Canon 50mm f/1.2L (price drop)

[Jake]

SOLD.
I'm selling my Canon 50mm L. It's in real good condition, I'd say a 8 and a scale of 10.
I bought it new from Ft Worth camera about three years ago. Date code UV0101.
Includes box, front and rear lens caps, hood and pouch.
Local sale only, face to face. Asking $1250(now $1200)

[Jake]

Would also do a trade for CF Gitzo tripod plus cash.

[Abel]

Hmmm. I do have a gitzo collecting dust...

[crazeazn]

just buy it already abel lol.

[Jake]

Originally Posted by Abel

Hmmm. I do have a gitzo collecting dust...

Which Gitzo model is it?

[Tom]

Oh damn. I bet this lens takes great time lapses. I want.

[Jake]

Oh yeah Tom, it's great for time-lapse!
It's also great for taking photos of dogs jumping. From this afternoon, @f/1.6, 1/8000sec.

[Jake]

Not going to lie, nailing the focus at f/1.2 is not easy. But when you do, it's pretty decent.
Here's a shot from today with a 100% crop. My normal sharpening applied. Shot using auto focus on the 5d2 @f/1.2

[surlynkid]

wow that is sharp. i have the 85mm 1.2, and i would be hard pressed to get it better than that on my 5D2.

[Jake]

As long as you can nail the focus it's really sharp at f/1.2. A lot of times I use live view and manually focus it because the 5d2 leaves a lot to be desired in the auto focus department.

I see there is a rebate going on for the lens so I'm going to drop the asking price to $1200.

[Sonny]

Originally Posted by Jake

A lot of times I use live view and manually focus it because the 5d2 leaves a lot to be desired in the auto focus department.

The outer AF points are poop. I am finding this out and it makes me sad.

[Jake]

Originally Posted by Sonny

The outer AF points are poop. I am finding this out and it makes me sad.

Yeah, and to make matters worse, when shooting at f/1.2 you really don't want to focus and recompose.

[ngoduyviet]

Originally Posted by Jake

Yeah, and to make matters worse, when shooting at f/1.2 you really don't want to focus and recompose.

If you shoot this lens or the 85 wide open, a focus screen helps.

[Fireball]

I've been wanting this lens for a long time but can't justify it this year with our daughter getting married. Bummer!

[groovyone]

Originally Posted by Fireball

I've been wanting this lens for a long time but can't justify it this year with our daughter getting married. Bummer!

Uhh, that sounds like the PERFECT excuse to BUY it to me! Think of the moments you can capture!