Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens compatibility with EOS Rebel T5

[amandalee_917]

Hey there! New to the game and checking to see if Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens is compatible with EOS Rebel T5? I got gifted the camera and wanted to get a few lenses I also am getting the 85mm F1.8 Medium Telephoto Portrait Lens. Anyone know if they will work? Thank you so much!

[kvbarkley]

You can also get the EFS 18-135 which will cover all your bases. 

[stevet1]

kvbarkkey,

The 18-135 stays on my camera 90% of the time.

Steve Thomas

[kvbarkley]

Me too. I only need to change it for telephoto

[LeeP]

I used to believe in primes, but I disavowed myself of that long ago. For me the 50 isn't nifty. I have an 85 and I hate the 85. Give a zoom. I love my EF 28-135 IS zoom--from 1998--so much that I still use it via an RF converter even today. A zoom allows me to frame effortlessly where primes don't.

[normadel]

Me too! I've had the EF 28-135 IS for years to use with my APS-C bodies.  I like it so much that, when I had some cash to play with, I bought a 6D full-frame to use it on. Takes better advantage  of the wide-end of the lens.

[ebiggs1]

"I love my EF 28-135 IS zoom--from 1998"

I totally agree. It doesn't have anything that would be considered the "best" but it is a great lens considering the whole package. I used to call it my "Golden Boy". It just works. My grandson is using mine on my 1Dn Mk II. 

[ebiggs1]

"For me the 50 isn't nifty. I have an 85 and I hate the 85."

A 50mm prime is a difficult FL to live with on a cropper and an 85mm is even worse on a cropper. 

[normadel]

There is lots of misunderstanding about what "normal" means for a focal length. And that there's anything particularly "nifty" about a 50 mm lens on a 35mm film camera or a full-frame digital. Besides, a crop-sensor camera wipes out whatever the reasoning is.

The only thing "normal" about 50mm is that it's the diagonal measurement of the full-frame. 80mm is "normal" for a 2-1/4" square film format. For a 4x5 film camera it's 160mm. For an APS-C crop sensor it is only around 28mm.

Then, the traditional idea is that "normal" means the camera sees the same thing as the human eye. This is simply not true. What you see is a function of eye-brain interpretation. Your eye sees a LOT wider field of view than a 50mm lens on a full-frame, or a 28mm lens on an APS-C camera. But your brain kind-of edits out the extremes, so what you mentally recognize/remember is less than what the eye sees in total. Things on the periphery are ignored/do not make as much of an impression in your mind.

In practice, a 28mm lens gives more like what your eye sees, or at least something in the 24-35 range. A 50mm lens leaves out a whole lot. A 28mm  lens makes a better "normal" length if you want your shots to approximate your eye-view.

28 is MY daily normal lens focal length if I want a simple prime lens mounted.

[LeeP]

I am NOT a devotee of the "tack sharp / perfect exposure" mindset that says those parameters are absolutely necessary for it to be a "photograph".

Having done this for over four decades, I have always taught composition first, then focus nuances, then exposure in that order. I also have illustrated that students do not need a high-end camera nor a high-end lens to produce good photography. A pro with an R100 will beat a novice with an R1 100% of the time.

As for my ancient EF zoom, it was neither a cheap zoom nor Canon's "best" glass. Because I enjoy it so, and have used it so long, I am not inclined to replace it with an RF alternative.

That said, I have EF lenses that I will never use again that are of zero resale value. 

[LeeP]

"For an APS-C crop sensor it is only around 28mm."

Indeed and that is why the R100 with the 28mm "pancake" lens is my go everywhere camera setup.

I am looking forward to the 45mm f1.2 for my R8 to do night photography sometimes with my Oki Mochi light.