The idea was actually EF 50mm use this for a couple of portraits, it then but also to use on a tripod, with a corresponding distance to the object, for tabletop photography. A great prime lens with good light intensity seemed to be for exactly the right thing. This works in principle, but I then realized quickly that I really prefer to have the other variant: So no "portrait" lens that is misused as a pseudo-macro, but a genuine macro with which you can also make portraits. The fact that the Canon EF 50mm 1: 1.8 II is definitely not a macro, is one of the auto-focus also always unmistakably to understand if you should against his better judgment, still try once get hold even a few centimeters closer to the object.
That is also one of the few criticisms of the cheap EF 50mm: If the autofocus does not find anything, or you inadvertently fall below the minimum focus distance, he travels the entire focusing range, very fast, very often and especially audible up and down, (a noise in the can a fear and worry are probably seems to be normal, but does not sound very healthy).
The quality of the autofocus itself, I found okay if he has brought into focus, then quickly and accurately, back or front-focus, I could not tell apart from the fact that at full aperture already often times either no or almost every point a good point for the AF to focus was.
With great interest I have read, definitely useful, review of "machine gun", because I do not want to disagree with the individual points, but she values less negative given the price. For about 99 EUR, with an otherwise excellent picture quality, you can sometimes focusing manually or, as it now makes "automatic cannon", simply make four shots instead of one. Except for the matter of the five slats, because really can now change anything.
It's quite possible that I have my EF 50mm returned somewhat too hasty, cheaper it probably will not be, and probably belongs in this price range also always a bit of luck to a truly perfect specimen to obtain. But I did not again have to stand around something that I will probably use in the foreseeable future rather less, that adds up maintenance and also the price of the "Canon EF 100mm / 1: 2.8 Macro USM lens" has me a bit shocked ,
