|Best|Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Review|2019|
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| Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Review |
Introduction
The new Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM prime lens features a fixed focal length of 50mm, bright f/1.8 aperture, Super Spectra coatings that minimize ghosting and flare, a circular seven-blade aperture, Canon's proprietary STM stepping motor for smooth and quiet continuous AF while capturing video, a new focus ring placement, metal mount and a short minimum focusing distance of only 0.35m. The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM is available now for £129.99/€189.99/$125.99/₹7,999. in the UK, Europe, India, and the USA respectively.
7 Reason You Need A Prime Lens.
Now before talking about the reasons to buy a prime lens, let us understand what exactly a prime lens is so prime lens is, so prime lens is basically a fixed focal length lens.
Meaning the lens you're seeing right now is a 50mm lens. SO it cannot zoom in it cannot zoom out the focal length is fixed at 50mm so the question is if a lens can't zoom in if a lens can't zoom out. Then why should we buy this lens and that's the exact question which I'm going to answer you?
1. EXTREMELY CHEAPER
Now the prime lenses are not extremely cheaper only from a cost perspective. But the cost your paying is much less than the quality you're getting if in the same price range you compare a zoom lens and a prime lens you will see that the prime lens can deliver better and way better quality than any other zoom lens so for example in this post.
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Now when you compare it with a zoom lens of a similar price range you will see that the quality of the 50 mm is way-way better Than any other zoom lens in the same price range and not only in the same price range.
But again slightly expensive zoom lenses even can't match the quality of a 50mm price lens. So again the price you're paying for the quality is way-way better.
2. LIGHTWEIGHT
Now prime lenses are extremely light in weight because it doesn't have to zoom elements when you're traveling it becomes very difficult to carry your heavier camera attached to a heavier lens.
So the lenses are light it becomes slightly easier to travel so prime lenses since they're extremely light it becomes very easy and very portable.
3. WIDE APERTURE
Now compared to any zoom lenses prime lenses have a wider aperture this 50mm lens has an aperture of f/1.8 so if you want to capture portraits or some bokeh images the prime lenses are going to give you a better result as compared to any other zoom lens because it opens up to a wider aperture and wider the aperture is better bokeh and better the background will be blurred.
4. FAST FOCUSING
Now prime lenses can focus extremely fast as compared to zoom lenses. When in daylight when the light is very sufficient you won't notice a sufficient difference, but when you're shooting in low-light conditions you will see that the prime lenses can focus much quicker as compared to zoom lenses the zoom lenses will struggle a lot when you're shooting in low-light conditions to autofocus.
But the prime lenses will perform better in any light conditions.
5. LOW LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
Now when you're shooting in low-light conditions. You need more light to come in so that you can make the ISO-less and shoot a high-quality image. Now since a prime lens has a wider aperture you can shoot the same image with the same exposure at a wider aperture and a comparatively lower ISO
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6. SAFER FOR CAMERA SENSOR
Meaning when you use inexpensive zoom lenses when you zoom in or zoom out the elements of the lenses are exposed to the atmosphere and between the gap the dust can enter and hit the camera sensor.
And then your camera sensor becomes dusty and you have to clean it very regularly otherwise dust spots will be appearing in your images so since prime lenses have no zoom elements and there is nothing going in and out there is no gap for the dust to enter into the camera sensor and your camera sensor is much cleaner the last.
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7. MAKES YOU A BETTER PHOTOGRAPHER
Now when you want to get close to a subject or when you want to shoot wide you basically zoom in or zoom out? With your kit lens or any zoom lens, right?
But since you don't have that ability in the prime lenses you basically move yourselves and get close or wide to a subject and that will obviously make you a better photographer because you are now putting more efforts in composing the image and you will obviously end up with the better composition and better results.
So I hope this post helped you and now you know why you should buy a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM
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