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50 mm Lenses

A prime lens perfect for creative portraits, life and low-light photos. With a fixed focal length at 50 mm, you can produce natural-looking images in great quality with enhanced sharpness, extra contrast, and reduced distortion. A Canon 50mm will bring your subject into sharp focus with its wide apertures, creating beautiful background blur.


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Name Canon RF 50mm F1.8 STM Lens Canon RF 50mm F1.2L USM Lens Canon TS-E 50mm f/2.8L Macro Lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens
IMAGE SIZE Full Frame Full Frame Full Frame Full Frame Full Frame Full Frame
EQUIVALENT FOCAL LENGTH
Image 1 The focal length you would need for a 50mm film camera to achieve the same angle of view
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ANGLE OF VIEW
(HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL, DIAGONAL)
Image 1 A way of measuring what you see through the lens. The wider the angle of view, the more you can see in the frame.
40°, 27°,46° 40°, 27°,46° 22°40', 15°10', 27° (Without Tilt or Shift)1 40°, 27°,46° 40°, 27°,46° 40°, 27°,46°
LENS CONSTRUCTION
(ELEMENTS/GROUPS)
Image 1 Elements: Glass pieces within the lens module itself Groups: One or more elements closely connected to achieve a specific task in the optical design
6/5 15/9 11/9 6/5 7/6 8/6
NUMBER OF DIAPHRAGM BLADES
Image 1 The more blades a diaphragm has, the more circular the shape of the aperture as it closes. The shape of the blades also determines circular aperture. The more circular the aperture, the more circular the out-of-focus details in the image (bokeh) will be.
7 10 9 7 8 8
MINIMUM APERTURE
Image 1 The smallest you can make the aperture to still get light to the camera
22 16 32 22 22 16
MINIMUM FOCUS DISTANCE (METER)
Image 1 This is the closest the lens can get to your subject before it cannot focus, measured from the subject to the sensor plane
0.3 0.40 0.273 0.35 0.45 0.45
MAXIMUM MAGNIFICATION (X)
Image 1 How big an object will look in a final image, with 1x meaning life-size reproduction on the sensor, which when enlarged will show very high detail
0.25 0.19 0.50 0.21 0.15 0.15
DISTANCE INFORMATION Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes
IMAGE STABILISATION
Image 1 Counteracts camera shake, allowing for a sharper image
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AF (AUTO-FOCUS) ACTUATOR
Image 1 Automatically focuses the lens on a subject. This uses various methods like STM, USM.
STM USM - STM Micro USM Ring USM3
DUST/MOISTURE RESISTANCE - Yes - - - Yes
FILTER DIAMETER (MM) 43 77 22 49 58 72
MAX. DIAMETER X LENGTH (MM) 69.2 x 40.5 89.8 x 108 86.9 x 116.5 69.2 x 39.3 73.8 x 50.5 85.8 x 65.5
WEIGHT (G) 160 g 950 g 915 g 159 g 290 g 590 g

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