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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 3587 reviews

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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 enthusiastic about the excellent lens quality, often describing it as sharp and easy to carry. They also highly value its great price, ease of use, and overall strong performance. Many users appreciate the pleasing background blur and depth of field it provides, along with its low weight. However, some customers have noted that the auto focus can struggle in dimmer light conditions.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Lens quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great portrait lens.

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

    Great lens for portrait with decent bokeh. Glad i purchased it, got great portrait on our road trip.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great beginner portrait lens

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

    Great lens for getting that nice bokeh effect around your subject. Works well with my Canon Rebel!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Lens for portrait pictures!

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

    This is so good! I just need to get a couple of filters and it should be good to go!

    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 lens is just what my wife needed. Excellent quality for the price. Great depth and focuses well.

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

    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.

    Did a great job for the cost of what I needed for the newborn shoot.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Got this lens with our new camera, works great

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

    Got this lens with our new camera set up works great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome Lens for video shooting

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

    I've used these lens to shoot my cousin's music video and the video came out clear and simple.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Buy

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

    Fast and sharp lens. Great for the beginner and the price is good for the quality of the lens.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The nifty fifty

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

    It’s light. It takes great bokeh pictures. The price is amazing. Overall a great fixed lens.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A Breeze to Use

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

    Great product. Very easy to use for beginner photography!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent quality pictures..

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

    Is plain and simple. Great product for the price and impressive performance in low light

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

    Must have for any Canon SLR/Mirrorless owner

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

    My 1987 EF 50mm f/1.8 started having focus motor issues, so I picked up this new STM model with Best Buy points. What a value! The quality is much better than the 2nd gen. model, and even better than the 1st gen. Anyone that wants to learn photography needs to get this lens. I use it on a APC-C SLR for indoor middle/high school sports.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Gift for my son

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

    He loved his gift. Just what he wanted. Great lens for outdoor use. Crisp and clear pics.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing Lens!

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

    This is an amazing prime lens. I love using this lens to get that perfect bokeh.

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

    Great buy

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

    Amazing lens does great closeups use it in low light for indoor shots of my pets etc

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

    Great lens!

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

    Fantastic prime lens. Great for shallow depth of field shots on my Canon EOS Rebel SL1!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    N/A

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

    I like it, its very nice, it works very well with camera

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    MUST LENS

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

    I would recommend this as a must or basic lense for all even if it's your only lense.

    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.

    Great lens for my son that enjoys photograpghy as a teen and lkes to get close and steady photos.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for price.

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

    Great lens for price. Easy to use and acceptable packaging.

    I would recommend this to a friend