Lenses Product Reviews By Nick / 16th February 2012 Share Tweet Share Canon EF50mm 1.4 Lens ReviewThe Nifty Fifty Lens from CanonSee the Canon EF-50mm f1.4 lens above? Buy it!I say to all my students to buy a 50mm standard lens when they first buy a DSLR camera. When I first got into photography in the early 1980's, most cameras came with a 50mm lens.The nifty fifty is a great lens to own for a number of reasons:It is small and compactThe size means it is unobtrusiveThe 1.4 aperture is perfect for low light photographyThe bokeh from this lens is amazingWhat it also does is make you think as a photographer. Many people tend to lazily zoom in and out with a 24-70mm lens and shoot a ton of shots. Using a 50mm standard fixed lens will make you think more about each shot.Move around moreYou will tend to move about more and look for new angles and positions as you are limited (in a nice way) by this lens. I absolutely love it for portraits, you can see some sample images from this lens in the review linked below.I have had the Canon EF 50mm 1.4 lens for around 8 years so I thought it best to finally review it! Just for fun, I put it up against the Canon EF24-70mm L 2.8 for a couple of shots to see how they differ.I use this lens whenever possible as I think it produces some of the sharpest, cleanest images possible, especially on a full frame DSLR. Check out my review here: Canon EF 50mm 1.4 ReviewCanon EF-50mm f1.4