Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great starter lens! Not a macro lens so you can only get so close to a subject and in order to get wider angles, you have to be very far away. Those are about the only downfalls but it is amazing for portraits!

Great lense to shoot portraits with. Good for the price

If you are looking for a sharp image & background blur you will love this lens. It's a great addition to my Cannon M50 and I love using it for portraits and low light. I scored this awesome lens on sale but even at the regular price it's worth getting; I love it that much.

This was my first prime lens when I wanted to step away from the kit lens, and I am very happy with it. The only thing to understand is the crop factor with APS-C sensors. So, this is more like a 80mm lens on that kind of camera.

This is one of the must have lenses. Picture quality is sharp and it produces great Bokeh. I mostly use it for Portrait and it never disappoints me. For best results use focal length 2.8mm and Higher. Images are soft at 1.8mm and you may have focus issues. I use software DPP 4.0 from canon to correct the lens anomalies if any and it does a great job.

Love this lenses it’s great to blur background and focus on what you want to showcase.

Easy to use. Great quality. Good lens to add to a collection.

takes great pictures for any type of photographer! very easy to use.

I use this lens everyday!! I love it so much! It’s a good budget lens, if you’re just starting out!

I read several articles that talked about this is by far the best 1st lens purchase to make after you get your DSLR - and they are SO right. I went a couple weeks with just the Kit Lens, and once I got to see the quality of this one, I was blown away! Not good for close quarters, but if you have a little space, be prepared for AMAZING pictures!

I bought this lens for my daughter, a sophomore in high school, she is very interested in photography. She is trying her best to take pictures of the milky way. She has been getting some great results - the only difficulty with this lens or any lens for that matter, is getting the focus down when it's pitch black and trying to get a sharp picture of the stars.

Lens is great and very easy to use and light weight

I bought this prime lens since I saw so many reviews saying it was a good prime lens to start with! I have an APS-C sensor camera so the 50mm actually shoots like if it was an 85mm. I use this lens as my primary lens now as I mainly do portrait photography and I would recommend it to anybody who wants a great prime lens for a low price!

Can't say enough about this lens. Came as described without any defects.

Love it. For the price you can’t beat this lens. I’ve had this lens for a few months now and have used it in low light with no problems. Great for portraits and landscapes.

I needed a small, light lens to use with my Canon T4i while traveling abroad. The lens build quality is fine and focusing seems fast and accurate. The bokeh is excellent. Overall, this lens is a great value. Pros: Small, light, cheap. Filters (49mm) are cheap. Outstanding lens for portraits. Cons: Field of view on an APS-C camera is a little tight.

Great quality and price. Easy to use. Highly recommend.

You simply can't go wrong with a Canon "nifty fifty." I've used clones from other manufacturers, but they never come close to quality and build of Canon. A must have for every photographer's arsenal.

At $125 for an f/1.8 prime lens you can't go wrong. I was struggling to decide between this and the f/1.4, but at 3x the cost I couldn't justify the upgrade. The build quality is on par with what you're paying for it, the only metal to be found is the mount but that keeps the weight low.

My bf got this lens because he wanted to take more portraits and we've gotten nothing but positive reviews. The pictures turn out perfectly in focus with beautiful fading of the background. Would recommend for everyone!!!