I bought this to complement my F4 L zooms for better portability & wider apertures on various full-frame & crop frame EOS bodies. First impressions are very positive. It is well made for the money and handles well.

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Lightweight; Quick Focus; Sharp Focus

Haven't really used it enough yet to comment on the portrait aspect, but with the little testing I have done, it seems to work as I expected. Amazing Prime delivery. I purchased it at about 10pm on Friday evening and it was delivered Saturday lunchtime. Great service.

I've had this lens for a few days now. It does exactly what I need it to do! It's an essential part of my kit. If you want amazing portrait shots with beautiful blurred background this is all you need. I take mainly dog portraits and as you can see, they're stunning!

An awesome fast lens, a must for any photographers kit, light weight and simple to use, wide apeture and good in low light

I just bought this lens to replace an old 50mm 1.8 motor lens, expecting the STM focusing to be fast and quiet (as my other STM lenses are). This lens however is very noisy focusing, making a 'dud-dud-dud' noise which is really noticable, its fine for stills and the images look great, but for video...

As most reviews say, it's a fantastic lens. Great for portraits I find. Not the best for low light but what's good for low light For the price there's not much to say that's negative. Just get it and shoot! You will love it.

"This is simple, lightweight and very sharp lens will bring your pictures on the next level. The same shots I was doing with standard zoom lens look amazing now. This new STM mode is also very fast in focusing. This would be extremely useful if you are making videos."

Just received my EFS 35mm Macro Lens I am so impressed. I currently use a 5:1 lens which I love however it's heavy. This is a breeze the built in light is the bomb. Thank you Canon I'll be using this when I go to Tassie in Sept. you've just made that trip even more exciting two thumbs up!

This may sound stingy, but this is the cheapest lens you can buy for a Canon DLSR. So it makes it an affordable gift for any photographer. I bought this lens nearly 6 months ago because my partner kept stealing my 50mm prime for her professional product photography.

The good points are that the images that come out are nice, it's compact, and it's cheap. But the build quality is terrible. You can't use it for video (the AF motor noise is extremely loud), and the manual focus makes a terrible grinding spring noise.

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