Newbie | Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens

You can't get a better value | Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens

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	• Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens Canon Canon average customer review:based on 593 reviews
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highly recommended

great starting lens

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens

I wanted something simple that takes really good pictures. Having always been disappointed with camera kit lenses in the past I opted to buy this prime lens mostly on the rave reviews on multiple sites.
I am happy, it does take very sharp pictures overall. Since I am an amature at creative photography it does take some getting use to in regards to the large apertures (compared with my standard lens) and the narrow depth of focus this produces. I love the bokeh effect.
I am learning a lot with this cheap lens. It is plasticy but not as bad as I thought it was going to be - it is like the standard kit lens that comes with the XTi (no metal/plasticy).
Focusing is fine for me (not too loud and quite quick).
Bottom line it takes great pictures.

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Newbie

Probably the best value purchase I'll ever make when it comes to lenses. The lens is super fast. Great shots when I open the lens all the way and shoot with aperture priority.

The autofocus is a little noisy and slow but it's a small price to pay. Still 5 stars!

You can't get a better value

The f/1.8 makes it great for portraits. AF is about as slow as you get, so don't think your going to shoot anything moving too fast. I have a quality camera bag, so durability isn't that much of an issue with it. My stuff is well protected. I can see it breaking pretty easily if you are rough on your equipment. It is light as a feather, so you don't even notice it in your bag. I did some staged shots out of a bunker on a golf course, and it worked real well for that even. The only negative to it is the slow AF, and for $80 you shouldn't be expecting a L speed AF system. Its only $80. Buy it.

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The lens is great. Not sure it is a "have to have." I use my Canon EF 18-55 mm lens more often. Hopefully, I will have a chance to use to 50 mm more.

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