![]() That means jumping into the menus to make the switch, a more time consuming process. As it stands, you have to switch over to manual focus in the camera body, and, since most lenses have an AF/MF switch, there is little reason to program one of your valuable programmable buttons to that function. I would prefer that if you switched to the focus setting, the lens would automatically engage manual focus. In theory this is good, but in practice the execution could be better. Instead of a simple AF/MF switch, Canon elected to go with a switch that changes the function of the control ring between whatever function you have set for the control ring (I have exposure compensation, myself) and focus. In the case of the RF 50mm F1.8, Canon has a much smaller lens to work with, so they adopted a creative solution that utilizes the one switch on the lens. Popular applications are for aperture control and exposure compensation. The control ring can be programmed to several different functions in the camera body. One advantage of those pins is the control ring, a new addition to RF lenses. This feels like a real lens, and it no longer feels like you are putting a toy on your expensive camera. The RF 50mm F1.8 is smaller and lighter than other lenses in the RF lineup, but the build quality feels roughly similar to other non-L series lenses. To this point, however, the 50mm F1.8 lenses have felt noticeably inferior to most other lenses in the Canon ecosystem, but that trend ends here. The EF 50mm F1.8 STM was improved, with a slightly less plasticky feel and a STM motor, that, while not particularly fast, was smoother and quieter than the old micro-motors in the first two lenses. That lens was made of extremely cheap feeling plastics, had a plastic mount, and featured a buzzy autofocus motor that was decidedly NOT premium. The first EF 50mm F1.8 was better made than the MK II, which was the low water mark for the series. My first impression of the RF 50mm F1.8 is that it is much less of a “plastic fantastic” than Canon’s last two 50mm F1.8 lenses. ![]() Canon RF 50mm F1.8 STM Build and Handling If you’re in Canada, check them out for a reliable online retailer. Thanks to Camera Canada for getting me a loaner of the RF 50mm F1.8 STM. You can read on or watch either my definitive (long format) or standard length video reviews by clicking the respective video below.įollow Me Patreon | My Newsletter | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Flickr | 500px ![]() But you expect more from than that, so let’s dive in a little deeper and determine if the RF 50mm F1.8 STM can stand on its own two feet. The RF 50mm F1.8 instantly becomes the least expensive RF mount lens from Canon, and as such it’s easy simply from a value perspective. Canon’s latest iteration is the best yet, with a slightly nicer build quality, slightly better autofocus performance, and slightly better image quality. They punch far above their weight class, and, while the images don’t have the “wow!” factor that some very expensive glass can produce, I’m often surprised by how great of images can be produced with an inexpensive lens like this. Canon’s 50mm F1.8 lenses have traditionally been a pretty safe bet optically.
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