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| |  | SLR Camera Lenses | Home » » » Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Standard AutoFocus Lens | | | | | | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 15.75 inches | | Product Width:
| 26.85 inches | | Product Height:
| 16.14 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.29 pounds | | Package Length:
| 3.23 inches | | Package Width:
| 3.23 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.15 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 52 reviews |
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43 of 44 found the following review helpful:
 Must have for entry level SLR owners!Apr 16, 2010
By E. Wiest
So, you just got your Canon SLR, and want to go beyond the kit lens. There is no better choice than the Canon 50 mm f/1.8 II. I have owned it for two years. I own higher-end lenses (70-200 f/4 L and 100 mm f/2.8 macro), but end up using this lens more often than any other. On a 1.6 crop body (like the Rebel series) the lens is a great portrait length. The lens is sharp enough that I cannot on a Rebel XS (12 mp) I go to pixelation before seeing effects of loss of sharpness from the lens on test photos.
The biggest upgrade from the kit lens is the huge gain in speed. This lens is very sharp at f/2.0 or 2.2, and with normal indoor light you will be able to shoot flashless at ISO400 comfortably. This was the lens I trusted for the birth of our first son, and I couldn't be more happy with the images it captured. Even in the low light of the hospital room I was able to catch those first eyes-open moments without a flash.
This lens is very light (maybe a little cheap feeling), which is nice when you are just carrying a camera to family outings or traveling. Really, a Rebel series with this lens is not that much larger than a quality point-and-shoot, but you have much more creative flexability and get much better shots.
16 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Great Beginner Prime LensJun 25, 2010
By Zymonds
This lens has an excellent aperture (f1.8) for the price. It allows you to really control the depth of field when taking portraits and other settings where you want to have the background blurred or softened. The lens is cheap because it is made out of plastic. Even the bracket to mount to the camera is plastic. The manual focus ring is very small, about 5mm wide, or just a little wider than a polarizer filters' ring.
This lens is sharper than the standard zoom lens that comes with the Rebel series (18-55mm). So if you are on a budget it is a great buy. I knew it was made out of plastic before I bought it, so I wasn't surprised when i got it. I do not regret this purchase, because for what you get, you can't beat this price.
15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Cheap and Love It!Oct 01, 2007
By B. Landrum
This lens is so cheap but it's a great introductory prime lens. I bought this with my Canon XTi and haven't taken it off! I love how beautiful the images are that come from this lens. When I have used my zoom (which was only maybe once when I first got the camera) I have been disappointed with the images in comparison to the prime lens. I just bought the Canon 28mm 1.4 and can't wait to get it. Go Prime!!!
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Best expendable lens....ever!Apr 28, 2010
By Fotoflix
"openCL master"
yes this is a cheap lens. Yes, its a plastic fantastic. but that's exactly what i'm looking for.
I'm the type of photographer who will do anything and risk it all to get the shot I originally planned for. However, i'm not the type of photographer who makes a gazillion dollars a year and can afford to risk $5000 worth of equipment to get the shot. This lens is perfect solution for me because its only a few bucks and I don't feel I have to hold back when around water, extreme heights, bad weather, sand, etc... you name it. I have no problem mounting this lens to a T2i on the side of a motorcycle to shoot HD video or take it skydiving. I can get just as great shots in bad environments as that NatGeo wannabe with $9000 around his neck who hesitates to take a picture because his equipment is too expensive to risk.
My philosophy is to use cheap primes in places you wouldn't want to take expensive and heavy glass. At least you won't feel that bad if you drop it in mud. If it breaks like so many claim, i'll buy another one and get another 50,000 shots out of it. Even then, its still a cheaper path then going for the f/1.4. Besides, the 1.4 is due for an update, I would expect a mk2 version soon.
I love this lens. its a great 50mm on my 5D mk2 and a great 80mm on my 7D.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8Sep 28, 2009
By J. Maurigi
The purchase of this lens was the culmination of several months of reading reviews and agonizing over cost vs. quality. It seemed like I should buy the higer priced f/1.4 but, as I wanted to upgrade my standard zoom lens too, I could not justify the expense. To my delight, this is an excellent lens. I've used it for some portrait work and at a recent wedding. It really turns out some beautiful pictures. Although I'm not a professional, I do work locally and the addition of this lens to my kit is a significant upgrade. I highly recommend this lens for its quality as well as the price.
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