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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens 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
Customer Review: Simply Amazing!
This is one amazing product that I bought for my camera. At first I was so hesitant to buy this lens but it’s all worth it. The picture came out nice and crisp.
Customer Review: Great lens for portraiture
There are several aspects of this lens that I love and really only one that I don’t like - I’ve shared my views of the cons and pros below:
Pros -
-The lens is extremely quick with a maximum f-number of 1.8 this allows for the use of very fast shutter speeds under lower ISO (meaning lower noise) conditions. Another primary advantage of this is that the large aperture creates a very shallow depth of field - a desirable quality for portraits. This is also a great advantage for anyone that wants to shot their kids or pets playing around in their backyard. Note that canon does make a “big brother” for this lens in the form of the 50mm f/1.4 USM (USM indicates the incorporation of Canon’s ultra sonic motor).
-The sharpness on the lens is great even when shooting wide open, especially since the lens costs under 100 dollars. Sure it’s not an L lens but it’s also not 1000 dollars.
-The cost in general is very nice, you’re not going to find another lens of this quality at the 100 dollar price point.
-Weight - the lens weighs very little and isn’t very long which is nice because it won’t be straining you.
Cons -
-As several other reviewers have noted, the build quality on the lens seems sub-par. The body is made out of plastic and it feels cheap. However, if you take care of your lens, especially when removing it from and mounting it to your camera, you’ll be fine. But don’t expect this lens to be able to take a beating because it won’t be able to.
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