Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Lens

Pros: Fast focus, wide aperture range f1.8-f22, small in size and weight.
Cons: Plastic camera mount, cheap but reliable construction, no USM.

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Pros: excellent image quality,anti-flare capability,versatile and cheap
Cons: inferior build quality

I'm quite particular about the image quality of the photographs I'm taking.I always use a lens hood and a tripod or monopod.If the image quality degraded,it lacks the sparkle which is inherent in all high-quality sharp images.I've used a Canon EF...

Pros: Very Low Cost; Excellent Image Quality; Large Aperture; Bokeh
Cons: Build Quality; Non-USM Lens

The Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II is a very popular lens produced by Canon. It is given the nickname by Canon photographers as the "Nifty Fifty." It is a very inexpensive yet optically excellent lens. I received the lens as a gift for the holidays, and ...

Pros: Price, Optical Quality, Price, Speed, Price
Cons: Bokeh, Build Quality, Manual Focus

Generally speaking, Canon's consumer lenses produce mediocre images at best. There are a few exceptions, and the 50mm F1.8 II is one. The biggest strength of the lens is two-fold. It produces fantastic images, and is dirt cheap. New, it will run you ...

Pros: Fast aperature F1.8
Cons: has a little problem with focusing sometimes

This is a 50mm canon EF mount lens when used on a 35mm film body, when this lens is used on the Digital Rebel or the 10D/20D the magnification is increased by 1.6 making it more like a 80mm lens because the DIGIC processor chip in the canon digitals is ...

Pros: cheap lens with excellent optics
Cons: cheap plastic build with an unusable focus ring

I shoot with a Canon 10D digital SLR and one of the things any photographer needs in his bag is a fast, low light lens. I first started shooting with the Canon 28-105mm/3.5-4.5 II lens as my everyday lens, but this quickly proved to be inadequate when ...

Pros: Incredible results in variable light, reasonable price, light weight, small size.
Cons: Shallow focal depth of field takes some getting used to.

For most of the last year, I've been photographing meetings of various United Nations processes. Forests, climate change, sustainable development, oceans, whatever. I've photographed delegates and VIPs from over a hundred countries - even the current ...

Pros: Cheap!!!! Fast, Sharp, deep DOF, great color rendition
Cons: Plastic construction, focusing is erratic in non-ideal lighting, very loud

I got this lens to go with my new Canon Digital Rebel. I needed something faster than the 18-55mm f/3.5-4.5 lens that came with the camera body. Also, I'm a real fan of prime lenses and this lens was dirt cheap to boot. I picked it up at J&R on the way ...

Pros: Inexpensive (under $70), great image quality for price, sharp at smaller apertures
Cons: Build quality, non-USM autofocus, AF won't work in odd lighting

The Canon EF 50mm 1.8 II is a great starter lens for Canon EOS/Rebel cameras. It is discreet and very light. I would suggest this lens over the normal 28-80 or 28-90 lenses that come packaged with certain cameras for a first EF lens. The sharpness is far...

Pros: It is a bargain. f/1.8. Small and incredibly light weight.
Cons: Cheap build quality, non-USM, plastic mount

I'm hardly an authority on photography, and it has only recently been a relatively serious hobby of mine. But I can tell you with certainty that this is one lens every Canon SLR owner should have. Well, unless you can afford an even better 50mm. ...

Pros: Sharp, light, cheap, wide aperture
Cons: Nothing of note at this price!

This lens is often referred to by photographers as the 'Nifty Fifty' and is the lens EVERY SLR owner should have, in this case the Canon version. Why? Well, it's simple: this is a 50mm 'standard' lens. Put it on a DSLR like a 400D/30D etc and it is an ...

Pros: Cheap, SHARP, FAST
Cons: Plastic.

Don't let the price of this lens, or it's cheap look, confuse you- This is a MUST OWN for any photographer. It is super sharp- As sharp as any of my 'l' series zooms. You'll be amazed at the picture quality from this little lens- It rivals the ...

Pros: Inexpensive, sharp photos, lightweight, good low light performance
Cons: Plastic make feels cheap...

Background & Reason for Purchase

Just to give a little insight into my experience, I shoot with a Canon D60, and am a part-time professional boxing photographer. Most of my lenses aren't what you would call everyday lenses and I wanted...

Pros: inexpensive, light, compact
Cons: no distance scale, feels flimsy

The EF50mm/1.8II is the least expensive prime lens you get buy. At $60 new from mail order companies, this little lens is a nice addition to most consumer-grade zoom lenses.

Most consumer-grade zoom lenses have a largest aperture of f/3.5 or...

Pros: Sharp pictures indoors/outdoors and low cost.
Cons: Poor build quality, no DOF scale, not USM.

If you can't afford the Canon 50mm 1.0L or the 50mm 1.4 lens, than this is the next best lens to get. The 1.8 aperture means you can take great pictures indoors with much less light compared with consumer grade zoom lens (like the Quantaray 28-80 f3.5 -...