3 thoughts on “Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Standard AutoFocus Lens – Gray Market”

1. 59 of 60 people found the following review helpful

   
   Must have for entry level SLR owners!, April 16, 2010

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   E. Wiest –
   
     

   This review is from: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Standard AutoFocus Lens – Gray Market (Electronics)

   So, you just got your Canon SLR, and want to go beyond the kit lens. There is no better choice than the Canon 50 mm f/1.8 II. I have owned it for two years. I own higher-end lenses (70-200 f/4 L and 100 mm f/2.8 macro), but end up using this lens more often than any other. On a 1.6 crop body (like the Rebel series) the lens is a great portrait length. The lens is sharp enough that I cannot on a Rebel XS (12 mp) I go to pixelation before seeing effects of loss of sharpness from the lens on test photos.
   The biggest upgrade from the kit lens is the huge gain in speed. This lens is very sharp at f/2.0 or 2.2, and with normal indoor light you will be able to shoot flashless at ISO400 comfortably. This was the lens I trusted for the birth of our first son, and I couldn’t be more happy with the images it captured. Even in the low light of the hospital room I was able to catch those first eyes-open moments without a flash.
   This lens is very light (maybe a little cheap feeling), which is nice when you are just carrying a camera to family outings or traveling. Really, a Rebel series with this lens is not that much larger than a quality point-and-shoot, but you have much more creative flexability and get much better shots.

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2. 21 of 24 people found the following review helpful

   
   Great Beginner Prime Lens, June 25, 2010

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   Zymonds (Sacramento, CA) –

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   This review is from: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Standard AutoFocus Lens – Gray Market (Electronics)

   This lens has an excellent aperture (f1.8) for the price. It allows you to really control the depth of field when taking portraits and other settings where you want to have the background blurred or softened. The lens is cheap because it is made out of plastic. Even the bracket to mount to the camera is plastic. The manual focus ring is very small, about 5mm wide, or just a little wider than a polarizer filters’ ring.

   This lens is sharper than the standard zoom lens that comes with the Rebel series (18-55mm). So if you are on a budget it is a great buy. I knew it was made out of plastic before I bought it, so I wasn’t surprised when i got it. I do not regret this purchase, because for what you get, you can’t beat this price.

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3. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

   
   Canon EF 50mm f/1.8, September 27, 2009

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   J. Maurigi (New Jersey) –
   
     

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   This review is from: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Standard AutoFocus Lens – Gray Market (Electronics)

   The purchase of this lens was the culmination of several months of reading reviews and agonizing over cost vs. quality. It seemed like I should buy the higer priced f/1.4 but, as I wanted to upgrade my standard zoom lens too, I could not justify the expense. To my delight, this is an excellent lens. I’ve used it for some portrait work and at a recent wedding. It really turns out some beautiful pictures. Although I’m not a professional, I do work locally and the addition of this lens to my kit is a significant upgrade. I highly recommend this lens for its quality as well as the price.

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