Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 II

The Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 II is a 50mm cinema lens designed for the CANON EF mount and released in 1990. Manufactured by Canon, it offers a maximum aperture of f/1.8, covering a 50mm focal range, weighs 130, accepts 52 filters. Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 II is one of 2 variants in its family on lens-database.com, with sibling versions across mounts including CANON EF-S, making cross-mount comparison straightforward for buyers and researchers alike.

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Last verified 2026-04-27. Source: manufacturer specifications.

What is the Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 II?

The Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 II is a 50mm cinema lens for the CANON EF mount with a maximum aperture of f/1.8. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 II use?

The Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 II uses the CANON EF mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/canon-ef.

What is the maximum aperture of the Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 II?

The Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 II has a maximum aperture of f/1.8, a fast-aperture optic well-suited to low-light work. Aperture is one of the cross-referenced fields used by lens-database.com to compare equivalent optics across mounts and eras.

When was the Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 II released?

The Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 II was released in 1990, placing it within the 1990s generation of lens designs catalogued at lens-database.com. Year of introduction is one of the indexed fields used by lens-database.com to track design lineage and family variants.

Where can I find specifications for the Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 II?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/92421-canon-ef-50mm-f18-ii. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.