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

As a total beginner to DSLRs I can vouch for this lens being noticeably better than the bleh kit lens, particularly in low light. It's so good that even people without dSLRs should buy one!

we got the canon t4i with the 18-55 kit, plus the 55-250 lens for like a 100 dollars more in the package. I read one of those articles at the top, and we got this camera to take pictures of our 1 year old son. In the first article it talks about eh 50mm being good for the blur effect. my wife really likes that. I'm trying to figure which of the two lenses would be better for our purposes

Was almost gonna buy this, except I noticed two things:
1. on the product page, it is imported
2. In the url is=GREY

These two things make me wonder if these are not warrantied

I think it was thumbs down because this is a GREY market lens. If you look to the right of the description on B&H it says "Imported". B&H indicates that "Imported" products do not qualify for manufacturers rebate programs.

So, it's not an official USA version of the lens, though in reality, there's no difference in the product. You will just have a warranty directly with B&H and not Canon.

OP explains that this is a grey market lens in the post. So, this is not that hot of a price for grey market.

any thing under $100 is good for this lens (for the US version)

I bought one at this price on the 17th from B&H happy that when I added it to my cart it went down to $94. Honestly for this price my heart isn't broken for not having a warranty.

Picked 1 up, thanks

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

Thanks, bought one

Quote from GoatSaver : 40mm has better build quality, quieter AF, but the 50mm is f/1.8 and the 40mm is f/2.8. If you don't have a large aperture lens, the 50mm is a great place to start. On a crop-sensor, the 50mm can be limiting in tight spaces, but it's wildly popular for good reason.

Yep, if you have neither, I'd get the 50mm because it can do everything the 40mm can, plus a little more. If you already have the 40mm, then chances are buying this will cause you to sell one of them. I owned both for about 2 weeks, then realized I was never going to use the 40mm.

Quote from DocMo : So, it's not an official USA version of the lens, though in reality, there's no difference in the product. You will just have a warranty directly with B&H and not Canon.

True, but B+H says they'll warranty it for the same year as Canon, and since they are a Canon dealer, they'll be able to get all the parts or send it to them for repair as needed. So, it's basically the same as US version in this case.

If it was a sketchy company offering no warranty it'd be a bad deal...but B+H has a pretty good reputation

Quote from davidjacobs21 : we got the canon t4i with the 18-55 kit, plus the 55-250 lens for like a 100 dollars more in the package. I read one of those articles at the top, and we got this camera to take pictures of our 1 year old son. In the first article it talks about eh 50mm being good for the blur effect. my wife really likes that. I'm trying to figure which of the two lenses would be better for our purposes

I have a t2i and have had the 50mm 1.8f for a couple years. It takes some nice pictures but it can be difficult to get far enough away from what your taking a picture of. I just recently bought the sigma 30mm f1.4 and it allows you to be much closer to what you're taking a picture of. The sigma focus seems a little less consistent than the canon, but I haven't used the sigma much.

Quote from ravana : Was almost gonna buy this, except I noticed two things: 1. on the product page, it is imported 2. In the url is=GREY These two things make me wonder if these are not warrantied

Notice the product is labeled as Import but it is in grey market,
What they mean is Import item is part of Grey market item

yes, both have warranty, and on the page it say imported next to the lens, and imported lens, and YES IT DOOES HAVE 1 YEAR WARRANTY from B&H, since they are reputable company so i bought it.
here is the link when you click on the ? on the word import next to the lens.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/...USGrey.jsp

Quote from Juggaman : Just bought this from Amazon 2 days ago for $110. Time to chat and see if they will refund the difference.

good luck with that! i had to talk to them for a long time before they gave me a refund of the difference

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.