Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II is the lightest EF lens of all at a mere 130g. Its Gaussian optics provides sharp delineation from near to far focusing distances. The color balance is... more...excellent for a standard lens.
Advantages: Cheap, great image quality, fast (aperture) Disadvantages: Bad focus motor. Noisy and slow (focus). Plastic build
This lens is the first prime I ever bought. I was looking at primes because they produce better quality images and are faster than zooms, though less practical. I saw that 130$ lens (brand new!) ... I gave it a shot, saying to myself: -well I'll try this out and if I don't like primes or if this turns out to be a bad lens, i'll loose only 130$. I also believed at the time that 130$ brand new lenses cannot produce quality images. Nikon doesn't have ... ...of my favourite. It doesn't produce image as nice as my 85mm (also reviewed here on ciao), but for the price, it is unbeatable. Apart from beeing extremely fast (compared to zooms anyway), it is SHARP (well it's a prime...) and I also noticed better contrast (at least a more pleasing effect to my eye) in my image (compared to my 17-40L). You can't go wrong with this lens. Even if you have 50mm covered with one or more of your zooms, you have to buy ...
bardall 12.10.2009
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This is the lightest EF lens of all at a mere 4.6 oz. (130g). Compact and ... more
high-performance, standard lens. Its Gaussian optics provide sharp delineation from near to far focusing distances. The color balance is excellent for a standard lens.
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