Wavelength BlogCanon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Standard Prime Lens
- mfr: 0570C002
- SKU: 0570C002
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Standard Prime Lens is rated
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Product highlights
- Focal length: 50mm
- Aperture range: f/1.8
- Canon EF mount lens
- Full-Frame format
- Gear-Type STM stepping motor
- Optimized lens coating
- Minimum focusing distance of 1.15-feet
- 49mm filter size
- 6 elements in 5 groups
- 7-blade circular aperture
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Standard Prime Lens
The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Standard Prime Lens is compact, lightweight fixed focal length lens that is ideal for everyday photos. With a large f/1.8 aperture, it makes for a perfect lens in low-light situations and to produce creative background blur. It's optimal for everything from portraits to fast-moving subjects like children and pets. Continuous autofocus is super-smooth and quiet, thanks to Canon's gear-type stepping motor. That means you can shoot video clips without worrying about hearing the noise of the lens.
Focus Ring Placement
What really sets this lens apart is the newly updated focus ring placement. If you need a lens that can tackle many situations and give you maximum versatility, you can't do much better than this Nifty-Fifty from Canon!
Focal Range of 50mm
In the world of photography the 50mm lens is the absolute must-have for any collection. This lens has a fixed focal range of 50mm and is absolutely perfect for an array of uses such as portrait, wedding, detail shots, beautifully manipulated depth-of-field shots and so much more. By keeping the focal range fixed, this lens allows for a much wider aperture range, this is what allows for the depth-of field focus manipulation and the wonderful shots where the subject-matter is crisp and clear while the background is a beautiful blur.
Specifications
| Color | Black |
|---|---|
| Weight | 5.7oz |
| Lens Mount | Canon EF Mount |
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| Maximum Aperture | f/1.8 |
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| Minimum Aperture | Not Available |
| Focal Length | 50mm |
| Maximum Magnification | Not Available |
| Angle of view | 46 degree |
| Minimum Focus Distance | 1.15feet / 0.35m |
| Focus Type | Auto |
| Diaphragm Blades | Not Available |
| Fixed Focal Length | 50mm |
| Lens Format | Full Frame Sensors |
| Lens Type | Medium Telephoto |
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Ratings and reviews
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Standard Prime Lens SKU: 0570C002
Rated 5 out of
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Hawk Eye Visual from
Packs a Punch for the Price!
Listen. Buy this lens. It is so cheap compared to the other Canon lens and you can get stunning pictures with it. Stunning. At the price point and for what you can achieve with this lens, I would highly recommend adding this to your camera bag.
Date published: 2022-03-15
Rated 5 out of
5
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JeffT from
I love this lens
This lens is great due to the fact that it captures so much light. Also, its background blur is amazing. This is a great lens for a low price.
Date published: 2022-01-18
Rated 5 out of
5
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Lucas C from
Great lens
This is a great lens for anyone who wants to start with. It is very affordable and high quality. The only downside is that it doesn’t focus fast enough for continuous shooting, bu that is the only downside.
Date published: 2021-12-06
Rated 5 out of
5
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Tyffany Howard Films from
Quality Lens!
I’m so glad I purchased this lens. I’m in film school and on a limited budget, but I wanted a quality lens. I make documentaries, and I recently used this lens. What a difference a lens makes! Beautiful footage!
Date published: 2021-10-18
Rated 4 out of
5
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Storm from
Works great, loud focus ring and tight connection
I needed a camera with a large aperture for practicing photography in dark city scenes. This works great at f/1.8, and the bokeh looks great. When the lens focuses, either automatically or manually, it's quite loud. I read that in some other reviews too, and they were quite serious. I thought "it can't be that bad", but it's quite noticeable.
Both the lens I tried at the store and the lens I walked home with have really rough threads. What I mean by that is when twisting it onto my T7, it feels like I'm cross-threading it; it just doesn't feel right. It still works every time, but my 18-55, 70-300, and 35 macro twist on with ease. I'm not sure if I'm unlucky with the two 50s I put on my camera, or if there was some kind of manufacturing defect.
Date published: 2021-07-26
Rated 5 out of
5
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TonyL from
Prime, but essential
Nothing better than an essential plus a promised delivery. Love it
Date published: 2021-06-04
Rated 5 out of
5
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Angela G from
Cannon Lens
love this lens! i have already received a bunch of complements from clients! Great purchase!
Date published: 2021-04-28
Rated 5 out of
5
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YLD from
Great!
The lens is great. The price was reasonable and I am enjoying the lens. I haven't run into any problems yet.
Date published: 2021-04-01
Rated 5 out of
5
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Paul_briaud_photo from
The cheapest but yet the best
The nifty fifty is the one of the most popular lens on the market. It is also one of the cheapest and yet, the quality is here. It provides sharp photo with a crazy bokeh at low aperture. I use it for astrophotography too and results are great. Just be careful around f/1.8-2, chromatic aberration and coma appear on the edges (in very low light conditions like astrophotography), but nothing to be concerned if you center well your object.
Date published: 2021-03-10
Rated 5 out of
5
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Christiecip3 from
Love my nifty fifty!
Love this lens! The 1.8 aperature is perfect and is now my go to lens!
Date published: 2021-03-08
Rated 5 out of
5
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Mikeo225 from
EF 50mm f/1.8 STM
Great lens, very happy with it so far. It takes nice sharp photos
Date published: 2020-12-31
Rated 5 out of
5
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Marc Plainguet from
Excellent lens!
Wonderful little inexpensive but creatively valuable lens. Perfect for portraits the background can be nicely soft but your subject is super sharp.
Date published: 2020-12-28
Rated 5 out of
5
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Eni_d8 from
50mm/1.8stm lens
Very satisfied with this purchase, good quality, great pictures
Date published: 2020-12-11
Rated 5 out of
5
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Thad from
Street Photography at its best!
Fun tool to add to my street photography arsenal. Quick, easy to use and sharp glass.
Date published: 2020-12-06
Rated 5 out of
5
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OMAH from
Good
If you're getting the M50, note that you need an adapter but a good lens.
Date published: 2020-12-02
Rated 5 out of
5
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sarahportraits from
Great Lens! (especially for the price)
I’ve had this lens for almost a year now, it’s been great for both my outdoor shoots and my studio photos.
Date published: 2020-11-21
Rated 4 out of
5
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KTodd17 from
Pros and Cons to this lens
While this lens can produce some amazing photos that are super sharp, the downside is this lens has horrible chromatic aberration. But it's a really great bang for you buck and if you can work around that, it's a good little lens to have. I personally have troubles with the focus. It doesn't like to use the face tracking with my EOS R but when everything works, it works really really great!
Date published: 2020-11-15
Rated 5 out of
5
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PugGamer from
Amazing Lens
I've had this lens for about a month and I absolutely love it! It is sharper than my higher-end lenses and has a wide aperture. This lens takes great pictures and I think that every photographer should have this lens in their arsenal.
Date published: 2020-10-25
Rated 5 out of
5
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Amy L from
Must Have!
Love the Nifty 50! It’s a must have for portraits, buy this NOW. You won’t regret it. Got it for my Rebel T6
Date published: 2020-10-04
Rated 5 out of
5
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Tara of oz from
Youtuber approved
Brought my YouTube channel from a 2 to a 10. Beautiful.
Date published: 2020-09-05
Rated 5 out of
5
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Firmin from
Portrait mode++
I bought this about a month ago and wow! All of my Instagram pictures are using this now
Date published: 2020-08-24
Rated 5 out of
5
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Anonymous from
Beginner lens
Lightweight, easy to use and has good quality. Good for short distances
Date published: 2020-07-03
Rated 5 out of
5
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Melissa6428 from
She's in Love
I bought this for my daughter's birthday and she loves it! It takes amazing pictures!
Date published: 2020-06-29
Rated 5 out of
5
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Dan84 from
Love it
Love this lens. I do a lot of outdoors shooting and works perfect.
Date published: 2020-06-29
Rated 4 out of
5
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ZeR from
Lens
For someone who is just learning about cameras, you should know you need an adapter with this lens if you have an M50 camera.
Date published: 2020-06-24
Rated 5 out of
5
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Macy M from
Nifty fifty coming through
Definitely worth every penny. This lens should be a staple in everyone’s collection, and it’s a good beginner/intermediate lens too!
Date published: 2020-06-14
Rated 5 out of
5
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Victor s from
Best for beginners
I was provided a camera to mess around and practice with, which came with 2 lenses. i loved it. But something was missing. I was told i need a nifty fifty. So i did some research and came to this lense. I saw the reviews and thought ok i need to get this and try it. for the price it was reasonable. Since ive had it, My portrait shots are sooo much better. its not great for movement, but when captured it is absolutely great.
Date published: 2020-06-12
Rated 2 out of
5
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APP from
STM that's LOUD
It's an STM lens, but there's nothing silent in it. I can hear it focusing (hunting) in the other room, behind closed door. The reason I bought it - aside the 1.8 - is that the ad says it's an STM lens and expected to be (near) silent. For comparison I have STM, L lenses, some cheaper lenses (including 3rd party) and none is this LOUD.
Aside that, it's an ok lens. Not that sharp at 1.8, but can live w it and for the price can't complain, however if Canon advertises it as near silent than - unless it's faulty - I expect near silent...
If it would be quieter (not even silent like other STMs) I would love to keep it, as it could be a great walk around portrait, low light, light travel lens..
The only way I could submit this if I allowed DATA COLLECTION FOR THIS SITE!
It was complaining about an adblocker but that's not the issue..
Date published: 2020-06-11
Rated 5 out of
5
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Recoop photography from
Not a pro!
Ok. I bought an m50 a month ago. Not bad! I upgraded from a Nikon d3200 with kit lenses. I never felt like I was able to get that "wow" picture. Well the m50 didn't do that with the kit lens. So instead of spending more money on a "bigger better" camera I did some research. Surprised to find out that the lens makes the camera. Not the other way around. So I bought the 50mm 1.8 and a speed booster. My first shot was absolutely stunning and creamy I'm going to go to a full sensor camera one day so I'll prob just keep using speed booster and buying ef mount lenses until I do. I don't see why I would put money into m mounts anymore.
Date published: 2020-05-23
Rated 5 out of
5
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San Jose Photo Nut from
Took a chance
I bought this lens based on the ratings of others and I'm glad that I did. I always check specs. before buying any thing. Even though this is not an L series lens, for my pocket book and in my mind this lens would be hard to beat - so there! Say what you will?
Date published: 2020-05-16