I've had it for about 2 years now. AF is slow as you can imagine. That size of glass doesn't exactly move quick on an older EF build. I use the 24. f1.4L most than anything else and have to remind myself of why it's so slow in comparison.
I've owned the 1.8 and the 1.4 and have been very impressed with those for the price point. Is it worth going up to this one? Probably not to be honest. But, I spent about 2 years looking for one and an ebay search emailed me one day. A pro photographer who looked after it like it was his third child was switching to Nikon after getting sponsored. So, the entire Canon inventory was put up for sale. I got lucky pay less than the market rate. The newer f1.2, while not as sharp at 1.2 than the 1.0 is (this depends on the quality of the individual lens you have) will work better I think. However, I love this piece of glass for what it can do when thrown on the 5D sensor at ISO 1600 with barely any light!
The prices have surprisingly seem very stable even after all these years. Along with the 200m f1.8L.
I've owned the 1.8 and the 1.4 and have been very impressed with those for the price point. Is it worth going up to this one? Probably not to be honest. But, I spent about 2 years looking for one and an ebay search emailed me one day. A pro photographer who looked after it like it was his third child was switching to Nikon after getting sponsored. So, the entire Canon inventory was put up for sale. I got lucky pay less than the market rate. The newer f1.2, while not as sharp at 1.2 than the 1.0 is (this depends on the quality of the individual lens you have) will work better I think. However, I love this piece of glass for what it can do when thrown on the 5D sensor at ISO 1600 with barely any light!
The prices have surprisingly seem very stable even after all these years. Along with the 200m f1.8L.
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