The lens is definitely worth the price! At first I wanted to order the Canon 50mm lens, but then by chance I came across this one. I used it for the first time today (horse photography) and am thrilled! Unbelievable what a lens for only 50€ can do! While I have to say the autofocus isn't particularly fast, the manual focus ring is a bit spongy and the image sharpness isn't quite as good as the original, it's definitely worth it for the price. I myself only recently switched to manual photography completely, which is why the rather poor autofocus doesn't bother me. The lens is my first real lens (besides the kit lens from Canon) and I can recommend anyone who is just starting out in photography to get this lens. Luckily I was able to try the original 50mm lens before and the differences really aren't that big. Conclusion: If you are just starting out with photography, you will certainly have a lot of fun with this lens and can improve a few things with it. However, if you have been taking photos for a long time and value high quality and image sharpness more, you should rather go for the original.