Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
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See 47 sample photos taken with the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
50 mm
autofocus prime lens
f/1.8
  • Generic motor Built-in focus motor

reviewswhat are people saying

"Use it in low light or for portraits, or as a general walk around lens. It's the one that stays on my camera all the time now. "

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"I purchased this lens because it's small, sharp, fast, light and cheap. Something I can put on my Canon body and take with me on business trips "

bhphotovideo.com

"Little on the loud side when trying to focus."

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compatibilitywith digital cameras

Pros

The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II vs other Digital camera lenses

Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/1.8
Length Quite short Help
41 mm
Weight Very light Help
130 g
Diameter Small diameter Help
69 mm
Prime lens Prime lens Help
Typically very sharp

The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II vs other Digital camera lenses

Auto focus Supports autofocus Help
Easier to use

Cons

The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II vs other Digital camera lenses

Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Max focal length Poor telephoto lens Help
50 mm

Specifications

General
Min focal length
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 50 mm
Max focal length
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 50 mm
Zoom range
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 1x
Magnification
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 1:6.7 (0.1)

Aperture
Wide maximum
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 f/1.8
above average above average
Wide minimum
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 f/22
Tele maximum
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 f/1.8
above average above average
Tele minimum
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 f/22

Features
Auto focus
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 Yes
above average above average
Focus motor
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 Generic motor
Image stabilization
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 None
Fisheye
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 No
Tilt-shift
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 No

Form factor
Lens mount
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 Canon EF (Full-frame)
Length
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 41 mm
above average above average
Diameter
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 69 mm
Filter size
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 52 mm
Weight
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 130 g
above average above average

Angle of view
Wide horizontal
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 39.6°
Telephoto horizontal
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 39.6°
Wide vertical
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 27°
Telephoto vertical
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 27°
Wide diagonal
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 46.8°
Telephoto diagonal
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 46.8°

Angle of view (On Canon EF-S APS-C 1.5x crop cameras)
Wide horizontal
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 26.6°
below average below average
Telephoto horizontal
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 26.6°
Wide vertical
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 18°
below average below average
Telephoto vertical
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 18°
Wide diagonal
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 31.7°
below average below average
Telephoto diagonal
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 31.7°

Competitors

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DiscussionWhat do you think about the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens?

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Avatar for Sanam Sanam (6:44 PM, November 20, 2015)
The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM would probably be a better option!
 
joey (6:56 PM, June 08, 2013)
Can you use a cannon ef 50mm 1:1.8 (not II) on digital camera
 
Michael (7:41 PM, January 20, 2013)
For the price, this thing is really amazing. It obviously excels at getting shots in low light, but try stopping it down a bit when the light is more favorable - at f/8 it can sometimes beat out my L zoom lens.
 
Avatar for matias elgart matias elgart (5:46 AM, September 14, 2012)
light, cheap and non-intimidating to your photo subjects. i've taken some of my favorite pictures with this lens. sometimes not very sharp at all, though, and i've missed a couple of good shots as a result. worth the money and practical.
 
Avatar for Oren E Oren E (4:05 AM, December 04, 2011)
Really liked your city (HCM) by the way. that mix of old and new. I'm using 600D and just ordered this lens off ebay. Looking to get better sharpness than the kit lenses (18-55mm and 55-250mm) I got.
 
Avatar for Ginny Le Ginny Le (11:08 PM, February 01, 2011)
It's really cheap and brings you wonderful DOF. I first hated the pentagon bokeh in live view mode but it doesn't show in photos therefore it doesn't matter to me.
 
Avatar for dcbryan dcbryan (6:18 AM, January 02, 2011)
I wouldn't say that's the only bad thing, it's also cheap as hell breaks very easily. But for $70, what more could you ask for.
 
POOFACE (9:32 AM, December 19, 2010)
The only thing bad about the lens is that you can see the arpature in the bokeh. This gets really annoying as the nice fuzzy dots ( that you normally get) turn into fuzzy pentagons sometimes.
 
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