Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens
Customer Review: Awesome price, good lens
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this item after reading Scott Kelby's Digital Photography book. I was looking for a low light lens that was reasonably priced for an upcoming indoor even and this was a real steal (upcoming photographer). It gives a very crisp look and a beautiful bokeh. It got a lot of bad reviews, but for the price, you can't go wrong. I recommend it.Customer Review: Best Hundred Dollars I've Spent
Summary: 5 Stars
I recommend this lens hands down. I'm an aspiring amateur photographer, and after reading a bunch of great reviews on this lens I bought it to complement my sigma 28-70mm lens, which is ok as a walkaround lens, but I wanted something different. I needed something so that when my friends are over, we can be hanging out in near darkness sometimes and I can snap pictures of everything. Also, I'm into portrait photography, so this seemed to match my needs.
It has pretty much exceeded my expectations, and has taken my photography to another level. Wide open, this lens allows me to take pictures indoors, at ISO 400-800 and 1/50 second shutter speed. Which is pretty much what you need to make sure the picture's not shaking like you had too much coffee. Anyway, this little black piece of plastic pretty much has never left my 450D since I bought it. In daytime this lens shines even more. You drop the aperture down to about f5 or so, and you'll get ridiculously sharp pictures. I took a picture of my friend, and you can easily see the pores on his face. The colors are very cool too, and I think it captured the colors alot better than my sigma lens does.
I've seen a lot of people complaining about the quality of the lens. Ok, I will be the first to admit that I'm not running around chasing lions in Africa or providing photo coverage of the war in Iraq. I'm just a dude with a camera, and I tend to be in relatively safe/sand free situations. I'm sure if I drop it, it will probably shatter into seventeen pieces, which is fine because the lens never leaves my camera, and the camera never leaves my neck when I'm shooting. Besides people, this is a hundred dollar lens. You just can't expect the build quality that 200 dollars difference makes. If you want to go climb trees to take pictures of orangutans, you'll probably want something a little more solid or weatherproof. But if you're like me and keep your camera safe/dry, the build quality shouln't be too much of a problem.
Overall, I think this lens is one of the best values in all of photography, hands down. I'll post some sample pictures when I feel like it.
Customer Review: Lens is GREAT!
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought this for my daughter for Christmas and she absolutely loved it instantly! My daughter did the research and told me what she wanted. On Christmas Day with very little instruction she was off and using it with GREAT results. The more she uses it, the more she loves it! Daughter says that this lens is worth every penny!Customer Review: More than my expectations
Summary: 5 Stars
I wanted to buy a 50 mm. But i did not know which one was better for me. And i did not have any idea about Cannon lenses ( because i was a Pentax user ).
If you are not a pro., you can choose this lense than 50 mm 1.4 ( it is 3.5 times expensive than this lense, and if you are not a pro. like me, you can be happy with 50 mm 1.8 ;) )
Customer Review: The thrifty fifty
Summary: 5 Stars
Probably the best valued lens in the entire Canon lineup. It's quite cheap and for the f/stop and depth of field ability, it's a keeper.
I use this lens exclusively for shallow depth-of-field work.