Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II 35mm Primes
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II 35mm Primes
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[Mar 03, 2000]
Soef
Intermediate
Model Reviewed:
EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Strength:
Fast aperture, light, cheap and very sharp.
Weakness:
No distance scale, noisy motor and weak construction. Broke mine in two but fortunately I could glue it back together. Great lens for its price. Recommended to every EOS user. Customer Service Not needed. Just get a new one when it fails. Similar Products Used: Canon EF 50 1.8 MKI |
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[Feb 05, 2000]
Steve
Intermediate
Model Reviewed:
EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Strength:
It is very inexpensive, but is much sharper than a comparable zoom. Very light weight. Good to have on the camera when weight and a low f/stop are important.
Weakness:
No A lens that is cheap, but good optically. The 50 mm 1.4 is almost 4 times more expensive. If you need a basic, relatively fast 50 mm lens that won't break the bank, this is it. Customer Service never used Similar Products Used: Canon consumer grade zooms, tamron 28-200 zoom. |
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[Jan 22, 2000]
Frode Johansen
Professional
Model Reviewed:
EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Strength:
Very leight, very sharp all over the aperatur.
Weakness:
A little to mutch plastic. A very good and sharp lens. Similar Products Used: None |
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[Jan 01, 2000]
Kar Yan Mak
Intermediate
Model Reviewed:
EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Strength:
-Lightweight, compact
Weakness:
Not USM, focusing is slightly slower and louder but not such a real concern Inexpensive and well worth having lens. It's cheap so you can throw it around and don't care if it gets trashed. This is actually my second Canon 50mm 1.8 II lens because the first one I exchanged for a Tamron 90mm 2.8 Macro (which is also a "recommend") but afterwards I felt that I wanted the 50mm also. Customer Service none required Similar Products Used: None |
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[Dec 28, 1999]
Scott
Beginner
Model Reviewed:
EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Strength:
quick to use indoors with built-in-flash coverage.
Weakness:
None Good lens. Everyone should have one to play with.. cheap.. bags cost more. Similar Products Used: None |
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[Sep 04, 2000]
David Lilienthal
Casual
Strength:
Sharp as nails, light, cheap, disposable?
Weakness:
Cheap, Plasticy, old noisy focus, useless focusing ring Sharp and cheap but unsatisfying aesthetically, if that is important to you. Example image w/ this lens: Similar Products Used: None |
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[Oct 20, 2000]
Dave Kuzdrall
Beginner
Strength:
Small, light, cheap, sharp, "disposable"
Weakness:
manual focus ring is difficult to use with the lens hood in place. This is a great lens for the price. It is so inexpensive, there is no need to take out insurance on it, if it breaks just buy a new one (can't do that with an L series lens!). The pictures are sharp, and the color representaion is accurate. The absence of USM is a non issue to me, as long as it can focus faster than I can focus manually, I am happy. Customer Service n/a Similar Products Used: none |
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[Nov 10, 2000]
david shannon
Professional
Strength:
Very sharp, good autofocus
Weakness:
To much plastic but a fair price A must have lens, probably the fastest Customer Service Never required Similar Products Used: Carl Zeiss 2.8 Tessar |
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[Nov 19, 2000]
Paul OMara
Intermediate
Strength:
Top grade photos. Small, light and cheap.
Weakness:
Nothing of note. Better than most L series (pro) lenses at a very low price. Customer Service Never needed them. Similar Products Used: Zuiko 50mm. Canon 24-85usm & 35-80. |
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[Dec 10, 2000]
Hang Zhang
Casual
Strength:
cheap, large aperture
Weakness:
too light, build quality not so good, especially... I use this prime as a backup for a zoom lense during my trip, just had couple of shots, need to judge the result later, BUT, there is something between the elements, maybe a bubble in the lense!!! Customer Service will try tomorrow Similar Products Used: none |