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Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO Speed
200
Focal Length
50.0mm
Aperture:
f/1.8
Exposure
1/4000s
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO Speed
200
Focal Length
50.0mm
Aperture:
f/8.0
Exposure
1/500s
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO Speed
200
Focal Length
50.0mm
Aperture:
f/8.0
Exposure
1/500s
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO Speed
200
Focal Length
50.0mm
Aperture:
f/8.0
Exposure
1/250s
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO Speed
200
Focal Length
50.0mm
Aperture:
f/8.0
Exposure
1/1600s
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO Speed
200
Focal Length
50.0mm
Aperture:
f/1.8
Exposure
1/8000s
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO Speed
200
Focal Length
50.0mm
Aperture:
f/8.0
Exposure
1/1000s
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO Speed
200
Focal Length
50.0mm
Aperture:
f/8.0
Exposure
1/100s
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO Speed
200
Focal Length
50.0mm
Aperture:
f/2.8
Exposure
1/2500s
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO Speed
200
Focal Length
50.0mm
Aperture:
f/8.0
Exposure
1/160s
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO Speed
200
Focal Length
50.0mm
Aperture:
f/2.8
Exposure
1/1000s
Verdict
The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II may be a "cheap" lens but it is undoubtedly a capable one. It shares its characteristics with most other 50mm lenses, reads: it's somewhat soft at f/1.8 but at medium aperture settings it is hard to beat with respect to resolution. Distortions as well as lateral CAs are basically non-issues. Vignetting is a significant problem at f/1.8 and even at f/2.8 but that (heavy vignetting at max. aperture) is something to get used to on full format DSLRs anyway. A more significant weakness of the lens is the rather nervous bokeh (out-of-focus blur) which may spoil the game in some shallow depth-of-field situations. At around 100EUR/US$ you can't expect superb build quality but frankly it's "good enough" here anyway and it's certainly one of the value kings out there.
