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Cheap, but great portrait lens
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I don’t have much more to add to what everyone else has said. This is inexpensive, yet shoots great portraits. The build quality is dubious, but after a few months, it still hasn’t fallen apart on me, yet. The price/value ratio for this lens is amazing. I would recommend this lens for the beginning photographer or the photographer on a budget.
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
great lens – tricky to get DOF at first. Very apparent pentagon shapes with lights (e.g. xmas tree lights). But for $90 not a bad deal. And it’s super lightweight.
Great lens!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This was the first lens I bought for my Canon Rebel XSI and I was just amazed! I spent hours at the park taking pictures and they all turned out fantastic. A great overall lens, well worth the price.
Excellent lens for the price
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This lens offers excellent quality portrait pictures at a very affordable price. Highly recomend this lens for any amateur or professional photographers.
The best Canon value for that perfect shot… but step up quality control Canon!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This really is the best Canon value for that perfect shot! My only down side is that there are some soft qualities about it and I still can’t find a flawless lens. After returning two others… I still see imperfections in the glass. I think Canon needs to step up their quality control on this one. This doesn’t seem to affect my photos, but it’s not true prime glass quality. Otherwise, when it spot on… this one makes you smile. Totally worth the cost… My only down side now is that I want the 50mm 1.4!
Nifty fifty – 50mm review
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Amazing pictures using this lens. Autofocus works great. Very sharp pictures. Works great for portraits. A lens every dSLR camera should have.
Value for the money
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I hate to rain on the parade of so many purchasers, but this lens is good, but not great. The build quality is awful and by that I mean… you can expect to buy multiple copies of this lens if you are not careful.
This is probably the best value lens in Canons lineup, but it is by no means a 4.5/ 5 lens, in my opinion. If you want to give Canon credit for building a nice lens for about 100 bucks, then fine, but this doesn’t rank up there among the prime (L) lenses.
Good but not great. Personally, id buy a lens with a bit better build quality instead, but if you are on a budget then you certainly cant go wrong with this lens. It should be in everyones lens bag, but not because it is the best-est most awesome-est lens out there…just because it takes adequate shots for a very cheap price.
Just my thought.
Excellent Lens for the Price
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This lens provides excellent background blur for close-ups. I am very happy with it, especially for the price!
A staple in every photographer’s kit
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Every photographer should own this lens (and most do). It’s simply marvelous for low light situations, and my preferred lens for portrait photography. At this price, an extreme value for money.
Brilliant lens!!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I love love love my 50mm. It was the best purchase so far this year! It’s a great lens for beginners, it adds an entirely new perspective on photography.