 "Fast and light lens, great for the price" | 2008-10-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1TMZYIUPTDE0G |
| Well, for the money I spent this lens is wonderful. A little flimsy, as other reviewers have noted but almost heroic in its capacity for good pictures. I wouldn't take it on safari, but with the pop-up flash on my 40D this thing will take a passing portrait in a nearly dark room. The kit lens does not compare, speedwise. A drawback might be that when you really need the USM autofocus other lenses offer, this lens stutters a bit.br /br /All in all, a great value for the price and a handy one to have for low light photography. Be gentle, though! I don't think it would survive even a minor impact. |
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 "Awesome Lens" | 2008-10-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: A13D8C1UHDVWFG |
| I read somewhere that the nickname for this lens is the "Plastic Fantastic" and it surely is!br /br /I wanted a lens that was faster than my 2.8mm but didn't want to spend over $600. A friend recommended this one to me, and it was less than a $100. Somewhat skeptical, I read tons of reviews to see what others who own it have to say about it's performance and don't think I saw a bad review on it. br /br /Takes great photos, and you won't find a lens this fast for the price.... Highly recommended if you want to save some money and still have an excellent lens. |
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| "Amazing!" | 2008-10-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2JSAGGCDL4U4N |
| this lens is amazing for the price. ive had it for a little over a month now and havent had any problems with it before. however, be warned at f/1.8 the pictures are a little soft. so if you're looking for extremely clear crisp pictures you should bump it up to 3.2 or so. other than that i have absolutely no complaints about this lens. |
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| "Great lens, Great Price!" | 2008-10-02 |
| - Reviewed By User: A48B03WC6YMGP |
| I recieved my new lens two days ago and I haven't been able to stop taking pictures! Really does what I want!! |
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| "Worth every penny!" | 2008-09-25 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1MAX9PWYCE27 |
| Best bang for your buck, for sure! I was going for the f/1.4 but am glad I settled for this. Creates beautiful images for a low cost. Perfect for portraits. Yes, it's true, it's not built very strong, but every Canon owner should have this one in their camera bag!!!! |
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| "Slow down and think" | 2008-09-20 |
| - Reviewed By joekoz451 |
I bought the Canon EF 50mm as an exercise in "getting back to basics". Because it lacks any zoom, it forces me to think through compositions and what I'm doing. The up side of digital photography is that it doesn't cost any more to take another shot (as it did with film). The down side is that digital photography encourages the AK-47 approach to shooting ... shoot a lot and look for the pictures later. The consequence is that I noticed my "keeper" ratio dropped significantly. A prime lens is my counter-measure because it slows me down and forces me to examine a photo opportunity from a number of angles ... moving myself to find different angles rather than zooming through the possibilities.
The optics are crisp and simple compared to tons of glass grouped to accommodate multiple focal lengths. F/1.8 is quite fast, yielding more latitude in low light situations. Canon makes an f1.4 50mm with a metal housing (rather than the f/1.8's plastic construction) that is marginally better but at between 3 and 4 times the cost with a minimal gain in lens speed. In that I don't do combat photography, I anticipate the plastic construction will work out just fine.
Auto-focus is Canon quiet - I have a couple Tamron lenses who's auto-focus sounds like a rather large truck shifted into reverse by comparison.
If you're looking for a good prime lens at a very affordable price, the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 is a great bargain - but keep in mind that with the "less than full frame" dig-it-all cameras, it functions like a 80mm telephoto ... a really great portrait lens. |
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 "poorly constructed lens" | 2008-09-19 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1URCN3OB8Q1ST |
I bought an exact same lens in December of last year from AMAZON.com (I never got asked to review that lens) while purchasing a Canon DSLR(from DELL). While I was on a field trip,the lens fell apart physically in to two segments. I had to replace it right away and I rushed to buy another of the same kind as I felt it could have been a freak problem with one lens.
Apart from its being a cheap and lite it was an okay lens.
I wonder if I would get it repaired if it falls physically apart again, as Canon seemed to disown any responsibility for its doing so spontaneously!
As an experienced photographer for over 45 years, I have never seen a lens that came apart when used in an acceptable manner and I've my doubts as to physical stability of Canon lenses. |
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| "Great lens, very reasonably priced" | 2008-09-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2FVXB6XRIJYJH |
| I've taken some great pictures with this lens. But the most attractive attribute is its low price. The quality of the materials in this lens are on the cheap side, but as long as the lens functions well, it doesn't bother me! |
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| "A must-have lens for still photography" | 2008-09-16 |
| - Reviewed By lilheathen |
| I use this lens for close-up photography (with a close-up filter set) on a regular basis. The focal range of f/1.8 to f/32 is impressive, and it's sharp throughout. I've used it to take flower pics that blow up flawlessly to 16x20 prints as well as mouthwatering food shots for my brochure. It works great both on my old Canon EOS A2E film camera and my Canon Digital Rebel XT. For the price, it can't be beat. |
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| "must buy" | 2008-09-16 |
| - Reviewed By acrobatbat |
this is an excellent lens in terms of image quality , and certainly has the best performance to price ratio of any lens canon produces if the build quality was better (its not that great) it would be one of the greatest lens canon produces as it is its till is one of the greatest lens they make extremely sharp and colours are wonderfull without barrel distortion.it also allows for available light photography and wonderfull depth of field photos.
as for build quality do u really plan to drop and kick ure lenses.. i didnt think so, and at this price u cant loose |
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