Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens

I love, love, love the f-stop with this lens. The only thing that frustrates me is I was wanting to do some focus stacking and I am having a hard time getting the manual focus to work have the time. I was under the impression that was fixed when they up graded the Nifty Fifty, but I can insure you it is still an issue.

Absolutely perfect! So happy with this lens! It works amazing! I cant wait to take some new pictures this weekend with it!

This is one of my favorite lenses. The only thing Im not a fan of is the way the focus ring is not physically linked to the focusing, but rather adjusts the motor. It makes manually focusing a bit more difficult.

Here is my unboxing and first impressions of the new Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM lens. (motor test included) [...]

Ive owned many fifties over the years, by many makers, for film & digital cameras. This is my first for a Canon EOS. After reading the gushing reviews throughout the www, I thought Id give it a try. Sorry to say but this is the worst 50mm Ive owned. Im not going to knock the cheap plastic feel, that was expected for the price. Construction & function is about what you would expect on the front of a Powershot point & shoot camera, not on an EOS body. Performance is very soft, even with microadjustment I could never get a true sharp focus at any aperture regardless of lighting. The unit I received had inconsistent autofocus performance, hunts around a lot and sometimes fails to lock. Light falloff in the corners when shooting 1.8 - 2.8 is pretty dark (though can be used to kind of nice effect). The much praised bokeh from the 7 curved blade iris underwhelms and still produces distracting polygon shapes that flatten toward the outer edges of the frame to produce a distracting tunnel shaped blur (at least in my lens). A creative experienced photographer can have fun with this, sometimes all of these faults add up to a great character lens - but not this time. Other fifties Ive owned over the years have been crisp, tack-sharp, contrasty & saturated, consistently allowing me to produce images full of character that the focal length is known for. This Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM however, produces output that just look junky and cheap as if through dull plastic optics. Im the first to admit that maybe I got a bad one but its not worth anymore of my time. its been returned.

excellent

Great lens for the price!!!

Gostei muito, eu tenho 24mm e 50mm, não abro mão de ter as duas.

My favorite lens for blurry backgrounds in photos. I definitely love it for portraits.

Great lens!