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Originally Posted by 360 Photography
... is there much difference in performance/quality between the Canon 50mm F1.8 and the F1.4 or in the main difference in the price due to the build quality?
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If it's anything like the Nikon equivalent: I did intensive research when I wanted to buy my nifty fifty, and everything pointed to the 1.8 being a MUCH better choice than the 1.4. Even the people who had the 1.4 and were reasonably happy with it, said they would recommend getting the 1.8 over the 1.4, and that the 1.4 is definitely not worth the extra money. The main deciding factor for me was that although you gain an extra
half-stop at the wide (aperture) end, you lose a
complete stop at the narrow (aperture) end, i.e. 1.4 goes to f/16 while the 1.8 goes to f/22. HTH.
PS I don't believe the extra money is relative to build quality (the 1.8 has excellent build quality) but it's simply the price you pay to have a slightly wider aperture, which some complain is overkill anyway, + renders too short a DOF to be useful in most scenarios.