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EFS 18-55 Lens Questions

Hi All,  I am still testing and experimenting with the "new" 80d I got. My question is, is this EFS 18-55 any good? It's the cheapie that came with the camera and the same one as I had on my 40d (the one with the 80d is much newer manufacture than th...

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Macro lens or Extension Tube

Hi All, With the lockdown, I am thinking of playing around with macro photography. I was thinking of getting a dedicated macro lens like the 100mm f/2.8, but then I saw some youtube videos of people playing with extension tubes. I have a 24-70mm f/2....

limvo05 by Rising Star
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Lens uestion: Sigma 150-600 or Canon 1.4x

Hello,I have a Canon 80D with a canon 70-300 zoom lens (Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 L).  It is a very good lens that I use mostly for wildlife and birds.  However, I would like to have more zoom capacity. I am considering the Sigma 150-600mm lens for a...

ibskiing by Contributor
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Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 or 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS

Hello All! I’m mainly a portrait photographer but plan on doing a lot of landscapes in the near future. Figured I should buy my first telephoto lens, and was wondering if I should buy a used 70-200mm f/4 or a 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS. I would like the f/2...

seths1 by Apprentice
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70-300 Canon Lenses In-Depth Analysis

Introduction Canon has made some excellent kit lenses - the EF-S 18-55 STM, EF-S18-135 STM and nano USM, and the EF-S 55-250 STM are standout examples. The gold standard for Canon zoom lenses has been measured against the Luxury L lenses. Among the m...

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Lens ratting

I have noticed a slight rattle in the rf 35mm f1.8 lens. It ahappens whe I slightly shake the lens and autofocus in picture mode. It is silent in video mode. Is this normal? 

Resolved! 100-400mm MK2 focusing issue

So this is a new 100-400 MK2 on an 80D. My settings are:1 point manual focus, evaluating metering, back button focus, single shooting, and AI servo. The issue is it (with full AF setting on the lens) would focus at 400mm on a far object fine, however...

beastbeef by Contributor
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Repairing Zoom 18-55mm

Hey All, Hoping to get some help here. The other day I dropped my camera a couple of feet and it landed on the end of my 18-55mm lense. It seems to have jammed the lense back, and now it gets stuck between 24 and 35mm and needs to be forced through. ...

550d aka Rebel T2i aka Kiss X4 best lens for jewelry video ?

fyi: I am a 76 year old American man in Thailand in poor health, and I have never shot video on any camera. I thak you in advance for your patience. I have the standard kit lens, and the Canon 108 macro f 2.8 (older model, not L). Scenario: small jew...

billwoo by Contributor
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Resolved! Canon 75-300mm III Lens not sharp

I've had this lens for many years and tried everything from diffrent bodies (eos Rebel and t5) and still all of my shots (Near or Far) are not clear. I have to photoshop everyone of them to get them clear. Is it the lens or something else?

scapilot by Contributor
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R series cameras

Are the existing lenses and l lenses going to be able to be used on the new R series camera bodies? Or does everyone have to now switch to new lenses if they want an R series camera body.

Looking at two lenses, will they both fit?

So  I have upgraded to the 22 mm pancake lens and just today got my 32mm for the m-50, excited to try it tomorrow.I now want to get one more versatile lens that hopefully will work on my 6D 2 and the m-50 so I'm torn bewtwen the I want it to work on ...

FidoQ by Contributor
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Canon EOS 250D lens help

I've decided I'm going to purchase the Canon EOS 250d and it comes with the EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM lens. This seems fine for me as I'm a beginner. However, I was thinking of also purchasing the 50mm f/1.8 STM lens. I know it's a cheap option but...

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