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Canon Lens EF 50mm f/1.8 STM

Canon Lens EF 50mm f/1.8 STM

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Compact and lightweight an outstanding walk-around lens Canon's EF 50mm f/1.8 STM is a great entry into the world of EOS prime lenses. With an 80mm effective focal length on APS-C cameras, 50mm on full-frame cameras, it's an excellent prime lens for portraits, action, even nighttime photography. It's bright maximum aperture of f/1.8 helps it not only to excel in low light but also to capture gorgeous, sharp images and movies with beautiful background blur thanks to its circular 7-blade design. An updated lens arrangement with new lens coatings helps render images with excellent color balance, plus minimized ghosting and flare. Performance is brilliant, with a stepping motor (gear-type STM) to deliver near silent, continuous Movie Servo AF for movies plus speedy, smooth AF for stills. A redesigned exterior with improved focus ring placement makes manual focus adjustments a breeze. Canon's most compact 50mm lens, the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM has a rugged metal mount, plus an improved minimum focusing distance of 1.15 ft. (0.35m) and a maximum magnification of 0.21x. Offering sharp performance for the best in movies and stills, it's a fixed focal length gem—the perfect lens for photographers and moviemakers to expand the creative possibilities with their EOS cameras.

The rear of the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens, The only other control on the lens barrel is a focus mode switch with the usual AF/MF settings. Note that this lens offers full-time manual focusing even when AF is selected.

Chromatic Aberrations, Chromatic aberrations, typically seen as purple or blue fringes along contrasty edges, are impressively well controlled with this lens - the examples below show the worst-case scenario.

Light Fall-off, With the lens wide open at f/2.8, you can see some obvious light fall-off in the corners, but distortion is very well controlled.

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5/5
23 February 2024
by DavidBX
Affordable, fast, fun!
Everybody knows about the nifty fifty! It's a wonderfully small prime lens that has a fast aperture for a cheap price. The STM variant does seems quite a bit better from the previous version. I have used this lens on my Canon T3, T5i, and now my R8.
Written by canon.com customer
4/5
28 June 2024
by Shaun
nifty 50
Brilliant for the price. Cannot even compare it to a kit lens, quality is just so much better.great for an amateur photographer to learn with and start seeing how your camera works. Wish it came with a little lens cover/sunshade or even a little lens bag like the competition does.
Written by takealot.com customer
5/5
08 May 2024
by MARSHA
Nice lense
I haven't been able to use this lense alot since I bought it . But the pictures that I have taken with it are very clear and sharp! I hope to get out this weekend to take some pictures .
Written by nfm.com customer
5/5
23 September 2024
by Jim W.
Seems like most lists of must have lenses have this one on their list. I am not disappointed. Haven't had a chance to use it much yet.
Written by districtcamera.com customer
5/5
22 February 2021
by StéphaneL
The best!
This lens has transformed my 2000d, and my photographic qualities in portrait mode and in automotive photography. It allows to sublimate the smallest details by adding a blurred background. After half a day of use, you get used to it quickly. A must for those who wish to progress in photography.
Written by ldlc.com-en customer
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Canon Lens EF 50mm f/1.8 STM
Canon Lens EF 50mm f/1.8 STM