Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 Lens Review/ Overview

[kubruk]

what!

[siliconsurf]

cheap plastic...trash it.

[RAWRXEJ]

does this lens have a zoom? stupid question haha

[ajhw10]

No, it's a prime.

[moepOo]

RAGE

[bobomonkey4]

yer being shot lens is a good thing

[malayneum]

its pronouced "bow-kayh" not "bow-keh". its a japanese term.

[ajhw10]

You may be correct, but your grammar is incorrect in that sentence.

[malayneum]

haha ok.

[niokniok51]

lol :>

[RainingSushi]

@ajhw10 malayneum grammar and post is correct in every way

[sadista25aco]

@ajhw10 wrong spelling you mean?

[ajhw10]

@sadista25aco what?

[millions888]

@sadista25aco It's called "it's", dearie.

[diugc]

Just order it for $86.00 Cant wait, I will be using it on a Canon 50D

[Elbarto1277]

loool, this is like plastik rims on a Corvette xD

[phildas]

fabulous comment! but no the lens is good for the money you spend!

[zaohad1]

I hasve one of these lenses And they are very good, I'm always afraid of breaking it though it seems very flimsy. Looking thru an old camera box of items I found a helios 44 f2 lens.

has manual aperture and focus and is built like a tank,>I'm waiting for adaptor though and then well see what its like.

[zaohad1]

I'm looking into using older lenses on eos body with an adaptor. The old lenses are very solid with very good optics generally.

[LDD86]

$84.95 - $89.95 on B&H website (grey market and US warratny respectively)

[sminxsmjs]

i actually got it for x-mas and it's 98€ =) but ofcourse awesome, great review

[worcesteranon]

i just bought that lens online, $85 USD, CAN'T WAIT FOR IT!

[sminxsmjs]

wow that's so much cheaper...

[hammerchop]

got mine for $30 usd

[sminxsmjs]

either a used one or garbage, they're around 80-90 bucks and a little pricier in slovenia, europe (120-140$)

[patrickbseattle]

Very Good review, This is one of the best value=quality len's out there.

[ProfetaParanoia]

along the 85 1.8 what a lens!

[wonmiin]

2:57- Were you on deviantart by any chance? The colour of the website looks like it on the reflection of the lens.

[charlieT989]

at last now i know how to mount this thing on my camera! thanks !

[djcobolt]

Can anyone message me or reply with why a EF lens like this can work on the rebel which is supposed to use the EF-s only? Or I thought that is what it was. Is there a resource that explains this better .

[ajhw10]

No, the 300D, 350D, 400D, 450D, 40D, 30D, 20D and 1000D or Rebel, Rebel XT, Rebel XTi, Rebel XSi or Rebel XS, can all take both lens types, for example my Rebel XTi is using a film (EF) lens as it's main lens right now.

I hope this helps!

[djcobolt]

It does help so its good to know but doesn't the lens cast an image on the sensor that is larger then the sensor? Obviously you don't see this in your picture you see only what the sensor saw but are the edges distorted etc?

[ajhw10]

Well all rebel bodies are cropped sensor. So you have to multiply the focal length by 1.6.

For example: 50x1.6 = 80

Therefore the focal length is 80mm on a rebel body.

No, distortion is not a problem.

[djcobolt]

Awesome , that makes sense so then buying an EF-S lens is not really nessesary if say you can get a EF L at the same price , considering you need to do the math, as long as that math works then you could end of with a better lens.....tricky bastards with their ef-s's

[syang9]

can you use a filter with this lens?

[hockeystarmb]

you can use a filter with any lens. they make filters for every size lens

[syang9]

i was under the impression that since the focusing mechanism extends the f/1.8 lens, you couldn't use a filter with it.. is this not the case with the 1.8 II?

[ajhw10]

You can use any filter apart from a Polarizer as you need to turn this filter, to get the correct effect. You would need a Canon USM lens for a non rotating front element.

[ajhw10]

Yes it uses a 52mm filter thread.

[droadtrip]

Thanks for the review. Very good. 5 stars.

[fffaster]

it produces a shallow depth of field.. it's not designed for portrature.. but it can be used for it

[ajhw10]

I agree, I was just giving a use of the lens, it is a seriously good portrait lens though, and it has a great DoF.

Check out the photographs in the sidebar -> :)

[ajhw10]

Sorry for the poor quality video, my webcam isn't too good :/