Canon RF 50mm F1.8 STM Review | 4K
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- Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a detailed review of the Canon RF 50mm F1.8 STM prime lens for mirrorless. | Read the Text Review bit.ly/RF50STM... | Visit the Image Gallery bit.ly/RF50STM... | Purchase a Canon RF 50mm F1.8 STM @ B&H Photo bhpho.to/3qoFUQF | Camera Canada shrsl.com/2qft0 | Amazon amzn.to/35Qq61j | Amazon Canada amzn.to/3ieOdvo | Amazon UK amzn.to/3qqJgCG | Amazon Germany amzn.to/3qqddTm | Ebay bit.ly/RF50STMda
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Sir Dustin you're one of the best reviewers on TH-cam!
Appreciate that
Wow. It is cold. Thank you for "taking one" for the team. :-)
You bet
I own the f/1.2 50mm L and still will get the 1.8 when it is on offer. It's a great lens to have in your bag as a companion to the 24-105L for low light situations. Especially as the R5 has IBIS now. Thanks for the great review!
Fair enough. The two lenses are really for different purposes.
What’s the 24-105 like compared to the 24-70 f4 for video? Can’t decide which to get and I can’t rent in my area. Would you recommend one over the other? The extra reach seems handy but not sure on which has better rendering and focus breathing.
Once again, not a Canon guy but i like watching your videos. Great job and thank you!
That's such a high compliment. Thank you.
I have his lens and everything you said is true... it is better than previous models, but that manual focus is a bit complicated and annoying. In general is not a bad lens, and maybe I will stick with this until Canon releases a RF 50 1.4. Hope you can make a review of RF 16 2.8 STM, because I plan to buy that lens too.
I actually have the 16mm arriving this week.
Thank Dustin for this review.... has been waiting for this!
My pleasure!
Dear Mr. D. Abbott
I always read your reviews on photographic equipment with great interest. A number of your recommendations influenced the choice of lenses for my Canon 5D,3 and fully justified themselves. Thank you.
In anticipation of a mirrorless camera like R6, but with a higher resolution of the matrix, I purchased a Canon RP with an adapter for EF optics as an experiment and I perfectly use the entire fleet of my optics, and these are Canons L: 24-105, 16-35, 70-200 (2 ), as well as Tamron 100-400 and Sigma 1.4, 85.
I am very pleased with the choice of Canon RP for the photo, in almost all respects. Maybe, compared to the Canon 5D, 3 matrix, the tones of the RP are colder and there is no such velvety to which I am used to, but the latest versions of Lightroom give me additional creative opportunities when processing RAV files.
At present, I want to remember the youth of the 60s and later, when I shot at 50mm (FED, Practice) and purchased a Canon 50, 1.8 STM. Having studied a sufficient number of sources on this topic, including your reports, I practically did not notice the difference between the Canon ER 50, 1.8 STM and its predecessor Canon EF 50, 1.8 STM. The question of the cost of such a level for these lenses is not on my agenda, the point is the convenience of working with the camera and enjoying shooting, not for making money. If possible, please provide your advice.
Many thanks,
Oleg Smirnov
Kiev, Ukraine
Hi Oleg, I see little reason to buy the EF version if you plan to exclusively use it on a mirrorless body. The RF version has a few advantages.
Always enjoy your review. I recently converted to mirrorless. Though expensive these RF lenses are fantastic. So this 1.8 with its performance/price feature is very welcomed. Thanks Dustin for this review and all others. You do awesome presentation.
Thank you very much.
I subscribed to your channel the very first time I heard you speak about lenses.... great work....!
Welcome aboard!
RF lenses tend to vignette excessively when focusing closely - such as a chart on a wall. But at normal photography distances, the vignette isn't nearly as bad. This was extremely noticable with the RF 24-70 and this RF 50mm f/1.8. I'm not getting 4+ stops of vignette on any of my photos with those lenses, but when I shoot a wall up close I see it on both. The EF 16-35 f/2.8 III, on the other hand, has vignette all the time and you notice it. I think that lens has a a T-stop of like f/5.6 in reality! Haha
There could be some truth to that, though I definitely saw some serious vignette in field use, too.
Great review, as always!
Crazy about the Golden puppy. New family member?
No, they belong to the same breeder who often brings her dogs out for me to photograph running.
@@DustinAbbottTWI R5 Animal Eye AF for the win!
Excellent review, thank you!
My pleasure!
Waiting for this, exiting!
Enjoy!
Are you interested in reviewing the rf 600 and 800 beasts?
For review purposes, yes, but I don't use long teles like that enough to justify the costs of ownership.
Nikon's approach to f/1.8 50mm is entirely different, their lens cost three times as much while offering overall better performance, which makes me wonder if Canon brings us a refreshed f/1.4 optic at the price of the Z lens.
I think that's entirely possible.
I think they will eventually produce a 50mm/f1.4 IS lens at the $500 mark about the same size as the 35mm/f1.8, but think at the moment it's way down the list of prioritys.
I really hope you'll be reviewing the RF 70-200mm f4 L IS USM soon. I understand few retailers started shipping it.
I'm really anxious to see how it will compare against the 24-105 f4 L, as I'm considering adding it to my landscape kit.
I hope to get a review copy soon.
Minus 20°C (-4°F') and you're not even wearing a neck cowl. Respect! 🖖🏾 I've been going back and forth between the 50 F/1.8 and the 35 F/1.8. Sounds like the former is the better buy, going just by your reviews anyway.
LOL - you get used to the cold around here. Which lens is better depends on your needs, but yes, I think the RF 50mm F1.8 does represent a better value on a basic level.
Shades are a good look for you Dustin. Cheers.
LOL - thanks, Rick
I'm still holding off for a Samyang 50mm. If it has the same price to performance ratio as the 85mm does compared to the RF 85L it will be worth the wait.
Totally agree. I keep hoping to hear them announce a new RF lens...and the 50mm is the most obvious need.
I have the EF 50 mm 1.2. It's an amazing lens; however, I have to use the adapter. My question is: keep the 50 I have or sell it and invest in the lower end RF 1.8? I would love the RF 1.2 but am also eyeing another RF and can't do both.
I think I would use the adapter. It's a more special lens that the cheaper F1.8 lens cannot match.
Hello Dustin!
A 50mm lens might join my gear in the future, but this is a really big "MAYBE" for me. The problem is Sony and Nikon have good budget 50mm options, while Canon options are pretty poor. Maybe this RF 50mm f/1.8 would be OK for hobby level, but let's just say I'm not impressed. How good is the Samyang 50mm F/1.4 AS IF UMC compared to this lens? It is a 1.4 lens, seems sharper and much lower vignetting wide open.
Are you okay with MF? I don't think it is sharper, but definitely lower vignette.
Better than the EF 50 1.4 USM?
That question is too broad to really answer. Better in what way, specifically?
@@DustinAbbottTWI Does it perform better? Is if sharper in the corners? Is focusing speed with an STM comprable or better than the old USM motor? Basically are the improvements made to the RF f1.8 enough to make it a better buy than paying the extra $100 for the ancient f1.4 USM.
It's not necessarily sharper in the corners at larger apertures. The focus speed with STM is a bit faster than the old USM, and definitely quieter. The fact that it is a native RF lens makes me more inclined to purchase it above all, though.
Hi from Brasil Dustin! Do you think this RF 50mm 1.8 is superior, in image quality, to the EF 50mm 1.4?
In some ways, yes, but not every way.
hi dustin, greetings from greece. i really do enjoy your videos and i do appreciate the amount of work you put on them. Recently got an R6 to replace my 6dmkii. I do own the tamron 45mm 1.8 vc and with the adaptor it is quite a bulk. i do plan to use it on a ronin sc gimbal. Do you believe that tamron has better image quality than the rf 50 1.8? would you keep them both? or is it overkill?
The Tamron does have nicer rendering, I think, but the RF lens is pretty good for the size and price.
@@DustinAbbottTWI thank you.
nice video
Thanks
just waiting to either get the sigma 40mm art or 28mm art..sigh...want to get into street photography...but not sure how close i want to get.
While not the most conventional focal lengths, they are both excellent and versatile ones.
I do have this lenes and I put the lenes hood of fuji 35mm f2 on it and it fit I put it in filter space do u think effect the picture quality? Like your video as always
I'm not a big fan of just protection filters. Use your hood to protect the lens.
Would you get this or the rf 35mm 1.8 macro?
That depends on the need. I did buy this lens, but the RF 35mm. I already had an excellent 35mm and macro lenses, so I didn't need it. Your needs may differ
Could you review the RF 28-70 f2 from Canon?
I do plan to get to it...probably after covering the 70-200 F4, which I'm working on right now.
@@DustinAbbottTWI Thank you! Looking foward to it. Most review are on the Eos R so it would be nice to see it reviewed on the R5
Hi May I know what the character the Rf 50 1.2 has? Thanks
It would probably help you most to watch my review of it or read it on my website as opposed to me writing a sentence or two here.
@@DustinAbbottTWI thanks
At the price it simply should be in every kit.
Pretty much
Nice 👏😊👍
Thank you!
Nice review dustin as aleays. i think the complements for the improvements of the 'low cost' line - deserve to the smartphones companies. because any 250$ phone will create amazing portraits, or food/street photo. so canon and nikon couldnt justify anymore making such poor lenses for basic things.
It’s a real issue.
4:30 - Shouldn't this be fixable within camera firmware? It seems Canon started listening more to their user's demands lately - maybe there is a chance this very valid point will be heard.
I would think so.
There are some settings to make it behave more like a real MF ring, it depends on the AF mode. The actual focus ring on the 100-500 is disabled by default most of the time due to this. I hope Canon adds additional settings for this.
Keep my Sigma 50mm 1.4 art then?
Depends on your priorities
too heavy...i had the sigma art and sold it withouth shooting much..defeats the purpose of mirrorless camera on the go
Hi Shawn, the two lenses are really radically different. So yes, for some people (optics priority), the Sigma is the way to go. If you don't want a big, heavy lens (that retails for 5x as much), the RF 50mm F1.8 is pretty great.
The RF 50mm is the “thrifty 50,” the EF 50mm is the “nifty 50.” C’mon man!
Interesting...
@@DustinAbbottTWI 😂😂
RF 50 1.2 in belgium: 2715 euro. No thanks
That's a lot of money, for sure.
THIS 50MM is not a lens
What would you call it, then, as it will be one of the most popular "_________" out there.
@@DustinAbbottTWI In Italy we call this kinda lens "THE BOTTOM OF THE BEER BOTTLE".
It is popular? Of course it is. I have it too. It is popular not because it has a good quality but because we can not afford to buy the F/1.2. Since it is in the same category of the "Nifty Fifty" EF F/1.8 i am expecting to pay exactly the same price for it (around 100€) but i paid for it 240€. That is two and a half times more. There's no way its quality is worth a 140% price increase. And to make it even worse, they got rid of the AF/MF switch which has always been there even on the "Nifty Fifty" EF F/1.8. Now i have to go 10 times a day inside the menus to swap between AF/MF. Really well done Canon! Really well done! A LENS THAT I CAN NOT SWITCH BETWEEN AF/MF IS NOT A LENS.
Yep. Canon 🤦♂️