This new 50mm 1.2 is simply amazing! Considerable improvements compared to EF version: sharper, focuses faster and extremely accurately with the R camera body (basically, you can get f/1.2 shots all day long), and better control of fringing.

Pros 1.2 quality glass does everything you'd expect from a great lens. Cons: This is no light weight.

What We Love. What's not to love The Canon RF 50mm F/1.2's premium and rugged build quality that comes with both dust-/weather-sealing and vibration shock resistance No, that's great. Its design that's big and bulky yet somehow still surprisingly easy and comfortable to use

Super sharp even at its widest; Very versatile; Fast and accurate AF; Stunning bokeh; Effective weather sealing; Rugged design; Customizable control ring; Handles well for being big and bulky; Decent minimum focusing distance; Very minimal chromatic aberration; Zero to minimal ghosting and flare

Pricey

A lot of pressure was on Canon for this 50mm f/1.2 lens. Not only does it have a high price tag, but – unlike the RF 28-70mm f/2 – it is not a world's first. That means a lot of people, including us at Photography Life, were inevitably going to compare it against the existing 50mm f/1.2 in Canon's...

I sprung for this lens, as I know I Primarily shoot this focal length for most of my work. Optically its amazing and I can get great sharp shots at f1.2 all the time. On the RP its a little big for a 50mm, but I did feel the need to complain like many other reviewers, the extra grip definitely...

Canon RF 50mm F1.2L USM is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF) Standard Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with RF Mount cameras. What type of photography is the Canon RF 50mm F1.2L USM lens good for?

Weather-sealed, Autofocus, AF/MF Switch on Lens, Focus Range Limiter, Programmable Control Ring, Full-time Manual Focusing, Very Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 10 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, Pricey

Weather-sealed, Autofocus, AF/MF Switch on Lens, Focus Range Limiter, Programmable Control Ring, Full-time Manual Focusing, Very Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 10 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, Pricey

The RF 50mm f/1.2L USM is a very fast standard prime lens for Canon's new EOS R full-frame mirrorless camera system. The Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM features a bright f/1.2 maximum aperture, a ring-type UltraSonic Motor (USM) AF system more usually found in Canon's super telephoto lenses which delivers...

But if shooting at f/1.2 is your desire, and you're moving in with Canon's full-frame mirrorless system, the RF 50mm F1.2 L USM is the lens to get. Its optics are sharper than the EF version, and its fit and finish are also more modern. It's our Editors' Choice.

Very bright aperture; Edge-to-edge clarity; Minimal distortion; Dust and splash protection; Fluorine lens coat

No optical image stabilization; Shows heavy vignette; Clicking control ring not ideal for video

The RF 50mm f/1.2L USM combines a standard focal length, similar to the ‘natural' field of view of human vision, with a fast f/1.2 maximum aperture that enables shooting in low light levels and provides the benefits of selective focusing techniques.

When introducing the Canon EOS R and the RF mount, Canon's first full frame lens mount introduced since the EF (electronic focusing) mount was introduced over 30 years ago, Canon primed the pump with some knock-out lenses and the RF 50mm F1.2 L USM Lens was one of them.