Best normal prime lens for a Canon EOS 500D?

seta wrote:

Hello,

I own a Canon EOS 500D, together with a Canon EFS 18-55mm f3,5-5,6 kit lens.

I am not happy with the quality of the lens and I was thinking of buying a new one.

The 18-55mm lens that came with the 500D has been superseded by the better 18-55mm IS STM.

I cannot afford having 2-3 lenses, though that would be the ideal, so I decided I would look for one good prime lens. I would prefer a normal prime lens.

A normal for landscape orientation shots for FF is 50mm. For APS-C it is 31mm (50 / 1.6 = 31.25mm).

I don't want a wide angle prime, because I already have wide angle on my 18-55.

You also have 50mm on your kit lens

I understand that the prime lens would be great for portraits (I take a lot portraits of my kids) and also works well in low light. Maybe not a very good option for sightseeing and travel, so I 'll have to complement with my 18-55mm for wide angle photos.

The only 50mm one I found from Canon is an old model: Canon EF 50mm f/1,8 II. But it seems to be discontinued and not very compatible with newer DSLR cameras

The Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II has been superseded by the Canon EF 50mm f1.8 STM. better build quality, much better and silent AF, better sharpness across the frame and wise open.

The other two alternatives are:

Sigma EX 50mm f/1,4 DG HSM the only 50mm lens I found, but don't know if it is any good.

It is pretty good, it renders out of focus backgrounds very smoothly.

Canon EF-S 60mm f/2,8 USM Macro I like this the best - it has a slight telephoto feel and has a macro!

If anyone has a better suggestion, please let me know!!

Above, the 50mm f1.8 STM. Small, light cheap, and good.

Or, a normal for APS-C: Sigma 30mm f1.4 DG HSM Art. This will give the "normal" view, the 50mm lenses will give a short tele view on APS-C.

Thanks