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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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  • Pros mentioned:
    Background blur, Lens quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Lens For Up Close Shots

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

    To be quite honest I haven't been using this or my new camera because of lack of time. However, the small amount I've used it-it has done the job. You won't be able to zoom in etc., but it will take those nice up close photos and give you some blur. You just won't be able to manipulate it very much. I had a NIKON D80 for a very long time with this type of lens and my camera was stolen. This is equivalent to it. I'm not a camera expert, but I would recommend this lens.

    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.

    This is a great lens for a reasonable price! Makes for professional looking photos

    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.

    Great lens to add to any photography kit and such a reasonable price!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Necessity For Portraits

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

    Sooo good for headshots. Expect to be angled in awkward positions to get the right distance at times as you can't control the zoom and it gets pretty close up - that's just how 50mm's are. But it's worth, my photos look so professional.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lens for portrait and Landscape.

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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.

    Awesome lens. Beat lens to experience pro level results of used correctly even in a entry level DSLR.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Quality lens at an exceptional price

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

    Excellent lens. Great price. Not quite as much bokeh as with the 50mm f/1.4 lens, but the pictures still look great. It is also extremely light.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent!

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

    I love this lens. It has to be one of the most economical and yet high quality lenses I've had. Although I believe its a hard plastic casing i say that its high quality due to the intense sharpness this lens gives and the crazy amount of Bokeh it provides; which is a photographers playground. Awesome for portraits! I believe i got it for $110 which basically was a huge giveaway.

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

    This is a great lens, I use this lens on my 80D as well as my RP with great results. I use it for portraits as well as for landscape photos and get amazing results. The bokeh this lens produces is great and for the price its a must have in any camera bag.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good lens

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

    A nice compact fixed lens 50mm that has been "The Standard" for many years, I recently picked up a UV filter and a tulip lens hood to protect the lens, and I'll tell you this little baby looks great on the camera. I highly recommend this lens, and for the price paid you can't go wrong and also.. Best Buy had it in stock.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Does Just What I Wanted It To Do

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

    Simple, high quality images, easy to use, great value

    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 purchased this lens not to long ago and I love how it works! It takes great photos / portraits of the subject your shooting while blurring out the background. This makes the photo of the subject your shooting stand out. I'm not a professional (by far!) but thanks to this lens the photos I take, looks as if they were professionally done.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent

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

    This lens is wonderful! I love it because it doesn't add bulk to the camera but it also takes great photos. I have nothing negative to say about it. Don't regret purchasing. If you have more money and want to get a "better" one go for it but at this price point you can't beat the value I watched aTON of YouTube videos before purchasing and they all agreed this is a winner

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The nifty

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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 was the first lens I bought when I first started my business with photography. I still use it to this day and I absolutely love it.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    50mm lens

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

    Having a prime lens is perfect for getting into photography or if you been into photography. I love thinking outside the box using this lens.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fantastic lens!

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

    The lens is absolutely PERFECT for portraits & lets in a ton of let to catch the fine details. I highly recommend it to all of my friends (beginner through advanced) for the pure versatility of it. No matter what your skill level, this is a MUST in your arsenal.

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

    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.

    Very sharp lens with nice color saturation ... excellent buy for the price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Add this to your camera bag

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    A must have in your camera bag. Versatile for alot of different shooting styles. Love this lens. Small, but packs a punch. And for the price, you won’t regret it. Recommend this one.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent prime lens for starters

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

    I have read lots of reviews before buying this product. This is the latest version of nifty-fifty from canon. The build, stability and quality is awesome. Especially it has 7 shutter when compared to 5 in earlier version and additional it is STM and great for Video as well (If camera supports). The noise is really really low. Bokeh affect at f1/8 - f2 is awesome. Great sense for portraits

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing

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

    Can't beat this price. Absolutely amazing lens for portrait photography

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lens

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

    I bought this lens for taking photos of my kids and glad I did. The photos are a lot cleaner and the subject stands out from the background as there's the right amount of background blur.

    I would recommend this to a friend