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Canon EF 50mm f 1.8 II Camera Lens

Canon EF 50mm f 1.8 II Camera Lens by Canon $108.00 At Amazon on 2-6-2012.

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 Amazon.com Product Description 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 Once upon a time the 50 mm lens was THE standard camera lens and was THE optical benchmark by which manufacturers were judged and compared. Although the basic lens focus has now shifted (at least at the low to mid amateur level) to zooms - you can still benefit from years of research and development that went into designing the 50 mm lens and this here lens may be the best lens, dollar for dollar, that you can ever buy. The question is can you afford not to own this lens? Years of development have brought us a lens that has a fast aperture of 1.8 - far faster than any consumer zoom lens - and that is sharp as a filed tack. Be forewarned about the sharpness . . . if you are taking pictures of people, this lens is unyielding in its sharpness and may well surprise you and your subjects whose every blemish is captured. The lens has a fabulously shallow depth of field if you want to use the 1.8 aperture to blow out a background. This lens is also ridiculously inexpensive. It is not USM - so it is a little loud. It does not have a moving focus scale. For the money though - this is heaven. As to the build quality - yes, it is plastic. No, it's not built like the Rock of Gibraltar. If you are going to give this lens extensive use as your everyday lens and you shoot a lot, it may not hold up all that well as one reviewer suggests. However, I've now had this lens and used it fairly regularly (although not as the primary lens) for about 8 years and it is still in great condition. In my mind, spend the $$ on this first before you go and drop $330 on the 50mm 1.4 USM lens and I think you'll find it gets the job done nicely and that the extra $250 on the 1.4 may not be worth the difference in build (major difference), speed (minor difference) and image quality (minor difference). Back To Top Canon EF 50mm f 1.8 II Camera Lens Available from Amazon Price: $108.00 Updated on 2-6-2012.

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