Canon EF and RF Lenses Forum

State your favorite canon lenses and why.

What's your favorite canon lens and why? It would be good if you stated what kind of photography you generally do.If you have more than one, then please rank them. But try to keep the list short. Perhaps limit to top 3.

Lens upgrade?

Good day, Canon community. This is my first post. I am upgrading some equipment and would like some suggestions on lenses. I shoot some sports, wildlife and an occasional event. Although I have been paid for a few shots, I am an not a professional. I...

Lens 55-250 Zoom Ring is stuck????

I recently just got another 55-250 lens because the first one I got had a problem with auto focus. I dont remember clearly but I'm pretty sure the zoom ring was moving freely when I first received this new lens. I didnt touch it again for the next tw...

Auto-focus problem

my Canon 70-200mm F2.8 USM lens and the lens wont auto focus. It focus for the first shot and then struggles to focus ...When I hold the shoot button half way, the lens is just focusing back and forth, and not finding anything to focus on.Manual focu...

Looking For A Similar Lens To Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM Lens

I'm looking for a similar lens to the Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM lens that will fit on my Canon T6i.Does anyone have any reccomenedations? Thanks!

100mm macro f/2.8 broken?

Hi. Just looking for some opinions.I bought a used 100mm lens (non stabilized version). It seemed to work great at first when I took about 30 shots to test it. When I picked it up a day or 2 later, it started making a horrible sound when in auto focu...

Resolved! Auto Focus Not working with 55-250 EF-S IS Zoom Lens

This was really dumb of me as a beginner photographer, so bear with me. I just got this zoom lens for my 100D canon camera. I put it in auto focus and press the shutter button and i can hear and see the focus part moving, but it is not focusing. I wa...

Canon: “No new lenses.”

Digital Camera World: Canon announcement (01/06/20): “Our focus is on RF,’ says Canon: no new EF lenses unless the “market demands it.” Canon confirms to focus development on RF-mount optics for the Canon EOS R family of lenses." "Canon has confirme...

How to wipe of rain from Lens

Hello - How do most of you wipe of rain or water droplets from the front of your lens and do you typically use a UV filter for added protection? Secondary to this I have a wide angle 17-40mm however the lens hood does not cover much of the lens as a...

Auto Focus 70 to 200

My auto focus isn’t working and have tried everything with no luck. Can anyone tell me where I can find the address to send a lens in? Do you know if they give you a free estimate on the repair? I don’t want to get hit with a $600 repair bill. Also h...

Canon EF 70-200mm F/2.8L IS III USM focus problem

I recently upgraded my aging EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens with the purchase of the newer model and have found that as I'm approaching 200mm (at f/22), all but the center portion of the photo is losing focus, though the center portion remains in focus. ...

Resolved! Looking for a recommendation for a ultra-wide angle lens

I’m looking for and would sincerely appreciate your recommendations for the best prime EF-mount ultra wide-angle lens for use on Canon EOS crop-sensor (7D) and full-frame cameras (specifically 6D, and 6D Mk. II) for astrophotography. (While there are...

70-200 f2.8 AF problem

Have a canon 70-200 f2.8 non IS lens that is having AF issues. My other zoom lens (24-70 f2.8) is not having any issues paired with my 5D Mk III body, so pretty sure it is an issue with the 70-200. The problem is with the AF on closer subjects (app...

Resolved! Image Stabilized Lenses for the 5D Mark II Full-Frame?

Hi Everyone, For some reason, I'm having difficulty getting straight answers on the net about finding a list of image stablized lenses that would work with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II which has a full-frame sensor. I would like to get a list of both Can...

do new AF lenses work with older AF film camera

My daughter is in high school photography and they needed a film slr camera. I picked up an elan 7e body for 35 bucks. I put on my lens from my newish digital rebel and it fit okay but does not seem to auto focus. do I need to purchase an older af...

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State your favorite canon lenses and why.

Lens upgrade?

Lens 55-250 Zoom Ring is stuck????

Auto-focus problem

Looking For A Similar Lens To Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM Lens

100mm macro f/2.8 broken?

Resolved! Auto Focus Not working with 55-250 EF-S IS Zoom Lens

Canon: “No new lenses.”

How to wipe of rain from Lens

Auto Focus 70 to 200

Canon EF 70-200mm F/2.8L IS III USM focus problem

Resolved! Looking for a recommendation for a ultra-wide angle lens

70-200 f2.8 AF problem

Resolved! Image Stabilized Lenses for the 5D Mark II Full-Frame?

do new AF lenses work with older AF film camera

Good all around lens for R8 for video production

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Focal lengths and lenses used by great directors

RF Lens Coating Failures?

Lens Rentals on Canon's RF midrange zooms

RF 50mm 1.8 making fast clicking noise when turnin...

Will Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 VC Di SP USD A011 Ca...

Registering a gift lens possible?

RF 24-70 F 2.8 Image softness at F16? Best apertur...

EOS 90D EF Lens Compatibility