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On Apr 12, 9:58*pm, "Ralph D." wrote:
I do not shoot Canon but my kid has a Canon 10D. He is taking a photography
course in high school and could use a 50mm.

I have heard that the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens would make a fair
student budget lens but am not sure if it is fully compatible with the 10D.
I am also wondering, if he stays with photography, would this be compatible
with the newer Canons? He's been shooting point and shoots and the 10D in
auto modes for a good while so I think he might really go for it now that
he's getting some training... but he's a teenager so who knows.

Is the EF 50mm f/1.8 II good to go with the 10D and forward?

Yes and yes.

Just for future reference, Canon has two major familes of lenses--EF and
EF/S. In general EF lenses work on any Canon SLR made in the past 20
years, while EF-S lenses work only on Canon _digital_ SLRs with APS-C
sensors.

Just about any serious Canon shooter has one--it's cheap, sharp, and in
a useful focal length.