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.
Canon RF 50mm F1.8 STM Lens
Low light photography, portrait photography, travel photography
Enthusiast level
STM motor, RF mount, Super Spectra Coating
€ 249.99
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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens
General-purpose
Entry level
STM focusing
€ 149.99
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Canon TS-E 50mm f/2.8L Macro Lens
Architecture, landscape
Professional L-series
Macro, Tilt and Shift
€ 2,779.99
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Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens
General-purpose
Enthusiast level
USM Auto Focus
€ 469.99
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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 
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)
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)
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
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
The smallest you can make the aperture to still get light to the camera |
22 | 16 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 16 |
| MINIMUM FOCUS DISTANCE (METER)
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)
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
Counteracts camera shake, allowing for a sharper image |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| AF (AUTO-FOCUS) ACTUATOR
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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