topic Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i in EF & RF Lenses

Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

SarelErwee — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:59:33 GMT

Amateur/recreational photographer. I take pictures almost exclusively on hiking/outdoor excursion trips. After a trip to Alaska, I realized I need a zoom lens. What zoom lens would you recommend for photographing animals from a kayak or boat or for generally better/closer hiking photos?

EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III —- thoughts either of these?

I definitely want image stabilization and also want to stay in the lower price range. Thanks in advance!

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

Tintype_18 — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 13:55:26 GMT

My T7 has the 75-300mm lens. Does good for a lot of shots but limited. However, I took the plunge recently and got the Sigma 150-600mm lens for my T7. Trying it out this afternoon at the sandhill crane migration spot outside of town. Can't say if it will fit your camera. Others will chime in here.

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

kvbarkley — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:01:29 GMT

The 55-250 is probably the better lens. And the 75-300 does not have IS.

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

jrhoffman75 — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:02:42 GMT

The EF-S 55-250 is a much better lens to any of the Canon 75mm zoom lenses.

Canon currently has a refurbed version for $240.

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

shadowsports — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:43:20 GMT

Greetings,

It might help if you told us what lenses you own now?

The things you'll need to consider. How close are you able to get to your subjects.

The 55~250 is a kit lens. It offers good to very good clarity and is a popular more compact Zoom lens. Its made specifically for your Rebel.

Other options include the 75~300 mkIII and the 70~300 USM II

First thing to note. These are FF lenses and will yield approx 112 / 120 ~480mm focal length equivalent.

The 75 uses a DC motor. This lens doesn't have image stabilization and provides avg optics.

The 70mm is a better lens. It uses a USM motor, has image stabilization and provides good to better optics. I own this lens and have taken many beautiful photos with it. If you are going to be shooting from a small boat, having IS might be well worth the additional expense. It costs more because it truly a better lens.

All of us here are happy to help you make a decision based on intended use, budget, etc. Feel free to ask more questions.

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

kvbarkley — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:50:27 GMT

@shadowsports wrote:
Greetings,
First thing to note. These are FF lenses and will yield approx 112 / 120 ~480mm focal length equivalent.

All these lenses will have the exact same field of view at a given focal length. The difference is with the *camera sensor* not the lens.

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

shadowsports — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:44:17 GMT

Really bizarre. I posted my reply around 6:30AM PST.... shows 3 hrs later... but I'm in PST and Canon is in EST I suppose. Anyway.

Hi KV,

Yes I understand the focal length of the lens remains 70/75 ~ 300, and that the image which is captured depends on the sensor (crop or FF).

Thanks

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

MikeSowsun — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:40:52 GMT

If you are on a limited budget, the EF-S 55-250 STM is also better than 70-300 USM II because it is half the cost, even though it has similar image quality.

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

kvbarkley — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:44:56 GMT

Do you understand that the field of view of the 55-250 is the same at equivalent focal lengths? You kind of implied that the EF-S has a different field of view than the EF lenses.

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

shadowsports — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:01:54 GMT

KV,

I do. Same FOV, but what's captured in the back is determined by the size of the sensor. After 45+ yrs with Canon I get it. The fact remains that no matter what the FOV is, the captured image will appear larger, cropped, however someone wants to refer to it, if they put a FF lens on a crop body sensor. This is why I mentioned equivalent focal length. The physical focal length of the lens doesn't change. The perspective does once you put a FF lens on a APS-C sensor.

Cheers

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

MikeSowsun — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 23:28:23 GMT

I guess we were all wondering why you would point out that a 70-300 “full frame” lens would yield an equivalent 112-480mm, but you didn’t also say that the 55-250 “kit lens” would yield an equivalent 88-400mm.

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

Tintype_18 — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:34:15 GMT

Never noticed my 75-300 didn't have IS until now.

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

ebiggs1 — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:22:49 GMT

I am another vote in favor of you getting the EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Lens. I am not a fan of any of the lenses in the 70-75 to 300mm zoom range.

I know you stated you wanted to stay in the lower price range but the EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Lens is an outstanding lens and better than anything listed here so far. It is built to take more abuse that might occur in riding in a canoe. It is quite a bit more expensive than the others but, IMHO, well worth it. It is a lifetime lens purchase.

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

kvbarkley — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:38:03 GMT

exactly.

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

kvbarkley — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 16:37:58 GMT

I don't know that I would take my L-lens in a kayak. 8^).

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ebiggs1 — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 16:41:45 GMT

A lens or any camera gear you don't use because you are afraid is not worth a dime. Not a penny. It all works well in a camera bag or on the shelf. If I go there, my gear goes there with me.

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

jrhoffman75 — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 17:22:21 GMT

@ebiggs1 wrote:
A lens or any camera gear you don't use because you are afraid is not worth a dime. Not a penny. It all works well in a camera bag or on the shelf. If I go there, my gear goes there with me.

Agree.

I don't ocean kayak or whitewater kayak, just flatwater. I use a drybag that I can place between my legs and the camera sits it till I want to use it.

The new EF70-300 version II lens is quite good. I don't think any of the 75-300mm versions are good.

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

kvbarkley — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 14:41:08 GMT

@shadowsports wrote:
KV,
. The perspective does once you put a FF lens on a APS-C sensor.

There you go again, on an APS-C size camera the perspective of the EF 70-300 set at 200 mm will be exactly the same as the EF-S 55-250 set at 200 mm.

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

jrhoffman75 — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 15:04:04 GMT

"The perspective does once you put a FF lens on a APS-C sensor."

This is correct if one is comparing using a 200mm lens (for example) on a FF camera and then puts that lens on a crop sensor camera. But if all anyone has is a crop sensor camera then an EF and EF-S lens will show exactly the same view.

Re: Zoom Lens Recommendation for Rebel t7i

kvbarkley — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 15:41:08 GMT

But in this case, the OP might never had seen a "35 mm" or "FF" camera, so to EBiggs point, why bother to bring it up, since the OP has no frame of reference.