B&H canon EF 50mm 1.8 F II lens for only $94 free ship

looked into the 40mm just because it seemed similar and love the idea of the small size. Read that if you don't have atleast t4i it will be incredibly slow autofocus. If you are looking for the sharp kid pics with the blurry background, the 40mm at f 2.8 isn't as big of a difference as the kit lens at f 3.5 for achieving that look with my t1i. I think i'll pick up this 50mm for these reasons.

Quote from TheNuke : This is a horrible deal. Horrible. If you buy this lens and learn to use it, the quality of your photos will improve so much you will believe you are a professional. You will then buy several more lenses, a tripod, an off camera flash, filters, and more. This $90 investment will cost you four figures (easy) long-term. You have been warned. Sent from Slickdeals App for iPhone & iPod Touch.

I was on that path a few months ago. I am in the process of winding down to a 35mm f2 and 55-250mm f4-5.6 because that's mostly what I need. Maybe a minipod and the 430EX but I don't like lugging around too much.

Quote from t8i5n : It really depends on what you are shooting. The 50 has awful built quality and the focus will just drive u crazy. For me the extra 10mm really helps out with a crop sensor. I'd go for the 40.

I don't think the build quality is an issue at all and the focus is plenty fast. For me the wide aperture is a lot more useful

Quote from thumper300zx : Bought one from a guy on eBAY (used) for about this price -- has an speck inside the housing Don't notice it in my pics, though.

Dust specks are normal for lenses; there have to be a lot for them to show up in pictures, and even then it's only at f/16 or f/22...which you'll never shoot at with that lens.

Quote from vanbach0 : Better build quality than the 50mm but otherwise, meh. It's at least $50 more than the 50mm also. One major thing, you want your camera to support STM if you get the 40mm well (T4i and up). I think the 50 may be more versatile because of its low-light performance but it all comes down to what you're using it for.

Yeah, I'm operating on the assumption that you'd be using the 50mm to shoot people/portraits or something similar. In those cases, f/1.8 is irreplaceable compared to f/2.8. Especially since I can get f/2.8 relatively cheaply with something like Tamrons 17-50 lens

Build quality is definitely nicer on the 40mm, but I can't say I was all that impressed with the AF. Very similar to that in the 50mm (though quieter, obviously). Neither is great in low-light

If you're a beginner and on a budget like me. Get the 50mm, kit lens and the Neewer TT560 flash $42 [amazon.com] or the Yongnuo 560 flash. Both are manual flash and works well. Makes a big difference

Honestly, I think for the beginner, the 50mm 1.8 is a must-own, unless you want to move to something in the $200-$300+ range right off the bat.

No harm in getting the 40 too; either way, you can resell the one you like least on eBay for around 80% of new price.

Quote from mypobox : you canon guys are so lucky to get this lens so cheap. nikon charges $220 - $250 for this lens.

At least you Nikon people have 2 versions to choose from.

Quote from mattni : Wondering if I should get [this (50mm) and the 85mm 1.8] or the [sigma 30mm 1.4 and the 85mm 1.8] I know sigma has QC issues, but exchanges/returns won't be a problem. I'm leaning towards the 30 and 85 since the focal lengths are a bit further apart. But I've used the 50mm before and it was nice.

Own this 50 and the Sigma 30 for my crop. Happy with both, but I am very much a newbie and not a "pixel peeper". At 1.6x the 30mm (effective 48mm on a full frame) feels much more natural and less limiting. I don't have much use anymore for the 50, but it was a good/cheap introduction into primes until the recent price drop on the Sigma.

The 30, 50, and 85 cover a great range so I wouldn't rule any out. I side with the 30, assuming you have the money, but the 50 is cheap and value will keep on them all.

Quote from TheNuke : This is a horrible deal. Horrible. If you buy this lens and learn to use it, the quality of your photos will improve so much you will believe you are a professional. You will then buy several more lenses, a tripod, an off camera flash, filters, and more. This $90 investment will cost you four figures (easy) long-term. You have been warned. Sent from Slickdeals App for iPhone & iPod Touch.

exactly i just threw in $50 for lens cleaning and 2 multicoated filters from signma .. FML .
This is why i'm broke

Quote : The normal cost of this lens is approx. $100 - $110. Quality lenses can easily cost thousands of dollars. If $15 is keeping you from buying a lens, then please put down the DSLR and stick with a point and shoot

uh...not everyone would spare $10-16, for some people that's is 1 hour wage or 2 if you at minimum wage, and there is nothing wrong with being cheap on this, if i was rich like you, 50mm F1.2 is the first thing i would get, not 1.8, and i would buy D5 mark III instead of T4i

nice lens. however I think a 30mm would suit better a crop sensor camera. I bought this lens for about $89.99 from Adorama with one of the previous deals. Auto focus is not as reliable as stock lens. It does produce very crisp images on the positive side. If you can tolerate stepping back few steps etc to fit the subject in frame it works well

This was my first lens that I brought on my Canon T4i. This can produce great pictures on a crop sensor camera such as Canon Digital Rebel line. I took some great poirtraits this year during Christmas. If you can nail the focus correctly and open the aperture to f/1.8, you can create some great pictures with the subject is in focus, and the background (aka bokeh) is nice.

I eventually got the EF 50mm f/1.4. I really want the 50mm f/.2 now though

Quote from mattni : Wondering if I should get [this (50mm) and the 85mm 1.8] or the [sigma 30mm 1.4 and the 85mm 1.8] I know sigma has QC issues, but exchanges/returns won't be a problem. I'm leaning towards the 30 and 85 since the focal lengths are a bit further apart. But I've used the 50mm before and it was nice.

If you get the 85mm f/1.8 and you have a crop sensor camera, it has an effective 136mm focal length, which of course is close to the Canon EF 135mm. This might not be a bad thing. Take a look at some of the pictures from the Canon EF 135mm. I have this lens on a Canon 5Dc. I love it.

http://photography-on-the.net/for...?t=1145005

Love this 50mm lens. Best $90 spent on a lens. When it comes to BOKEH this is it. Its definitely worth it between the 1.8 and the $1800 50mm L lens. It went on my new 5D Mark iii.

Does anyone know if this would fit a full frame camera?

Quote from TheNuke : This is a horrible deal. Horrible. If you buy this lens and learn to use it, the quality of your photos will improve so much you will believe you are a professional. You will then buy several more lenses, a tripod, an off camera flash, filters, and more. This $90 investment will cost you four figures (easy) long-term. You have been warned. Sent from Slickdeals App for iPhone & iPod Touch.

this is oh so true.
50mm lens, 450ex flash, filters, book ; next will be tripod and grip....it never ends. but i love it