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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 774 reviews

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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97%would recommend to a friend

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Customers are impressed with the EF 50mm f/1.8 II Standard Lens's image quality, ease of use, and ability to produce excellent photos in low light. Many appreciate its wide aperture, which creates a pleasing background blur, making it ideal for portraits. The lens is also praised for its affordability and lightweight design. However, some users have noted that the autofocus could be improved.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    An awesome lens for a really good price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I've always been a fan of 50mm lenses and for the price you can't definitely beat this one.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great clear lens!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great lens, very clear pictures. I use it for the majority of my portraits. I think this should be a new photographers first lens upgrade form the kit lens especially because of the price! Gives a wonderful look to the background and you can do a lot of artistic shots!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent lens for portraits

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great 50mm starter lens for photographers looking to get sharp, excellent quality portraits.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome lens takes great photos!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love this lens. It makes you think about the shots you want to take for the right focus. It's a lot faster than the stock lens. It takes really good portrait shots, and it also fades out the background when shooting specific objects. It's small and lite weight too which is a plus!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    good additional lense

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this as a gift. She has loved it and used it the day she got it shooting a wedding.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lens

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This kens us a great addition for our new camera tried it out at a party great pictures

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great 5omm lens for a small price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So far very happy with this purchase. Nice images, compact size. Great buy for the price

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Auto focus

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very cool lens on the cheap

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    i grabbed this little nifty 50 up for my Canon t3i and I love it. It is the lowest cost 50mm lens Canon offers and there is a reason for that. The housing is made completely out of plastic. It feels like if you were to drop this from a few feet away it would be the end of it. That being said I wold hope you wouldn't make a habit of dropping any lenses. I found the lens was better when I used manual focus and the view finder. If you are recording video I think this is a must do to how loud the auto focus is on some of the lenses. I was able to get some real nice shots with this right out of the box but another warning give yourself some room. It i basically an extension of your eye no zooming in or out on these. Enough of my rambling. GO BUY IT!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lens

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The lenses is perfect as an everyday lens for your camera. It's a great item for the price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    captures great pictures at reasonable price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    the cannon quality carries over to their lenses. the quality of this lense blew me away

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Aperture

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome Lens Awesome Price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome lens for its price. I love the f/1.8 f-stop! It produces a very nice bokeh.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for the price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This lens is great for portraits. I love the DOF it has. Never worked with something like this before, it takes some getting use to but its so crispy and clean

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lens great price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This lens is a great step up from the kit lens. Great quality lens for the price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Low light performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great, low expense.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this for low and natural lighting situations. Works great, low expense.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Lens

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This was a gift and I love!! I was a great buy for the price and easy to use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing picts

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great lense for taking portraits. Very sharp subject with a blurred background

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Aperture

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Lens for Portraits

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Used this lens with my T3i for portraiture and automotive photos; the bokeh and depth of field are very good for a lens this price. I have have stopped using the 18-55 that came with the camera and am using just this 50mm for all of my short range shots. Love it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Image quality
    Cons mentioned:
    Auto focus

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lens for the price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great lens over all! Got it on sale so I was very happy that I waited ! I gotta say it a great lens ! Once u get pass it's a little slow but if u want a SHARP walk around lens ! Can be a fifthy fifthy ! Since I purchased it been on my camera almost a month !

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fantastic Lens

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great lens that works great for close up shots! Really makes pictures pop!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A must have for photographers!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Best buy had the best price for this type of lens! So glad I bought it new!

    I would recommend this to a friend