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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 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:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great bang for your buck!

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

    Read the reviews. Purchased. Did not disappoint! This was my very first lens, and I love it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best portrait lens without spending too much

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

    Excellent introduction to prime lenses. Great for beginners

    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.

    Bought this lens to improve my camera excellent choice works great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Buy this lens now!

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

    So affordable but pictures come out very VERY sharp and artistic. It goes with me everywhere.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great lense for portraits

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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.

    Heard a lot of praises on this lense. Bought it to test on my new canonm50. So far looks really good for portraits. Except the noise it does during autofocus.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great standard lens

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    great standard lens for canon cameras. make sure to buy a filter

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great!!

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

    One of the best affordable lenses you can get for lifestyle type photos!!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great first lens

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

    This lens is crispy and has very good blurred backgrounds (bokeh)

    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.

    I took this lens in my bag to my sister's graduation ceremony and got some amazing photos of my family!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    very good lens

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

    very good lens. I have been still using it without any problem.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Quality you can see.

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

    Purchased for my daughter. She uses this at college taking pictures for the school. She loves it.

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

    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 amazing for getting blurred background, I highly recommend it!

    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.

    Great lens! Takes beautiful photos, and has a beautiful boca.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Portrait lens

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

    Actually a great lens for portraits. Nice and sharp image of the subject with a nice bokah.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    nice lens

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

    exactly what we were looking for in a lens and no surprise from such a reliable company

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I really like the lens.

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

    You get a really nice background blur with this lens. It's great for portrait style photos.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • 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.

    I got this lens to do portraits for a New Year's Eve celebration. I love it!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lens!! I’m a pro now!!!

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

    Wow, I’m a pro with just this lens! It really is a great lens.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Makes a big difference

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

    This lense compared to the lense that came with the camera. So much better

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lens

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

    So good. Works amazing for exactly what i got it for, which is taking pics of my son. Simply amazing

    I would recommend this to a friend