Compact and lightweight-an outstanding walk-around lens-Canon’s EF 50mm f/1.8 STM is a great entry into the world of EOS prime lenses. With an 80mm effective focal-length on APS-C cameras 50mm on full-frame cameras it’s an excellent prime lens for portraits action even nighttime photography. Its bright maximum aperture of f/1.8 helps it not only to excel in low light but also to capture gorgeous sharp images and movies with beautiful background blur thanks to its circular 7-blade design. An updated lens arrangement with new lens coatings helps render images with excellent color balance plus minimized ghosting and flare. Performance is brilliant with a stepping motor gear-type STM to deliver near silent continuous Movie Servo AF for movies plus speedy smooth AF for stills. A redesigned exterior with improved focus ring placement makes manual focus adjustments a breeze. Canon’s most compact 50mm lens the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM has a rugged metal mount plus an improved minimum focusing distance of 1.15 ft. 0.35m and a maximum magnification of 0.21x. Offering sharp performance for the best in movies and stills it’s a fixed focal length gem-the perfect lens for photographers and moviemakers to expand the creative possibilities with their EOS cameras.
- A fantastic lens for portraits
- A great performer in low-light
- Compact ‘Go-everywhere’ design
- Fast virtually silent focus in
- Super-sharp image quality