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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 3587 reviews

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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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    Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars

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99%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are pleased with the excellent lens quality, sharpness, and overall performance of the product, often highlighting its ease of use and great value. They also appreciate its ability to create good background blur and depth of field, as well as its low weight. The primary concern, however, is that the auto-focus struggles in dimmer light conditions.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    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 lens does exactly what I wanted it to do. Easy to use and exactly as marketed.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Lens. Takes a sharp, clear picture.

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

    This lens is great for about every shot you would want. Great night pictures.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Background blur

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great camera for YouTube vloggers

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

    Great lens it lets you blurred out your back ground when filming awesome feature

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This lens expands my capabilities

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

    The product as expected meets expectations and should work well for my purposes.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lens for beginners

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

    For the price its a great lens and easy to use for a beginner.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Lens

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This Nifty Fifty is a good addition to my bag. Great lens.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Lens 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 is one of my favorite lens. It is versatile and produces great results.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great starter

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this for my wife and she loves it. Great starter lens.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Lense

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

    This is a perfect lense to do portrait photography and a wonderful price.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Very good lense

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

    After reading reviews I decided to get the 50mm. I was not disappointed in the quality. The only thing is getting used to the fixed focal length. The amount of bokeh that is achieved in each image is amazing with this lense.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    The hype about this tried and true lens is solid

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

    This is a great, inexpensive lens to add to your kit. I was skeptical of the quality of the lens because of the low price. However, I am very pleased with this purchase!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Every photographer needs this lens

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

    My wife is a portrait photographer and this has made her life much easier!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    MUST HAVE

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

    A must have lens for anyone with a canon DSLR. Haven't taken the lens off my 70d camera

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    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.

    The lens was simple to use on my cannon rebel eos takes great portraits and close ups

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great camera

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

    Fantastic lens! I’m a beginner and was really impressed with the images!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Lens 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.

    Fantastic lens! One of my favorites so far, crisp and fast!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Canon 50mm 1.8 lens for price

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

    Great Canon 50mm 1.8 lens for my Canon DSLR at a nice price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Background blur

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great little lense

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

    Just what I have been waiting for to get those close ups with blurred background

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great All Around Lens

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

    Ive used it so for so many photos. Great quality and price! So happy!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Lens 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.

    just what we needed! It works beautifully with what we anticipated from it.

    I would recommend this to a friend