Fast yet remarkable small is the perfect way to describe the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, one of Canon's more popular lenses due to its impressive image quality. This lens is the lightest and shortest lens available from Canon. Its small size makes it incredibly useful for an everyday travel lens that is easy to store in the luggage. It features specifications that are indeed impressive considering the size of the lens. The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II is a fairly successful lens but a pretty good deal.
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Perhaps the biggest advantage of the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II is its sharpness, which is indeed impressive considering the size of the lens. The EF 50mm f/1.8 II offers an overall excellent image quality, and will definitely please the photographer. Unfortunately, the EF 50mm f/1.8 II delivers a very harsh background blur and is susceptible to strong halation. It also has an occasional mid level exposure to flare that can cause problems for the user.
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Featuring excellence in the areas of full-body portraits and low-light indoor photography, the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II works very well in almost all indoor scenarios. The image quality of the EF 50mm f/1.8 II is also impressive, very similar to other lenses that are much more expensive. It features an impressive corner quality and a clear subject which both combine to create a wonderfully high quality image.
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The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II is its poor build quality, as much of it utilizes plastic construction. Its small size and below average build have this lens feeling more like a toy than high quality photography equipment. It is certainly easy to overlook small the small disadvantages regarding the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II when one considers the price it is being offered at.
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