- 50mm
- Macro
- F/2.5
- Filter Thread 52mm
Product Description
50mm macro lens for Canon camerasAmazon.com Product Description
Want to bring small things into full-sized view? Turn to the Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 compact macro lens, which can uncover detail that would otherwise be impossible to detect by the naked eye. Ideal for shooting extremely minute subjects such as insects or the petals of a small flower, the lens offers a nine-element design and a floating optical system that focuses down from infinity to one-half … More >>
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I bought it to use as macro, but be careful if you want it to use 1×1. As portrail photografy, is also excellent and very lightful.
Rating: 45 / 5
I really like this lens but my results are not consistent. I think though this is more of a function of my limited skill of photography. The focal range seems very narrow but when you hit it the results are outstanding. I occasionally get images that are out of focus but again I think this is my fault. I bought this for macro work but I use it as a prime lens most of the time.
Rating: 45 / 5
I use the lens for close up product shots for a business that my partner runs. I also use it for shots of my work for my portfolio. It is versatile and takes very clear pics. Overall I really enjoy using it.
Rating: 55 / 5
The Canon EF 50mm f2.5 macro lens is yet another example of Canon doing a fine job catching up with the likes of Nikon, Zeiss and Leica with respect to optical design; optically it may be the best 50mm macro lens currently available for 35mm SLR film photography. I am impressed that a lens as cheap as this counts at least one aspheric lens element and an apochromatic lens design; unfortunately it is not nearly as durable a lens as the celebrated L series lens line or the Canon EF 100mm macro lens. Unless you are constantly working out in the field taking close-up photography, then the durability of this lens’s lens mount and barrel should not be an issue. More importantly for the user is the quality of its images, and having read some test reports on this lens, I have no doubt that it is a capable performer. Those interested in digital macro photography may choose to look instead at the new 60mm macro lens, which is optimized for use with Canon digital SLR cameras.
Rating: 45 / 5
I’ve been looking for a reasonably priced macro lens for taking pictures of my husband’s scale models, and wanted to get all of the fine details that a macro lens can find.
This is a fairly decent macro lens, I haven’t fully tested the lens but what I’ve done so far with it I’m liking it. I’d love it if I could get even closer sharper images, and sometimes its hard to have it focus on what I want it to focus on.
If you are on a budget, this is the lens for you.
Rating: 45 / 5