Canon R 50mm f/1.8 (II)

Hallelujah! Such a deal! Dang, this cheap little thing is sharper than a bunch of fancy pants jobs that cost triple the cost or more. I picked this up used for a can of beans and it's one of the best buys I've ever encountered in the photo world. I'm no expert, that's for sure, and if my photos, right after clamping the thing into the camera, are right on the button, it says a lot. I've got no technique and with this thing I don't need any technique. If you're a beginner, snatch one of these up at a bargain basement price. If you're an experienced shutterbug, you already knew that.

Main lens is great- other stuff sent didn't fit The lens and adapter work well with my Canon EOS M50. The filters, wide angle, and telephoto lenses were not the correct size. A ring adapter was sent which was nice. But, I see artifacts and shadowing from the wide angle and the Telephoto lenses.

Extremely good value for the prime lens-curious I'm an amateur who has been using zoom lenses for my Canon EOS T5i for awhile now, and wanted to try shooting with a prime lens, but new lenses are an expensive proposal... until now! This inexpensive 50mm lens was well worth the money I spent on it just for the experimentation. What's the attraction? This lens has a minimum F-stop of 1.8 (as opposed to 4.5 on my best zoom lens), which means a better contrast of foreground and background on my images, clean, crisp lines, and beautiful light even at night. I couldn't be happier with the images, I don't miss the zoom as much as I thought I would, and I am excited to look for even better fixed focal lenses. It does take some time to get used to the focal distance, which means you have to have more room between you and the subject (the standard kit lens for the T5i has a minimum 18mm FD), so not ideal for close quarters shooting, but that's the price you pay. But why didn't I give this lens five stars? For what it is, it's great, but it is by no means perfect. It's an EF lens and not an EFS lens, so it lacks image stabilization (which is okay in my opinion) making it best used with a good tripod. Not a big deal, but what is a big deal is the servo noise. Maybe it's because this is such a lightweight lens, but the auto-focus is the loudest I've ever heard on a camera. My tip: if you're shooting video, manually focus EVERYTHING or the mic will pick up the lens sound and little else. My last not-really-a-gripe gripe is that this lens has a 52mm case instead of the "standard" Canon EF 58mm, which means that if you've invested in filters they simply will not work with this lens, and you'll have to buy new ones, which add weight to a camera bag. In fairness, if you move from standard EF-EFS to another manufacturer's lens you will have to contend with this anyway, so it's not a big deal.Read full review