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.

COMPARISON CHART
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	-	-	-	-	-	-
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