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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 637 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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97%would recommend to a friend

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Customers love the EF50mm F1.4 USM Standard Lens for its exceptional image quality and beautiful bokeh. Many appreciate its strong low-light performance and ease of use, finding it well-suited for portraits and offering good value for the price. A minor drawback mentioned by some users is the audible noise during autofocus.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Bokeh

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice prime lens

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

    I love this nifty fifty. The 1.4 is just right. I would recommend this lens to everyone, crop sensor or full frame.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A must have lens !

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

    Canon has always made a great 50mm f1.4 lens and this one should be the first non-zoom lens everyone needs to have.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome lens

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

    Love this lens. It takes wonderful photos. Definitely a great option if you don’t want to spend a ton of money on the 1.2

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Focus

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Starter lense

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

    I love the lense. This lense is great for beginners. photos may not come out completely focused especially with full body photos. Using this lense with group photos is a no-no. I find it hard to focus on everyone's face overall the lens is best for portraits

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I've owned 3!

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These are great little lenses, and I've owned 3. For the price point, it's the best lens.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Canon Prime Lense

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

    this lense works great for detail on portraits or shots that you can get close in. I love the sharp detail of a prime lenses!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Prime Lens

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great prime lens. It takes excellent pictures and is well made.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great!

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

    Great size, and great photos come out of it. Photos a f/1.4 come out with a great blurred background.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Portrait photography

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great for Portrait photography! Images are coming out sharp.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Low light performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A must have in your lenses

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This was way better than the nifty 50mm 1.8 this 1.4 gives more light in low light situations

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This lens is great for clear sharp images.

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

    This lens is a great addition to the basic lens that comes with the Cannon Rebel and worth the cost. The images are very clear.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lens!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I used this to capture my friend's wedding as a gift and the pictures came out amazing

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Canon vs Others

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

    I like Canon lenses, not always the price. I have many lenses and this was a simple add to the bag and I went with Canon. I have found that Sigma offers comparable if not superior lenses for a bit less. This one has its place, and is very well built. The price at Best Buy was good on it and I had damaged my other Canon 50. The f1.4 was a bit better than what it replaced and the image quality was very good.

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

    Great general purpose go to lens

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

    The 50mm f1.4 should be in the bag of anyone that is serious about the photographs they take. It has a portrait capability that you would expect to find on a more expensive lens. It has become my general purpose go to lens The only negative is that there is slight distortion when you are shooting at f1.4,but this can be compensated for in post processing.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Portrait Photographer

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Not as sharp as I feel it should be. I have a love hate relationship with it because it is sometimes soft. Its really no better than my 50mm1.8 but the build quality is better.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A great addition to my set up

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

    I am so excited to be adding this lense to my overall work package. A must have for any photographer!!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great!

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    great portrait lens! love the quality, the silent motor. worth the price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Happy wife

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Worth every penny Pictures comes out with great quality now say #cheese

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The perfect lense

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

    This was the percect lense for what I needed. An easy lense to create the perfect amount of boca withiut costing a fortune.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great lens but maybe not for the money

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great lens but I don’t feel it’s that much of an upgrade over the f1.8. It focuses fast and accurately when paired with my eos rp.

    I would recommend this to a friend