| Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens | 
| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $150.00
Buy New: $81.67
You Save: $68.33 (46%)
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Rating:  649 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Maximum Focal Length: 50
Minimum Focal Length: 50
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 2.7 x 2.7 x 1.6
MPN: 2514A002
Model: 2514A002
UPC: 082966212727
EAN: 4960999212722
ASIN: B00007E7JU
Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days
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Product Description
Compact and high-performance, this standard lens is the lightest EF lens of all at a mere 4.6 oz. (130g). Its Gaussian optics provides sharp delineation from near to far focusing distances. The color balance is excellent for a standard lens.
Amazon.com Product Description
Lightweight and affordable, the Canon EF 50mm lens--which offers a fast f/1.8 aperture--is an excellent lens for people who prefer a fixed focal length. Canon's lightest EF lens at a mere 4.6 ounces, the lens boasts a traditional Gauss-type optical design that delivers a sharp performance even when wide open. As a result, the lens provides an image that's extremely close to how your eye perceives a subject, making it excellent for portraits and images that require a natural depth of field. In addition, the lens focuses as close as 18 inches, helping you take extreme close-ups. Finally, the lens offers an excellent color balance. As with all Canon lenses, the lens carries a one-year warranty. - Focal length: 50mm
- Maximum aperture: 1:1.8
- Lens construction: 6 elements in 5 groups
- Diagonal angle of view: 46 degrees
- Focus adjustment: Overall linear extension system with Micromotor
- Closest focusing distance: 1.5 feet
- Filter size: 52mm
- Dimensions: 2.7 inches in diameter, 1.6 inches long
- Weight: 4.6 ounces
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| Customer Reviews: Read 644 more reviews...
 Great Value for the Price - Good IQ October 15, 2008
Michael D. Newcomer (Xenia, OH United States)
Yes, it's noisy focusing, made of plastic, but takes great images! I bought it mainly for it's low-light capability and have not been disappointed. It's always a balancing act indoors trying not to use flash, but keep the ISO low enough as not to degrade the image. This lens fills that void nicely for me. Now it's just trying to keep the shutter speed high enough to freeze action indoors.
 Nifty fifty! October 15, 2008
Z. Jurma (USA)
No photographer should be without this lens! The price is amazing and the quality superb.
Pros: Great for low light shooting. Small and lightweight. Price. Very practical for shooting faces indoors and outdoors. The bokeh is really neat (not everyone thinks so, though).
Cons: It's all plastic (but it is sturdy enough for its size). slow focus in low light. the focus ring is very small and not too precise- it is usually better to leave it on autofocus (and just focus with the middle focus point in the camera).
Overall, this is a superb lens and it should belong in the camera bags of all photographers that are at least somewhat interested in photography!
What build quality?? Nothing beats this lens at this price. October 14, 2008
Prash (USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have owned this lens for only 3 days yet... and this is my second DSLR lens to the Canon 28-105mm USM one.
Regardless, I can already see the difference in image quality when I compare the two. This lens is far better in sharpness and color rendition at an equivalent focal length. It is amazingly sharp around 2.8f.
I wish I had bought this one in the first place... and then I wont have bought the 28-105 one so soon.
To sum up:
Pros:
- A great lens for starters.
- Very sharp around f2.8, sharp even otherwise.
- Very good for low light conditions.
- Light weight, not bulky in size.
- Vibrant colors.
Cons:
- Auto focus isnt very handy.. and struggles sometimes in low light conditions. But thats expected I think.
- Focussing is noisy.. no ultrasonic gizmos in there.
- Manual focus wil need some skills... the grip threads arent very easily grip-pable.
In the end, I would actually cross off all the cons from the list considering the price you pay for it: a sub-100 bucks lens that gives excellent image quality. People who complain about the build quality probably care more about a solid body than about the end result: image quality.. and will be happy to pay 10 times for a lens that isnt as sharp... so let them pay the extra bucks if they can. I speak from personal experience since I paid about 4 times as much for a USM lens and this one still beats the expensive one by a long margin!!
Recommendation: I highly recommend this lens as a starter lens. I would in fact advise you to get this one instead of the crappy kit lenses that no one would buy otherwise.
Great lens, BUT... October 14, 2008
J. Cook (Bellingha, WA USA)
This is a great lens for the price. However the 50mm is a little too powerful for some things. I do have a digital with the 1.6 conversion factor, so a 30mm would of been much better. That being said for less then $100 (tax and shipping) you can get a 1.8 lens that works very well. If there was a 30mm at the same price I would swap, so I have not. This is currently the lens I shot 80% of my shots with.
Perfect compliment to your Digital Rebel (whichever version) October 14, 2008
M. Gunderson (CA)
Okay so you bought that Digital Rebel (whichever generation) a year or two ago, and now you have a brand new kid/grandkid on the way. What little photography you've done, you've used the 18-55mm kit lens for, but now you want to be ready to better document some once-in-a-lifetime moments, without breaking the bank.
If these are your circumstances, this is the lens for you. The 50mm focal length is ideal for portraits, and it has low-light performance and image quality you won't even be able to approach with the kit lens.
Pros:
Great quality optics
Light weight
F 1.8 really ain't bad
Cheapest lens you're likely to buy and use
Cons:
Slow AF
...that sounds like a bee in a tin can
...and is difficult to turn off and manually focus
Plastic construction feels flimsy because it is
So, in short, if you have a Digital Rebel (or even a 20-50D) and you never have taken the time to learn how to get the most out of it, consider this lens. Also, look up some online guides on how to read a histogram and properly color-correct (and with CF card prices as low as they are, you may want to shoot exclusively in RAW or RAW+jpg). Hope this helps!
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