| Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens |  | Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
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Avg. Customer Rating:  532 reviews
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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: 829662127272
EAN: 0829662127272
ASIN: B00007E7JU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 50mm standard lens with f/1.8 maximum aperture | | • | Traditional Gauss-type optical design is extremely sharp | | • | Focuses as close as 18 inches for extreme close-ups | | • | Ideal for natural-looking shots; excellent color balance | | • | Measures 2.7 inches in diameter; 1-year warranty |
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Product Description
This is considered the standard lens for use with Canon SLR cameras
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 527 more reviews...
 My favorite lens ever May 17, 2008
I just love that lens. I use it for about everything with my Canon 20D - portrait, landscape, you name it. The sharpness is great, and for given price nothing can beat that lens.
 Cool beans lens May 16, 2008
************LISTEN UP*********************
I don't care what other reviews say about the durability of this lens. I read several reviews of people ranting about dropping this lens from their table and watching it shatter.
If you're going to be careless with any lens (i don't care if it's made of plastic or if it's an L series) and let it roll of the table, then you should probably NOT have an SLR camera.
These things are delicate instruments.
So...
for 80 dollars, you get:
- f/1.8 aperture
Excellent for low light conditions as well as getting that appealing effect of a focused subject and a blurred background.
yes, one positive point. This is a HUGE positive point however.
Several negatives however...
- Yes, it is made out of plastic...so be careful
- manual focus ring is a bit annoying
- No lens hood (not that you need one)
- Lens Filters require additional toys
But please! keep in mind that this is an 80 dollar lens. This lens delivers beautiful clarity and color. This is a lens every canon owner should have. However, keep in mind that this is the best of the bottom. Just try not to expect too much from an 80 dollar lens and the results will amaze you.
Awesome May 15, 2008
crisp, clean and beautiful. i love shooting on this and it was cheap. every photographer needs this lens.
 I'll always hate it, and always recommend it. May 14, 2008
Let me start by echoing just about any review you'll ever read, in fact my whole review does this, and say "For the money, this lens is worth it." It's pretty sharp, fast and produces a nice picture.
Now for why I hate it...
I feel like it was built out of Legos or plastic parts out of the bottom of many cracker jack boxes. It produces errors that require me to remove it from the camera and reset it frequently, usually when the shot is most important. Be wary that this lens does know the difference between an "important shot" and a picture of your cat and will act up accordingly as revenge on you.
The mechanics are clunky and noisy, because it's made out of garbage plastic. It has hard clicks when it locks all the way to one side of the focus ring and when moving sounds like a little kid on a big wheel coming after you.
There's a lot of people who don't like to spend a lot of money on photography equipment and even the thought of an $80 lens seems a bit absurd to them. For those people I will always recommend this lens. In this case you definitely get what you pay for, but you get a little more. It's made like crap, it's not pretty, but the results are usually good and hard to beat for the price. I'd go out on a limb and say no lens in the same price range could produce the same quality pictures.
However, if you're wavering back and forth between this and the F/1.4, for a few hundred more, do yourself a big favor and spend the extra money if you have it.
Fantastic lens! May 14, 2008
This lens is fantastic! I've been shooting with it for about a month now and my photos are definitely looking good. It's a great starter prime lens with good focus and clear pictures. I've been doing show/concert photography with it and works wonderfully in low light. You get a lot of bang for your buck here. With most other lenses costing $300-$1200, the 50mm f1.8 is quite a steal at under $100. Buy it and you won't regret it.
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