50 1.8 inconsistent focus

[Kayaker72]

I also have been spending. I picked up a 400 f5.6 yesterday lol.
What did you upgrade to from the 50 1.8 ? I have been eyeballing a 50 1.4 for a while but ive read a lot of mixed reviews

Ha.....I upgraded to the 50 f/1.4. It is acceptably sharp (IMO) at f/1.8-2 in the center frame. Whole frame is acceptably sharp starting at ~f/2.8. The AF, while not fast, is much faster than the f/1.8. I liked the 50 f/1.4 much more than the 50 f/1.8 II. Both can take excellent images, but the 50 f/1.4 is better.

But...then I upgraded to the Sigma 50 f/1.4 Art. Currently I own both the 50 f/1.4 and the 50A. I will be selling one or the other soon. The 50A has better AF and is sharp down to f/1.4. But, my real issue is just after I picked up the 50A I caught the 24-70 II refurbished from the Canon store on sale with an additional instant 15%.

Since then the 24-70II stays on my camera, even for the few portrait sessions I do (friends/family, babies, etc) and my 50 primes have only seen use when I deliberately decide to use them. So my dilemma is if I am going to even keep a 50 prime as a niche lens that I only use now and again.

I think I know someone who's currently selling one in good condition... :-)

Good luck. I am planning a purge of gear I am not using and one of my 50 primes, likely the 50 f/1.4, will be on the list. It'll be good to see if yours sells.