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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 3587 reviews

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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:
    Lens quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great prime lens for beginners

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

    I love the lens. Best portrait prime lens for best price

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

    As expected

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

    Product as described. Very quick shipment and well packed.

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

    No Flash Photos

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

    Nice light 2.8 normal lens, I use it in a dim situation and good for no flash photography

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

    Excellent nifty little 50

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

    If I had a $150 budget and could only have one lens on my camera, this would be it. I've done whole music video shoots with this lens only. You will not find a better bang for your buck than with this lens. Hands down.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice lens

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

    Bought this lens a couple of weeks ago so far I like it. You can beat the price for a decent prime lens.

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

    Awesome Lens

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

    The lens is great and gives you more artistic avenues to express oneself!

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    easy to use

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

    Very easy to use for a beginner. The original lens bought with camera not very good for portait

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

    Rated 4 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.

    Great lens, perfect for portraits! Would recommend for any photographer.

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

    Nice lens

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The nifty 50, took this to South Dakota and it helped me get some awesome pictures!

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

    Wanted a standard Lens

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

    Not much to say great lens great price. Found that you can adapt the older FD series lenses to the new Canon mounts with an adaptor, only draw back is you are 100% manual, so this lens gave me abit of flexibility in the 50mm range

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great lens

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

    Good quality lens for portrait photos. No problems switching out my Canon lenses on my Canon camera.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great lens

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

    Great lens for the price. We just started branching out using other lenses and we really like this one.

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

    As advertised

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

    Good, standard normal lens- good for use at low light levels (faster than the zoom lens that comes with the camera).

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Solid!

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

    Good quality lens, fits my canon 90d perfectly. Love the small f ratio

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Lens

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

    Great lens, only complaint is there seems to be a delay when switching from AM to MF otherwise takes great photos

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

    Nifty fifty

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

    This lens is great. I wish camera manufacturers made this a kit lens simply because it’s a great focal length and it will help new photographers get a better grasp of the exposure triangle much sooner.

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

    My Prime Lens

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

    This is my go-to lens for taking pictures of my grandchildren. It travels nicely and it's very convenient to grab and easy to put on my Canon Rebel 77D. Lovin' life.... one snapshot at a time!

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Affordable

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

    This is a good option for the beginning photographer, especially on a budget.

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

    Better than the original

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

    I had the original 50mm lens and sold it for this one. This has much faster and more accurate focusing. Canon even went back to the metal mount from the plastic in the version II lens. It's also built really well for a $125 lens.

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

    Great lens

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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, inexpensive lens for beginners. This is my new favorite lens to take portraits. It takes a little getting used to but with practice, you will master it.

    I would recommend this to a friend