Surprising!?! Canon RF 50mm F1.2 vs F1.8 Lens Comparison

Anyone please take a moment to recognize how stunningly beautiful the model is? :D
I had difficulties concentrating on the sharpness and the quality of the bokeh, to be very honest!
I admire how you people stay on-topic in the comments ;)

I thought JP Morgan went down with the Titanic!

Are there also great budget lenses like this which you recommend? 😊

What a name :)

Performance little bit, not Price

I don't think it's worth $2000 more. You're paying 10x the price for a hardly noticle difference in normal viewing conditions of photos. 1.8 for me. Then again, if I was loaded with cash I'd want the best of the best lol 😆

50mm f/1.8 performs much better starting at f/2.8.

I have to tell you: moving from f/1.8 to f/1.4 increase the light in 2/3 stop;
Moving from f/1.8 to f/1.2 increase light 2.25 times, which is a bit more than one f/stop.

this was super helpful to see the difference between the two lens. I just bought the 1.8 for $150 and I love it so far, can see myself using it a lot especially bc of the small size. I’m thinking long term, I’ll likely upgrade to the 1.2, I like the sharpness and clarity in details.

very informative thank you
you also showed me the quality of the 1.8 and I think I'm going to get it to start off with, much appreciate the help

Bonsoir Merci beaucoup il y a une chose que je ne comprend pas j'ai acheté ce Canon Rf que j'ai mis sur mon R5 et j'ai zéro vignettage ? Good evening Thank you very much there is one thing that I do not understand I bought this Canon Rf that I put on my R5 and I have zero vignetting ?

Lets not forget that there are people completely infatuatuated with an L lens that adds bulk and girth making setups professional looking. To real money making photographers, sure its worth it to them, but for most people, its not 2k better. Also depending on what you are shooting, you might not want always want to shoot wide open due to something might not be in focus. To each there own.

I'm not worried about sharpness in f/1.8 at ALL!

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Right now the 1.8 is only $159.99 at Best Buy. Call me weird but I like the contrasts images from the 1.8 much more. Too sharp of a lens shows skin blemishes more, also vignetting and any aberrations can easily be fixed in Lightroom’s lens correction panel.

Finally I can see the difference between these two lenses.
I have 1.2 and when I saw how cheap and small 1.8 is, I was thinking like "what if I'd use 1.8?" But now I clearly see that 1.2 is truly UNLIMITE lens.
I will not switch it even in order to save 2000$

I actually like the 1.8 more in a lot of these shots.

Of course the 50 1.2 takes amazing pictures and you'd hope so at that price. For £220 the 50 1.8 is a great little lens, and I know which one I'd want to carry around all day.

Actually, the 1.2 is a full stop faster than the 1.8, not 2/3.

$2300 vs $200 and I liked the 1.8 better. Yes the 1.2 was tack tack sharp for pixel peepers gut the f1.2 is not $2100 better for slightly better bokeh. Want more bokeh shoot with the 85mm.

For those asking — I had the rf 1.8 and then got a EF 1.4 and went back to the 1.8 The 1.8 is way faster and way sharper. The ef is clunky compared to the 1.8 — just one man’s opinion. Lol

This is such a great view as I've been considering the 1.8 or upgrading to the 1.2 , As I only photograph my kids and candid shots of my family, The lightweight lens makes a difference and capturing the moment beats missing the moment. I think one day I'll upgrade to the 1.2 but for now I'll stick with the 1.8

Thank you for comparing.

Thanks! I ordered the 1.2 version and have the 1.8 already. I will keep it for family events and use the 1.2 with customers!

Really about the worst review I've ever seen. You don't have any respect for your viewer's time, do you. You constantly call the differenence between f/1.2 and f/1.2 "2/3rds of a stop." You show no vignetting whatsoever on the f/1.2, which has 3 stops of vignetting, therefore you clearly did the comparison with vignetting correction enabled for one lens but not the other. There's no way the f/1.8 can deliver more contrast than the f/1.2. The variation must instead be due to your exposure. It's just astounding lack of knowledge of your field and of the equipment you're propounding on that makes me laugh at your efforts.

I wonder if the sharpness difference wouldn't be so dramatic on a lower MP camera like the RP or R6? It's very unlikely the 50mm 1.8 can resolve anywhere near the 45MP of the R5.

That 50mm 1.2 sure is stunning though.

Isn't 1.2 more than a whole stop wider than 1.8? In whole stops it goes 1.0, 1.4, 2.0, 2.8.... (each stop is the square root of 2 times the previous stop). So 1.2 to 1.7 is one stop. 1.4 is 2/3 stop faster than 1.8.

Can i know your glasses frame???

I found that the 50mm f1.8 isn't actually f1.8 'light wise' - it may be actually a f2.2 in terms of light transmission... (tested against Canon RF35mm f1.4L mk2)

The funny thing is when i get the R5 one day, i´ll just buy an EF adapter and use my old 1.8.

For the vignetting on the 1.8, did you run this through lightroom with lens correction enabled? I found I had to do that with my kit lens to get rid of the vignetting.

Hmm I preferred the 1.8 images 🙈

Hey, Jay P., where did you get that Flower of Life shirt?

Just wondering, why did you use a tripod for these shots?

Appreciate this review for the broader, er, picture. It is very informative on what to look for comparing any lenses and judging the quality of a lens you already have. Thank you.

Appreciate this video very much. Can you compare a $900 Tamron SP 35 1.4 Di to a $1800 Canon EF 35 1.4 II?

Would’ve been great to see the old ef verions with these

as always, the L beats the nifty fifty... it boils down to what one can afford .... thanks for the review

I think you missed one point...you always seemed to shoot using max AP. What about apples to apples 1.8-1.8. Good review but I do like seeing an exact side by side.

I don’t shoot Canon, but if I did, I’d be saving up for the f1.2.

To me a more appropriate comparison would be the 50mm EF 1.2 vs the RF. The EF is half the price.

You can see a difference for sure, but not a $2K difference. Some more polishing compound on that glass in the factory and get it half way between where it's at now and the 1.2 and charge $800 and you got a perfect lens

Does the 50mm 1.2 focus breath as badly as the 1.8?

I use my RF 50 1.8 while saving up for the 28-70 2.0! The 1.2 is a hell of a lens though, but I personally wouldn't spend so much money on a prime lens.

Take one of the images from the f1.8 lens and run it through Topaz Sharpen AI and see how it compares to the f1.2 lens.

Very good comparison. I have the $200 rf and I used my buddy’s f1.2 lens and I thought, wow, I really noticed the difference right off the bat! I really do think they over price their lens, all manufacturers do and wish they lowered the price.

You forgot about the bit where you close down the aperture to see how they perform.

For good measure you could throw in a EF 50mm F/1.4.

I love the Slanted Lens vids, but the background music in this 1 is just distracting.