Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Review
Who would have guessed you can take great pictures with a 70 dollar lens?! well, the 50MM 1.8 is a little wonder. Sure it feels like a cheap plastic toy, but having a f/1.8 lens in your bag for low light situations is invaluable.
I like the extreme shallow depth of field i can attain with this lens. While many complain about the bokeh being ugly, I think it can have a unique effect in certain photographs.
I recently took this lens only on a camping trip where i did not want to lug around my 2.8 zoom lenses. It proved to be a fun lens to have, making me think harder about framing and composition, and shuffle around with my feet instead of easily turning a zoom ring.
Overall, this is a great lens for the price, provides sharp pictures, bold colors, fast lens for low light, all in a light-weight package.
From the Manufacturer
Lightweight and affordable, this sharp lens with a fast f/1.8 aperture is an excellent first lens for those who prefer a fixed focal length, and makes an excellent addition to any photographer’s system for available-light shooting. A traditional Gauss-type optical design ensures sharp performance even wide open, and it focuses as close as 18 inches/0.45m.
A medium telephoto lens with a large aperture brings the subject closer, creates excellent background blur, gives a longer flash range, and affords a faster shutter speed to freeze the action. A standard zoom lens, with its natural angle of view and perspective, captures the subject plainly, with no special effects. However, you can use standard lenses in creative ways by varying the subject distance, aperture, and angle.
I like the extreme shallow depth of field i can attain with this lens. While many complain about the bokeh being ugly, I think it can have a unique effect in certain photographs.
I recently took this lens only on a camping trip where i did not want to lug around my 2.8 zoom lenses. It proved to be a fun lens to have, making me think harder about framing and composition, and shuffle around with my feet instead of easily turning a zoom ring.
Overall, this is a great lens for the price, provides sharp pictures, bold colors, fast lens for low light, all in a light-weight package.
From the Manufacturer
Lightweight and affordable, this sharp lens with a fast f/1.8 aperture is an excellent first lens for those who prefer a fixed focal length, and makes an excellent addition to any photographer’s system for available-light shooting. A traditional Gauss-type optical design ensures sharp performance even wide open, and it focuses as close as 18 inches/0.45m.
A medium telephoto lens with a large aperture brings the subject closer, creates excellent background blur, gives a longer flash range, and affords a faster shutter speed to freeze the action. A standard zoom lens, with its natural angle of view and perspective, captures the subject plainly, with no special effects. However, you can use standard lenses in creative ways by varying the subject distance, aperture, and angle.
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