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Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro Lens | 
| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $400.00
Buy New: $236.76
You Save: $163.24 (41%)
Rating:  22 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Maximum Focal Length: 50
Minimum Focal Length: 50
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 4.6 x 3.7 x 3.2
all-glass-optical
MPN: 2537A003
Model: CANON EF 50MM F2.5 MACRO
UPC: 082966212123
EAN: 0082966212123
ASIN: B00006I53V
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 50mm | | • | Macro | | • | F/2.5 | | • | Filter Thread 52mm |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
50mm macro lens for Canon cameras
Amazon.com Product Description
Want to bring small things into full-sized view? Turn to the Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 compact macro lens, which can uncover detail that would otherwise be impossible to detect by the naked eye. Ideal for shooting extremely minute subjects such as insects or the petals of a small flower, the lens offers a nine-element design and a floating optical system that focuses down from infinity to one-half life size (0.5x). Despite these macro optics, however, the lens also functions beautifully as a general-purpose normal lens. And should you want to focus down to life size (1:1), you can add an optional Life Size Converter EF to increase the working distance--a valuable feature in close-up shooting. Other details include a 46-degree diagonal angle of view, a 0.8-foot close focusing distance, and a one-year warranty. Specifications
- Focal length: 50mm
- Maximum aperture: f/2.5
- Lens construction: 9 elements in 8 groups
- Diagonal angle of view: 46 degrees
- Focus adjustment: Front group linear extension system with AFD
- Closest focusing distance: 0.8 feet
- Filter size: 52mm
- Dimensions: 2.7 inches in diameter and 2.5 inches long
- Weight: 9.9 ounces
- Warranty: 1 year
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 A pleasure November 20, 2008
James Starritt (Kansas City, MO)
My first Macro lens on the Xti -- I am loving using it so far. The picture clarity is as sharp as can be, lovely background blur, great color. Its a simple lens for a simple job and beyond it also doubles as a pretty great portrait lens.
 Excellent for macro not 1x1 and portrail October 6, 2008
Luis Valls Robles (Gua)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought it to use as macro, but be careful if you want it to use 1x1. As portrail photografy, is also excellent and very lightful.
Good Macro Lens, But Leaving Me Wanting 100mm September 18, 2008
Deirdre Jacobs (Washington, D.C.)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this lens through a seller on Amazon about 6 months ago and have been very happy with it. The Canon EF 50mm Compact Macro Lens has served as a great introduction into macro lenses and close up photography. It's been a good lens for that purpose, and I would recommend it to any amateur who might be interested in photographing the smaller things in life. However, with continued use, I'm starting to think that I should have bit the bullet and bought the 100mm as opposed to the 50mm. The main reason being that at times, I've found myself having to get extremely close to the subject which makes capturing images of insects and animals difficult and scary at times :)
A pretty nice package. July 28, 2008
Coronet Blue (California)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you're looking for a 50mm lens that's sharp, built better than the Canon 50/1.8 and less expensive than the 50/1.4, this is a good choice. Although by no means the best macro lens I've ever used (contrast could be better and its a little soft in the corners if used on full-frame), its the best $200 macro I've ever used.
The reason its going back is that about 1/3 of the time it settled on the wrong focus point. I was a little surprised, given the shallow depth of field when shooting up close. I don't see anybody else having this problem so maybe this is a fluke or one of those Canon adjustments.
But this lens got me thinking....please, Canon, make a few lenses that are this small, this light and very sharp (and please, not too much barrel distortion). I don't care if they are fast; I don't care if they have IS; I don't care if they are plastic; I don't even care what they cost. Instead of trying to make the ultimate 600mm f/2.8, how about the ultimate 28mm f/2.8? I know you can do it.
great macro lens for the price July 13, 2008
Daniel Koretz
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Some of reservations people have in their reviews are right--the lens is slightly noisy, it does sometimes hunt a little for focus, and it is only 1:2 magnification, not 1:1. But despite that, I love it. I have found that it is a great lens, particularly for the price. It has good optics, it is a nice length for a lot of macro work (yes, you have to get closer with a relatively short lens, but depth of field in macro shots is hard enough with a lens this long, let along a longer one), and it generally focuses plenty fast enough. Some people have complained that the noise of the focus would scare off insects, etc., but I have not had that experience at all. I have gotten up close to lots of bugs, like bees and wasps, and they don't respond to the focusing at all. [...] If you are concerned about skittish critters, the issue is not the slight noise of the lens; it's how close you have to get to them with any 50mm or 60mm lens. So unless you decide you need a long macro lens or want to spend a lot more money, this may be a very good choice for you. And keep in mind that if you have a consumer-level SLR, the effective length of this lens (compared to the old 35mm standard) is about 90 mm.
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