Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
"Standard lens featuring superb quality and portability. Two high-refraction lens elements and new Gaussian optics eliminate astigmatism and suppress astigmatic difference. Crisp images with little flare are obtained ev
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Discontinued ![]() |
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| Year announced | No Data | Contribute |
| General | ||
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| Focal Type | Standard | Contribute |
| Lens | ||
Focal Length ![]() |
50mm | Contribute |
Angle of View ![]() |
0° - 40° | Contribute |
Max Aperture ![]() |
f/1.4 | Contribute |
Min Aperture ![]() |
f/22 | Contribute |
Filter Size ![]() |
58mm | Contribute |
| 35mm equivalent | No Data | Contribute |
Internal focusing ![]() |
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| Focusing | ||
| Min Focus | 45cm | Contribute |
| Stabilised | No | Contribute |
Macro ![]() |
No | Contribute |
| Construction | ||
| Blades | 8 | Contribute |
| Elements | 7 | Contribute |
| Groups | 6 | Contribute |
| Box Contents | ||
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| Dimensions | ||
| Weight | 290g | Contribute |
| Height | 50.5mm | Contribute |
| Diameter | 73.8mm | Contribute |
| MTF Data | ||
| Effective focal length | 51mm | Contribute |
| Weighted MTF | 50 mm: f1.4 0.58 | f2 0.73 | f2.8 0.78 | f4 0.84 | f8 0.86 | Contribute |
| Average Weighted MTF | 0.85 | Contribute |
| Weighted MTF 10 lp/mm | 0.92 | Contribute |
| Weighted MTF 20 lp/mm | 0.82 | Contribute |
| Weighted MTF 40 lp/mm | 0.63 | Contribute |
| Distortion | No Data | Contribute |
| Grade | 4.4 | Contribute |
| Photodo MTF Score | 4.4 | Contribute |
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