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Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro Lens
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based on 95 reviews
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- “A working man's lens!” – Strongspeed
- “Quality Macro for the Price!” – vixie
- “Do not listen to them” – Tony
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Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro Lens
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Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro Lens Reviews
Customers most agreed on the following:
pros
cons
- Slow focus (31)
- Blurry focus (2)
- Weak casing (2)
- Noisy (1)
- Heavy / bulky (1)
- Narrow / tight (1)
- Poor in low light (1)
Best Uses
- Macro (39)
- General purpose (27)
- Wildlife (25)
- Portraits (18)
- Low light (15)
- Landscape/scenery (14)
- Special effects (13)
- Weddings (11)
Most helpful positive review
[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]
Most helpful negative review
[5 of 5 customers found this review helpful]
A working man's lens!
"I write and photograph "How To" books on a myraid of subjects. Everything from Automotive Electrical Repairs to Cookbooks. I've used it on one Annual Report to shoot the company's products and executives. I'm very satisfied with this lens. I use manual focus about 75% of the time in the studio and only use AF on portraits. It allows you to shoot mundane things and make them beautiful!..." Read Full Review »
Oct 08, 2007 by Strongspeed
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"I have had the opportunity to use this lens and Canon's 60 mm Macro for a week and while the 50mm is OK I was not impressed. Because it has an extending front element, and uses Canon's standard autofocus system, it takes an age to focus, whining all the way. Most disappointing was that I had understood that this was a 1:1 macro, and in fact the markings on the front lens barrel indicate this. What I didn't know ..." Read Full Review »
Jun 05, 2009 by Corbel
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[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]
Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro Lens Review
A working man's lens!
- Consistent output
- Durable
- Easily interchangeable
- Fast / accurate auto-focus
- Lightweight
- Quiet
- Well built / quality
Pros
- Slow focus
Cons
- General purpose
- Photojournalism
- Portraits
- Professional work
Best Uses
"I write and photograph "How To" books on a myraid of subjects. Everything from Automotive Electrical Repairs to Cookbooks. I've used it on one Annual Report to shoot the company's products and executives. I'm very satisfied with this lens. I use manual focus about 75% of the time in the studio and only use AF on portraits.
It allows you to shoot mundane things and make them beautiful!"
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[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]
Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro Lens Review
Quality Macro for the Price!
- Consistent output
- Easy to clean
- Fast / accurate auto-focus
- Lightweight
- Well built / quality
Pros
- Narrow / tight
- Slow focus
Cons
- Special effects
- Wildlife
Best Uses
"This lens produces gorgeous photos. However, the lens does not glide on when attaching. It fits too snuggly and you can feel a slight grind when attaching or detaching. I imagine you could damage your camera over time if you were careless about mounting and dismounting the lens."
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[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]
Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro Lens Review
Do not listen to them
- Consistent output
- Durable
- Fast / accurate auto-focus
- Lightweight
Pros
- A tad noisey
Cons
- General purpose
- Macro
- Portraits
Best Uses
"A lot of folks on forums will tell you not to get this lens, get the 100f2.8, no get the 100L IS. Well, if this the the only macro you can afford, the get it and discover a whole new world. Sure, it is only 1:2, but on an APS sensor, it doesn't matter that much. I love mine, and use if for a general walkaround fast lens sometimes too."
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[7 of 7 customers found this review helpful]
Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro Lens Review
Love It!
- Durable
- Easily interchangeable
- Easy to clean
Pros
Cons
- Professional work
Best Uses
"I really love this lens. I purchased the canon digital rebel eos with the kit lens.The kit lens is really bad,so I picked this lens up and I am much happier!"
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Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro Lens Review
Great basic macro lens!
- Image quality
- Lightweight
- Pricey / poor value
- Well built / quality
Pros
- Slow focus
Cons
- Macro
Best Uses
"This lens is a good, dependable lens. If you want a basic macro lens, this will do just great. However, it is not a "distance macro" lens- that is, if you want to shoot skittish insects from a few feet away this is not the lens. But even with only 1.5X magnification this lens does very well at close distances. To give you an idea, at its closest focal distance (9" or so?), the frame on my 50D is filled width-wise by approximately 1.8 quarters (25 cent coins). That is, it can fill a frame with less than 2 US quarter coins worth of width- not too shabby for a lens at this price. The image quality is great. AF is somewhat slow and noisy. Overall I am quite satisfied by this lens.
PROs:
•Great image quality
•Fills a frame with less than two US quarter coins worth of space
•Good price
CONs:
•Have to be pretty close to subjects to get macro
•Slow AF"
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