Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens
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Features
- 50mm standard lens with f/1.8 maximum aperture
- Traditional Gauss-type optical design is extremely sharp
- Focuses as close as 18 inches for extreme close-ups
- Ideal for natural-looking shots; excellent color balance
- Measures 2.7 inches in diameter; 1-year warranty
Product Description
Compact and high-performance, this standard lens is the lightest EF lens of all at a mere 4.6 oz. (130g). Its Gaussian optics provides sharp delineation from near to far focusing distances. The color balance is excellent for a standard lens.Amazon.com Product Description
Lightweight and affordable, the Canon EF 50mm lens--which offers a fast f/1.8 aperture--is an excellent lens for people who prefer a fixed focal length. Canon's lightest EF lens at a mere 4.6 ounces, the lens boasts a traditional Gauss-type optical design that delivers a sharp performance even when wide open. As a result, the lens provides an image that's extremely close to how your eye perceives a subject, making it excellent for portraits and images that require a natural depth of field. In addition, the lens focuses as close as 18 inches, helping you take extreme close-ups. Finally, the lens offers an excellent color balance. As with all Canon lenses, the lens carries a one-year warranty.
- Focal length: 50mm
- Maximum aperture: 1:1.8
- Lens construction: 6 elements in 5 groups
- Diagonal angle of view: 46 degrees
- Focus adjustment: Overall linear extension system with Micromotor
- Closest focusing distance: 1.5 feet
- Filter size: 52mm
- Dimensions: 2.7 inches in diameter, 1.6 inches long
- Weight: 4.6 ounces
Customer reviews
Great images,good enough build quality. 
by .. snakeitg (Mississippi,USA)
I am getting great images with this lens.You can't beat the price.I just don't have much to gripe about.I won't dare complain about it feeling cheap,it was cheap,I knew that when I ordered it.Bottom line is it takes great pictures,if I break it because it is plastic I will buy another one.Also if I do break it, I'll be glad it was plastic.
Great Value for the Price - Good IQ 
by .. Michael D. Newcomer (Xenia, OH United States)
Yes, it's noisy focusing, made of plastic, but takes great images! I bought it mainly for it's low-light capability and have not been disappointed. It's always a balancing act indoors trying not to use flash, but keep the ISO low enough as not to degrade the image. This lens fills that void nicely for me. Now it's just trying to keep the shutter speed high enough to freeze action indoors.
Nifty fifty! by .. Z. Jurma (USA)
No photographer should be without this lens! The price is amazing and the quality superb.
