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The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM is a standard lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2015. The focus is done by Stepper Motor, it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 145 €;
260 users have given it an average vote of 9.2 out of 10.
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This lens is available with the following mounts:
Canon EF: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Canon EF.
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Pros: Interesting bokeh at F1.8, kind of sharp enough in the middle, which is fine for portraits, but rather soft overall wide open. Quite usable though. Not much CA. Sharp from F2.5, excellent from F4. STM - silent and faster AF than in the older EF 50F1.8 II lens. Now with 7-blade aperture and closer focusing distance. Small. Weights almost nothing. CHEAP!
Cons: Odd 49mm filter thread, down from 52mm on the older one. STM is focus by wire, which means that when the battery dies, you cannot "park" the lens front element back inside and it will be sticking out. Flares badly, but some (?many) people like it very much.
Opinion: This one is simply the best value lens, period. A must-have Canon prime with good old (traditional) Double-Gauss optics in a new plastic barrel. Well, why fix something that isn't broken ... Right? :). Unless you want to compromise it somehow. Some say that this new STM version has worse vignetting than the older lens. I didn't check it myself, because I don't find it to be a problem really. Still, it might be worth mentioning. If I had to choose between 35L on APS-C and this 50 STM on FF, I would take the 50+FF.
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Opinion:I state that the 50mm focal length is not my favorite (I prefer the 35mm doing mainly landscapes), so I don't use it much. I use it on an old 5D mk1, and for that I use it, I didn't find any problems except for the AF a bit hesitant, but I didn't find it noisy as others have reported. The yield for me is more than acceptable, and then having bought it used for less than 100 euros I can't really complain. Here, I miss the scale of distances, especially the rare times I want to use it to photograph close objects perhaps from somewhat particular angles or shots. But they are really trivialities... For the rest, nothing to say.
Cons:Slow and, in my opinion, noisy, chromatic aberration, plastic construction but acceptable for the price
Opinion:Purchased a couple of years ago as my first prime lens. When I used it I fell in love with the blur it creates. The focus is slow and noisy, but for the price it's totally acceptable. When used on apsc it becomes an 80mm, which is useful to be able to get extra blur in portraits. If used for video, I recommend using external microphones and kept at an optimal distance so as not to pick up focus noise. Highly recommended for those who want to start with photography and save some money for a fixed lens, since new costs € 150 while used it costs a maximum of € 130 in perfect condition
Pros:Lightweight, colors, blurred, fast focus, sharp.
Cons:Aesthetically it's not that great. The focus seems perpetually indecisive, but when you shoot, it's in focus at the end. Missing Distance Window
Opinion:I got it for a very affordable used price.. I wanted a bright optic and it is.. I wanted good sharpness and it has it. I was hoping for neutral colors and there are.. Only the focus always puzzles me. It always seems like I can't do it, but when you take the picture it's in focus. But maybe this constant weeding consumes the batteries. ? Anyway it's so soft the focus and light the group to move that I think it doesn't affect too much.. You keep it in your pocket and when the light drops dramatically and you don't have the flash behind you. With this lens you can take the photo home without too much trouble. I have another old school 50mm one, but in the end I almost always use this one. If you have to start with a Canon to take photographs and you want to start from a good file level, but there is little money left, used on platforms that allow restitution this is the right lens.
Opinion:My pros and cons speak for themselves. It's the best quality/price Canon lens that anyone can take good pictures with. Either because the 50mm is a lens that is very close to the angle of view of the human eye, or because it is able to isolate subjects with its aperture of F1.8 by detaching the bottom well, with this lens both in FF and APS-C it gives great satisfaction. Do you want to travel? That's your goal; Small and lightweight. Do you want to take portraits? You can do this because the bokeh is beautiful especially when used on APS-C. In short, it is a lens that is now considered almost a kit lens, not for the quality, but because everyone has a 50mm and this, the smallest of the Canon house, really gives good shots. I personally also have the F1.4 version and if I had to resell one of the 2, I certainly wouldn't sell the F1.8 version. If I really have to find a flaw it is the lack of the focusing distance on the barrel that in some cases where you would like to set to a specific distance, well you can't.. But you have to make do
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