)

@trevorpinnocky

8 жыл бұрын

+Dustin Abbott my observation was only that it didn't seem as though Nikon treated it as a shot across the bow because they just kept making the same lens they already had. At that point they had the 50mm 0.95 for rangefinder, the 50mm 1.2 for slr, and the 58mm 1.2 Noct-Nikkor the best ever lens for stellar photography (another lens unmatched till this day by either Nikon or Canon) At f2 the 50mm 1.2 ais remains one of their sharpest lenses and it's from 30 years ago. In fact, imo, their newest 50mm 1.4G is worse, yet another reason I moved to Sigma. For AF I think a lot of Nikon shooters just go for their nifty 50 which has always been surprisingly serviceable.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

trevorpinnocky It was pretty obvious from the sales (or lack of them) that the Canon shooters did the same :)

@trevorpinnocky

8 жыл бұрын

+Dustin Abbott lol

@edwinheintjes9285

7 жыл бұрын

Interesting note: A special version (different paint) of the Nikkor 55mm f1.2 was used in the Apollo program, and a number of that lens have been sent to the moon!

Dustin if you had to pick one, this or the otus 55 , which one would you take ?

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

The Otus. It delivers far more impressive results.

@MarcS4R

6 жыл бұрын

yeah I have to agree. I am picking up a used one next week. looking forward to shoot with it

It would be really cool to hear your experience with this lens on the EOS R!

@DustinAbbottTWI

5 жыл бұрын

That would be interesting, though my partnership with the source for the copy I reviewed here is no longer in play.

@colinjudge1261

5 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI That's a shame. Definitely one of the interesting advantages to mirrorless cameras is the new lease of life they can sometimes bring to older lenses.

You look a lot like Nestor Carbonell. Also, great review!

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+Justin robles Ive gotten that a number of times, except usually it's "that guy from Lost" :)

I learnt . tnx

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+max factor That's great to hear!

I so want to buy and use this lens, but i think I would only use it 2-3 times, then put it on a shelf.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 ай бұрын

That's probably pretty typical.

should test this lens again using Eos R. See whether anything different

@DustinAbbottTWI

5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately that was a unique opportunity. Someone loaned me the lens personally.

@maifilms3957

5 жыл бұрын

Dustin Abbott It would be so great if there is the opportunity to test this lens on the EOS R. Since few EF lens with lower focusing speed increased after mounting onto the EOS R

Why did you compare it with a 45mm lens is not a totally fair comparison, at all.

moire of the shirt is driving me crazy :D

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

Me too. I actually did an episode about the difference in the moire from the Canon 70D to the 80D in another video segment.

Omg i want that lens to take pics of my cat lol

Whilst I was watching this I was playing with the EF50mm f/1.2L with the RF adaptor on the R5. I understand the EF85mm f/1.2L has an extra element to compensate for back focus or something. The 50mm had some backfocus problem but mine is a recent model and I can’t reproduce the backfocus problem.

@DustinAbbottTWI

Жыл бұрын

You shouldn't really see the backfocus issue on the R5. It uses a different focus system.

1.4 maybe 1.2 is already the limit of what I consider usable. Everything else is super super niche.

@DustinAbbottTWI

4 жыл бұрын

There are definitely fewer applications for super-wide apertures, though they do exist!

There is only one lens on market that beats this lens: Leica 50mm f/0.95. that lens doesnt have af but still its a super fast lens. A friend of mine has this 50mm f/1 in his collection. Its become more of a collectors item now a days.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+Chaitanya Shukla There is also a Mitakon 50mm f/.95 for Sony E-mount, also MF only.

@ChaitanyaShukla2503

8 жыл бұрын

yes, but unlike Canon 50mm f1 or Leica Noctilux that lens is still not a legend in world of optics. Also had one request would it be possible for you to do a comparative review of few Macro flash brackets from manufacturers like Kirk, Novoflex and Manfrotto? I am in market for flash brackets and cannot find a good review of those anywhere.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

Chaitanya Shukla I'll keep that in mind but can't make any promises. I have a pretty long queue of reviews right now!

@ChaitanyaShukla2503

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, looking forward to your other reviews(from queue) as well.

Well....I think the accomplishments of the lens described by you might be a bit over stated since Canon had an even older but faster lens design, even less practical with the same types of flaws you mentioned that actually had a .95 aperture.

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

Ahh, but was it autofocusing?

there’s a Zeiss 50mm f0,7 which is probably even more special :-) Maybe you get one of the 10 lenses for a review hahaha

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

LOL. Unlikely!

Good review, thanks. Bad tie! ;)

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

Ouch! I love that tie! :)

That slideshow and shaky footage in the beginning made me question the rest of the video before i watched on. Just a friendly opinion of mine.

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

I watched the intro again, and that was pretty shaky footage! That was the "pre-gimbal" days!

You would need over £3.000 or so to buy this lens and I am lucky to have the canon 50mm FF 1.2L lens

@DustinAbbottTWI

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely.

Really bad shirt for video recording ;-)

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

+Cymeon Maksymalny That's true, but it worked out for me. I'm releasing an episode about moire on the 70D and 80D later this week featuring this shirt!!

@RayValdezPhotography

8 жыл бұрын

Shirt made of ants.

@ELBlDu

5 жыл бұрын

@@RayValdezPhotography no, shirt not made of ants, moire effect on your computer.

They never landed on the moon Dustin 😂

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

LOL...I guess they never made this lens, either.

In 2 days they will bring this fifty kopeck piece with home delivery.

@DustinAbbottTWI

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

The Canon 50mm 1.2 certainly is FAR better than the Nikon attempt to make a 50mm 1.2. In general, Canon glass is better than Nikon glass for portraiture, with the 200mm f2, the 135mm f2, the 85mm 1.2, and the 50mm 1.2. Nikon shooters -- eat your heart out! ;)

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 жыл бұрын

Canon has pushed the envelope in the past. In some ways they have gotten more conservative in the present.

Guess i wont be getting that lens 3,999

Well with mitakons 50mm f0.95 I don't think anyone will buy this lens :D

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

Unless they wanted autofocus, or shoot Canon, or want to own a legendary, highly sought after collector's item, that is ;)

It's a sham this lens isn't optically superb to every other 50mm lens ever made...especially for the cost.

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 жыл бұрын

If that had been the case they'd probably still be selling it.

What a chode of a lens

Ur talking a lot mate 😞

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 жыл бұрын

It's what I do :)