Behind the Lens

2.12Further into MTF: A Specific Look

The Century Precision Optics lens resolution test chart.

So let’s take a look at one lens. In this case I chose a Canon EF II 50mm 1.8—what I recently learned has been nicknamed the “nifty fifty”—it’s an inexpensive EF prime (about $90) and fast, so something I picked up a few years back.

Details from a test of Canon’s “nifty-fifty” 50mm EF II f/1.8 lens. The rows are various apertures, the columns are details of various portions of the test chart (seen in the previous image).

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