Review: Canon 50mm F1.2L
The Canon 50mm 1.2L lens was released late last year, and it becomes the first Canon L series 50mm lens released since the late 80’s (Canon’s 50mm 1.0L). This lens is also the widest aperture 50mm lens available (at the date of writing this).
When you take this lens out of the box, it screams just one thing: QUALITY. The weight of this lens is something that most people are not used to in a 50mm lens. Weighing in at about 1.2lbs, this lens is no small creature. The polycarbonate lens casing feels extremely sturdy, and looks like it could definitely take a beating. This lens is also physically a lot larger than the other 50mm’s that Canon makes. It’s dimensions are D:3.6″ x L2.6″, as opposed to the D:2.9″ x L:2″ of the 50mm 1.4 lens.
The lens comes with the Canon weather seals, but it is only completely weather sealed when using a UV filter. As the lens focuses, the inner barrel moves in and out and the seam it makes will let water in without the use of a UV filter.
