This morning, at 7:16am I received an email, from Canon, about the status of my EF 50mm f/1.4 USM, which was submitted for repair due to the inherent fragility of the lens’ autofocus design. Without explicitly acknowledging that the EF 50mm f/1.4 suffers from a design flaw, Canon accepted my argument that the autofocus system […]
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Canon’s not so “Nifty” 50mm f/1.4
Two weeks ago, while traveling for multiple shoots in Charlotte, my favorite lens, Canon’s EF 50mm f/1.4 USM died, in the camera bag, due to Canon’s well-documented design flaw. The Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 is not a ring type USM, it is a Micro USM. A word of advice: buy a hood and also park […]