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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 3559 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:
    Lens quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    50mm lense

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

    Very good quality. What I was looking for. Very happy with my purchase.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Thumbs up

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

    Takes really nice photos… If you’d like to take a artistic photo where it blurs out the background, this is the lenses to get

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    A good lens

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

    This is a good lens for portraits, and was reasonably priced.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Canon EF 50 mm review

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

    Enjoy using this for Candid pictures for babies. Recommend this for Candid pictures

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

    Great lens

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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.

    I tried the 24mm lens and it wasn’t for me. This lens looks a lot sharper and is much better in low light.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Lens for Canon EOS 6D

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

    I purchased this lens for my new Canon EOS 6D. I have it for personal and professional use and it is the typical quality Canon promises. Very satisfied.

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

    Perfect

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

    PERFECT starter lense. Using on a crop sensor, it was about a 75mm FL. have to step back quite a bit to fit everything in frame, but overal definitely recomend

    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.

    Very reasonably priced. Great aperture and picture quality. My only slight complaint is that the auto-focus is a bit noisy for video.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Auto focus

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good lens

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

    Awesome for photography but if you want to use for video make sure the auto focus is off because the auto focus in video is not good

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good basic lens

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

    If you are getting started with a DSLR, this is a great intro lens. Quick, easy to use, not a lot of room to mess up. Does not have zoom, though.

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

    A must have!!!

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

    Using the Best Buy app, I purchased this for my little cousin. I saw it was available at my nearest store and was able to pick it up in the hour. Easy in and easy out. Her mom had also bought the Canon camera from Best Buy. Showing a big interest into her photography, I wanted to help encourage her pursuits. Now I get sent great photos of family, friends, and everything else.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Better than the standard 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 image was so much better than the standard lens. We could definitely see the difference

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Quality lens at a good price

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

    This definitely a quality lens for the price paid. Highly recommend if you're in market for a solid 50mm lens

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Cannon lens

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

    Excellent lens for beautiful portraits pictures at a reasonable price

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    good lens for indoor closeups

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

    I purchased this lens for indoor daytime shooting without the use of a flash. Works very well especially considering the price.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for far distances

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

    This is a good lense if you'd like to take either really up close and person photos or really far photos the quality of the photos come out great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love this

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

    This is such a good lens. I love that it is produces images so close to regular eye view.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I Love this lens

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

    Im in the beginning stages of photography so i read how great this len was i couldn't agree more takes great pictures with that shallow of field

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent lens for the price! Much better.

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

    I previously owned the old version of this lens and am much more satisfied! I’m on a budget and this lens brings good quality!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great prime lens.

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

    This lens is super sharp with fast focus, f1.8 means its great for blurred background, just a really great lens.

    I would recommend this to a friend