Canon - EF 50mm f/1.8

[davis61375]

Hello

Anyone have or had this lens (Canon - EF 50mm f/1.8) Just wondering for any reviews on it

[shadowsports]

I have both.  Like both.  Each has a slightly different use.

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[ScottyP]

Ok.  For portraits on full frame 6d I'd go for the 85mm over the 50mm f/1.8. 

I have an 85mm f/1.8.  It's a good lens, especially for the price. I have no complaints. 

I really dont don't use mine all that much, I will say.  The 70-200 does such a great job for portraits for me that I only pull the 85mm out for fast indoor action.  

The prime I do use is a 35mm f/1.4, but that is as a walk-around lens, not as a portrait lens. 

[shadowsports]

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@shadowsportswrote:

I have both.  Like both.  Each has a slightly different use.

OP, Want reviews on a lens...  YouTube, DPReview

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diverhank's pic above further demonstrates what I said.  Both lens have their purpose and strengths, and the sharpness of the 50 is apparent in his photo.   

[diverhank]

The 50mm 1.8 STM is a decent lens for the price.  Here's a picture I took last year.  7D2, 50mm f/2; 1/200; ISO 400.

Bokeh was not particularly impressive but the lens is sharp.  This picture was essentially unretouched, just the normal clarity, vibrance, saturation camera raw treatment I put all my pictures through.

[ebiggs1]

Nice shot.

You know in the olden days of film cameras the 50mil was a mainstay.  With the improvement of zooms and the advent of crop cameras it has lost most of that usefulness.