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Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro Lens | List Price: $400.00
Discount Price: $244.44
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Brand: Canon
Binding: Electronics
Features: - 50mm
- Macro
- F/2.5
- Filter Thread 52mm
Canon Macro Lens [Posted on 2008-06-11]
I love the lens, works great right out of the box. I took a picture of a mimosa frond and didn't even notice the ant in the center until I uploaded the photo. Great product!Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro Lens
Versatile Macro Lens [Posted on 2008-06-22]
Bought this lens for my Canon XTi in anticipation of a trip to Yellowstone. Obviously the telephoto was the lens of choice for most wildlife shots, but this macro lens was a great addition to bring back flowers, details of rock formations, lichen, etc. The lens functions well, has met or exceeded my expectations. Still in the process of evaluating the photographs, and learning more about using the lens, but very pleased to date.
A nice, fast lens, but not great for true macro work. [Posted on 2008-07-11]
I bought this lens around three months ago for use with my Rebel XTI/400D. It has produced some nice shots and has great clarity and bokeh for portraits and the like. However, in this area it is really only as good as the "nifty fifty" 50mm f/1.8, which you can get on here for about $90.
For me, I like to take shots of insects and other animals that tend to be skittish. For that type of work, this lens is loud and finds it tough to focus quickly, so you need to work in manual mode. By the time you get the shot, the subject has moved out of the position you were after. Also, you don't get true 1:1 macro, so the details are not as good as if you fork out the extra for the 60mm Canon f2.8 Macro USM, which has the ultra quiet focus.
A recent review I read in a prestigious magazine put this lens a distant second to the Sigma Macro 50mm f2.8 EX DG, which costs about the same as this one and offers true 1:1 macro. If I could go back and buy that one I would.
great macro lens for the price [Posted on 2008-07-13]
Some of reservations people have in their reviews are right--the lens is slightly noisy, it does sometimes hunt a little for focus, and it is only 1:2 magnification, not 1:1. But despite that, I love it. I have found that it is a great lens, particularly for the price. It has good optics, it is a nice length for a lot of macro work (yes, you have to get closer with a relatively short lens, but depth of field in macro shots is hard enough with a lens this long, let along a longer one), and it generally focuses plenty fast enough. Some people have complained that the noise of the focus would scare off insects, etc., but I have not had that experience at all. I have gotten up close to lots of bugs, like bees and wasps, and they don't respond to the focusing at all. [...] If you are concerned about skittish critters, the issue is not the slight noise of the lens; it's how close you have to get to them with any 50mm or 60mm lens. So unless you decide you need a long macro lens or want to spend a lot more money, this may be a very good choice for you. And keep in mind that if you have a consumer-level SLR, the effective length of this lens (compared to the old 35mm standard) is about 90 mm.
A pretty nice package. [Posted on 2008-07-28]
If you're looking for a 50mm lens that's sharp, built better than the Canon 50/1.8 and less expensive than the 50/1.4, this is a good choice. Although by no means the best macro lens I've ever used (contrast could be better and its a little soft in the corners if used on full-frame), its the best $200 macro I've ever used.
The reason its going back is that about 1/3 of the time it settled on the wrong focus point. I was a little surprised, given the shallow depth of field when shooting up close. I don't see anybody else having this problem so maybe this is a fluke or one of those Canon adjustments.
But this lens got me thinking....please, Canon, make a few lenses that are this small, this light and very sharp (and please, not too much barrel distortion). I don't care if they are fast; I don't care if they have IS; I don't care if they are plastic; I don't even care what they cost. Instead of trying to make the ultimate 600mm f/2.8, how about the ultimate 28mm f/2.8? I know you can do it.
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