Must have lens for every amateur

Sharpness is acceptable wide open, very good from 2.5 onwards; Lightweight Useful focal length on both crop as well as full frame

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An awesome fast lens, a must for any photographers kit, light weight and simple to use, wide apeture and good in low light

Amateur or professional, you will be hard pressed finding a better lens for the money. The fact that your considering this lens I'm guessing is that you wan't to take beautiful portraits or anything with nice bokeh Let me be the first to say, yes. Yes it does, and boy does it do it well.

As most reviews say, it's a fantastic lens. Great for portraits I find. Not the best for low light but what's good for low light For the price there's not much to say that's negative. Just get it and shoot! You will love it.

Honestly I can't remember how many 50mm lenses I reviewed during the last few years but there were many. Seems as if all the manufacturers are or have been in an update frenzy. All of then Well, Canon has been a little late in this game.

This may sound stingy, but this is the cheapest lens you can buy for a Canon DLSR. So it makes it an affordable gift for any photographer. I bought this lens nearly 6 months ago because my partner kept stealing my 50mm prime for her professional product photography.

Haven't really used it enough yet to comment on the portrait aspect, but with the little testing I have done, it seems to work as I expected. Amazing Prime delivery. I purchased it at about 10pm on Friday evening and it was delivered Saturday lunchtime. Great service.

I've had this lens for a few days now. It does exactly what I need it to do! It's an essential part of my kit. If you want amazing portrait shots with beautiful blurred background this is all you need. I take mainly dog portraits and as you can see, they're stunning!

Delivered on time with good packaging. I'm super happy with the lens. Must have lens for portrait photography.

Just received my EFS 35mm Macro Lens I am so impressed. I currently use a 5:1 lens which I love however it's heavy. This is a breeze the built in light is the bomb. Thank you Canon I'll be using this when I go to Tassie in Sept. you've just made that trip even more exciting two thumbs up!