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Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro Lens

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50mm

Macro

F/2.5

Filter Thread 52mm

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Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro Lens

50mm macro lens for Canon cameras

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Manufacturer: Canon
Model No: 2537A003
Dimensions: 3.2 x 3.7 x 4.6 inches. 0.75 pounds.

Customer Reviews

Canon EF compact 50mm f/2.5 macro

I purchased this lens to use with my Canon 5D in an underwater housing to take scuba photos. I was very impressed with this lens and used it on nearly every dive. It was surprisingly fast underwater, and the images I got were incredibly sharp. This will now be my go-to lens for most underwater photos. The macro shots I got were the best ever. I also have a 100mm Canon macro lens, but I prefer the pictures that I can get with the 50mm. This lens is a great product at a great price.

Nice lense for a nice price

This is a great lense, with caveats.
I prefer it to the nifty 50 since you can do everything the nifty can and get much closer to the subject.
When you have focus dead-on, it just can't be beat (except by a better L macro lense).
But, like another poster had commented, it grabs the wrong focus point at times.
I find that anything lower than 4.5 simply delivers a fuzzy picture. Above 4.5 it is sharp as heck.
I'm looking forward to upgrading to the new EF 100mm IS macro soon. But I'll keep this little gem.

awwwwesome Lens!!

I got this awesome little lens a few weeks ago at a camera store for 319.99... too bad i forgot about amazon! I wanted it so bad when I saw it, so i bought it. Worth every dime! This lens is not only an awesome 50mm macro, its extremely compact and weighs so little! You can get great depth of field opportunities with this lens, and also have a kick ass macro for less than 3 Benjamin's! I highly recommend this lens for first time macro users, or experienced users who want the portability of a macro.

Too much chromatic aberration for the digital age, but the lens is of a good value

For less than $300, this is a pretty decent 50mm lens, but it's not the best choice unless you do simple, straight-macro work. Why? In my experience, for 1:10 or smaller magnification (focusing distance of about 0.6m or 2 ft), Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Standard & Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras provides better contrast and image sharpness than this lens at any aperture value. So, the only time this lens is the better choice is close distance macro work.

Now, when I use this lens at 1:2 to 1:5 magnification range, the resolution and contrast are good, but I noticed a bit too much chromatic aberration (CA) with shiny objects such as jewelries and silverware. The color is magenta and green, depending on the distance of the object in relation to the focusing distance. The CA decreased to some extent by stopping down. A significant drop of CA was seen at f/8 for 1:5 and f/11 for 1:2 magnification, although CA was still noticeable at those f-stops. Sure, at such magnifications, you would stop down to about that range anyway, due to very thin depth of field, but I would be happier of CA was lower from wider apertures for a bit more creative flexibility. Meanwhile, it's not impossible to correct for CA in professional image editing softwares, but that just means more editing work.

The lens is excellent for non-shiny small product shoots, such as hair accessories, cosmetic products, food, etc., although tilt shift would be useful whenever the image uses creative styling. Therefore, for creative macro work, TS-E45mm with extension tube and/or 1.4x extender would be more useful, although there is a price to pay in terms of dollars, pounds, and more demanding manual work. Whether 100mm macro is better or worse is not so much of an issue as other people say. EF100mm f/2.8 macro provides more working distance and flattens perspective (which may or may not be good for product photography), but not as different as what you can do with TS-E as a macro lens.

About the only thing this lens is superior to Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Standard & Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras at non-macro work is that this macro gives more pleasing bokeh than f/1.4. But for that matter 85mm f/1.8 or TS-E90mm is better, and so this isn't a good reason to buy this lens.

In short, EF50mm f/2.5 macro lens is good for simple, straight-forward macro work. If you don't do macro, buy Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Standard & Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras or Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens. If you use more elaborate styling or creative work, buy Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 Tilt Shift Lens for Canon SLR Cameras or Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8 Tilt Shift Lens for Canon SLR Cameras. If you do macro work of jewelry or any other shiny or high contrast objects, be careful about chromatic aberration and stop down as needed.

Macro Away.

I use the lens for close up product shots for a business that my partner runs. I also use it for shots of my work for my portfolio. It is versatile and takes very clear pics. Overall I really enjoy using it.

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