For everyone who can't stretch to the ÂŁ2349 / $2299 RF 50mm F1.2, and we suspect that's most people, then the RF 50mm F1.8 STM is certainly a worthy alternative, at least until Canon release a middle-ground RF 50mm F1.4 lens (come on Canon!). This is a very lightweight, very compact standard prime lens for Canon full-frame mirrorless owners
This little lens is Canon's biggest secret. The Canon 50mm f/1.8 II has fantastically good optics, better than Canon's "L" series wide lenses like the 16-35mm f/2.8 L II. In fact, this $125 plastic lens gives sharper results than the 50mm f/1.4 USM I've used, especially in no light. The f/1.4 is soft at f/1.4, and worse, I rarely get in-focus
Just to put the insane size and weight of this Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2 lens in perspective, the Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM takes smaller filters (77mm versus 82mm), is is just a bit shorter (146mm versus 150mm) and without its tripod collar weighs just a little less (1,062g versus 1,090 g) than this Nikon 50mm f/1.2!
Sometimes the shallow depth-of-field that the 50mm f/1.2L provides can be a good thing. The Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8 can be put to good use for sports and action shots. Unfortunately, it doesn
Simply put, Canon’s RF L primes are very expensive and large, while Nikon’s Z primes are “just” f/1.8, and appear mediocre on paper at first glance. Indeed, Nikon and Canon have gone in very opposite directions. Nikon already has a nearly complete lineup of “modest” f/1.8 Z-mount primes, from 24mm to 85mm, and Canon has put out two
MTF (resolution) at 45 megapixels (EOS R5) The resolution characteristic of the RF 50mm f/1.8 STM is decent overall but also a little wild in places. It is impressive that the lens is capable of maintaining a very high resolution from the center to the borders at f/1.8 - but the corner quality falls apart including a sharp drop in contrast.
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