01 February 2020

Close-Up Photography: Canon EOS 6D / 50mm Lens

Small Flowers - Woodbridge Island Cape Town

Canon EOS 6D and EF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens for Close-Up Photography

The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens is Canon's latest budget 50mm 'nifty-fifty' standard telephoto lens. It's a fast autofocus lens now with a metal mount - and definitely a lens I should use more often. The quality of the background blur is very pleasing when shooting between f/1.8 and f/8. The lens also pairs very well with all the Canon crop sensor bodies i.e. Canon EOS 80D / Canon EOS 760D.


There are currently four Canon 50mm lenses on the market. All Canon 50mm lenses are compatible with Canon Full Frame and APS-C / Crop Sensor bodies. More information.

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens
Another very cost-effective Canon standard telephoto lens for consideration is the exceptionally sharp and versatile Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM lens.

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Canon EOS 6D / EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens @ f1/8 / ISO 100
Canon EOS 6D / EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens @ f1/8 / ISO 100

Canon EOS 6D / EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens @ f4 / ISO 100
Canon EOS 6D / EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens @ f4 / ISO 100


Canon EOS 6D / EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens @ f1.8 / ISO 100
Canon EOS 6D / EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens @ f1.8 / ISO 100


Canon EOS 6D / EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens @ f1.8 / ISO 100
Canon EOS 6D / EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens @ f1.8 / ISO 100

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