Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM - camera lenses,MAIN-20650

This is a classic purchase for those wanting to take a small step further in to their photography and to broaden their lens options beyond a standard kit lens (often supplied with your dSLR camera). If you want to purchase a second or third lens (even if just keeping it to a trinity of 3 lenses, a tele and a versatile zoom lens in the middle range), then this could be the right one. This 'nifty fifty' is cheap and offers loads of value for money, especially in terms of sharp focus and bukeh (the blurred look you get with professional lenses). Given its focal range (50mm) which offers you close to normal eye vision (assuming you have a uncropped sensor), you could use the lens for portraits, close ups and details and street photography. The consensus is that this is one of the best editions of this classic, old time lens, and better value for money than the equivalent f1.4 or even f1.2 that cost a disproportionate amount more. Unless you need quite a wide angle or a long reach, you can't go wrong with this lens and it's a well worth addition to your camera bag.

A fixed 50mm lens is a very useful lens. On a full-frame body (I'm using the full-frame Canon 6D) 50mm reproduces the view the human eye naturally has; on a 1.6 crop body such as the 7D it becomes 80mm, making it an ideal portrait lens. At a fast 1.8. the Canon "nifty fifty" (Mk II) always had a place in my camera bag. Sadly I dropped mine last week, and an internal plastic lug snapped. Time for a replacement. I settled on the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM as the obvious choice. Same aperture, but some changes: it is a little shorter, has a 49mm filter ring rather than 52mm, and a metal rather than plastic mount, which should mean it is more robust. Oh, and the "Stepper Motor Technology" focusing is very quiet. I've been taking sample pictures, some of which are posted here. The first two macro shots are heavily cropped: the lens focuses down to 0.35 metres as opposed to the Mk II's 0.45 metres: an appreciable difference. the others are uncropped. The thistle and foxglove pictures taken at f1.8 show the bokeh the lens can produce. The two buildings photos are taken at f8/f9. I am very happy with the lens: it is a great replacement for the Mk II 1.8. And. like its predecessor, stunning value for money. In terms of "bang for buck", I don't think you can do better.

We used this lens to film talking heads with the 250D and it worked a treat. As it is a fixed lens you do need to stand pretty far back from your subject, but this was a real positive for us as it meant the camera wasn't in the speakers face making them nervous. The crisp footage and the amount of light that comes in is superb. Highly recommended for videography

Quick delivery by Amazon! Have really enjoyed using this lens on the Canon M50 through the Canon adapter (also available through Amazon). Due to the crop factor this turns into an 80mm lens, good for closeups and portraits. Have really enjoyed using this lens during lowlight as well because of the amazing F/1.8. Makes lowlight on the M50 decent. The value is brilliant, at a mere £100 this is among the cheapest lenses Canon will sell, but the quality is still there. Despite the low price-tag this lens feels solid to hold and is a joy to use. The only reason it doesn’t get five stars is that I’ve found some images to be slightly soft and not as sharp as I would have liked, but perhaps this is simply mine and not a widespread issue. It does help to not shoot at f/1.8 though, and maybe go for f/2.5 or the like in an attempt to increase sharpness.

Great lens addition to my admittedly ageing Canon 550d. For the price I wish I’d bought it years ago with family candid/portrait photos coming out sharper and more aesthetically pleasing with the shallow depth of field compared to the stock/factory provided lenses. Do note that the nifty fifty on a non full frame camera (such as the 550d) is slightly too much for close up photography. For an equivalent naked eye match you are probably better with a 30mm but check your cameras crop factor to be sure.

What can I say about this lens. It’s simply fantastic value for money! This is a perfect lens for anyone wanting to experiment with bokah without committing too much money. The lens has a toy like feel to it but that’s not to say it won’t last if it is looked after properly. Pictures are most sharp at around 2.8 but quite acceptable across the range. The auto focus isn’t quite as responsive as my usm lens but is better than most. All in all I’m sure you won’t be disappointed with this lens for the value.

being more of a zoom lens guy i decided to get my hands on this lens as the price is just to good not to. being more into the zoom lenses it did take some time to adjust to the fixed focal length and using my feet as the zoom but for the image results its worth it. REMEMBER its under£100! - its light and compact - wide apreture of f1.8 - image quality is competes with the canon L series - THE PRICE!!! it has an all plastic, almost toy-like body top to front to back but as long as your not just lobbing it about theres no reason to be concerned It is a good lens for low light photography, especially indoors. Note that the filter thread does not rotate on autofocus, so you can happily use a polarising filter. This is a great introduction to photography with a prime lens.

I took the photo above with this lens and I think the quality is great. I've used this lens for portraits, landscapes, wildlife and just general day to day and it's been really good. The only real limitation is getting big pictures close up, I would definitely pair this lens with a wide angle lens if you're going out photographing. I'd say really good value for money and if I could only have one lens it would probably be this one.

Urun sifir kutusunda etiketi sokulmeden hizlica elime ulasti. Fotograf cekimleri yaptim ve oldukca keyifli sonuclar aldim. Ardindan lens uzerinde cok zor gorulebilecek uretimsel bir hata fark ettim fakat resimlere hic yansimiyordu. Bu durumu saticiya bildirince benimle cok ilgilendi ve tum gerekenleri yerine getirip urunu Canon Eurasia'ya gonderdik. Satin alma uzerinden 10 gun gecmeden kargo geldi, fotograflar cektim uzerine urunu degisime yolladik ve geri aldim. Bu surecte her sey cok detayli ve akiciydi. Burada saticinin yonlendirmesi ve urunu Canon Euresia tarafinda da takip etmesi cok etkili oldu. Lens zaten oldukca bilinen, kullanilan bir lens. Oldukca keskin ve aydinlik. 1.8 diyafram acikligi sayesinde alan derinligi tam beklenildigi gibi. Fotograf cekmek oldukca keyifli. Neredeyse tum lenslerde olan durum bu lenste de var; en keskin goruntu 1.8'in bir sonraki basamaginda oluyor fakat farki anlamak icin resmi bilgisayarda %200 olarak goruntulemek gerekiyor.

初心者ですが雰囲気のある写真が撮れて満足です！写真を撮るのが楽しくなりました。 最初はどう撮ればいいかわからなかったのですが ・なるべく距離を取る(なのでカフェなどでテーブルの上のご飯を取るのは結構難しい。現在試行錯誤中。。) ・主役と背景を決めて撮る とうまくいくのかなぁと思います。 コスパも良いと思います。

BUILD QUALITY: Let’s first talk about the build quality of this new lens. The 50 STM has had a massive upgrade in this area, and feels absolutely fantastic. From the moment I picked up the lens, I knew that it was a complete redesign from the old model, and it sure needed it. On the rear of the lens we now have a metallic mount, something I’m so glad to see. Moving up from the plastic mount has increased it’s weight slightly, but also hugely increases the longevity of this lens. On the front we’ve now got a 49mm filter thread, which is even smaller than the old 52mm thread.And even the little things like the AF/MF switch has gotten an upgrade. It’s no longer a little button that seems like it could break easily. Which is just great to see. FOCUS RING: One of the old nifty fifty’s worst parts was it’s focus ring. It was small, fiddly and in the wrong posititon at the end of the lens. And fortunately on the new 50 stm it’s all been changed. The new focus ring is fantastic. The new focus ring is very similar to the ones used in the 24mm STM and the 40mm STM, and is wider now making it very easy to pull focus with. Something that was almost impossible to do on the old version. It’s still a focus by wire system, but I quite enjoy that these days. Not only that, but it’s now also full time focus which means no more breaking the lens when you forget to take it out of Autofocus. MACRO: Now this is definitely not a macro specific lens, but one area in which they did upgrade this lens is it’s minimum focus distance, which means you can get a little closer to your subject. Where as on the old nifty fifty the closest you could get was 45cm away, now the new model you can take photos from around 35cm. And paired up with a crop sensor body like the Canon 70d, you can really get some nice close up shots with lens before investing in a dedicated macro solution. BOKEH: Now even though the nifty fifty was a cheap lens, it still produced some fantastic images with a very shallow depth of field. It’s bokeh was a little funny though because it only had 5 aperture blade. On the new 50 stm this has now been upgraded to 7 rounded aperture blade and I’ve found that it produces some lovely bokeh. It’s very smooth and very creamy, and because it’s not a funny shape, it’s also not so distracting. Now to me it’s not a huge deal because I didn’t mind the old 50’s bokeh shapes, but I guess it is a nice upgrade. AUTOFOCUS: Of course one of the biggest new changes to this lens is the inclusion of an STM or stepping motor. Now I’ve used the 24 stm, 40 stm, 18-135 stm and I’ve been impressed with them all. And I can safely say the 50mm STM is just as good, it's very fast and snappy and a massive upgrade from the old version. IMAGE QUALITY AND SAMPLES: So it’s all well and good to talk about the lens, but I always think it’s good to take a look at a few sample images to see just how good it is. Please take a look at the attached images on this review to see. From my testing I’ve got to say I’ve been so impressed with this lens. Especially for $125. The bokeh looks fantastic, chromatic aberation has been greatly reduced compared to the old version, and vignetting if almost no existent. Once you knock it down to around f2.8 this lens is about as sharp as you’d get for any lens around this price range. Colours are handled very well as well and can really pop if you get them in the right conditions. So overall I've loved the new 50 STM, what a brilliant lens.

Vraiment génial. Pour le prix et pour débuter je crois qu'on peut pas rêver mieux. L'autofocus est top. Même pour la vidéo ça marche super. Je ne suis que débutant et je pense avoir fait des clichés de vraiment bonne qualité. Foncez

Great addition to your kit bag. The beauty of this lens is th 1.8 Aperture. You can get some great background blur. So glad I bought this.