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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $520.00
Buy New: $304.99
You Save: $215.01 (41%)
New (41) Used (1) from $299.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  183 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Maximum Focal Length: 58
Minimum Focal Length: 50
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 2.9 x 2 x 2
MPN: 2515A003
Model: 2515A003
UPC: 082966213014
EAN: 4960999213019
ASIN: B00009XVCZ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 1st Lens Purchase after "kit" lense...No Regrets. February 8, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I do alot of "creative" work as a hobby, and this lense really allows the creative juices to flow! The stock kit lens that came with my camera was extremely limiting, I just didn't know it. I do alot of low light and/or close up photography and even though this is a "portrait" lense, I find that it really performs well. It costs a little more, but it is definitely worth it.
 Absorbs light like a sponge! January 8, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Say goodbye to your flash! This lense absorbs light for great pictures. I can take photos without a flash that I would never have attempted with the stock 18-55mm lense. As an amateur, I read the above reviews and purchased this lense. If you do the same, you wont be sorry. Please see the photos I posted and decide for yourself.
Outstanding lens, great value December 24, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Had one for about a year now and most of my best shots are with this lens. Using with a 10D. Great for capturing indoor people shots without a flash. Best price/performance of any lens I own.
An Essential Lens December 19, 2005
43 out of 44 found this review helpful
There are some excellent reviews of this lens already posted, but in my opinion, this lens is quite simply an essential lens for any film or digital photographer using Canon bodies. Here are some specific observations, in no particular order.
* It provides fantastic crispness and the fastest focus I've ever seen. On subjects where my zooms tend to hunt, this lens is instantaneous. I also like the full-time manual ring, because there are times when it's handy to change focus slightly.
* I completely disagree with the reviewer who said this lens wasn't contrasty. I tend to shoot in a range of environments, from dingy school auditoriums for my niece's basketball team to bright sunlight at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, and this lens has reliably given me 30-40% keepers every time I've taken it out of the bag. Colors are punchy, and there's very consistent contrast across the frame without any noticeable distortion.
* It's small enough to go anywhere, but as one reviewer mentioned, it feels good in the hand, so it's not fumbly. I didn't like the lighter plasticky feel of the f/1.8.
* The lens ring is 58mm, which means filters are inexpensive - I recommend a circular polarizing filter for any outdoor shooting.
* I agree that this lens is unbelievably crisp at f/4.0 and higher, but for some subjects I like the blade-thin shallow DOF at f/2.0 and less. Just gotta remember to keep your group pictures within a fairly shallow range. :-)
* The crispness of this lens worked beautifully with black and white photography, and for converting color to BW. Because of the extra stop, it brought out beautiful texture at ISO 100 without requiring that I go with a higher ISO, which would have introduced some grain.
If you're consdering a 50mm prime for your Canon, I recommend that you go to a good camera store, which should offer rentals. Take this lens out and do some real-world shooting. The f/1.8 is a toy in comparison, and anyone who says they would choose it instead of the f/1.4, at any price, is simply not credible.
I take my pictures because I want an excellent representation of what I saw. I don't always have the luxury of retaking them: I need the best possible shot the first time and every time. The 50mm f/1.4 is the best of these two lenses, and one of the best three lenses I own (I also own the 17-40mm f/4L and the 70-200mm f/4L).
9.0 out of 10 but the $70 50mm looks good December 13, 2005
4 out of 24 found this review helpful
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search for and go with amazon item number: B00007E7JU
Pros: Sharp. Wide aperture. Full-time MF.
Cons: AF hit-or-miss. Manufacturing tolerances quite high; no quality control apparent. Lens hood not included.
I've read that this lenses apiture has 8 blades instead of 5 like thre 70.00 lens, this makes Bokeh smoother, the lights will hae smoother edges in blur
if your a newbie here's some info
A lens is "fast" when it has a low f-stop... ok so when you have a smaller number the apature is bigger which allows more light through, so this means you can up the shutter speed. and still have enough light reach the sensor.
ok so lets say you have an out door shot if you have say an f/4 lens the shutter speed could be 1/250 of a second and you would get a good exposer. Now this lens can only go f/4
but if you in the same outdoor setting, had an f/2.8 lens you could jump to 1/500 of a second and get the same exposer. and freeze the action mmore effectivly, this i believe is why it's a "fast" lens.
ok have fun and get it done
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