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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:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nifty Fifty!

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

    This is must buy lens for beginners, it’s cheapest prime lens. Great for low light photography.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Lens quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Pretty much all you need to get started

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

    It’s so diverse and compact,I literally take it everywhere.its really good for portraits!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lens for the price

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

    Great lens for the price! Don’t expect super sharp images wide open at 1.8 but overall still good.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lens

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

    Great lens bought cause I wanted to start taking pics of my daughter

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Just a great lens

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

    Wow, this lens is awesome! I use it for portraits and they take incredible shots. Love it!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Must buy

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

    just starting photography as a hobby. You can't go wrong with this lense .

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Just the lens I needed

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

    Needed a lens that didn’t zoom for taking portrait style photos and this works great with my Rebel T5i

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great piece

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

    Takes great pictures. It's exactly what I was hoping for. No big and bulky.

    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 love the pictures I get with the lens. Great focus

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Canon lens

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

    Works great, have been using this lens a great deal, believe it is a great buy for the product....

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great entry lens for beginners

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

    This is a great lens for starters, especially for those who are focused for filming. If you're aiming for a sharp focus, you should get this lens. But I'd still prefer the older version of this 50mm since this one's a bit loud every time you try to change your focus.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Camera lens

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

    This lens does exactly what I wanted to do with my baby. I get professional photos all i want!

    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.

    Great price if you don't want to spend too much and great picture quality. I love this lens.

    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.

    This Lens is hands down my favorite, amazing for beginner and advanced photographers. Affordable and dependable.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Oh whhhaaa!!

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

    If u want that perfect pic with that blurred background. This one is for you, bruh!! Cop it now!!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing Lens

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

    I absolutely love this lens. It is just what I was looking for. It produces great blur. I use it mostly for portrait.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for low light.

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

    Nice sturdy lens. brought for my Canon T6s, great for indoor lighting. I took few portraits of kids, turned out great.

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

    Great lens, takes sharp photos! Makes great use for portraits

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Provides the bubbles

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

    Provides the up close picture perfect bubbles in the backround your looking for if u catch my drift.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice accessory to have

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

    Small project and needed another lens . Nice product did what I needed it to do.

    I would recommend this to a friend