Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM

[Stuart]

As above a nice price will mean i want this, i've the 40mm stm pancake and like it more than the old mk2 50mm f1.8

A Nifty fifty stm for quick accurate focus. bring it on. though the cost of the 28mm EFS make me wary of committing to get this.

 

[Dylan777]

I'll take one

welcome back Menace

 

[JohanCruyff]

I am wondering about the number of aperture blades. If it is 5 like the old MKII, it's a no-go for me... 7 blades like the 40mm or the Yonguo 50mm would be very nice, though...

It's quite surprising that this very important specification has not been leaked like the others... Maybe we should not expect good news here :-\

+1
Let's hope they are
i) >6
ii) rounded (or "circular"), like in the 40mm and 24mm pancakes
aperture blades.

 

[TeT]

It is nice to see that it has a metal mount.

Let's hope it is priced at $200 or less.

Metal exterior mounting plate, will still be plastic supports where the metal mounting plate attaches to lens...

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

Nice, clean little design. I too have hopes for the aperture blade situation improving.

I'm currently reviewing the 50L and the Otus 55. It will be a little interesting to move on to this after those lenses!

 

[David]

That's why I like Canon, no bragging - just delivering. Look at that cute baby!

 

[ajperk]

Definitely going to pre-order one as soon as it is available. I've loved everything about the 40mm, but I do miss the 50mm focal length.

 

[da_guy2]

Looks expensive... The best thing about the nifty fifty was the price. If it ends up costing more than 150 or (god forbid) 200 I'm going to have a hard time recommending it over the 1.4.

 

[bereninga]

Looks like the 40mm f/2.8 STM and one of the newer 24/28/35 IS USM primes had a baby. Who's the father!

On a serious note, I'll just keep my 50mm f/1.4 USM until it dies. To me, this 50mm f/1.8 STM lens is positioned between the 50mm f/1.8 and f/1.4, but closer to the 1.4. Too bad there's no IS for video. Why bother w/ an STM lens that has no IS if it's for video? That I don't get.

 

[lw]

Too bad there's no IS for video. Why bother w/ an STM lens that has no IS if it's for video? That I don't get.

Agreed
One of the key reasons I thought for STM was the silent operation that benefits video shooting.
But so far, not one of the STM primes has also had IS - another essential for video
Disappointing.

 

[DWD]

I think its been mentioned above, but what does this offer over a much older 50mm f/1.8? Specifically, I have a wonderful little EF 50mm f/1.8 Lens, Utsunomiya, Japan, April 1987. What do the STM and new optics provide?

 

[fon-foto]

I think its been mentioned above, but what does this offer over a much older 50mm f/1.8? Specifically, I have a wonderful little EF 50mm f/1.8 Lens, Utsunomiya, Japan, April 1987. What do the STM and new optics provide?

You'll lose that nasty sounding auto-focus (or maybe some people like it?), hopefully improve the speed of the auto focus as well as shave some space off, and hopefully be buying a lens that doesn't break/fall apart with any small knock. That said, you don't HAVE to buy it

 

[iron-t]

Cute lens, I'll consider it if it outperforms my 1.4 at the same apertures (specifically f/2 where I frequently shoot the 50mm on my 5D3) and focuses faster. Especially tempting given that my EOS-M is unusable with the 1.4 attached. Incredibly slow and hunts in every kind of light. The 40mm STM on the other hand performs acceptably well.

Then again it might be worth waiting for a new 50L.

 

[HoodlessShooter]

I was curious so I took a look at the Canon Museum, this is the fastest non-L lens that Canon has released in 20 years, (the last one being the 28 1.8 USM in 1995).

 

[Maximilian]

I was curious so I took a look at the Canon Museum, this is the fastest non-L lens that Canon has released in 20 years, (the last one being the 28 1.8 USM in 1995).

Thank you for looking that up.
Let's hope that there will be another fast one non-L soon. (50/1.4 USM II or IS )

 

[ahsanford]

Thank god this is clearly a budget lens. No focus scale, no IS, no internal focusing (a guess, but likely), and no USM.

If it had some of those things, I'd be worried about some rumors that this lens was merging the 50 f/1.8 and 50 f/1.4 USM lines.

Thankfully, that's not the case. Nice work, Canon. Now give me the lens I'll actually pay you for.

- A

 

[NancyP]

We will find out soon! It is quite possible that the new design will be sharper at wider apertures. The coating may be better. The diaphragm may have an extra leaf or two, or have rounded leaves. The STM feature alone will be highly attractive to casual videographers who want to do indoor shots, given that a lot of casual users have no desire to focus pull manual focus lenses. The weight and size are still minimal - attractive for many users.

I enjoy my Shorty Forty. Cheap can be good.

 

[ahsanford]

I think its been mentioned above, but what does this offer over a much older 50mm f/1.8? Specifically, I have a wonderful little EF 50mm f/1.8 Lens, Utsunomiya, Japan, April 1987. What do the STM and new optics provide?

This lens will be sharper and focus more quickly and more quietly. Canon's recent track record with pancakes has been outstanding, and though this isn't a true pancake, I imagine the internals aren't too far off from one.

But, in candor, this lens isn't for folks who already own a decent 50 prime -- it's for those who don't own a 50 prime at all. This is the 'gateway' lens that enthusiasts buy early in their photographic journey to appreciate the speed, sharpness and smaller size of primes. Then they buy more of them.

- A

 

[ahsanford]

Hey CR guys, why not a CR3 for this one? PhotoRumors has given it their "This is the new..." title reserved for done deals.

This lens is a certainty at this point, ya?

- A

 

[zlatko]

I think its been mentioned above, but what does this offer over a much older 50mm f/1.8? Specifically, I have a wonderful little EF 50mm f/1.8 Lens, Utsunomiya, Japan, April 1987. What do the STM and new optics provide?

You'll lose that nasty sounding auto-focus (or maybe some people like it?), hopefully improve the speed of the auto focus as well as shave some space off, and hopefully be buying a lens that doesn't break/fall apart with any small knock. That said, you don't HAVE to buy it

This new one looks great. The buzzy autofocus of the old 50/1.8 is the main reason I did not own it.