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Category: Photography
List Price: $150.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  688 reviews
Media: Electronics
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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: 0082966212727
ASIN: B00007E7JU
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 Great Lens November 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have been using this lens for about 1 month. It's amazing. It takes some getting used to not having a zoom but that is not a big deal and the large aperture is great!
Beware that you have to get used to the DOF with this lens. If you are not careful you might have the tip of the nose in focus but the eyes will be out of focus. This wonderful lens really performs when you learn all of your cameras settings that will make the most of it.
You just can't get more bang for your buck than this lens!
The plastic construction hasn't been an issue at all. It feels pretty solid and not like it's going to break off. I am sure if you abuse it then it will break easier than the metal lenses. The thing is that the lens is so short and light that the plastic mount works great.
I would recommend this lens to anyone!
Wonderful portrait lens November 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This lens seems cheap by the price and somewhat in your hands. It is not heavy and the attach rings are plastic-- get over it the lens is so inexpensive in price! I love this lens and it has a low F stop so it makes a wonderful portrait lens.
Superb optics in crappy plastic box November 9, 2008
I have been using the EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens for almost 2 years now. Bought for about $70 from JR. As many reviewers have stated, plastic case is cheap, focusing ring is obscure and it may not survive a drop from couple of feet on to a hard surface, but it does take super sharp pictures. On a cropped sensor camera like Digital Rebel or 40D, the 50mm is great for portraits. I compared it with $1000 EF 24-105 L at 50mm @ f/4. This lens is the winner(agree this is a prime and the other is a zoom, still it's an L). If you can handle it gently and carefully, you should own one. It is the "best value for money" item in my kit.
 Amateur DSLR owners would be silly not to own this lens November 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Every DSLR owner should own at least one prime lens with a wide aperature. For amateurs, the 1.8 is the obvious choice. This lens is too inexpensive--and too good--for amateur DSLR owners not to own a copy.
Obviously, it doesn't have a zoom, so it's not a good landscape or telephoto lens--you probably wouldn't rely on it at a sporting event, the Grand Canyon, or the zoo. Still, it's the lens that is on my XTi most of the time. I'm definitely an amateur, and I primarily take pictures of my family and friends at various events or around the house. Its portraiture capability is great, and with the large aperatures you can really get creative. The 50mm is great in low light too if--if--you have enough contrast for the lens to lock in on focus. Otherwise, the lens has a tendency to hunt. As long as you aren't shooting in pitch black and can find a contrast point to lock on to, you won't have a big problem.
I've also found that my lens has a slight accuracy problem at higher aperatures. It's not a big deal, but you definitely get a little "dreamy" effect at f/1.8 if you're not careful. But the depth of field is so narrow, that it's probably partly user error, too.
As for the build quality, this seems to be the biggest knock against the 1.8. I don't think it's as bad as some people say. If you're content with the build quality of the kit lens on the digital rebels, which also have plastic mounts, you'll be fine with the build quality of this 50mm.
Is it better than the Canon 50mm F/1.4 or F/1.2L? Clearly, it's not. But some people would never spend so much money for a prime, anyway. The 50mm f/1.8 is for those people. It's so cheap and takes such good photos that, unless you're really serious and looking at the 1.4 or 1.2, you'd be silly not to own the 1.8.
 good, not great November 2, 2008
for amateurs, this is a very nice lens to have. it's cheap and very sharp stopped down below f/2. If you can afford it, though, get the 50mm f/1.4. the images from the 1.4 are slightly better, but the thing that really sets it apart is the focusing. the 1.4 has USM focusing while this one does not. this lens takes forever to focus in low light and intense light. sometimes I can't get it to lock on at all and I have to manual focus. even then some times I can't get it to confirm that I'm in focus.
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