On an APS-C camera such as my T5, with it's 1.6 crop factor, the lens is closer to an 80 mm lens which makes a great portrait lens. The large aperture capabilities of this lens guarantees a lot of bokeh in your photos which is a desirable quality in portraits. The fact that the lens has been upgraded with seven blades, compared to the old version's five, means the bokeh will have a nice round appearance.
These next two photo's are examples of a "Street Portrait" I took during a street fair on Canada Day 2017 in Barrie, Ontario.
f5.6, 1/60 sec, iso100
f5.6, 1/640sec, iso100
It is also a great lens for "Street Photography". It would be better on a "Full Frame Sensor" than on the APS-C sensor that my Canon has but it is still a good lens for street photography. It's small size is perfect for street photography. It takes great photos at smaller apertures such as f5.6 or f8 which makes it a great lens for the street.
Taken @ Canada Day street fair in Barrie, Ontario.
f5.6, 1/400sec, iso100
Taken during the Barrie Pride Parade in Barrie, Ontario
f5.6, 1/500 sec, iso100
The lens is also good for nature photography, as long as you are not looking for a wide angle shot. It is good for close up or shots of buildings and animals. For actual landscape photography you would need something wider such as a lens under 20mm. However, I found the 50 mm lens a good one for photographing buildings such as this small barn. I feel that the lens gives a good perspective for shots like this, not too close, nor too wide.
f7.1, 1/80 sec, iso100
If I had any complaint and I only have one is that the lens does not have image stabilization. I am not the steadiest of shooters and I would prefer if all lens, well all camera's for that matter, had image stabilization built into them. But that is my only complaint with the lens so far.
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