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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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  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    I’m not a pro

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

    I’m not a pro but I honestly was t impressed with this lense I feel like the original one that came with my camera is much better, I thought this would catch more light and not as much shadow in the face like the tutorials I had seen on YouTube but my original lense had a better quality photo in my opinion.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Auto focus

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good lens

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

    Only problem is that switching from auto to manual focus sometimes doesn't work.

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    OK>>>

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

    I would highly recommend this lens, it is a great product and you will love it

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good for all levels

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

    Good for portraits, easy for beginners in reasonable price.

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

    Good lens for a beginner

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

    Works well with the canon t6i. But for the lens quality make, I think the price is a bit on the high.

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

    Great lens

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

    Really like this lens. The build quality is better than the less inexpensive version. Great walk around lens

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

    Great lens for shooting a bit at a distance.

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

    Great lens for shooting at a bit of a distance. Not a lens for everyday shooting becasue it does not zoom at all.

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Decent little lens.

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

    Good lens. Like it better than the 1.4 but not nearly as nice as the 1.2

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

    Great looking shots

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

    Good lense for the price. I wish that it was constructed a little stronger.

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

    Not for everyone

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

    First prime lens I bought, I wish I tested it out more. It isn’t built for Vlogging

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Decent update to the nifty fifty!

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

    Faster and quieter focusing with the new stm system. Just nicer overall. A must have for any canon shooter!

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

    Good Lens for Landscapes

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

    Used the lens on a trip to Grand Teton, and it took good pictures for all the landscape shots.

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    50

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

    Great lense, autofocus is a bit slow in video. Good for beginners

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

    Perfect lens for portraits

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

    Its a perfect lens for portrait photography. The clearity of the picture taken is awesum

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

    Canon - EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Standard Lens - Black

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

    I bought another lens to gift it. Enjoying this lens to take family pictures so far.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love portraits?

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

    Love taking portraits of your family and friends than this is the perfect lens for canon.

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

    Great add on lens.

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

    We added this to our line up of lenses. This one is more of a specialty lens but works great.

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

    Best affordable 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.

    This should be everyone’s first purchased lens aside from kit lenses.

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

    Cannonlensereview

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

    This lense is great addition for taking stunning close-up shots. We are loving it so far.

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

    Asked for by my grandaughter

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

    Hasn't gotten it yet.. she asked for it for xmas but she knew exactly what she wanted.

    I would recommend this to a friend