I'm waiting for Canon to deliver a new 50mm II, this one its to old, optics quality aren't that good, corners specially, Af its not precise or accurate on any camera.. I have use a few all the same.. at this moment I would recommend a Sigma Art or Tamron 45mm...

Use in low light without using a flash (ex: an artist on stage, a kid blowing candles), night photographie....
This is one of the lenses to have absolutely !

Durable; Easy To Use; Lightweight; Powerful Output

This is a very sharp lens with it being 1.4 this enables a very shallow depth of field. I find it to be of the best close to the 1.2 "L" series. I have used it on my 5D Mark II and my 7D fast focus and a quiet responce never better.

pro photography; photosbyted.com; macombphotography.com

It's an excellent product. The images come out very clear, great for portraits and places where there is a lot of light (duh). All your body imperfections will appear in the pictures taken with this lens.

This little beauty shines! I have owned the $100 50mm F/1.8, and it is a usable and good starter prime. I have also shot with the 50mm F/1.2 L, which will run you $1600. I purchased this lens as a fine cost/value compromise.

Immaculate image quality without "L" investment

you will want to pick up a lens hood.

an essential lens, but less useful on APS-C

lightweight; good image quality; shallow depth of field

none really

I am very impressed with this lens; pictures are pin sharp as you would expect from a prime lens. Compared to the f1.8 lens the construction is much better you never feel as if it will fall apart (but I still don't recommend that you drop it!).

Consistent Output; Easily Interchangeable; Lightweight; Quick Focus; Rugged

After years of disappointing point & click and smart photography I bought a DSLR. A prime lens was always going to be one of my first accessories as I knew that I wanted to take better family portrait shots and that the stock lens was not going to give me the background blur I was looking for due to...

Excellent photos, did exactly what I expected it would do. Not disappointed in this product, just John Lewis with their cash back offer... which you don't get by the way!

Just got this after reading reviews online with this compared to the 1.8f. So happy with this lens it's not even funny. Takes awesome shots even in super low light. Still testing out the shallow depth of field though. USM is super quiet also!