Buy Canon 50mm F/1.8 I Mark 1 MK1 Lowlight Prime Camera Lens Order Today!
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Date Created : Aug 23, 2010 15:51:15
For sale is a very hard to find canon EF 50 mm F 1.8 metal mount lens. It works with for all Canon EOS cameras like EOS Digital Rebel, EOS 10D, EOS 20D, etc.. There have been two versions of the Canon EF 50/1.8 lens. The early lens (Canon EF 50/1.8), was introduced in March 1987, had a metal lens mount, distance scale, separate manual focus ring and IR focusing indicator. The latter (and current) Canon EF 50/1.8 II lens, was introduced in December 1990, has a plastic lens mount, no distance scale or IR focus indicator and no separate manual focusing ring (you rotate a knurled ring on the front of the lens).Lens Construction (group) 5Lens Construction (element) 6No. of Diaphragm Blades 5Minimum Aperture 22Closest Focusing Distance (m) 0.45Maximum Magnification (x) 0.15Filter Diameter (mm) 52Maximum Diameter x Length (mm) 67.4 x 42.5Weight (g) 190Features:This is one of the most popular lenses, having a long history as a standard lens. Compact and lightweight lens with orthodox 6 elements in 5 groups. High image quality with a good balance of aberration correction is obtained throughout the entire focusing range from the closest focusing distance of 0.45m to infinity. Micro-motor operated AF system. This lens was improved to become the model II by simplifying the focusing distance window and manual focus ring.How does the EF 50/1.8 perform in practice? Well, like all fast lenses it's a little softer wide open than stopped down. However even wide open it's still not bad and in fact a little softness can sometimes be useful when the lens is used for portraits! On any 1.6x sensor body (such as the Digital Rebel (XT), EOS D30, D60, 10D and 20D) a 50mm lens has the same field of view as an 80mm lens would on a full frame camera, so an EF 50/1.8 is a very good portrait lens for use with such APS-C sized sensor DSLRs.
So it may sound crazy to spend double the amount of money to get a used lens than the comparable new one; but don't think of it as double, think of it as an extra eighty bucks. This lens is very solid compared to any kit lens that I have felt, and from the reviews of the MK II that I read it puts it to shame. I love the distance window and the manual focus ring is in a nice spot. The metal mount feels very solid and tight with my XSI.
I bought the XSI with the kit lens and the 55-250 IS, and loved the setup. What I did not love was that I needed a flash to get decent indoor shots. That is why I bought this lens, and I was not disappointed. It is an affordable lens for low light shooting. If you can't find a MK I and can't spend over three hundred on the 1.4 then buy the MK II. You will love the images, mainly because you would have missed them with the kit lens. For me though, it seemed worth waiting to find the MK I as I know I will have this lens for years.
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