Canon EF 50mm ? F1.4 vs F1.8 MK II
FOllowing on from the recent article at Petteri’s Pontifications which compared various 50mm lenses in Canon’s lens line-up, Photo.net has published a very similar article which compares the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 and the f/1.8 MK II lenses.
“Is there any difference between these 2 lenses other than the price and f-stop? This is a common question that pops up frequently on forums everywhere. While the general consensus is that these 2 lenses are almost identically sharp, there are other factors that have not been fully explained or readily available. And there are lots of wordy discussions but hardly any picture to illustrate. Since I happened to have a new f1.4 together with my old f1.8, I decided to do some tests to find out the answers myself.”