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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 3555 reviews

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99%would recommend to a friend

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Customers highly value the EF50mm F1.8 STM lens's excellent image quality, sharpness, and affordability. Many appreciate its ease of use and ability to create beautiful background blur and portraits. Positive feedback also highlights its lightweight and compact design. However, some users experienced challenges with the autofocus system's performance in low-light situations.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    LOVE THE NIFTY 50!

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

    Love it! Wish the autofocus was faster, but it does the job and at a great price. Best Buy always comes in clutch having these items in stock.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use, Lens quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Canon

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

    Quality and affordable. Easy to use and works perfectly with the Canon camera.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    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.

    You can not beat this lens. It is small, light weight, and never fails to give you great photos.

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

    Pictures are crisp ND clear quality lens. Softens or blurs background around Subject perfectly

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Essential 50mm lense

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

    Quality of pictures looks CRISP! First time buying an after market lense, never thought I'd do something like that.

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

    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.

    Great lens for overhead photography and blurry background.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Lens quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This is THE 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 is the lens that you MUST buy if you don't have much money to spend and want artistic photos like a professional. Coming from kit lens this made a difference for me to like photography. Bokeh is phenomenal and pictures are super sharp. Only drawback is it cannot be used for landscapes or wide angle photography. Its more like a portrait stuff.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great prime lens

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

    Great lens. My favorite prime lens. Easy to use. Great pictures. Sharp and clear.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Lens quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    My favorite lens

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

    This lens is literally my favorite to use. As soon as I started using it a few months ago, I didn't really want to use any other. There are fancier lens' out there, but I just really love the image this one picks up. It also makes you use your feet a lot more being a prime lens which I think makes for better shots instead of zooming in.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    So far so good

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

    Haven’t had much experiences with different lenses, I’ve been using the one that came with my Canon. I bought this lense due to that it’s affordable and better picture quality at lower light which it has proven to have. Took a while to get use to the fact that it doesn’t zoom like my first lense, still worth the purchase and I’m looking forward to getting more experience with it. I would recommend

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice Lens

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

    I'm just a newbie photographer. I had the standard lens that came with my DSLR and I've purchased a telephoto lens as well. This lens is to allow me to take better portraits than the other two lenses and round out my options. This has met my needs so far and I was pleased with the functionality it provides given the cost. I knew I could spend more but I'm sure I wouldn't maximize the use of a pricier lens.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    My favorite lens

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

    The image quality is great! I use it a lot for portraits of my son. The background blur is great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good choice for Portraits

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

    Easy to use, quality is good. Loving this Portrait lens.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Must Have Prime lens in everyone's kit

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

    This lens is great for starters and professionals alike. It is very compact and quite fast and quite with the STM upgrade. It's bang for the buck and you would be taking much crispier photos. The lens is good for portraits but tends to distort at closer f stops. But absolutely go for it don't think too much!!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great lens

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

    very good lenses. was pretty inexpensive and definitely a value of the money. pictures come out great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Lens quality, Price

    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.

    Nice affordable lens. It was my first non kit lens and I love it. Creates a really nice bokeh.

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

    Great Pictures

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

    We really enjoy this lens. It not only takes great pictures but is small so it keeps the camera lite and easy to handle. I heard this was the first item to get after your camera purchase. I will agree, it takes amazing close up shots of our kids. It has been fun to play with. The only thing I would say is the downside is indoor shots. It has a zoom feeling so we have to switch back to our 18-55 so capture a full room shot.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Lens quality, Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This is a great portrait lens

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

    This lens produces great images and it’s over $1000 cheaper than other prime lenses.

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

    Must-have lens!

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

    A must-have for every photographers bag. This little lens is very inexpensive, very light-weight, very unobtrusive (unlike larger lenses that draw alot of attention) and extremely helpful in low-light situations (if you know how to shoot in Manual or Aperture Prioity Mode).

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great purchase

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

    I love this lens. It takes perfect portraits. And blurs out the background. I love it.

    I would recommend this to a friend