The 7 sharpest 50mm lenses...ever made? The test results are in...

This year, instead of making videos about the sharpest lens I’ve ever tested, I’m going to break them down into categories – I thought that might be more interesting :-) so the most popular focal length goes first: 50mm.

Two notable lenses are (potentially) missing from this list: the Nikon Z 50mm f/0.95, and the very new Nikon Z 50mm f/1.2, neither of which I've been able to get hold of to test. I don't know what I'm more excited about, by the way: how many fanboys of various camera systems get infuriated by this video, or how many people try to convince me that this video is rubbish because such-and-such a lens has 'Better Microcontrast and 3D-Pop' etc, hehe.

Follow the links below for full reviews and Amazon affiliate links, which go towards supporting this channel!

0:00 Introduction

02:55 Irix 45mm f/1.4 ($700 / £640)
Full review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ga2qZ0C9yI
Find it here: https://geni.us/irix45mm14canon

03:44 Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM ‘Art’ ($800 / £600)
Full review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvZ4wNV55Sw&t=132s
Find it here: https://geni.us/sigma50mmartcanon

04:36 Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA ($900 / £700)
Full review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MtIRKqhWaY
Find it here: https://geni.us/zeiss55mmf18sony

05:23 Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA ($1,500 / £1,300)
Full-review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhWZ7oRuMac
Find it here: https://geni.us/sonyfe50f14z

06:15 Nikon Z 50mm f/1.8 S ($500 / £500)
Full review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-PqTvcS1r0&t=236s
Find it here: https://geni.us/nikonz50f18

07:11 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 ($3,400 / £3,300)
Full review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwToxSlB_xI&t=2s
Find it here: https://geni.us/zeiss55otus

08:08 APS-C Honourable Mention: Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS ($350 / £290)
Full review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BplyEtQokFE
Find it here: https://geni.us/sony50mm18oss

08:50 APS-C Honourable Mention: Fuji XF 50mm f/2 R WR ($450 / £450)
Full review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJQzLrHsDwk
Find it here: https://geni.us/fujixf50f2

09:26 Canon RF 50mm f/1.2 ‘L’ USM ($2,300 / £2,300)
Full review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z74CQIOxtpg
Re-test at 45mp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WTVM3c_l7E
Find it here: https://geni.us/canonrf50f12

All pictures taken by me on all kinds of different cameras. If you've found this video helpful, please consider supporting the channel on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/christopherfrost
Music: 'Sidewalk Shade', Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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