Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II Camera Lens
Canon-EF-50mm Lens
[yasr_overall_rating]The Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II could be lone of the cheapest lenses now on the promote, but its optics contradict its lowly fee. Equally befits a classic standard prime lens, it’s very astute as stopped down (especially in the center), shows smallest chromatic anomaly, and has relatively low distortion; APS-C users will furthermore benefit from exceptionally low vignetting. Inside generally regards it comes very close indeed to its much more expensive larger brother, the EF 50mm F1.4 USM, lagging marginally behind in corner serration by one point aperture. The single real blight in imaging stipulations is the lens’s bokeh, or rendition of out-of-focus backgrounds, which is whatever thing but smooth with a evident tendency to render sharp highlights as obvious pentagons.
Technical Details
- 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
One of the best things about the EF 50/1.8 is that it’s cheap. Under $100 new for the “II” version. The original metal mount version seems to sell used for a premium, often over $150. In fact there’s one on eBay right now (Dec 09) – “with slight fungus” – listed for $269. That’s really a silly price, especially for a lens “with slight fungus”!. The original lens is slightly more desirable due to better construction, but I wouldn’t pay a huge price premium for one, nor would I buy a lens with fungus in it! The true “going rate” for the Mk I lens (as of Dec ’09) is in the $150-$170 range. Remember also that any “Mark I” original lens was made before 1990.
Customer Reviews…
…I paid more for it but it is built like a tank and the quality of photos are excellent.
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