Product Description

50mm macro lens for Canon cameras

Product Details

• Brand: Canon
• Model: CANON EF 50MM F2.5 MACRO
• Dimensions: 3.20" h x 3.70" w x 4.60" l, .75 pounds

Features

• 50mm
• Macro
• F/2.5
• Filter Thread 52mm

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

Customer Reviews

A pleasure
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
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
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 :)