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Canon 50mm f1.8 STM – Worth it?

When buying your DSLR, you have the option to buy it with a kit lens. For example, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM for APS-C bodies. This lens is great for beginners, I mean you can use it professionally (it bears down to the man using the camera tho) but I believe using the appropriate tool for the job will help bring out an amazing output.

Using the kit lens is quite limiting, for example, the aperture is changing when zooming in. So when zooming in, the exposure gets darker and if it gets darker you need to raise the ISO and raising ISO will introduce noise especially in 1600,3200 ISO and so on.

If you are just starting out and looking for a BUDGET LENS to add into your kit, you might be interested in this – coming to you from the video is the Canon 50mm f1.8 STM lens.

I know you are wondering why you wanna bother yourself buying a fixed 50mm knowing that your kit lens is up to 55mm. Here are some facts that makes this item stand out.

f1.8 Aperture

Having this f1.8 aperture really opens a lot of creative opportunities, you can blur the background as much than you kit lens, “creamy bokeh/background separation” for headshots and portrait sessions. It also allows you to lower your ISO (because f1.8 allows a lot of light so you can dial down the exposure by lowering the ISO) or you can make your shutter high.

Price

You can get this for about Php 6,998.00  (price in Canon website), but I think you can buy this a lot more cheaper in other places. The image quality you can get out of this is amazing considering the price of this item.

Item Build

Its a metal mount so its sturdy and can withstand wear and tear than the plastic version, but you can go cheaper if you opt for the plastic mount.

So, is the Canon 50mm f1.8 STM really worth it? For me totally! You can pair it in a full frame and the image quality will still look fantastic, you might want to try or rent the lens first so you can decide well. Hope this give you some ideas/insights about the lens.