Is the Canon 50mm lens good?

[waylander]

Is the Canon 50mm lens good for taking portraits and pictures of people (especially in low light conditions)?

[TTMartin]

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@waylander wrote:

Is the Canon 50mm lens good for taking portraits and pictures of people (especially in low light conditions)?

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Which one? There are at least half a dozen Canon 50mm lenses that I know of.

The newest 50mm lens the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM is a good portrait lens on an APS-C camera. 

[ebiggs1]

I agree the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM  is well worth it.  The others not so much unless you are talking the EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens (nearly $1500 bucks).  It is one of my all time favorite lenses.