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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Standard AutoFocus Lens - Gray Market

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So, you just got your Canon SLR, and want to go beyond the kit lens. There is no better choice than the Canon 50 mm f/1.8 II. I have owned it for two years. I own higher-end lenses (70-200 f/4 L and 100 mm f/2.8 macro), but end up using this lens more often than any other. On a 1.6 crop body (like the Rebel series) the lens is a great portrait length. The lens is sharp enough that I cannot on a Rebel XS (12 mp) I go to pixelation before seeing effects of loss of sharpness from the lens on test photos.
The biggest upgrade from the kit lens is the huge gain in speed. This lens is very sharp at f/2.0 or 2.2, and with normal indoor light you will be able to shoot flashless at ISO400 comfortably. This was the lens I trusted for the birth of our first son, and I couldn't be more happy with the images it captured. Even in the low light of the hospital room I was able to catch those first eyes-open moments without a flash.
This lens is very light (maybe a little cheap feeling), which is nice when you are just carrying a camera to family outings or traveling. Really, a Rebel series with this lens is not that much larger than a quality point-and-shoot, but you have much more creative flexability and get much better shots.

This lens has an excellent aperture (f1.8) for the price. It allows you to really control the depth of field when taking portraits and other settings where you want to have the background blurred or softened. The lens is cheap because it is made out of plastic. Even the bracket to mount to the camera is plastic. The manual focus ring is very small, about 5mm wide, or just a little wider than a polarizer filters' ring.

This lens is sharper than the standard zoom lens that comes with the Rebel series (18-55mm). So if you are on a budget it is a great buy. I knew it was made out of plastic before I bought it, so I wasn't surprised when i got it. I do not regret this purchase, because for what you get, you can't beat this price.

This lens is so cheap but it's a great introductory prime lens. I bought this with my Canon XTi and haven't taken it off! I love how beautiful the images are that come from this lens. When I have used my zoom (which was only maybe once when I first got the camera) I have been disappointed with the images in comparison to the prime lens. I just bought the Canon 28mm 1.4 and can't wait to get it. Go Prime!!!

The purchase of this lens was the culmination of several months of reading reviews and agonizing over cost vs. quality. It seemed like I should buy the higer priced f/1.4 but, as I wanted to upgrade my standard zoom lens too, I could not justify the expense. To my delight, this is an excellent lens. I've used it for some portrait work and at a recent wedding. It really turns out some beautiful pictures. Although I'm not a professional, I do work locally and the addition of this lens to my kit is a significant upgrade. I highly recommend this lens for its quality as well as the price.

yes this is a cheap lens. Yes, its a plastic fantastic. but that's exactly what i'm looking for.

I'm the type of photographer who will do anything and risk it all to get the shot I originally planned for. However, i'm not the type of photographer who makes a gazillion dollars a year and can afford to risk $5000 worth of equipment to get the shot. This lens is perfect solution for me because its only a few bucks and I don't feel I have to hold back when around water, extreme heights, bad weather, sand, etc... you name it. I have no problem mounting this lens to a T2i on the side of a motorcycle to shoot HD video or take it skydiving. I can get just as great shots in bad environments as that NatGeo wannabe with $9000 around his neck who hesitates to take a picture because his equipment is too expensive to risk.

My philosophy is to use cheap primes in places you wouldn't want to take expensive and heavy glass. At least you won't feel that bad if you drop it in mud. If it breaks like so many claim, i'll buy another one and get another 50,000 shots out of it. Even then, its still a cheaper path then going for the f/1.4. Besides, the 1.4 is due for an update, I would expect a mk2 version soon.

I love this lens. its a great 50mm on my 5D mk2 and a great 80mm on my 7D.

For the price, this is a great prime lens that is very good in many situations. I've used it for a few days with my Rebel T1i and have been very happy with the results. Sharpness at all f-stops is excellent and it's much faster than the kit lens. Build quality could be a little better but I guess that's why it is so cheap. Just be very careful with it.

I am a long time canon user, about 40 years. I have used canon wide angle prims, telephoto primes and the 50mm prime.
When I decided to get a 50mm I tried the 50mm f/1.4. I lIked the lens and thought it was great, but when I tried to justify the cost
as opposed to the 50mm f/1.8 at 99.00 from Amazon (Adorama). I could not justify the cost difference, now I am so glad I went with the 1.8 version
you will be hard pressed to find a lens this sharp at all f/stops.
This lens has take a beating because of its cheap build. It is a cheap build (in hard plastic) with gread canon glass. Get past the "cheap build"
and realize what you are getting for 99.00 or less.
What do you want good looks 50mm f/1.4 or simple 50mm f/1.8 lens, Both are great lenses, but for the money the 1.8 is the better buy. I haven't gotten a bad picture with it yet. No sharpenoing in photoshop.
TRY IT. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOOSE?

this lens is INCREDIBLE! best value for the money! the photos it captures are so BEAUTIFUL! definately get this lens if you can't get the 1.4. It's my absolute favorite lens right now!

This lens is amazing, it gives incredible depth of field, Im using it on my canon t1i and ive had incredible results. Im a still photographer for a film and the producers have been extremely happy with my pictures.

BUY THIS LENS. trust me.. you wont regret it.

I am very pleased with this lens - especially for the low price!
I bought it along side with my DSLR Canon EOS XSi (450D) because I wanted a more light sensitiv lens for a reasonable price, because I wanted to be able to take pictures indoors without using the flash. Don't get me wrong sometimes there is no way around using the flash but more often than not it seems to drain the color out of the picture.
And finally I can take pictures without the flash - even in dim conditions - and still get a nice picture.
I'm already eying the EF 50mm f/1.4 lens for even better results... :-)
To see a few of the pictures I took using the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens on this camera Canon Digital Rebel XSi 12MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens (Black) visit the following site: http://gallery.mac.com/ausblush#100034&view=mosaic&sel=0