Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

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• a great lens for those that need something better than Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
• estimated retail price 380 EUR
• in my use from 7/2006 to 11/2008
• was the most used lens in my setup for two and half years

• good image quality: nice colors, high contrast and good sharpness
• usable even at f/1.4 (although better at f/2.0)
• has a reliable and quiet autofocus
• small
• lightweight

• has a tendency to show green and purple color shifts in out of focus areas as its sister lens Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
• shows some chromatic aberration on high contrast edges
• after tens of thousands of shots started to show an issue on iris control: the blades wouldn't return to fully open state resulting “Err 01” on the body