aquired 50mm f1.2 USM.....

[TheRogue]

Wow what a lens.!I have to get the 85mm f1.2 as well but considered the 50mm a priority. I am doing some extensive testing over the next couple weeks and will report back.

[TheRogue]

Painful hey but 'least you didn't have to buy a whole new lens!

[RobertTheFat]

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TheRogue wrote:

Painful hey but 'least you didn't have to buy a whole new lens!

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The repair might have cost even more if Ernie hadn't been a CPS member. That's why you shouldn't tune Ernie out when he proselytizes for CPS. If you have a lot of equipment and use it regularly, it can be a good deal.

[TheRogue]

I hear that Bob. Although I'm in the UK so not sure what our equivelent to CPS would be!

[ebiggs1]

Oh, Bob  
Boston, Massachusetts USA,

You are so correct, sir.  They have treated me well over the years.  As you know I have brand-N, also.  They don't have anything to compare.  But they are getting better.

If a guy is willing to rag on a company, it's only right to praise them.

[TCampbell]

I haven't used the 50mm f/1.2L but I have used the 85mm f/1.2L.  The 85mm f/1.2L provides a gorgeous result but the AF motor is slow... so it's appropriate for any photography where you are in control of when you take the shot (e.g. posed portraiture - not candids).  If you were doing candid photography (trying to take the shot at the "decisive moment") then the 85mm f/1.2 focus motor may not have focused quickly enough for you and you'd get a lot of missd shots.  The non-L has a much faster focus motor (but the character of the shots isn't quite as nice.)