Experiments with my new lens

I got myself a new lens last Saturday - Canon 55mm f/1.8 II. It's a very inexpensive lens with not so great build quality, but has very good sharpness. I picked it up mostly for low light photography and times when I need a great DOF. Here are few first trials with it.

DOF test. Clockwise from top left: f/1.8, f/4, f/8, f/22 (click pictures to enlarge)

Low light tests:

Dragon under red light. ISO 100. F/3.5. 5 sec.

Dragon against chinese lamp. ISO 100. F/3.5. 6 sec.

The below pictures were taken on a whim. Multiple shots of a withering flower, taken over an hour or so.

I would appreciate your comments, and if you have used this lens it would be great if you can share your advise regarding this lens.

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