Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Lens

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: Cheap, Sharp Images, 1.8 Fstop
Cons: None

Intro People familiar with canons lenses, know this lens is a must. Most would say its an essential, and if you are just getting into photography, you would have to be nuts not to have this lens. Construction Its simple construction ...

Pros: - good optics, good at 1.8, excellent from 2.8 - cheap - excellent portrait lens
Cons: - body is all plastic but that's why it's cheap and it isn't that disturbing

If you need a portrait lens (88mm with crop) and want to save money then this lens is a good choice. Okay, so AF is somewhat louder and not really fast but this lens isn't for sport and bird photography anyway (for those you'll have to invest into a ...

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: Optical qualities, cost
Cons: quality, durability

I purchased this lens in march 2007 for under eighty dollars. Irregardless of price I love this lens! Its small, has fun optical qualities, its great in the evenings and around town. Its small so its a given it's always in my bag. In the evening when ...

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: Takes beautiful portraits, stills, and moving shots! Great for beginners like me.
Cons: Doesn't take good close-proximity shots, so have another lens on hand.

I am not a professional photographer, and I know very little about lenses. This lens was recommended to me before I began learning about photography, so I bought it to have more flexibility in learning about aperture settings, at the same time as ...

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Very lightweight, excellent color rendering, very sharp, f:1.8
Cons: Newer once are built poorly, noisy autofocus.

I was using my old Rebel 2000 and the kit 28-80 zoom lens for about an year and no matter how hard I try, there was something lacking in my photos. It is the contrast and sharpness. So I was searching the field for a cheap but good quality lens and this ...

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

***This review compares three different Canon EF 50mm lenses.*** You can see images of ...