Canon Normal EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro Autofocus Lens USA

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I use this product to take close up photos of items I own and friends. It's performance is stunning, ease of use is impeccable.

Comments about Canon 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro Autofocus Lens:

I just started to explore macro photography. this lens is sweet and I love the price.

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A lens this functional should be in every photographers camera bag. Since I purchased this lens, it has remained on my camera most of the time. The focus is fast and spot on even making a smooth transition to macro shots. I would buy this lens again and highly recommend it to others.

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I used it in a wedding recently and I love the images. It's a bit on the noisy side so I didn't dare use it during a ceremony, but for actual macro shots before and after the ceremony it was great.
Its not a fast lens when it comes to focus, but the images are clear and allows for gorgeous natural light, and works fine with bounced lighting too.

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personal use, we like the way that our pictures come out.

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I've been looking for a macro for a while now. Of course an affordable one. The common option is to get a used manual macro. Until now.
The lens looks nice, It's not heavy and the only issue perhaps is the slow focus. All do, when you're shooting so tight it must be hard for any lens to be ultra fast. The 1:1 size is fantastic and the 2.5 gives a beautiful blur.
I love the lens and would definitely recommend.

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The best lens for video in my opinion, and does an outstanding job for photos. Takes in a lot of light, so any low light situation you're in, don't worry, just set your settings on your dslr to get the most out of this lens. I gave it 4 stars out of 5 because it doesn't have a stabilizer, but cancel the blur with a well bought flash and you shouldn't have any problems at all. For [$] get it, it's a steal for sure. Do your research if you aren't sure, and it gets SUPER close (MACRO) especially when you shoot in crop mode! It's unlike any other lens, even it's not top of the line, it's the most common lens anybody should always have for any situation.

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I was looking for an amazing lens to take pictures of food for my blog. This is it! Previous to this one, I purchased the 100mm Macro. It's was great, but I had to stand 15 feet from the subject to get everything inside the frame. First: it's ridiculous. Second: I don't have that kind of space. So I bought this one. The image quality is the same, and I can stand closer to the dish. I would recommend it to any Food Photographer out there who wants to take amazing pictures. I find that the image quality is at its best when the light is difused.

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The 50mm macro really gets up close and personal. The focal ring works like a charm — especially with the converter! It is light-weight and can be used for flexible purposes.

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This is a great all round lens which is extremely sharp with good color and resolving ability. It's only f2.5, but can achieve very nice bokeh and a shallow depth of field.
I was considering the Canon 1.2L, Zeiss 1.4 Planar & 2.0 Makro Planar... I read that this lens had great optical quality and I now believe that's true. For the price and if you don't need the speed, this is an excellent purchase.
Although I wasn't looking for macro capability, I find the close focusing distance very handy and a nice bonus.

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I'm new to macro, but with all the tips online it's getting easier and more interesting. I'll get much better with time and think this lens will make taking clear shots focusing on small items in our world around us a blast to explore.

Fast, reliable and easy buying experience with all questions about the product answered and reliable.

Thanks B&H!

Fred Clark

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I use this for product shots (especially food shots) and wedding details.

Compared to the 100mm macro, although the 50mm is the cheaper one but also I like being able to get closer to the subject. This lens is essential to every gig I do!

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while not 1:1 focusing, works great to get those needed closeups of rings and such. Low aperture too. And really small and lightweight. Perfect macro lens for weddings.

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This is an awesome lens. I was between this 2.5 Macro and the 1.8 50mm, but I really wanted the macro capabilities that the 1.8 lacked, and I'm extremely happy that I spent the extra $200. I use this lens for everything, from macro to portraits to landscape, on my rebel t1i. It truly makes my camera a whole new thing. I absoltutely love this lens. The one and only thing that I could possibly complain about is the slow (yet accurate) auto focus...

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I would consider myself an advanced amateur but a newbie in the world of macro, with that said, this lens is worth the money if what you want to do is experiment. You will quickly learn the pros and cons of using macro lenses for both macro and portraits.

Pros- Cheap, get some interesting pictures, it is a very fast lens and you will have fun experimenting.

Cons- The auto focus is the major downfall of this lens, I do not even use it and have been on manual since day one. The reason is is that other reviews say it is is noisy, they are not kidding, it could wake up a hybernating bear in winter and when you a very close to a subject it will not focus at all (though it tries and tries).

Besides the autofocus being very bad, I love this lens as it has brought me into a whole new world of snapping and has taught me to think differently about lighting and how to operate my camera.

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If you want lenses for macro photos (or regular photos) and you're not willing to spend that much, these lenses are for you. Provides an excelent blurred background effect when shooting on really small distances (macro). Just keep in mind that its viewing angle is really narrow, so if you're going to use it for regular distance photos, you might need to back away a few steps in order to get the whole subject in the picture.

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I bought it to use as an underwater macro lens. It is very sharp, slow to focus. For the price a great lens.

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I use this for extreme CU's, night photography, and standard dialogue scenes. This is a great lense and I use it a ton. The macro is really fantastic and worth the extra $$$. Can't get as close as the 60mm, but still very nice.

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Bought this to use with the Vector HD spotting scope for digiscoping. It's light compared to other 50mm prime lenses I looked at, and cheaper than most. Slow and hard to focus compared to the USM lenses I'm used to. I am a bit disappointed so far with its use as a macro lens, compared to the 100mm and 180mm that I already own. May look at adding the optional converter.

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Wonderful for close up photos of flowers and other really small items you wish to photograph.