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

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/c...42&is=GREY

B&H canon EF 50mm 1.8 F II for only $94 free ship
i've been eyeballing this for a month, didnt want to buy anything from unauthorized dealer, but also didnt want to pay more.
finally this went below 100 , normally at other authorized dealer sell for 110+
this is a must have lens according to many expert photographer, i'm just a newbie , going to try it out

I noticed it listed as import but reading the description, it does have 1year warranty coverage from B&H fyi http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/...USGrey.jsp

What kind of warranty is available?
For IMP items only, B&H provides a warranty identical to the provisions and limitations of the manufacturer's warranty for such items, with the exception of the time period, which is equal to the term of the manufacturer's warranty or one (1) year, whichever is less.* Your dated B&H sales receipt is all you need to obtain warranty coverage from B&H for a "grey market" product purchased from us.

Should you experience a problem with a product sold with a USA warranty, it can be sent to any of the manufacturer's authorized service facilities for servicing (and some even to any worldwide authorized service facility depending on the brand). A "direct import" or grey market item would have to be returned to B&H if it required in-warranty service.


here are some info about the nifty fifty
http://beginnersphotographyblog.c...-nifty-50/
http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutoria...50mm-lens/
reviews on amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-50mm-...ewpoints=1

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

not sure why u are getting TD for not a good price on this.

You know how people are... "this isn't a good deal because I got it for $4 less back in 2011"
I haven't seen this lens cheaper recently so it's a good deal in my book.

Haha. Exactly. $94 was a front page deal for this lens two months ago. SDers are a fickle bunch. :shake:

i was happy buying it for 98 two months ago lol

sweet, have had my eye on this lens for a while and it's the lowest i've seen in about 2 months.

Shows $110 but $94 in cart. Ordered 1. Thanks!

did ya miss the bestbuy $50 off last month(or 2)? got few of these for $60 after the coupon

need Adorama to match this...I have some Rewards Gift Certificates there.

Didn't come up in my slickdeals alert if it was since December 1st :mad:

If you have Bestbuy rewards lying around, it would be a good idea to get it Price Matched and save some more... Time to use my $45 from FB-BBY polls...:-)

glad i got this for 55 bucks from bestbuy with the 50 off 100 coupon... Great lens...

How does this lens compare to 40mm pancake lens

That's impressive. Unfortunately I wasn't looking back then.

Still, $94 new and these things routinely go for $80-90+ used on eBay. This is an excellent price.

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.

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 :)

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Bought... thanks OP!

LOL Although I keep saying "I got this 5 years ago for under $70". Lens prices got crazy because people are willing to pay.

takes beautiful portrait type pics, way better than kit lens and well worth the price.

Been waiting to get one and this is just the reason I needed.

I guess it's one thing to brag on a good deal you scored, it's another to poo-poo a current deal because it's not as good as one that will likely never come around again.

Just want to throw my opinion out there: if you have a kit 18-55mm lens, seriously consider this for $100 and play around with it. The kit lens has a very useful zoom range but the 50mm excels in low-light photography (large aperture f1.8) and as many mentioned, very sharp when stopped down (narrowing aperture from f1.8)

Some alternatives:
$289 FP deal for Sigma 30mm f1.4 - sounds like a great lens from what I'm reading on SD
$215 past deal refurb Canon 35mm f2 - useable at f2 and very sharp by f2.8. great color rendition.

Also consider:
$150 Canon 55-250mm f4 - 5.6 IS - IS is VERY useful and necessary for a telephoto lens, IMO
$200 past deal refurn Canon EX430 flash - very useful for indoors photography.
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Whatever you do, just don't fuss about lens and sharpness and plastic mount etc. etc. too much. Just go out, experiment, and shoot.

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.

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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.

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Use this on my t2i. It has limited use but excels at what it does.

40mm Pancake is better?

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.

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.

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.

I am now more interested to buy this. I don't have a Canon DSLR though.

I went to best buy and got them to price match BH. Going to test it out this weekend. Hopefully the wife likes it

Okay purchased...The T3i has been sitting around because I didn't have a good low light lens. I'm hoping this fills in the gap.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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 :(

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?

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

i believe all EF mount fit full frame, unless it is EF-S then it will only fit cropped lens

thank you, wasnt able to jump on BH's website until now...work's firewall sucks...

With the 50mm set at 2.8, the 40mm is sharper.

A lot quieter as well. (The 40 that is)

This is right.

Side note, I wouldn't think many people would shell out for a full frame Canon DSLR and then toss the 50mm 1.8 on it, but what do I know...

Would this work on my D3X? I bought a EF-L 300mm F2.8 lenses and they do not fit. The zoom was broken too.

I would presume not unless you know something I don't. Canon uses different mounts than Nikon AFAIK.

If anyone is worrying about the warranty on this lens, I wouldn't. Mine broke and I sent it to Canon. They covered the parts but not the labor, which they wanted $105 for.

wtf really? y ont they just tell u buy a new1,
is urs USA version , and bought at authorized dealer?

got a canon 6d as a gift...which lens would you recommend?

Since you're full frame...
get this lens, 50mm 1.8, or the 50mm 1.4 USM
24-70mm 2.8
70-200 2.8
and thats an amazing, albeit expensive setup (hey, at least you won't have to upgrade any more of your lenses anymore) Now you have a low light, all-purpose midzoom, and telephoto lens

thx, i bought this lens, have been eyeing it for a while...

also got this as a gift lol canon EF24-105mm f4L IS USM Lens

Well....almost :)

Sometimes 200mm isn't enough reach then you have to decide to give up a stop and use an extender or shell out more of the kid's college fund for an L 400 or 600. :bounce:

It's becomes and addiction (you have been warned!).... and expensive - but rewarding (and you can sell them and make most of your money back if you need to).

As the FF was a gift they may not have been doing you a favor in the long run but you will get some amazing shots with a little practice. I know as I was in the same boat but some of the pics make it all worth it.

Have fun with it!

the 50mm is a terrible lens in my opinion. if you use this in af mode most your shots will be out of focus. in that regards it is a terrible lens. in mf mode you can get some very sharp pics, but still get focus issues on the whole frame.

i will stick with my 28-135.

All good stuff, especially for full-frame. There are a couple good 10-22's if you want to get into very wide angle stuff and they create some great perspective.

Man... That's a $1000 lens, nice. You probably don't "need" the 50 given your 24-105 is vastly superior, but for low-light and tight depth of field the 50 might be nice. The real shame would be taking your amazing camera and slapping a cheaper lens on it, but if you're just starting out this 50 1.8 is probably a good place to start, but the f1.4 version (~$350) does significantly better with bokeh. The 1.8 aperture has only 5 blades so the out-of-focus lighting will look pentagonal. I believe the 1.4 has 8 blades, resulting in softer, more circular out-of-focus highlights.

All that said, if you really are new, the 50mm 1.8 will be a nice little toy to play with. And if you decide you don't need it, you will get most of your money back on eBay or Craigslist. No harm in starting with the 1.8 and upgrading later. And if you don't end up digging photography that much, you save yourself some money going this route.

For sub-$100 it's an amazing lens. The autofocus can be wonky, true. Reliable autofocus in this focal lengths nearly quadruples the price.

Is it wrong if I have this on my 5D mk ii instead of the 1.4? Trying to save a few hundreds...1.8 = $100 1.4 = $300

I got rid of my 1.8/50 since I had to stop down to f/4 to match the "crispness" of my 18-55 kit lens @ f/3.5. The kit lens has IS and a useful zoom range.

Disclaimer - I might have had a "soft" copy, if there is such a thing, and I am a pixel peeper. :look:

USA bought from B&H. Sorry, I took another look at the invoice and it was $53 with standard labor charge and return delivery. I had this mixed up with a lens that got wet.

Point is this lens is more or less disposable.

Great lens for the money though and for anyone that doesn't own a fast lens yet, this is the first thing to buy. It opens up a world of bokeh and flash-less indoor photography and you don't have to worry about taking it anywhere. I would go so far as to say this is THE lens that one should learn photography with.

Thanks! that is what i was thinking, playing with the 1.8 for a while and will move to 1.4, i like taking pictures of food a lot, so 1.8 would do for now...until then, 1.4 is my next item to acquire hahahha....

Excellent suggestion. I have this setup and it covers 95% of what I need. For that other 5% I use a teleconverter and lose a stop of light on the 70-200mm 2.8. Doesn't matter though since I will be outside at that point and F4 is more than adequate.

The 28-135mm is a slow and average lens at best and no better than a kit lens. I would rather zoom with my feet and use the 50mm.

the 28-135mm was my kit lens...nonetheless it is still better than my 50mm II 1.8 all around. the 50mm is great for a small stationary object.

Don't get me wrong, the 50 is much more sharper than my 28-135....but I can never count on it to lock in the focus I want. Indoors it hunts like a mother trying to focus on what I want.

Never had issues with the 28-135.

Totes got one. Thank OP!!

The 50's got a slightly soft focus wide open, but the advantage is you can stop the 50mm down to f/2.5, and then you're in the sharp-focusing sweet spot. 40mm is a pancake so obviously that has a size advantage and as others have said, the build quality is a little better in the 40mm. I've had my 50mm f/1.8 since December and absolutely love it. Amazon had it for $94 at the time, but I had a $25 gift card to BestBuy, so I price matched.

I'd say get the 50mm. f/1.8 is great for shooting indoors in varying light, and you can always stop it down if you want that added sharpness. They maintain their value relatively well. You could probably resell for $75 without too much trouble if you keep it nice, higher resell is possible though.

Just wanted to say, I got the lens yesterday and I already love the pictures I am already taking with it. I can't wait until I learn how to actually use it correctly :)

Thanks, with the 24-105mm f4 L IS USM lens, would you recommend one to get the
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM? I was thinking of the tele lens
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM as well, but the one with IS is almost 1k more, worth it?

I'm not the best person to ask since I don't own any of the really nice glass like that, so take this with a grain of salt.

I would definitely not bother with the 24-70 if you're keeping the 24-105 unless you absolutely need the wider aperture since you have the entire focal length range covered in L glass already. While it does appear that the 24-70 produces better pictures than the 24-105, I think the differences are going to be fairly marginal for the $1k upgrade unless you're making a living off photography. If you absolutely must have the aperture, I personally would hang onto the 24-105 and think about picking up a a nice prime lens or two (50mm 1.4 USM, 28mm 1.8 USM, etc.).

A friend of mine just rented the 70-200 2.8L IS USM. $200 for 3 weeks. And I'm sorry to say, it's ridiculously awesome on his 7D. :) Breathtaking portrait shots, but you will have to stand pretty far back from your subject and this could be an issue you need flash, though I believe you said you're full-frame so you -might- be okay on the flash situation with just a soft box if you do need flash. OTOH, if you're doing portraits as a living and are buying a $2,000 lens, you proably can afford a $1,000 flash setup too. :)

Having said all this, if you're not sure, you should seriously consider renting before you buy, or -at least- go to a camera store and see if you can try it out (buy it at the store if you do go take up their time). Good luck.