If you want the best fast 50mm for Canon you can buy, this is the ticket.

This 50/1.2 along with my 70-200mm and the 16-35mm gives me everything I need, I can't recommend this lens enough

shoot 50mm most of the time on full-frame (not to diss crop frames, its just that 50 and 80 are quite difference)-You always shoot RAW and know your way around

They say that amateur photographers embark on an equipment journey...beginning with cheap starter lenses, then to "L" zooms and eventually all roads lead to the elite prime "L" lenses- the 35mm, the 50mm, 85mm, 135mm, etc,

Outstanding 50mm Lens

If you want the best 50mm L lens for the price, this is your go-to

I love the 85mm and was really happy with the purchase I still use it a lot

Now enter the EF 50mm 1.2L. Under similar conditions, the 50mm goes on the hunt like a scud missile and get you that great picture every time

And compared to the popular 85mm lens, it's lighter and more practical for amateurs.

Not as heavy as the 85mm, but solid in its construction

If you know you need/want the absolute best 50mm prime out

I even had a surplus 77mm UV/Haze filter sitting in my bag, but its of no use on this lens.

Also, for portraits, even though the 50mm is a bit softer it may actually be better with less post work to remove blemishes or other things like that

If you have the money for it, you may as well grab this lens over other options... after all, it's the best/fastest Canon 50mm that you can buy.

I'm very happy I bought it, and I use my 100mm or my 15mm for sporting events instead of this slow-focusing 50mm.

I'm glad Sigma took such a long time to release their new 50mm, otherwise I would never have bought the amazing Canon 50mm f/1.2L lens

it's the best 50mm lens you could buy and i have no trouble with focusing issues

But the 50mm f/1.4 doesn't perform well below f/2, so the advantage of low light photography is competing with image quality at large apertures

This is the best 50mm lens that I can think of

24-70, 135 and this wonderful 50mm lens

50mm 1.2-- Thank you and have some fun with this lens--

f1.2 at the same time, and I like the 85mm the best of the two - but both are fantastic.

If I had to choose only one prime lens to use, this would be the one - it's among my favorites although the 85mm f1.2 is a gem too and seems to yield even better bokeh, especially for portraits

I have EOS 5D, and wanted to take full advantage of FF factor, and this was why I took a plunge instead of getting acclaimed 35MM or 85MM.Good

While this is not the sharpest 50mm prime I've used--that honor goes to the EF 50 2.5 CM--the EF

I love the 50mm sweet spot

At L prices it will take me years to get the coverage I need but having this 50mm in your bag is highly recommended by this amateur

This lens has strengths and weaknesses over the Canon 50mm 1.4

If you shoot mainly above 2.8, the much less expensive 50mm f/1.4 will likely give you great results as well

Even below 2.8, the 50mm f/1.4 is quite good

This is definitely heavier than my 70-200 f/4.0 and 100mm f/2.8 macro-expensive.

If I had a full frame camera sensor, I might prefer a 85mm

This was nothing like my experience with my 35mm f1.4 (smooth focus ring, sharp and easy to attach)

: I broke my 50mm f/1.2 finally.

I wanted either this or the 85mm 1.2l and based on many reviews I ended up buying the more expensive 85mm 1.2l

I expected this to be as good as the 85mm