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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens

by Canon
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2,766 customer reviews)

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  • 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,Autofocus: Yes
  • Ideal for natural-looking shots; excellent color balance
  • Measures 2.7 inches in diameter; 1-year warranty
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Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 1.6 x 2.7 x 2.7 inches ; 4.6 ounces
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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  • ASIN: B00007E7JU
  • California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
  • Item model number: 2514A002
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2,766 customer reviews)
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  • Date first available at Amazon.com: November 3, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

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
Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II lens highlights

Product Description

This is considered the standard lens for use with Canon SLR cameras.What's in the box: Canon Normal EF 50mm f/1.8 II Autofocus Lens, E-52 52mm Snap-On Lens Cap, Lens Dust Cap E (Rear) and 1-Year Warranty.

Customer Reviews

(Sharp and clear, wonderful color) The Bokeh quality is very nice. Stacy  |  539 reviewers made a similar statement
It works well as a portrait lens and for taking candid shots of your family and friends. Joanna  |  282 reviewers made a similar statement
Auto focus is loud but reasonably fast. Douglas G. Lally  |  135 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1,657 of 1,675 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Sharp, fast, inexpensive April 10, 2005
Once upon a time the 50 mm lens was THE standard camera lens and was THE optical benchmark by which manufacturers were judged and compared. Although the basic lens focus has now shifted (at least at the low to mid amateur level) to zooms - you can still benefit from years of research and development that went into designing the 50 mm lens and this here lens may be the best lens, dollar for dollar, that you can ever buy. The question is can you afford not to own this lens?

Years of development have brought us a lens that has a fast aperture of 1.8 - far faster than any consumer zoom lens - and that is sharp as a filed tack. Be forewarned about the sharpness . . . if you are taking pictures of people, this lens is unyielding in its sharpness and may well surprise you and your subjects whose every blemish is captured. The lens has a fabulously shallow depth of field if you want to use the 1.8 aperture to blow out a background. This lens is also ridiculously inexpensive. It is not USM - so it is a little loud. It does not have a moving focus scale. For the money though - this is heaven.

As to the build quality - yes, it is plastic. No, it's not built like the Rock of Gibraltar. If you are going to give this lens extensive use as your everyday lens and you shoot a lot, it may not hold up all that well as one reviewer suggests. However, I've now had this lens and used it fairly regularly (although not as the primary lens) for about 8 years and it is still in great condition. In my mind, spend the $$ on this first before you go and drop $330 on the 50mm 1.4 USM lens and I think you'll find it gets the job done nicely and that the extra $250 on the 1.4 may not be worth the difference in build (major difference), speed (minor difference) and image quality (minor difference).
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871 of 889 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Value in Photography! December 28, 2005
Wow! My theory now is that Canon doesn't put this baby as their kit lens because many people would decide that they DONT NEED ANOTHER ONE! And many of them would be right!

Like others, I bought the Rebel XT and the 28-135 IS lens. The 28-135 is heavy and priced like a gold brick. I guess it does OK, and I do keep it mounted most of the time.

And like others, I stumbled on this lens somehow, read the raving reviews, and for the price figured, "What the heck?"

This lens in tack sharp. It shows the fire in the colors you photograph. The wide aperture means candles can be excellent lights for portraits. Its narrow field is great.

There are pitfalls though. I snapped a pic of my face at arm's length using autofocus a while back and (1) the focus locked on the tip of my nose and my face was already blurring (2) the lens was so sharp that I saw blackheads clearly on my nose tip I can't really see in the mirror (doh!). I've read that dSLR images are slightly soft to aid in later editing. I can only imagine what it would do on a film camera.

Yesterday while camping I slapped this lens on. Unlike the 28-135, this one is light enough that I didnt notice I was carrying a camera everywhere. At night I put the lens on the top of the car pointed at the sky, set the shutter for 15 secs, and hit the button. Much to my amazement, the lens not only showed hundreds of stars that were invisible to my eyes, but it also found a galaxy. That pic is on the customer image section of this page. You can see what I saw, but the smaller size doesnt do the lens justice.

One quirk of Amazon is that this page keeps alternating pictures of lenses. This lens does not have the distance focus scales on the outside of it.

Zoom is nice for many things.
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405 of 421 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Value December 30, 2005
I've had the 50mm f1.8 for about three months now, so I wanted to put in my two cents worth after a little field use. What originally attracted me to this lens was, obviously, the price. It is very, very inexpensive. This is likely due to the fact that the housing is, unlike its predecessor the Mark I, entirely plastic. That initially put me off, but after seeing some images posted that had been taken with this lens (and after seeing the prices of the f1.4 and the used mark I)I decided that I really had nothing to lose. There are, as with most lenses good and bad elements to this lens. Lets start with the bad.

Keep in mind that if you are shooting a canon DSLR (as I am) this 50mm lens actually behaves as an 80mm lens, so it isn't that terribly wide. The fact that it is functionally 80mm can make framing shots a bit difficult. This is definitely a secondary lens and really isn't that appropriate for a "walking around lens." At least it isn't for me, as I tend to prefer shooting wider angles.

If you have some sort of mishap with your camera, like dropping it, you can likely kiss this lens goodbye. I have fortunately never had to test this, but I imagine that it wouldn't stand up to any sort of impact very well. The flimsiness of the build is very obvious when compared to some of the older canon lenses. MY 35-135mm USM is about 10 years old, and has a metal chassis. These lenses can often stand drops and still operate. This is not so for the 50mm mark II.

Since everything but the glass is bare bones, the autofocus isn't terribly fast. If all you have ever worked with is USM lenses, you will have to be ready to take a little more time focusing. If you have experience with the 18-55mm kit lens, you will find that it is about the same.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Great lens for for the price
Super affordable and great on all EOS cameras. It's light weight but has a very plastic cheap feel to it. A great lens to have in the bag.
Published 1 hour ago by Brent Veverka
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have!
Amazing Lens for the Price! Great for beginners. Better built than I was told it was!!
Fits perfectly on my T3i! Read more
Published 2 hours ago by Vinícius da Silva Gonçalves
5.0 out of 5 stars Nifty fifty worth every penny
My second most used lens. Very clear, VERY FAST, I highly recommend it. This lens will stick with me for life.
Published 4 hours ago by Michael
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
I needed this to get the shots I want. It works great! Easy to install and work. I cannot believe the picture quality.
Published 4 hours ago by Simeon Hutchinson
2.0 out of 5 stars not great
difficult to focus, seems faulty. not what i expected but the price was alright so i guess its all right.
Published 22 hours ago by judith
5.0 out of 5 stars Good quality lens
This is a good quality lens. A fixed lens has many advantages, because zoom lenses loose quality because of the moving parts. This lens size was a standard some decades ago.
Published 1 day ago by Maynez
5.0 out of 5 stars Great lens for the price
Same as a lot of reviewers on here, I say you get what you pay for. For a cheap prime lens, this lens is great. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Nate H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing for the price!
I can't imagine how anyone could have a negative comment for this product. I pretty much leave this on my t5i. I love it!!! Amazing portraits - easy! Read more
Published 1 day ago by Tattoo Fan
5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING. Favorite.
For the money, there is no better lens. This lens puts out incredible quality pics that you can feel. The DOF (depth-of-field) from a 1.8 is absolutely incredible. Read more
Published 1 day ago by John Khalil
5.0 out of 5 stars 50mm F/1.8, where have you been all my life?
Almost four years ago, I purchased the Canon Rebel XS, which came with the standard 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 lens. Read more
Published 2 days ago by EricB
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