Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens: Customer Reviews & Product Details

This lens provides excellent background blur for close-ups. I am very happy with it, especially for the price!

Every photographer should own this lens (and most do). It's simply marvelous for low light situations, and my preferred lens for portrait photography. At this price, an extreme value for money.

I love love love my 50mm. It was the best purchase so far this year! It's a great lens for beginners, it adds an entirely new perspective on photography.

Like the other 900+ reviews, I too enjoy this lens. It hasn't left my 450d since I got it. Does get a little soft in low light but it's great that I can take low-light pics at all. Get it. At this price, even if you hate the lens your not gonna put a huge dent in your wallet.

For the price, this is a very sharp lens for an amateur photographer. Compared to the kit lens on the canon rebel class cameras, it is much better with less chromatic aberration and less fuzziness. I would recommend this to anyone using a kit lens, or looking for a cheap quality lens. The only optical problem is barrel distortion, but that can be fixed in photoshop if it is noticeable in the picture.