Review on Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Fixed Lens - Discontinued by Manufacturer by Doyun Park ᠌

Name: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Fixed Lens - Discontinued by Manufacturer
Item: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Fixed Lens - Discontinued by Manufacturer
Rating: 4

September 23, 2022

I am satisfied with everything, both price and quality, I advise you to buy.

A very good entry-level prime lens.
More than a year has passed since the purchase and I have never regretted that I bought it.
After leaving the store, I immediately noticed that now a lot of surrounding objects do not fall into the frame and now I have to work more with my feet. But you quickly get used to it.
If there is a feeling that the lens included in the kit is no longer enough, then I believe that this model is an obligatory step towards the formation of a list of lenses that you need.
But you should not expect that having bought this lens, masterpieces will immediately begin to turn out, a lot depends on the experience of the photographer, and the carcass itself plays not the last place.
Before buying, you should read about the fixes, and specifically about this model.
It is worth going to the store with a camera and a printed scale to check the front and back focus. If the camera is under warranty, then even if there are inaccuracies, you can do a free adjustment during the warranty period, but it's better to choose carefully than to wait several weeks.

Pros

1. Aperture. Compared to whales Allows you to shoot at dusk and indoors (indoors, you should take into account the focal length, in a standard apartment it is quite problematic to shoot a person in full growth at 50mm, and even a crop matrix, but portraits with a bang). 2. Sharpness. I think that entry-level zoom lenses are not capable of providing such sharpness (I don’t consider L). 3. Low chromatic aberration even wide open. Before buying 85 1.8, I did not even know about them. 4. Price ~3500. This is one of Canon's legends for price and quality. 5. The lens is recessed deep enough, it is harder to smear it.

Cons

1. Flimsy construct (the material of the body and bayonet is plastic), but if you don’t drop it, it will last a very, very long time. 2. Lack of in-body focusing (hobod moves out when focusing) compared to 85 1/8. 3. Frequent misses of focus (it is worth taking more of the same shots) 4. The housing has enough slots for dust to enter. 5. Inconvenient manual focus ring (located on the very edge of the lens, it is not convenient to use it with a hood). 6. Many people complain about bolt-shaped bokeh due to the small number of aperture blades, but for a novice photographer, this does not matter.