Ask any Canon user what they think Canon's most popular lenses are, and I can guarantee that most will mention the classic EF 50mm f/1.8. Not only is it the most affordable lens in the EF line-up, it's also well matched to a wide variety of photographic genres.

A must have standard for all kits. Cheap to buy, the best photos produced. Good blur and great in low light.

Good Blur Great in low light

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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.

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

This is an upgrade to the old 'Nifty 50' or 'Plastic Fantastic' 50mm prime lens, an old time classic because of the great quality photos it could take for the very low price. This upgraded STM model improves on the original in various ways, including: - Much more quiet motor thanks to the STM (Canon...

The photographs produced by this prime lens are extremely high in quality; and suggest any enthusiast to invest in a lens like this- you will not be disappointed

For the price of this lens and the high quality photographs it produces; I don't think anyone is entitled to say a bad thing about it

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.

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

Nice lens. Lightweight

Having a lens that is not big and bulky but still gives you an amazing photo is fantastic. It is perfect for portraits