I needed a basic 50mm lens for my Canon 5D Mark IV and did not want to spend so much on a Red Line L lens from Canon, or the other manufacturerer. I ended up trying this lens. The unit works well with portrait photograpy also does well with blurring the background. When with Canon set focus point to center and use P mode vs A mode. The lens does take time to hunt for focus if you dont set to P. To all who read this remember you are purchasing a lens under th $100 mark, you have paid for a basic lens that will perform as it was designed. The optics are fine on this unit and for what it is designed for IT WORKS PERFECTLY !!! It is worth it.

Out of the box, feels great. Certainly not cheap and plasticky. Has some weight to it. Build quality seems great. Reasonably sharp on my 1D MK II. (This is an older camera that was never designed to create razor sharp images out of the camera so other cameras will produce different images anyway) Not very noisy in operation. Hunts a bit in low light but in good light no problem at all. I bought the white one used from B&H. Came in a box and looked like new. Price was awesome. White looks the business on my 1D too. The physical design is better looking than the Canon blobby alternative or Yongnuos other 50mm option. An absolute bargain for the price. Buy it used if you can. They come up here every once in a while.

Short and Sweet....At first I was skeptical. I have been a Photographer for 35 years BUT in the last 20 years I STEPPED IT UP. I have invested in many lenses and realized I only needed half of them. I wish I knew about this lens sooner, long story short you get a LOT OF BANG FOR THE BUCK with this lens. My camera body is black and the Yongnou 50mm f/1.8 lens I bought is white. I now consider myself a professional photographer and been told a couple of times by other photographers that they LOVE the white lens on a black body. The Yongnou 50mm f/1.8 lens works really well with my Canon 80D and creates GREAT BOKEH...ENJOY