Canon L EF 50mm f/1.2L USM 50mm

Canon L EF 50mm f/1.2L USM 50mm

Canon
51 Overall Score
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Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD 70mm

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD 70mm

Tamron
97 Overall Score

Scores

Video Cinema
Canon
54
Tamron
98
Budget
Canon
60
Tamron
96
Macro
Canon
44
Tamron
95
Professional
Canon
56
Tamron
92
Travel
Canon
41
Tamron
87
Portrait
Canon
47
Tamron
85
Landscape
Canon
44
Tamron
84
Street
Canon
52
Tamron
79
Wildlife Sports
Canon
53
Tamron
75

Specifications

Canon L EF 50mm f/1.2L USM 50mmTamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD 70mm
Optics
Typeprimezoom
Focal Length Min50 mm17 mm
Focal Length Max50 mm70 mm
Elements816
Groups612
Aspherical Elements13★
ED Elements12★
CoatingSuper Spectra CoatingFluorine Coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/16f/2.8
Min Aperturef/1.2f/2.8
Constant✓✓
Diaphragm Blades89★
Build
MountCanon EFSony E
Formatfull-frame★APS-C
Weather Sealed✓✓
Weight0.95 kg0.54 kg★
Filter Thread72 mm67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeUSM★RXD
Stabilization✗✓★
Focus
Min Focus Distance450 mm190 mm★
Max Magnification0.19x1:4.8★

Pros & Cons

Canon L EF 50mm f/1.2L USM 50mm

  • Strong af (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong social proof (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Below average user sentiment (30th percentile)
  • Below average bokeh (33rd percentile)
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD 70mm

  • Strong optical (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong versatility (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong bokeh (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong macro (86th percentile)86th %ile

Pricing

Canon L EF 50mm f/1.2L USM 50mm

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD 70mm

Verdict

★ Winner: Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD 70mm

Scores 97 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 7 of 21 specs.

Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD 70mm Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

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