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http://www.robnunnphoto.com The EF 50mm f/1.8 belongs in the camera bag of every Canon photographer – it’s Canon’s cheapest lens, yet this great little prime offers sharp images, great low-light capability and fantastic selective focus options.
The 50mm is more like the 35mm equivalent of an 80mm on a crop sensor camera, it’s slightly telephoto, so you’ll find yourself moving back a little if you’re into landscapes – but it’s a great portrait focal length.
Build quality isn’t the best – but what do you expect for £100? Get one, stick it on your camera and have some fun.
Cheers, Rob.
Oh, and did I mention it’s cheap? 
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@menoziinrevoltado …
@menoziinrevoltado You have to look at this as a great feature, if you know how to use it. When it’s focussing to (nearly) infinity, like with a landscape shot, you don’t have that much problem at lower apertures to get everything in focus. I suggest reading some articles about use of aperture widths.
@menoziinrevoltado …
@menoziinrevoltado
background will be blurred if u shoot at the lowest f1.8 but if u open it to say f5.0 etc it will be non blurred
I have this lens …
I have this lens and its the best BANG of a lil BUCK! Everyone should have one!
@carlgeers suck to …
@carlgeers suck to be you.. I dropped mine more than 2 times and still working perfectly
DON’T DROP IT! I …
DON’T DROP IT! I dropped mine and it blew up. Ridiculously fragile lens. Canon should get it’s butt kicked for producing such a piece of trashy plastic!
@willieturnip
lol …
@willieturnip
lol. after reading my question again.. I feel so dumb.
Recently I’ve been reading and learning about lenses.
The lower the f number, the beter the bokeh, better in low light condition, shallower depth of field and sharper picture. I didn’t know alot of things before.
Btw, recent compact from samsung has 1.8 lens. But ofcourse, DSLR will always be better than compacts.
@HatroVille Why are …
@HatroVille Why are you looking at DSLRs if you don’t care about a shallow DOF?
You can do almost everything a DSLR can do with a compact these days, apart from this.
Everyone bangs on …
Everyone bangs on about how noisy this lens is. Yes there is some noise, but having heard your video, it isn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Going to invest in one of these soon.
if you shoot on …
if you shoot on manual and adjust your shutter speed correctly, it doesnt matter what your aperature is
@scalespeeder I got …
@scalespeeder I got your point but…
Wow, f/16? That’s dark, dude.
Can I photograph the sun with such a dark aperture?
Lol.
@menoziinrevoltado …
@menoziinrevoltado Er… no.
The beauty of the 50mm is that you can have that selective focus look at the larger apertures, say f/1.8 to 3.5, but then you can stop down to say f/8 or f/16 for shots where everything is in focus.
Cheers, Rob.
So, the camera will …
So, the camera will always have one point in focus and the rest blured. I couldn’t photograph a landscape if I wanted because everything would be blured. So, it’s a secondary lens because everybody want a lens that can focus a whole landscape as well as a primary lens. Damn, I’ll have to change my camera choice because this is fixed all the time. ARGH!
Good Day, you did a …
Good Day, you did a wonderful job with this video. I just bought the 50mm 1.8 Canon and you taught me a lot about the uses and settings…THANK YOU !!
great review! thanks
great review! thanks
i bought this lens …
i bought this lens few days ago and it’s a great LENS!!! cheap, fast, light and sharp!!
Cheers mate really …
Cheers mate really interesting review, I learned a lot!
very nice review, …
very nice review, you explained everything needed
Thank you for the …
Thank you for the review. I’d already ordered my 50mm f/1.8 before I watched this, but I feel even better about the purchase now.
Nice video.
great review!
great review!
Thanks mate, really …
Thanks mate, really nice review… Just ordered one.
Really nice vid!
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Really nice vid!
What you’re saying about the polarizing filters not rotating is a good point.. I haven’t thought about that. I have this lens myself and find it incredibly sharp at 2.0 and 2.8. That’s my favourite aperture for this one
The 50mm f/1.8 can …
The 50mm f/1.8 can blur the background (or foreground) more than a 3.5 lens.
This lens is much sharper than a kit lens at the same apertures. Shoot at f/5.6 or f/8 and it’s as sharp as any lens out there, including “L” lenses.
Having a 1.8 aperture means that, if you have to, you can shoot in low light levels, even indoors without a flash, without having to pump up your ISO too high (which causes noise).
Being a prime lens (no zoom) it forces you to move, improving your composition skills.
I’m quite new to …
I’m quite new to understanding Lenses…is it that with F1.8, you can blur the background MORE than the kit lens which is F3.5 -5.6?
So this lense is bacally about Blurring the background more? if only that’s the reason, why big hype? …
I wanna learn more that’s all, not insulting anyone or any product.
This was very …
This was very helpfull and gave me just that little push I needed to now purchase the 50mm 1.8
Got mine today for …
Got mine today for my XSi/450D. It rocks!