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Canon EF 50 mm f/1.8
Specifications:
Manufacturer | Canon |
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Model | EF 50 mm f/1.8 |
Lens style | Normal |
Focal length | 50 mm |
Maximum aperture | f/1.8 |
Angle of view | 46.8 o |
Closest focusing distance | 0.45 m |
Maximum magnification | 1:6.67 |
Minimum aperture | 22 |
Number of diaphragm blades | 5 |
Auto focus type | AF |
Lens Construction | 6 elements / 5 groups |
Filter diameter | 52 mm |
Macro | No |
Available mounts | Canon EF |
Dimensions | 67.4 x 42.5 mm |
Weight | 190 g |
Additional information | Marketed March 1987 |
Owners reviews (9)
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Overall
Owner since: 7 years
Price: £65
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Very few, but people have 'discovered' this gem and prices have gone high recently with some rough ones in circulation...if you can find a really good one, you'll pay a lot for it...but it's only money!
Pros: Benefits of metal mount; impressive image quality; easy to carry and use; a 'nifty-fifty' that does a top rate job; ideal for portraiture; it's a lens you can trust with results to keep you happy.
Summary: This original version deserves high praise and will satisfy many. Still a useful benchmark lens for judging others in terms of IQ and performance. One to buy and look after for years of service and picture pleasure. Just get one!
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Owner since: more than 10 years
Price: $75 USD
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Standard first-generation EOS consumer lens build -- you either love it or hate it. Audible AF although I myself would not describe it as exactly "noisy." Busy bokeh, pentagonal highlights. DOF scale is woefully inadequate as it is on all Canon EOS lenses except the TS lenses.
Pros: Small, light, sharp, little/no distortion nor aberrations. What else do you need? Okay; small 52mm filter size is affordable. Fits in a pocket even with the optional hood on. Same housing as the 35mm f2 and 28mm f2.8.
Summary: No fancy glass nor fancy price tag as none is needed: 50mm have been made for over a century, most flaws were designed out long ago. MUCH better build than the Mark II version and definitely worth finding: this one will last you decades, unlike the Mark II. On APS it makes a delightful portrait lens that won't intimidate amateur models.
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Owner since: 7 years
Price: USD195
User profile: Amateur
Cons: The original metal mount version has become a cult lens and has a price to match. Slow focusing, no USM. 52 mm filters rather than 58mm.
Pros: More durable than the 50/1.4. Image quality good when stopped down
Summary: Ignore the model II with the plastic lens mount. The original is better and I suspect more durable.
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Owner since: more than 10 years
Price:
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Suffers from coma wide open (ok from f/2.2 onwards). Bokeh is busy. AF is noisy
Pros: Very sharp from f/2.5, tack sharp stopped down to f/4.0. The EF 50mm 1.8 is the color reference for sensor calibration at Canon. No CA, no distortion at all (best of all 50s on the market).
Summary: This lens, taken over from my 5D film camera, has got a second life on my 450D, where it serves as the (almost) perfect portrait lens. Stopped down a little, it rivals in sharpness with my 70-200 f/4 L IS, wide open it gets the shot in low light where a kit zoom cannot freeze subject motion blur. The claimed lack of resolution is due mainly to coma, which means that it is less noticeable on low-contrast subjects. Therefore shooting portraits wide open is possible, if you focus carefully. I highly recommend this lens - if you can find one. The mark II is optically identical but mechanically inferior.
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Owner since: 1 year
Price: £40
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Plasticky build. Tiny focusing ring. Plastic mount.
Pros: Sharp, sharp sharp! Very lightweight and decent bokeh. Works very well on my Canon 450d --nice medium tele for portraits.
Summary: For what I paid, it is fabulous value for money. Highly recommended.
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Owner since: 2 years
Price: 180€
User profile: Semipro
Cons: noisy AF, bokeh is ok, but a little nervous
Pros: very good optical quality, indeed, in this MK I version!
Summary: can easily been compared with 50mm f1.4 and even Zeiss 50mm f1.4 planar, but the bokeh is not as good.
Overall
Owner since: 4 years
Price: US150
User profile: Professional
Cons: A
Pros: A
Summary: A
Overall
Owner since: 6 months
Price: 100€
User profile: Semipro
Cons: Bad build quality, noisy and slow autofocus, poor contrast and color in large apertures, horrible pentagonal bokeh
Pros: Very decent resolution, cheap
Summary: Interesting option for begginers in photography. But other people should look elsewhere.
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Owner since: 1 year
Price: $140
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Noisy AF, out-of-focus highlights have pentagon shape due to 5-blade aperture.
Pros: Way better than the MarkII version which is cheaply built, has no distance scale, and has an unusable manual focus ring. This lens also has a mount for the ES-65III lens hood and decent build quality.
Summary: Considering that this lens has the same build quality as the EF 35mm f/2 and EF 28mm f/2.8 lenses that retail for well over $200, finding a used 50mm f/1.8 lens for around $150 seems like a huge bargain.