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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 3559 reviews

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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

    Perfect

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

    I am in love with this lenses. It’s perfect for my product photography

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for price.

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

    Great lens for price. Easy to use and acceptable packaging.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for portraits

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

    I love this lense! It’s greag for portraits and easy for a non pro like myself to use.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome!

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

    I love my 50mm for my photography needs! It is my go to lens for family portraits and children! Love the bokeh!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great portrait lens

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

    I love it! It's just what I was looking for! Definitely recommend it to anyone who's interested in it

    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 lens for beginning photographers! Super smooth and great focal point. Love this lens!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • 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 shoot videos with a Canon dslr and this lens works great in lower light situations.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    One of the best lenses for the price

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

    I think every photographer needs this lens or a comparable lens in their bag.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    DOES WORK WELL.

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

    GOOD FIRST LENS. I AM JUST LEARNING SO IT HELPS . WAS RECOMMENDED AS AN ALL AROUND LENS

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Much better than the previous nifty fifty

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

    This lens is very impressive when you consider its quality for being only just over $100. If you have a DSLR and your looking to expand your lens collection this is a great place to start. I'm content with the sharpness even at f1.8 but if you stop it down to f2-f2.8 you can get some very good results. Being a STM lens it is also considerably quieter its predecessor. Occasionally you do get a little noise when focusing but nothing that will distract you or your subject. Build quality is nice but still feels pretty cheap. You can't expect too much when after all this is the cheapest lens canon sells. If you have a spare $100 and want to take your photography to the next level with a great prime lens, this is where you need to start.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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

    Awesome lense! Great lense to have as a nice starter lense! Helps with quality of all your pictures!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great quality for the price

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

    This is probably the best lens you can get for this price especially if you're a beginner.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lens. Works amazing

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

    I love t6i and this is my 4th lens! Each one captures a different quality of pic! I def love this lens

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice for still shots

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

    This lens came highly recommended from one of the employees it's helped me capture son amazing shots

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice lense

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

    Love my camera & my new lense & I actually can take just about anything.

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

    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.

    Highly recommended for beginner photographer. Solid overall performance.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good for beginners arsenal

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

    Great lens. Have this lens and bought it as a gift for a friend.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Canon EF 55mm

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

    I'm still getting used to this lens. I think it's great and great from training your eye and composition but is still not my "go to lens" like many said it would be. It is completely worth the price and the quality is excellent, like all of my canon products.

    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 ought this for my nephew who is freelancing for lonely planet and he said its best lens hw owned till now

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice compact lens

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

    The perfect size and easy to handle when needing to exchange lenses for the intended pictures taken

    I would recommend this to a friend