Canon 50mm f/1.8

L39 Mount

The Canon 50mm f/1.8 typically sells for £35 (median of 44 recorded sales, 2016–2026; solid evidence).

Typical sale price
£35

median of 44 sales, 2016–2026

last 3 years: £33 (38 sales)

Solid
£10£20£50£100£200

Middle half of sales: £20–£50

Which version was it?
42matched1listing doesn’t say1not yet checked
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

Price by version

Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.

Version not stated£1182 sales
FD£2919 sales£19–£40FL£2611 sales£16–£38EF II£505 sales£40–£50EF STM£724 sales£58–£74
2 rarer versions (1–2 sales each)
EF£48
Serenar£45, £261

Over time

£10£100201620202025

Every sale since 2016; no trend line.

Latest sales All 44 →

A Canon FD f/1.8 50mm Lens and Mixed Adaptors£10
26 Aug 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 343 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
● FD
Canon FD 50mm f1.8 Prime Lens Manual Focus Standard Fast Aperture SLR Film£30
12 Aug 2026 · eBayas sold ↗
● FD

What it is

1958

Versions and how to tell them apart

Serenar
2 salesSales only

Mount

FD
19 sales£29FairFL
11 sales£26FairEF II
5 sales£50IndicativeEF STM
4 sales£72IndicativeEF
1 saleSales onlyR
0 salesNo sales yet

Other 50mms

50mm f/1.4
43 sales£60Solid50mm f/1.2
28 sales£354Fair50mm f/3.5
23 sales£50Fair50mm f/0.95
18 sales£1,094Fair50mm f/2.2
5 salesabout £110Indicative50mm f/1.0L
4 salesabout £1,117Indicative50mm f/2.8
4 salesabout £1,284Indicative50mm f/1.5
2 salesSales only

Facts

Maker
Canon
Type
L39 Mount
Sales in the typical price
44
First sale
19 Nov 2016
Latest sale
26 Aug 2026
Median
£35
Middle half
£20–£50
Evidence
Solid
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Canon 50mm f/1.8: typical sale price £35, the median of 44 recorded sales, 2016–2026, middle half £20–£50 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/c/canon/50mm-f-1-8/

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