I refused to watch ANY review of this lens until I saw yours Chris. You are my gold standard and the only reviewer who seems agenda free and honest. Excellent job as usual.
He does a pretty good job of it, doesn't he? _the only reviewer who seems agenda free and honest_ This is because, being a man of the cloth IIRC, he knows there IS a God, and furthermore that God is a photographer and will burn him in hell if he dishonestly misrepresents a lens or camera. LOL
I find it appalling how often in the comments section of lens reviews there are people asking "will this lens fit my [insert whatever camera]". It's not rocket science! If your camera has an EF-mount, it will take any lens with an EF-mount. If it's a Nikon and it has an F-mount, which lenses does it take? That's right- Nikon F-mount. If your camera has a PL-mount and you don't know which lenses go in it, please sell your camera and find a new hobby.
What always surprises me is when people who have bought very expensive full-frame cameras start asking "Will my 18-55mm kit lens work on my 5D Mark iii?". I don't know about other people, but when I bought my first camera I spent lots of time researching what lenses it could use!
You assumed that everyone who has camera has to know everything. not everyone is very knowledgeable, you know. If you dont want to answer that kind of comments then just ignore it.
I make a perfectly good point. If you're going to spend a load of money on a new car, you find out whether it takes diesel or petrol. If you're spending £1,000+ on a new camera, you figure out what lenses it will be able to use.
As the previous comment from Adriano Moreira I wanted to say that your tests and comparisons are very fair, precise and reliable. Thank you a lot for that. Congrats for the good job.
Thank you for these reviews .. I've gone through countless Yongnuo, Canon, and Meike reviews on 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm in the last few weeks and yours were some of the best .. I ended up going for the Yongnuo 35mm (for now .. maybe I'll upgrade down the road), the Meike 85mm, and for now I've got my Canon 50mm f/1.8 ii, though I'm considering selling it and replacing it with the STM version for the additional aperture blades and better build quality .. so far, I'm loving the Yongnuo 35mm, and the Meike 85mm shows up tomorrow! Thanks for helping me choose and prevent buyer's remorse!
Most amateurs dSLR users are stuck to zoom kit lenses or buy lenses with greater zoom. The possibilities of bright prime lenses are unknown. The Yongnuo is sharper, lowers more the ISO noise at f/1.8 and offers easier bokeh than nearly all EF-S lenses. All these are unknown by most casual photographers. I think the 40$ Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 is a great very cheap gift. It is soft at the corners. But this is not too bad when someone is taking photos of people. Yongnuo has also a little more expensive 35mm f/2.0 lens which is good for street photography.
I'm a professional events photographer with an aps-c body(canon 70d) and i'm truly proud that i am free from the creative prison that is the yongnuo 50mm i. It's certainly good for beginners to get a feel of a fast standard prime, but anything professional, it's life or death.
Thank you, Chris, for helping me choose, I can always rely on you to give me full information to make the best decision on which lenses are worth the money and which are just too good to be true. Frankly, I am an amateur photographer. I will never be a professional, I will never get paid for taking photos. This is just a nice hobby, a way to creatively express myself. This seams like a nice cheap alternative for a very good and popular lens I have been thinking about purchasing. And the price is just perfect.
5 yrs on since your review. You may well still be right about it's softness. However, for those starting out on a tight budget it may well be ahead of the Canon STM nifty fifty on their wish list. My first 'proper' camera was a Praktika MTL3 and some cheap M42 screw thread, soft lenses. I bought what I could afford, There was nothing auto to speak of and I was contented for a while with my lot until my dad gave me his OM10 and Zuiko primes. Zoom forward to now and the bar has been raised so high by manufacturers that everyone expects everything to be tack sharp. The softest thing is the poor photographer...ahem...having to grapple with auto everything! I'm sure by 2023 we'll all have a free manservant. Well done Chris your reviews have a longevity, are still relevant and still watched.
Such a detailed comparison with sample photos of each placed side by side. Thanks for pointing out the magenta tint, it allowed me to make a decision instantly. Btw, if you could cover the auto-focus, guess it'll be a complete comparison by then. Thanks again, really well done.
This answered my question perfectly. All of these mixed reviews have not tested the lens on a full frame vs cropped. It seem the reviews that boast good sharpness were using full frame, and the reviews that den sharpness were using crop. I have a cropped sensor...so i wont be getting the off-brand unfortunately :(
According to the lens, it can Fit but it may take you alot of Vigor. You might be a Legend if you can but it takes Integrity for it to work. Piloting the way in the Odyssey of potential problems it may be a Prelude of trouble if you don't Beat it when installing.
I mean no harm by this question. It is an honest thought I had. What do you do if you want a lens he doesn't review? Or do you only know about those particular lenses because he reviews them? Like,if you wanted a Rokinon fisheye lens really badly and he never reviewed that lens....you wouldn't ever buy it? Again,I really don't mean anything by my question. I just am extremely curious.
Generally, I use Canon cameras that use Canon mounts and I also use dedicated Canon lenses that are pretty mainstream so most if not all the lenses I use or want to buy are reviewed by Chris because he too uses Canon; this being said, if there is a lens that he hasn't reviewed, like an Rokinon or a brand that isn't as big as Canon, I'll see if I have friends that own the lens or just search for other reviews (i.e. video reviews or other stuff online). I put in a lot of research on products before I buy them just to make sure I can get the most amount of use and the highest quality for what I pay for. I want to be guaranteed cost effectiveness. But I would for sure buy lenses that he doesn't review. Great question :D
braelen9 Great answer! I'm glad you didn't call me all kinds of names because I truly meant no harm. I was just very curious because he doesn't review every single lens on the market and I thought.... If you only buy lenses reviewed by him....you get the drift. I felt you were missing out on some great inexpensive lenses if,in fact,that was what you were doing. However, I got it! 😉 Have a great day! I love his reviews as well. Very informative.
0:50 Something to be noted. I don't have a Canon camera, but I've seen Yongnuo's name in the context of flashes and watched the review to see what you thought of the lens. If they're making their own internals rather than just reverse engineering and copying, it would seem to indicate a serious intent on Yongnuo's part in becoming a player in the third-party lens market and something to watch with interest. Given that Sigma (especially) and Tamron are making every effort to play in the big league these days, Yongnuo are obviously reasoning there's a niche for a smaller player with more affordable offerings. Granted, they seem to have fallen short of a relatively low benchmark on this one, but you have to start somewhere. (ETA And if it's good enough for Facebook and 6 x 4 glossies, entry-level DSLR buyers will flock to it.)
Nice review. I've only thought of a 50mm as a portrait lens so never considered purchasing one. Although cheap it seems reasonable for the price and worth a try.
Christopher I got this just couple days ago. They also make LED lighting. Mine was $53 US. The focus was stuck and wouldn't move I had to really force it but main it works really well
Very surprising results from a Chinese lens and having 7 aperture blades is a nice touch to. Love the jazzy background music Christopher don't know what a little ragtime jazz music would be like though 😀
I have this lens for the e-mount. It can take very sharp nice portraits. But the focusing is really bad, it's constantly hunting and is often out of focus even when it was locked on. I'll have to learn to take several photos of each shot, just to make sure one of them is in focus.
Many thanks for this review! One thing to beware of with both of these lenses but especially the Yongnuo is that they are fairly fragile. The internal parts of the focus ring are easily cracked if the protruding lens cap or filter takes an impact if shipped or dropped without the original box and styrofoam insert. Using a much needed lens hood on the filter threads seems an invitation to disaster.
Get the canon 50mm 1.8 stm if you can afford it. But if all you have is the money for the younguo then by all means go for it, it's not trash for the price. But I would recommend saving the extra money for the canon it's incredible
Hey Chris, Would it be worth it, as a new photographer looking to buy his first lens after the kit lens to save the 25 euro and buy the old one, or spend extra to get the updated model
Great videos Christopher you are really on top of things. I really enjoy your presentation style, and you are up on the newest trends. Thanks for posting this review, I was curious about how this UBER cheap yongnuo performs against the also UBER CHEAP plastic fantastic (which BTW, I love) , my questions are answered now. I thought that perhaps the additional aperture blades would have made the a super plastic fantastic. Though the additional blades may be a good thing for bokeh shape, the yongnuo seems to be not quite as good as the canon on the whole. Thanks again!!!
thanks for the review chris, even i didn't consider buying the 50/1.8 yongnuo lens. would you review also the newer 35/2 youngnuo lens? that one seems to be more interesting - a metal bajonett, and the focal length is much more interesting as one-do-it-all lens. :-)
I read a bunch of reviews where people forgot to remove the plastic film from the rear (and I think the front) lens elements, and I'm wondering if you removed them
so i went out and got this yongnuo lens. everything i heard about this lens was that it wasnt sharp at 1.8 but it was still fine at 2.8. for me this was enuf to go and get it. i had similar experiences with it with blury images at 1.8. had it for a couple months now. however today i did a some experiments with the lens on manual focus. i find that its sharp all the way to 1.8 with manual focus but for some reason when i switch it to auto focus it doesnt want to focus. i think this is a fault in the lens and not my camera. but i dont have another fast lens to test on my camera. i got just as sharp photos at 1.8 as i did at 2.8 but only with manual focus.
Hey I just watched the video and am very thankful for this review. I recently ordered the yongnuo to use with a sony a6000 that i have paired with a fotasy eos-nex canon ef adapter. I know very little about photography so far but I feel like I have made the right choice in buying this lens for the low price. What I am worried about is if my adapter will work with this lens. I hope you can provide me with that answer. Thank you very much and you did an outstanding job on this review I enjoyed watching it a lot
Hi Chris, I am just wondering if you have made a comparison video between Canon 50mm 1.8 STM VS Canon 24 1.8 STM ? if not what do you thing is better for a crop sensor CANON 70D? Cheers God bless
+Christopher Frost Photography 50mm is awesome but it does not have enough focal length when shooting with a crop sensor? do you think 24mm 2.8 has the same sharpness quality? cheers
+Christopher Frost Photography I thought this lens back focusing, but it turns out that there was a protective film covering the back glass. Lol. Took it off and the focus was perfect.
Could you please recommend a mount adapter for the Canon M50 do you remember using the Yongnuo lens or shall I just get the Canon ef M 22mm lens my first camera sorry don't know much at the moment I'm using the kit lens I want it for video
I can't think of a single reason to cut corners on a nifty fifty. Since Canon, Nikon and Pentax make such awesome 50mm f/1.8 lenses for very little money, it makes no sense to look for something but with worse performance. But I am a fan of Yongnuo flashes, they work great.
since it has no lens hood, can i use the ES62 lens hood that canon is using for my YN 50mm lens? i'm skeptical in buying a lens hood for this because what if it wont fit.. :(
I got into DSLR photo and video recently so my input is coming from a novice. From my testing, the Yongnuo makes a good lense for not-too-serious hobby photographers/beginners who are on a budget, maybe for people who want better quality on their instagram photos. It takes pictures that a neophyte wouldn`t scuff at (which really are most people). The focus is quite slow compared to the 50mm STM lense (don`t have anything else to compare it to) which makes it less then ideal for shooting moving objects or for video, but for static pictures it`s fine. The focus is also quite loud, another negative point for video. However, I kept mine and sold my 50mm STM because I mostly shoot product pictures where I don`t care about autofocus speed or sound and don`t need uber high quality picture quality. It fills that role just fine and my wallet isn`t as sad.
I refused to watch ANY review of this lens until I saw yours Chris. You are my gold standard and the only reviewer who seems agenda free and honest. Excellent job as usual.
He does a pretty good job of it, doesn't he?
_the only reviewer who seems agenda free and honest_
This is because, being a man of the cloth IIRC, he knows there IS a God, and furthermore that God is a photographer and will burn him in hell if he dishonestly misrepresents a lens or camera. LOL
jsm666 HAHAHA
Yeah, Until now he is still the gold standard
Your reviews are among the most reliable on the market. Thank you for help in choosing!
Adriano Moreira I
True
I find it appalling how often in the comments section of lens reviews there are people asking "will this lens fit my [insert whatever camera]". It's not rocket science! If your camera has an EF-mount, it will take any lens with an EF-mount. If it's a Nikon and it has an F-mount, which lenses does it take? That's right- Nikon F-mount. If your camera has a PL-mount and you don't know which lenses go in it, please sell your camera and find a new hobby.
What always surprises me is when people who have bought very expensive full-frame cameras start asking "Will my 18-55mm kit lens work on my 5D Mark iii?". I don't know about other people, but when I bought my first camera I spent lots of time researching what lenses it could use!
I am in the same bracket and it is becoming more and more difficult to choose... It always seems that one lens out - does another!
You assumed that everyone who has camera has to know everything. not everyone is very knowledgeable, you know. If you dont want to answer that kind of comments then just ignore it.
I make a perfectly good point. If you're going to spend a load of money on a new car, you find out whether it takes diesel or petrol. If you're spending £1,000+ on a new camera, you figure out what lenses it will be able to use.
😂 😂 😂 😂
finally an unbiased review
5555555lowmen Exactiy
As always
For the 50% price of canon lens, i think yongnuo worth it. I must buy one for me. :) Thanks for your precise review.
Better review than the Digital Rev
Digital REV é uma merda
Fraldinha Foto e Video
Ya. But it's fun to watch them. :)
Swapnendu Kar v
i never unterstood why everybody is watching digitalrev. never learned smth there. too much talking with less content. Chris does it right
Agree
As the previous comment from Adriano Moreira I wanted to say that your tests and comparisons are very fair, precise and reliable. Thank you a lot for that. Congrats for the good job.
Thank you for these reviews .. I've gone through countless Yongnuo, Canon, and Meike reviews on 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm in the last few weeks and yours were some of the best .. I ended up going for the Yongnuo 35mm (for now .. maybe I'll upgrade down the road), the Meike 85mm, and for now I've got my Canon 50mm f/1.8 ii, though I'm considering selling it and replacing it with the STM version for the additional aperture blades and better build quality .. so far, I'm loving the Yongnuo 35mm, and the Meike 85mm shows up tomorrow! Thanks for helping me choose and prevent buyer's remorse!
3:19
Yongnuo: Haha haha
Canon: Hehe hehe
Most amateurs dSLR users are stuck to zoom kit lenses or buy lenses with greater zoom. The possibilities of bright prime lenses are unknown.
The Yongnuo is sharper, lowers more the ISO noise at f/1.8 and offers easier bokeh than nearly all EF-S lenses.
All these are unknown by most casual photographers.
I think the 40$ Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 is a great very cheap gift. It is soft at the corners. But this is not too bad when someone is taking photos of people.
Yongnuo has also a little more expensive 35mm f/2.0 lens which is good for street photography.
24mm is the new 50mm for me ;)
I'm a professional events photographer with an aps-c body(canon 70d) and i'm truly proud that i am free from the creative prison that is the yongnuo 50mm i. It's certainly good for beginners to get a feel of a fast standard prime, but anything professional, it's life or death.
Hi,
As usual your reviews of lenses are always very thorough unlike some American TH-cam lens reviews sites. I enjoy watching your lens reviews. Thks.
Thank you, Chris, for helping me choose, I can always rely on you to give me full information to make the best decision on which lenses are worth the money and which are just too good to be true.
Frankly, I am an amateur photographer. I will never be a professional, I will never get paid for taking photos. This is just a nice hobby, a way to creatively express myself. This seams like a nice cheap alternative for a very good and popular lens I have been thinking about purchasing. And the price is just perfect.
Honest and well done review as always, cheers from México, Chris!
5 yrs on since your review. You may well still be right about it's softness. However, for those starting out on a tight budget it may well be ahead of the Canon STM nifty fifty on their wish list. My first 'proper' camera was a Praktika MTL3 and some cheap M42 screw thread, soft lenses. I bought what I could afford, There was nothing auto to speak of and I was contented for a while with my lot until my dad gave me his OM10 and Zuiko primes. Zoom forward to now and the bar has been raised so high by manufacturers that everyone expects everything to be tack sharp. The softest thing is the poor photographer...ahem...having to grapple with auto everything! I'm sure by 2023 we'll all have a free manservant. Well done Chris your reviews have a longevity, are still relevant and still watched.
Such a detailed comparison with sample photos of each placed side by side. Thanks for pointing out the magenta tint, it allowed me to make a decision instantly. Btw, if you could cover the auto-focus, guess it'll be a complete comparison by then.
Thanks again, really well done.
You're welcome! I think I did cover AF though.
Love how you did this review, Chris. Both professionally and politically! You're outstanding!
This answered my question perfectly. All of these mixed reviews have not tested the lens on a full frame vs cropped. It seem the reviews that boast good sharpness were using full frame, and the reviews that den sharpness were using crop. I have a cropped sensor...so i wont be getting the off-brand unfortunately :(
but, will this fit my Honda ?
Which Honda you have ? Type R ?
You have to put some unicorn fart magic and it will totaly fit! :-D
Just change the exhaust fluids first
According to the lens, it can Fit but it may take you alot of Vigor. You might be a Legend if you can but it takes Integrity for it to work. Piloting the way in the Odyssey of potential problems it may be a Prelude of trouble if you don't Beat it when installing.
Mighty Car Mods reference :D
Now I am waiting for a Yongnuo 6D copies..
Or the 5D Mark III copies
for cheap
Well I hope they'll make that sort of things later
Hahaha
Hi ,I'm from future , they didn't do ir
Love the reviews Chris :) I don't buy a lens before I watch your videos! Keep up the great work man!
I mean no harm by this question. It is an honest thought I had. What do you do if you want a lens he doesn't review? Or do you only know about those particular lenses because he reviews them? Like,if you wanted a Rokinon fisheye lens really badly and he never reviewed that lens....you wouldn't ever buy it? Again,I really don't mean anything by my question. I just am extremely curious.
Generally, I use Canon cameras that use Canon mounts and I also use dedicated Canon lenses that are pretty mainstream so most if not all the lenses I use or want to buy are reviewed by Chris because he too uses Canon; this being said, if there is a lens that he hasn't reviewed, like an Rokinon or a brand that isn't as big as Canon, I'll see if I have friends that own the lens or just search for other reviews (i.e. video reviews or other stuff online). I put in a lot of research on products before I buy them just to make sure I can get the most amount of use and the highest quality for what I pay for. I want to be guaranteed cost effectiveness. But I would for sure buy lenses that he doesn't review. Great question :D
braelen9 Great answer! I'm glad you didn't call me all kinds of names because I truly meant no harm. I was just very curious because he doesn't review every single lens on the market and I thought.... If you only buy lenses reviewed by him....you get the drift. I felt you were missing out on some great inexpensive lenses if,in fact,that was what you were doing. However, I got it! 😉 Have a great day! I love his reviews as well. Very informative.
There is a removable clear plastic circle in the rear and front element which if you didn't know to take it off, would off affected the images.
thank you for the great review mate I am new on the DCLR world and I have learn a lot of things from your reviews well done and keep going
0:50 Something to be noted. I don't have a Canon camera, but I've seen Yongnuo's name in the context of flashes and watched the review to see what you thought of the lens. If they're making their own internals rather than just reverse engineering and copying, it would seem to indicate a serious intent on Yongnuo's part in becoming a player in the third-party lens market and something to watch with interest. Given that Sigma (especially) and Tamron are making every effort to play in the big league these days, Yongnuo are obviously reasoning there's a niche for a smaller player with more affordable offerings.
Granted, they seem to have fallen short of a relatively low benchmark on this one, but you have to start somewhere. (ETA And if it's good enough for Facebook and 6 x 4 glossies, entry-level DSLR buyers will flock to it.)
Well it is half the price.
Actually less than that.
Just bought it and happy with purchase
Will this fit my Mitsubishi?
I have no idea what you're talking about
He thought it's a car exhaust
I just bought a yongnuo lens because of your unbiased review and i just subscribe your channel. God bless!
Nice review.
I've only thought of a 50mm as a portrait lens so never considered purchasing one.
Although cheap it seems reasonable for the price and worth a try.
Because of this lense review, I subsribed you sir. Thank you for the review.
Excellent and thorough review. Well done, sir.
Thanks for the review man! I was having trouble choosing. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Thanks for the video! Also I was very excited to see Sir Alex on your bookshelf!
Is there any aperture sharper than F/8? So we need to shoot portraits with F/8?
Pro tip: Just bump up the contrast in post on the YN lens. Your welcome.
Yes, but you can only take that so far - it's not great for your final image quality
@@christopherfrost Depends on your final overall edit. I shoot on film and digital and haven't had issues even printing.
Nice review as always!
best lens reviewer
Old true, on f8 all lenses are same quality. This is only half true or less, but... Very good job again Chris.
Watching it in 2020 from India ❤️
Me too
thought y’all boycotting Chinese stuff. jk
Thanks for your work! You are doing a great job!
Christopher I got this just couple days ago. They also make LED lighting. Mine was $53 US. The focus was stuck and wouldn't move I had to really force it but main it works really well
What a useful review! Thanks so much
I didn't notice the purple hue on all the shots. Was it just on that location?
Very surprising results from a Chinese lens and having 7 aperture blades is a nice touch to.
Love the jazzy background music Christopher don't know what a little ragtime jazz music would be like though 😀
May i use for m50
Nice review. Keep up the good work!
I just ordered mine so excited
wow, very detailed and well informed review
you got a new subscriber
Great review I have to admit I really like my Canon 50mm 1.8 for the money it's a fantastic lens.
I noticed a weird behavior from the Canon lens. When you stopped it down from f4 to f5.6, it got softer in the corners then sharp again at f8.
I have this lens for the e-mount. It can take very sharp nice portraits. But the focusing is really bad, it's constantly hunting and is often out of focus even when it was locked on. I'll have to learn to take several photos of each shot, just to make sure one of them is in focus.
Sony e-mount?
Great review man ☺
Thanks for this review. This was exactly what I needed to know.
yongnuo lens seems best choice for low budget,but i still adore with the image quality,not bad at all!!
in full frame are you cropped ?
Thanks Christopher for the review :D
Very useful review, thanks.
My yongnouo stopped focusing a week after I got it any ideas
Get a friend to check that you're using it correctly, and if it's broken, send it back
Many thanks for this review! One thing to beware of with both of these lenses but especially the Yongnuo is that they are fairly fragile. The internal parts of the focus ring are easily cracked if the protruding lens cap or filter takes an impact if shipped or dropped without the original box and styrofoam insert. Using a much needed lens hood on the filter threads seems an invitation to disaster.
Great vid mate!
Get the canon 50mm 1.8 stm if you can afford it. But if all you have is the money for the younguo then by all means go for it, it's not trash for the price. But I would recommend saving the extra money for the canon it's incredible
Give some description about the Yongnuo lens... Amazon link
I bought this. Gonna get the stm eventually and convert this into a macro lens.
Hey Chris, Would it be worth it, as a new photographer looking to buy his first lens after the kit lens to save the 25 euro and buy the old one, or spend extra to get the updated model
Great videos Christopher you are really on top of things. I really enjoy your presentation style, and you are up on the newest trends. Thanks for posting this review, I was curious about how this UBER cheap yongnuo performs against the also UBER CHEAP plastic fantastic (which BTW, I love) , my questions are answered now. I thought that perhaps the additional aperture blades would have made the a super plastic fantastic. Though the additional blades may be a good thing for bokeh shape, the yongnuo seems to be not quite as good as the canon on the whole. Thanks again!!!
thanks for the review chris, even i didn't consider buying the 50/1.8 yongnuo lens. would you review also the newer 35/2 youngnuo lens? that one seems to be more interesting - a metal bajonett, and the focal length is much more interesting as one-do-it-all lens. :-)
Is this compatible with the Canon Rebel T100?
I read a bunch of reviews where people forgot to remove the plastic film from the rear (and I think the front) lens elements, and I'm wondering if you removed them
Yes, of course. I removed them.
so i went out and got this yongnuo lens. everything i heard about this lens was that it wasnt sharp at 1.8 but it was still fine at 2.8. for me this was enuf to go and get it. i had similar experiences with it with blury images at 1.8. had it for a couple months now. however today i did a some experiments with the lens on manual focus. i find that its sharp all the way to 1.8 with manual focus but for some reason when i switch it to auto focus it doesnt want to focus. i think this is a fault in the lens and not my camera. but i dont have another fast lens to test on my camera. i got just as sharp photos at 1.8 as i did at 2.8 but only with manual focus.
how many wheels does the yongnuo lens have to control the focus and cover (f/1.8-...)?
Extremely thorough!!
super review. thank you!
This was very helpful thanks!!
Watching your is pleasing to mind and very trustworthy..keep it up..
Good objective review. Thanks.
I do automotive photography with my Canon 60D, what lens would you recommend for me? I have a 50mm already.
Thanks
Niklas Jacobi I do have the same camera (for now, soon I'm getting a new one) yet, if you are on sports, you need a larger telephoto lens...
Automotive as in racing or like car showcases lol
Hey I just watched the video and am very thankful for this review. I recently ordered the yongnuo to use with a sony a6000 that i have paired with a fotasy eos-nex canon ef adapter. I know very little about photography so far but I feel like I have made the right choice in buying this lens for the low price. What I am worried about is if my adapter will work with this lens. I hope you can provide me with that answer. Thank you very much and you did an outstanding job on this review I enjoyed watching it a lot
+Rick La Flame Thanks! I have no idea if your adaptor will work though
Hi Chris,
I am just wondering if you have made a comparison video between Canon 50mm 1.8 STM VS Canon 24 1.8 STM ? if not what do you thing is better for a crop sensor CANON 70D?
Cheers
God bless
Depends on if you want a 50mm lens or a 24mm, really. All the best
+Christopher Frost Photography 50mm is awesome but it does not have enough focal length when shooting with a crop sensor? do you think 24mm 2.8 has the same sharpness quality?
cheers
24mm will be much better for general purpose photography
Is it available for Sony E mount
watching 5 years later
hi im just wondering is it possible to use Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 for my canon M10 camera?sorry not know about camera that much.
Yes, but you will need to use an EF - EF-M adaptor to fit it on.
+Christopher Frost Photography I thought this lens back focusing, but it turns out that there was a protective film covering the back glass. Lol. Took it off and the focus was perfect.
Fantastic review, shame that the Yongnuo lens is a bit soft, but for the price It's hard to beat but I think I'll get another Canon 50mm lens
is there an e mount version?
Did you remove the protection covers from both the front and the rear element?
hang li What do you think?
I think you are asking a trick question ;)
Realy good video!
I have EOS 700d and would like to know if this lens work for interior photography??
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Great review, thanks! :)
Could you please recommend a mount adapter for the Canon M50 do you remember using the Yongnuo lens or shall I just get the Canon ef M 22mm lens my first camera sorry don't know much at the moment I'm using the kit lens I want it for video
Keep working with the kit lens until you understand a bit more, then see which focal length you like, and get that lens
@@christopherfrost thank you so much
Thanks for this. Has Yongnuo done any upgrading of this little prime lenses as of late 2018?
Yup, look at my channel
Was enjoying the review then suddenly, Caerdydd!
I can't think of a single reason to cut corners on a nifty fifty. Since Canon, Nikon and Pentax make such awesome 50mm f/1.8 lenses for very little money, it makes no sense to look for something but with worse performance. But I am a fan of Yongnuo flashes, they work great.
Nice review. Is this working on canon mirrorless m50 though?
With an adaptor, yes it will
But speaking of sharpness, is it better than canon 18-55mm kit lens? 🤔
At the same apertures (i.e. from f/5.6) the YN lens is a little sharper
Very nicely presented. Thank-you.
so for filmmaking for my 70d Should Yongnuo be good there?Because you didn't spoke so much about video.
The autofocus will make some noise, and it's not image stabilized, but apart from that it will be just about usable
since it has no lens hood, can i use the ES62 lens hood that canon is using for my YN 50mm lens? i'm skeptical in buying a lens hood for this because what if it wont fit.. :(
Not sure, really.
Can it be used with crop sensor cameras
Didn't you watch the video?
i have yongnuo 50mm 1.8 and i am using it on canon 1100d. its motor dont works as fast as shown in the video.
reply must plz
Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 support canon model eos 1300D? i dont know
Yes. All Canon mount lenses made since 1987 will work on your Canon APS-C digital SLR camera, except EF-M lenses
Hey Chris. Will you be doing review on the Yongnuo 1.8 Mk 2 anytime soon?
I got into DSLR photo and video recently so my input is coming from a novice. From my testing, the Yongnuo makes a good lense for not-too-serious hobby photographers/beginners who are on a budget, maybe for people who want better quality on their instagram photos. It takes pictures that a neophyte wouldn`t scuff at (which really are most people). The focus is quite slow compared to the 50mm STM lense (don`t have anything else to compare it to) which makes it less then ideal for shooting moving objects or for video, but for static pictures it`s fine. The focus is also quite loud, another negative point for video. However, I kept mine and sold my 50mm STM because I mostly shoot product pictures where I don`t care about autofocus speed or sound and don`t need uber high quality picture quality. It fills that role just fine and my wallet isn`t as sad.