Sample photos from my new EF 50 mm f/1.8 Mark II

     I'm telling you, this lens is so good, I would do back flips if I knew how.  Of course, if you'd read my previous post, you would have known about the small front focus problem I had with the lens.  However, that has since been fixe by the wonderful people at the Canon After Sales Service center at Paremba Square.

     Let's not waste any time and go straight to the photos.

Image 1. Obviously, the 50 is built as a portrait lens.

Image 2. At f/1.8, its a fast lens.  I'm able to stop the motion of Abby's (my cat) scratching foot, even when shooting in her shadow.

Image 3.  Sharpness is really good for the amount of money you pay.  If you look closely, you can see the weave on my wife's headscarf.

Image 4.  Pin point accuracy.   I aimed the focus at the diamond on the ring, and nailed it.  This pic is heavily cropped, by the way.

Image 5.  The downside is the chromatic aberration.  You can see the greenish glow on parts of the metal strap of my wife's wristwatch.

There are more images here.

For RM 300, this lens is a bargain.  If you own a Canon dSLR, then you should seriously consider adding this to your arsenal of lenses.