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Features:
50mm standard lens with f/1.8 maximum aperture
Traditional Gauss-type optical design is extremely sharp
Focuses as close as 18 inches for extreme close-ups
Ideal for natural-looking shots; excellent color balance
Editorial Review:
This is considered the standard lens for use with Canon SLR cameras
Lightweight and affordable, the Canon EF 50mm lens--which offers a fast f/1.8 aperture--is an excellent lens for people who prefer a fixed focal length. Canon's lightest EF lens at a mere 4.6 ounces, the lens boasts a traditional Gauss-type optical design that delivers a sharp performance even when wide open. As a result, the lens provides an image that's extremely close to how your eye perceives a subject, making it excellent for portraits and images that require a natural depth of field. In addition, the lens focuses as close as 18 inches, helping you take extreme close-ups. Finally, the lens offers an excellent color balance. As with all Canon lenses, the lens carries a one-year warranty.
Focal length: 50mm
Maximum aperture: 1:1.8
Lens construction: 6 elements in 5 groups
Diagonal angle of view: 46 degrees
Focus adjustment: Overall linear extension system with Micromotor
Closest focusing distance: 1.5 feet
Filter size: 52mm
Dimensions: 2.7 inches in diameter, 1.6 inches long
Weight: 4.6 ounces
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
The best lens to learn with
When I first got into photography, all I had was a Pentax K1000; a 100% manual film SLR with a Sears 50mm f2.8 lens. I loved it. I messed up a lot of shots, and learned from every one.
Times have changed a lot, but the thing I love is that a fast 50mm lens will still help you learn so much about photography. From framing your shots well to shutter and aperture settings, you will learn a LOT using this lens. You will learn about depth of field very quickly. You will learn about how much light you need... more info
Wonderful Optical Quality, Iffy Build Quality
I use this lens with my Canon EOS Rebel XS (or 1000D, if you are in Europe), and I could not have been more satisfied buying it. It's almost questionably cheap, but it has excellent optical quality. I think Canon did an excellent job with this lens, because they managed to put great lenses and a pretty decent AF mechanism in it without bringing the price too far up. Unfortunately, this means that they had to lower the production cost by doing something, and they chose to make it out of plastic. This makes... more info
I just wanted to note the purple fringing
I just wanted to make a quick post to point out that while this is a great lens, it is susceptible to purple fringing around high contrast areas. I bought this lens almost specifically for wide field astrophotography and am quite disappointed by the fringing. Despite all that, I still think this a lens all dslr owners should have in their kit (unless they pony up for the 1.4).
Great lens for the price
I've had this lens for about a week now and it pretty much is going to stay on my Rebel XSi with the exception of my 70-200mm "L" lens. The bokeh is smooth which you can see by some of the pictures I've uploaded. It also works well for Astrophotography. I've used it to shoot the Horsehead Nebula and once we get a non-moonlit night I'm going to use it to shoot the Milky Way. I've gotten the Milky Way with the kit lens but I have a feeling this lens is going to be way better. The one and only thing... more info
