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The Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM is a standard lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2020. 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 206 €;
41 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 RF: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Canon RF.
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Opinion:For the price it's fine. You have to be aware that when wide open it is very soft. To get some sharpness you have to close down to f2.8 (for the center). Unfortunately for the edges you have to close to f5.6. I also noticed that if you close the aperture more, already at f8 there is a lot of diffraction. Taken used at 160€ it can fit. The 35mm optically is something else.
Cons:Poor sharpness, low price but worth the cost, not enough micro contrast
Opinion:Unlike all the other RF lenses I've tried, it's not optimized for full-aperture use (not even in the center) and you need to close down to f2.8 for acceptable sharpness in the center and f5.6 for corners. It reminds me of the sharpness of the 50mm ef 1.4 but worse. It also suffers from backlighting. On the other hand, the very small weight and the space occupied in the bag, practically zero. Nice manual focus ring that can be customized like other RF lenses.
Cons:No hood - single ring for af/diaphragms - yield at the edges up to f:4
Opinion:I also own the RF L-series f:1,2 parifocal. Needless to make comparisons, otherwise one of the two should not exist: if the 50/1.2 were not perfect, it should not cost what it costs; If 50/1.8 were perfect, it couldn't cost what it costs. But precisely: despite sharing the focal length and despite having only one stop of difference brightness, they are two profoundly different lenses in light of the use that can be made of them: I would never go on the Dolomite trails with the 50/1.2, to say, nor, being able to choose between the two, I would use the 50/1.8 for a ceremony or a portrait session. The little guy actually does well, as long as you take into account that the major openings are "emergency" and do not pretend to adequately enhance all the quality offered by the sensor of an R5. Probably on other less resolving cameras the speech improves more and more. It is light and fits in your pocket, it goes very well with the 24/1.8 and probably even more with the announced 28/2.8 pancakes. It must be borne in mind (at least I am forced to do so) that a small and light lens is always preferable to a massive and corpulent one in all cases in which long stretches are traveled on foot, even more if uphill, even more if under the scorching sun. It's obvious, but I still remember the insane idea of taking 28-70/2 with me on the paths of the Alpe di Siusi. Of course, returning home, in front of the mac, I appreciated its stellar quality: but they were all shots from f: 5.6 to f: 11, that is, in conditions in which even the small and cheap 50/1.8 would have given convincing results, weighing a tenth of the fabulous superbright zoom I had with me. In short, when I know a priori that I will shoot a lot of architecture or landscape, I take the 15-35 / 2.8 L. But if I go out light without knowing what I will focus the camera on, I always add to the basic kit (eg 24-105) the very small and reviled 16 / 2.8, which is not at the level of the other, but still offers a very dignified yield and an angle of field otherwise the prerogative of much more expensive and huge "monsters". The back and shoulders thank you. The same goes for 50/1.8, based on the principle that the best lens in the world is the one you have when you shoot. If you stayed at home because it was too heavy, don't shoot. And it is always better to take home a (good) photo taken with a non-perfect lens than not to shoot at all having left a perfect lens at home.
Opinion:Optics that are well suited on FF and Aps-c. One might think, given the low price, of a not good quality and yield, instead it is an excellent optics that for practicality of use and transport should not be missing in the kit of a photographer. A TA already has a good sharpness, perhaps just soft enough that does not hurt for portraits and blur, but just close at f2.8 and the sharpness becomes excellent, even excellent at f4. Excellent color rendering as Canon mom has accustomed us. Chromatic aberration little noticeable and cmq nothing uncorrectable in pp. The only negative aspect is the lack of the hood in the package that if one wants, must be purchased separately. In conclusion, it is a handy lens with excellent performance that for size and weight, you mount it on your mirrorless and carry it around without transport problems.
Opinion:Purchased at 160€ new, together with the R8 is a crazy combo. It becomes a compact. the af is fast, follows very well a child who runs, it is super light and sharp, not at the levels of the L series but we are talking about an economic objective. The hood is missing but I do not see the strict need for it. Even going for a walk put the car and the 50ino in the pocket of the jacket and go.
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