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All these are great lenses, but no one needs to own all sixty lenses. I added "RECOMMENDED" next to my few very top picks; it doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with the others.
Autofocus EF Lenses top
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Fisheye 8-11mm EF-s 11-24mm 14mm
15mm 16mm 17mm 18mm 20-22mm
24-25mm 28-30mm 35-40mm 50mm
50-60mm macro 55mm-> zooms
70-80mm-> zooms 85-90mm
100mm incl. macro 100mm-> zooms
135-150mm 180mm 200mm 300mm
400mm 500mm 600mm 800mm Extenders
(macro lenses are at 35mm macro, 50-60mm macro, 100mm, 150mm and 180mm.)
Fisheye index
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For all format cameras.
2011-today |
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08 December 2009
for all formats, but works best on 35mm and full-frame. |
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08 December 2006
for all formats, but works best on 35mm and full-frame. |
8-11mm (for 1.6x cameras only) index
11-24mm index
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RECOMMENDED: World's widest non-distorting professional lens. One of Canon's Best Lenses.
2015-today
COVERS FULL FRAME: 126º
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame
rear gel filters
41.1 oz./1,166g
11" (0.28m) close-focus |
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Full Frame 126º Ultra-Ultrawide.
Rear gel flters, 28.9 oz. (820 g), 0.9 feet (0.27 meters) close-focus.
Check price.
30 April 2018 |
14mm index
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20 August 2007
2007-today
for all formats including 35mm and full-frame
rear gel filters
22.7 oz./643g
8" (0.2m) close-focus |
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1991-2007
for all formats including 35mm and full-frame
Rear gel filters
19.0 oz./538g
10"/0.25m close-focus |
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26 October 2010
for all formats including 35mm and full-frame |
15mm index
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Works on Nikon or on Canon full frame, and works on APS-C, too.
Takes no filters unless you buy a special adapter, 38.1 oz./1,079g, 0.9'/0.28m close focus. Check price.
13 May 2018 |
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95mm filters, 22.6 oz./642g, 0.8'/0.25m close-focus
18 May 2017
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame |
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16 March 2012
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame |
16mm index
Canon Ultrawide Lens Sharpness Comparison 16 July 2014
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25 August 2016
RECOMMENDED for news, sports, astronomy and action. One of Canon's Best Lenses.
2016-today
for all formats including 35mm and full-frame
82mm filters
27.9 oz./790g
0.92'/0.28m close focus
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TOP PICK RECOMMENDED for nature, real estate and landscapes. One of Canon's Best Lenses.
2014-today
for all formats including 35mm and full-frame
77mm filters
21.7 oz./615g
0.92'/0.28m close focus
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02 December 2006
2001-2007
for all formats including 35mm and full-frame
77mm filters
21.1 oz./599g
0.9'/0.28m close focus
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09 Dec 2010
for all formats including 35mm and full-frame
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17mm index
Canon Ultrawide Lens Sharpness Comparison 16 July 2014
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2009-today
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame
No filters
28.9 oz./820 g
(no review yet; just a link to more specifications and pricing)
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06 December 2006
2003-today
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame
77mm filters
16.7 oz. /474 g
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for all formats including 35mm and full-frame
1995-2001
77mm and gel filters
18.8 oz./534g
1.4'/0.42m close-focus
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11 November 2011 |
18 mm index
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(2017-)
58mm filters, 7.5 oz./213g, 0.8'/0.25m close focus
RECOMMENDED as a great little do-everything lens.
for Canon APS-C DSLRs only |
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For APS-C only.
72mm filters, 25 oz./707g, 1.5'/0.45m close focus.
Comes for Nikon and for Canon.
05 July 2018
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20-22mm index
Canon Ultrawide Lens Sharpness Comparison 16 July 2014
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RECOMMENDED as Canon's most compact ultrawide.
1992-today (written 17 July 2012)
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame
72mm metal filter thread
13.9 oz./394g
0.75'/0.23m close-focus |
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1993-2007 (written 27 January 2012)
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
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1989-1995 (written 01 December 2011)
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame
72mm filters
19.4 oz./549g
1.6'/0.5m close-focus |
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27 November 2010
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
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18 November 2010
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
24-25mm index
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RECOMMENDED. One of Canon's Best Lenses.
25 August 2016
2016-today
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame.
28.0 oz./795g
77mm filters
1.5'/0.45m close-focus
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24 April 2015
RECOMMENDED as a lightewight full-frame zoom.
2014-today
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame.
18.4 oz./523g
77mm filters
1.3'/0.4m close-focus
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20 April 2018
2017-today
Full frame, works on APS-C, too.
82mm filters, 31.7 oz./898g, 1.25'/0.38m close focus. Check price. |
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04 March 2015
RECOMMENDED as a compact wide lens for full-frame
2012-today
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame.
9.5 oz./270g
58mm filters
8"/0.7'/0.2m close-focus
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RECOMMENDED as an all-purpose normal lens on APS-C
2014-today
for Canon APS-C DSLRs only
4.2 oz./119g
52mm filters
0.5'/0.16m close-focus |
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RECOMMENDED for general consumer use on full-frame
2012-today
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame.
77mm filters
21.2 oz./600g
1.25'/0.38m close-focus, 0.65'/0.2m macro mode
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TOP PICK RECOMMENDED for professional use. One of Canon's Best Lenses.
2012-today
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame.
82mm filters
28.4 oz./804g
1.25'/0.38m close-focus
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2002-2012
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame.
77mm metal filter thread
32.1 oz./910g
1.25'/0.38m close-focus |
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2005-2016
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame.
77mm filters
23.4 oz./664g
1.5'/0.45m close-focus
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2008-today
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame.
77mm filters
22.8 oz./647g
10"/0.25m close-focus
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1996-2007
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
67mm filters
12.7 oz./361g
1.64'/0.5m close-focus
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2009-today
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame.
82mm filters
27.7 oz./786g
0.7'/0.21m close-focus
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for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame.
67mm filters
21.3 oz./605g
0.8'/0.25m close-focus |
28-30mm index
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2012-today
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame.
58mm filters
9.1 oz./257g
0.75 feet/0.23m close-focus |
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1995-today
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame. |
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RECOMMENDED as a basic do-everything lightweight full-frame lens.
28 July 2009
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame. |
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09 August 2012
1992-2010
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame. |
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08 August 2012
2000-2010
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame. |
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05 August 2011
for all formats, especially 35mm and full-frame. |
35-40mm index
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RECOMMENDED as a general-purpose normal lens that also focuses ultra-close.
2017-today
for 1.6x cameras only
27mm filters, or 49mm with included hood
6.6 oz./187g
1:1 reproduction ratio at 0.43'/0.16m close focus |
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RECOMMENDED for all uses, especially professional use and low-light. This lens is a bargain!
2015-today
For all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
72mm filter thread
26.8 oz./760 g
0.92'/0.28 m close focus
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RECOMMENDED for all uses, especially professional use and low-light. This lens is a bargain!
1998-2015
For all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
72mm metal filter thread
20.5 oz./582 g
1'/0.3 m close focus
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2012-today
For all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
67mm filters
11.8 oz./335g
0.8 feet/0.24m close-focus
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1990-today
For all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
52mm filters
7.4 oz./210 g
0.8'/0.25 m close focus |
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09 July 2011
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
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RECOMMENDED as Canon's tiniest full-frame lens.
08 June 2012
For all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
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29 August 2010
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
50mm index
Canon 50mm Lenses Compared
Premium 50mm Lenses Compared
f/1.8
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RECOMMENDED as an ultralight, ultrasharp normal lens. One of Canon's Best Lenses.
2015-today
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame
5.6 oz./159g
49mm filters
1.1'/0.39m close-focus |
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1990-2015
Was reccomeneded as an ultralight, ultrasharp normal lens until replaced by the STM above.
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame
4.3 oz./122g
52mm filters
1.5'/0.45m close-focus |
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1987-1990
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
52mm filters
6.7 oz./186g
1.5'/0.45m close-focus |
f/1.4
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1993-today
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame
58mm filters
9.5 oz./268g
1.5'/0.45m close-focus
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Ultraspeed f/1 and f/1.2
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RECOMMENDED as a professional normal lens. One of Canon's Best Lenses.
2006-today
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame
72mm filters
20.9 oz./592g
1.5'/0.45m close-focus |
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World's fastest autofocus lerns.
1989-2000
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
72mm metal filter threads
35.9 oz./1,018g
2'/0.6m close focus |
50-60mm Macro (all work as normal lenses, too) index
Best Macro Lenses
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1987-today
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
52mm metal filter thread
9.5 oz./269g
1:2 macro
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20 August 2011
MANUAL FOCUS ONLY
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
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55mm- zooms index
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1998-2007
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
52mm filters
10.6 oz./300g
4'/1.2m close-focus |
70-80mm index
Comparison Table of all Canon's 70-200mm lenses.
NEW: The 100-400mm IS L II replaces 70-200 zooms for many people.
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Metal 77mm filter threads, 54.3 oz./1,541g with collar, 50.3 oz./1,425g without collar, 3.9'/1.2m close focus.
RECOMMENDED for professional sports, news, landscape and portrait use, or for use on film where you actually need f/2.8. Otherwise, the Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS II does the same thing in a much smaller package, and I prefer the 100-400mm II as being more useful on digital.
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
2018-today.
Check price.
07 April 2021 |
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RECOMMENDED for all uses. This is Canon's best 70-200mm lens, unless you really, really need f/2.8, and very few people actually need f/2.8.
2018-today. Check price.
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
72mm filters
27.5 oz./780g
3.3 feet/1m close-focus |
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RECOMMENDED for all uses. Instant autofocus!!!
2016-today
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
67mm filters
25.0 oz./708g
4 feet/1.2m close-focus
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Works on Nikon or on Canon full frame, and works on APS-C, too.
77mm filters, 52.1 oz. (1,477g), 3.1 feet (0.95 m) close-focus. Check price.
23 April 2018 |
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For professional sports, news, landscape and portrait use.
2010-2018. (Replaced by 70-200/2.8L IS III in 2018.)
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
77mm filters
52.4 oz./1,485g without included collar. Check price.
4 feet/1.2m close-focus |
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1995-today
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
77mm filters
48.3 oz./1,370g with collar
44.2 oz./1,253g without collar
5 feet/1.5m close-focus |
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2006-2018. (Replaced by 70-200mm f/4L IS II in 2018.)
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
67mm filters
26.7 oz./756 g
4'/1.2m close focus |
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1999-2021
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
67mm filters
25.1 oz./711g
4'/1.2m close focus |
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RECOMMENDED for its outstanding optical and mechanical quality; a bargain for professional sports, portrait, nature and landscape use.
1989-1995
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
Metal 72mm filter thread
49.8 oz./1,412g with tripod collar
45.0 oz./1,276g without collar
5.9 feet/1.8m close-focus |
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2001-2010, replaced by the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L II IS.
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
77mm filters
51.9 oz./1,471g.
4.6'/1.4m close focus |
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1987-?
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
58mm filters
20.4 oz./578g
3.9'/1.2m close focus |
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2010-
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
67mm filters
37.4 oz./1,061g
1.2m/4' close-focus |
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2005-2016
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
58mm filters
22.2 oz./630 g
4.9'/1.5 m close focus |
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2004-
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame
58mm filters
25.1 oz./713g
4.6'/1.4m close focus. |
85-90mm index
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RECOMMENDED
August 2017
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
77mm filters, 33.5 oz./950g, 2.8'/0.85m close focus. |
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15 July 2007
RECOMMENDED as an ultra-useful short tele for general and portrait use
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
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15 February 2007
2006-today
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame
72mm filters
34.2 oz./971g
3.2'/0.95m close focus |
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22 September 2010
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
100mm, including Macro index
Best Macro Lenses
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RECOMMENDED
1991-today (written 18 May 2010)
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
58mm filters
14.7 oz/417g
3'/0.9m close focus |
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RECOMMENDED
2009-today
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame
67mm filters
22.0 oz./623g
1:1 macro |
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RECOMMENDED
30 November 2006
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
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RECOMMENDED
12 November 2010
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
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Metal 86mm filter thread, 47.6 oz. (3 pounds or 1,349g), 3.3'/1m close focus.
Check price.
16 June 2019 |
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13 September 2016
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
100mm-> Zooms index
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WORLD'S BEST TELEPHOTO ZOOM
TOP PICK RECOMMENDED for professional use. One of Canon's (and the World's) Best Lenses.
2014-
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
Metal 77mm filter thread
54.7 oz./1,550g without tripod foot, 57.0 oz./1,616g with foot
2.75'/0.84m close focus
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1998-2014
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
77mm filters
48.2 oz./1,365g without included tripod collar
6'/1.8m close focus |
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15 May 2014
1990-2008
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
58mm filters
17.8 oz./504g
5'/1.5m close-focus |
135-150mm index
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RECOMMENDED
1996-today
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame
72mm filters
0.9m/3' close-focus
25.0 oz./708g |
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Manual-focus only, 77mm filters, 29.2 oz./828g, 1:1 macro, 1.14'/0.345m close focus.
Check price
08 January 2019 |
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2013-today |
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27 October 2010
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
180mm index
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1997-today
Full-frame, 1.3x and and APS-C coverage
77mm metal filter thread
37.285 oz./1,057.0g lens only
41.360 oz./1,172.6g with collar
1:1 close focus. |
200mm index
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23 January 2008 ~ 2020
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
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May 2013
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
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12 March 2008
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
300mm index
Canon 300mm Lenses Compared
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1997-, Full-frame, 1.3x and and APS-C coverage
77mm filters
41.6 oz./1,180g lens only
45.8 oz./1,298g with collar
4.9'/1.5m close focus. |
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for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame.
52mm drop-in filters, 82.9 oz./5.2 lbs./2,350 g, 6.6'/2m close-focus, 0.18× macro ratio, 8º 15' diagonal, f/32 minimum, 9 blades, 128 × 248mm, model number 4411B002.
Discontinued 2022.
About $4,000 used if you know How to Win at eBay (April 2023), also used at B&H. |
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1987-1999
Full-frame, 1.3x and and APS-C coverage, 48mm drop-in filters, 100.7 oz./6.3 lbs./2,855g, 10'/3m close focus. |
400mm index
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2014-today
Full-frame, 1.3x and and APS-C coverage
Drop-in filter holder
73.8 oz./2,090g
11'/3.3m close focus. |
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1993-today
Full-frame, 1.3x and and APS-C coverage
77mm metal filter thread
42.6 oz./1,207g lens only
47.5 oz./1,346g with collar
11.5'/3.5m close focus. |
500mm index
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07 February 2011
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
600mm index
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for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
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07 February 2011
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
800mm index
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23 January 2008
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
Telephoto Extenders index
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16 October 2014
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
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16 October 2014
for all formats, including 35mm and full-frame. |
EF-M Lenses top
For the EOS M Sysem:
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05 November 2015
for EOS M cameras only.
55mm filters, 7.6 oz./215 g, 0.5'/0.15 m close focus. |
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28 January 2017
for EOS M cameras only.
Retractable, 49mm filters, 4.5 oz/129g,0.8'/0.25m close focus. |
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17 January 2013
for EOS M cameras only.
52mm filters, 7.2 oz./203g., 0.8'/0.25m close-focus. |
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17 January 2013
for EOS M cameras only.
43mm filters, 3.6 oz./101g., 0.5'/0.15m close-focus. |
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05 November 2015
for EOS M cameras only.
52mm filters, 9.2 oz./260 g, 3.3'/1 m close focus. |
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For Sony, for Fuji and for Canon EOS-M APS-C mirrorless cameras.
Metal 52mm filter thread, 11.2 oz./318g, 0.54 feet or 6.5" or 0.165 meters close focus, 2× double life-size maximum macro reproduction ratio lets us fill the frame with something only ½″ or 12mm across!!!
Check prices.
03 February 2020 |
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17 January 2013
Adapter to use EF and EF-S lenses on EOS M cameras.
5.4 oz./154g. |
Lens Comparisons top
Best 80-400mm & 100-400mm Lenses Compared 10 July 2018
Best 24-105mm Lenses Compared 19 April 2018
Best 70-200mm f/2.8 Lenses Compared 22 April 2018
Best 24-70mm Lenses Compared updated 19 April 2018
Canon 24-70mm/2.8 L II vs Zeiss 24-70/4 vs Sony 16-50 OSS 18 September 2015
Ultra-Ultrawides compared 26 March 2015
Canon 300mm Lenses Compared October 2014
Premium 50mm lenses compared September 2014
Canon Ultrawide Lens Sharpness Comparison 16 July 2014
Canon 10-18mm IS vs. 16-35mm f/2.8 L II 12 June 2014
Canon 50mm Lenses Compared 05 Nov 2013
Best Macro Lenses
Canon Ultrawide Lenses Compared
Manual-Focus FD Lenses top
More Lens Articles top
Understanding Basic Lens Specifications 05 September 2008
Lens Sharpness 22 May 2008
Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8 12 March 2008
Sunex 5.6mm Fisheye Review 29 February 2008
Canon Date Codes 01 August 2007
Calculating Angle of View 06 July 2007
What is an L Lens? 26 July 2007
What are the Best Portrait Lenses? 01 March 2008
How
to Use Nikon Lenses on Canon Cameras
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