Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM

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On average, users rate this product 94/100 and experts rate this product 82/100.

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Expert review by : Jim Fisher (pcmag.com)

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM

The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM is the company's least expensive lens. It's an excellent value, even if it does have some flaws.

Sharp at f/1.8. Lightweight. Silent, smooth video focus. Very affordable.

Modest barrel distortion. Slower focus. Can flare. Some fall-off at wide aperture. Omits stabilization. Narrower field of view on APS-C cameras. Hood not included.

Conclusions When a lens is priced this low, you're willing to forgive some of its shortcomings. The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM is plenty sharp, but its autofocus motor is on the slow side and it shows some fall-off at its widest apertures. The STM motor...

Jul, 2015

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Expert review by : Bryan Carnathan (the-digital-picture.com)

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens Review

Is the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens right for you? Learn all you need to know about the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens in The-Digital-Picture.com's review!

May, 2021

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Expert review by : Mark Goldstein (photographyblog.com)

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Review

The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM is an appealingly simple, compact and capable lens that's equally at home on an APS-C or full-frame DSLR camera. It's also very cheap, making it a worthy addition to any EOS user's camera bag.

Jun, 2015

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Expert review by (imaging-resource.com)

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Review

It's probably not as sharp as some people would like when used wide open, but stopped down to ƒ/2.8 or ƒ/4, it's as sharp as sharp gets. For the price point, you really can't go wrong with this lens, and it's a welcome improvement in sharpness over the...

Jul, 2015

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Expert review by : Gordon Laing (cameralabs.com)

Canon EF 50mm f1.8 STM review

Canon's EF 50mm f1.8 STM is a low-priced standard 'prime' lens for the EOS range of DSLRs. Announced in May 2015, it's the long-awaited replacement for the EF 50mm f1.8 II, the most successful lens in the EF catalogue, yet one that's actually 24 years...

The Canon EF 50mm f1.8 STM is as close to a no-brainer as you can get in the EF lens catalogue. It represents one of the most affordable entries to the joys of fixed-focal length 'prime' lens photography, delivering better quality, superior low-light...

Feb, 2017

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Expert review by : Szymon Starczewski (lenstip.com)

Canon EF 50 mm f/1.8 STM

In 1987 with the launch of the EF 50 mm f/1.8 model equipped with a metal mount started the history of 50 mm f/1.8 devices. That first lens didn't linger on the market for long because already in 1990 its successor was shown, the EF 50 mm f/1.8 II. For...

excellent image quality in the frame centre ; decent image quality on the edge of the frame ; very good control of the chromatic aberration ; moderate distortion ; slight vignetting on the APS-C ; moderate astigmatism ; silent and accurate autofocus ;...

huge vignetting on full frame ; very high level of coma

Jul, 2015

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Expert review by : Gary Wolstenholme (ephotozine.com)

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens Review

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the new Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens, which is designed to offer smoother, quieter autofocus performance.

Very good sharpness in the centre at maximum aperture ; Excellent sharpness when stopped down ; Lightweight ; Silent focusing ; Good build quality

Sluggish focus speeds ; Sharpness could be better towards the edges at fast apertures

Canon's old 'Nifty Fifty' was a popular lens despite its poor build quality as it represented such good value for money. Even though this lens costs more than its predecessor, it still represents great value due to the high levels of sharpness it...

Jun, 2015

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Expert review by (professionalphotographer.co.uk)

Canon launches the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM - for popping portraits and beautiful background blur

Canon today unveils the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM, a new prime lens that enables you to capture images with subjects that pop from the scene, or create impact with beautiful background blur.

May, 2015

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

This is the "Nifty Fifty" with a twist.

This is a must have lens to have in your gear bag. It's a great lens to throw on your body (either crop or not) and get right out there and do some incredible portrait and street photography. You will not be disappointed.

Excellent portrait lens for both Full Frame and Crop Sensor bodies. Equates to approx. 85mm focal length on Canon 1.6 crop sensor cameras. New STM (Stepping motor) for silent and fast (although not blazing fast) focusing Very sharp lens. Do not let the...

Not really a con, but Smaller filter size (smaller than the standard f1.8 50mm Canon without STM. I recommend bying a step up or step down ring for filters anyways to keep your filter arsenal ready for most any lens in your gear bag. Full frame users...

Mar, 2016

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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM review by Prime Minister

It's small, lightweight, has a decent build quality and stopped down a little the image quality is very good. It has a metal lens mount. Sharpness, contrast and colors are excellent from f/2.8. The lens focusses quickly and accurately, but it's not...

Compact, lightweight, decent build quality, sharp, good colors and contrast, cheap

Jul, 2015

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