Customer Ratings & Reviews

This lens is a great value for the money. The 1.8 maximum aperture is wide enough me and costs a fraction of the RF 1.4L. Images have excellent detail. Auto focusing is extremely fast. I only gave 3 stars because I do a lot of manual focusing and this is where improvement is needed. Unlike other lenses that have a separate manual focusing ring this lens uses the control ring for electronic manual focus. You have to enable manual focusing in the menu and set AF mode to One Shot. Once set up correctly you can manual focus using the control ring while pressing the shutter release half way. When manual focusing you feel vibration in the lens. The vibration can be annoying. I would like to see Canon add a manual focus ring to this lens.

Im extremely impressed with its performance! The sharpness and clarity of the images are outstanding. My favorite feature is the autofocus!

A must have for all canon shooters, such an amazing lens at a decent price tag, lens is great especially for low light photography.

Love this lense for wider groups and for the cost. I have the ef version and now the rf version and they are great

This is really a great Canon prime lens. The STM motor focuses fast and the pictures are great. I highly recommend this lens, and the price is awesome for this 1.8 lens. Nice background blur as well. The 1.2 is nearly ten times the price, and I can barely tell the difference in the pictures (except in very low light).

Best affordable prime lens ever! I recently start photography, photography was my dream hobby all my life. Couldn't get the opportunity or luxury in life to start it until now! This lens can take beautiful portraits with great boka background! Dont just buy expensive lenses , start from a cheap one. Trust me this one wort buying for your first prime lens!

The nifty fifty is back and better than ever! Compared to the EF version, the build quality is way nicer. The lens feels good in your hand while still being light for a great walk around option. As you’d expect, focus is a little slow compared to the faster 50mm options, but still faster (and quieter) than the EF version of this. Focus hunting has been reduced as well from the EF version with this lens nailing focus more often, even wide open. At all aperture ranges the lens is sharp, even wide open, but I notice the closer you get to 1.8 you’ll start to see a bit more chromatic aberration. Overall highly recommend for the price! 4/5 just due to the CA and slower / missed focusing in low light. (Again, still way better than original nifty)

Compact, Light weight, small lens Fast f/1.8 aperture Small filter size Plastic but Industrial quality plastic No Image Stabilization (IS) Great lens for Beginners, travel photography , Portrait alternative etc

Good for portrait photos taken inside and outside the

Totally recommended. This lenses deliver awesome results and at a low price. If you want to get the best portrait lenses just get it now!

Considering the price, this lens is actually pretty good. Since the lens was so much cheaper than other lenses, I thought it may not be all that great; but I’m impressed. An L glass lens would probably be a lot better, but the pictures do come out great and you can’t beat the price. The build quality of the lens seems fairly cheap, but I’d imagine if you take care of your stuff in general then it’ll be fine. If you’re looking for a decent cheap lens, I’d definitely recommend.

I bought this lens for the lower aperture when shooting bands or in other situations indoors, where I cannot use a flash. It has worked well so far and it is nice and little so it is easy to add to my bag.

For the price point this is an amazing starter and intermediate lens without spending 1k+ on the 1.2 version. The most versatile prime lens you could own and ultra compact, Sharp and beautiful images produced by it, definitely worth adding to your kit.

This lens is amazing and so easy to use. I highly recommend it.

Very fast focusing especially when paired with an rf mount camera body. Takes full advantage of the new in-body stabilization on the r5/r6. STM still a bit behind USM and Nano USM in terms of precision and makes a small amount of noise in video but for a tenth of the price, it can't be beat!

Best all around lens for close ups of your little one. Very light and responsive. Focus is a little loud

Nifty fifty. A must for any R6 owner. The quality of pictures is great. And 1.8f at this price is such a great bargain.

The RF 50mm is sharper with a very fast auto focus that has passed my expectations that was set out for it to be! For the price point of $200 its definitely the cheapest RF lens that anyone will get their hands on. super light like the EF version.

Love the lens better than the camera it attaches to. This lens was a game-changer for my photos and videos. It makes everything look professional and works great in low-light environments.

Great lense for Portraits. It produces a great bokeh effect to really capture your subject. It looks really well with my Eos r5 and is my main lense for portraits.