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UV filter or CP to protect lens?

Hello, Just bought my first Canon 70-200 f2.8 L IS USM lens. I was wondering if anyone could give me some advises on either using a UV filter or CP to protect the lens? I am leaning toward the latter, i.e. CP as it dubs as both lens protector and CP ...

Resolved! Dropped lens, photos now dark - what could be wrong?

Hello, I dropped a bag containing a Canon EF 70-300mm 70-300 F4-5.6 IS II USM lens, and now my photos are coming out really dark. As in, broad daylight ISO 100, f4, 1 sec exposure, and coming out dark. When the camera is set on auto mode, the ISO is ...

Canon rebel t6i - 18-55mm lens - AutoFocus not working

The autofocus on my 18-55mm lens for my canon rebel T6i stopped working this weekend. The camera still works, takes pictures and manual focus works but the autofocus isn't functioning properly. I will press the button down to focus and it zooms in an...

Lens for Polar Bear

I am going to a cruise tour to Arctic Circle for polar bear but I dont know how far will they gonna be, the guidance suggests to bring 10x to 25x binoculars. And I just realized I dont have any long focal length lens for my 6D mark I. My original tho...

Which adaptor and CANON should I buy to use old analogue lenses?

Howdy,I am a Fujiman. Nearly all my digital cameras with interchangeable are Fujis.But I also own an old CANON AE-1 and some old FD lenses.I tried to adopt some old lenses on Fujix X. Mostly telephoto lenses. This seems to be impossible. I've bought ...

Nightscape photography - What am I doing wrong?

Hello Experts, My first night in Zion National Park was a disaster. I tried to take photos of the night sky but to no success. Despited the fact that I thought I did everything right to get a decent photo of the stars, the photo came out BLACK! Below...

Recycling decent older SLR lenses

It's obvious the world must be 'full of' old decent lenses made in SLR days. Those that cost a mint. Are they being recycled? Is it too much to expect they should be able to be returned and remade to modern digital format cameras. I know it is possi...

Which lens is best to shoot horseshoe bend?

Hello experts, I will be taking a long roadtrip soon. Heading to the great state of Utah, checking out all the great national parks. I was wondering if anyone could comment/suggest which lens to use for all the great scenaries Utah has to offers? I h...

Canon EF 24-70 F2.8 mk11 focusing issues

Hi, I covered a wedding yesterday. Used a 5Dmk111 and a Canon EF 24-70 F2.8 mk11. A lot of my shots were at 24-30mm @ f2.8 or f3.2 and a large proportion of these were out of focus. The chosen focus point was in centre but the focus in the shots was ...

Canon 100-400mm L IS MkII - 3 Years Later

I have been using the Canon 100-400mm MkII lens for just over three years now. I thought it was a bit expensive when I bought it, but I was keen to upgrade from the MkI version because reviews indicated excellent image quality. I have not been disap...

Newbie needs help!

Before I registered I saw a Programs and Lenses section, but after I registered, I can't find it so hope it's okay to post my question here. I have a question about the HD Telephoto lens and the HD Wide Angle lenss that came in the Rebel T6 kit. I'...

Resolved! Canon 80D : 24-70 f2.8 vs 24-105 f4

Hi, I'm a mostly event photographer, currently I work at an independent high school school in their marketing department doing a lot of their events, videos, etc. It's a lot of running around and good amount of low-light shots in their theater. I rec...

Quick tip on Manual Focus and STM Lenses

I saw this video of a quick tip on STM lenses and focusing. This issue must confuse lots of people, and even the presenter says "Review this before contacting support" so I thought I'd share here. The author states "When manually focusing with STM l...

Low Light Video

Hi everyone, beginner here.I have a 5d mark ii, with one lens so far a Canon 'nifty fifty' 50mm 1.8I want to try shooting a music video at night time. What lens should I get? Which lenses are best for low light?Locations will be lit with streetlight,...

Where to find Geletine filter for 200-400 F4 lens

I bought a canon 200-400 f4 that comes with a geletine filter holder. However Canon does not sell this filter, nor can I find one elsewhere. I bought an IRIX ND geletine filter set, but these do not fit the shape and size of the holder. Someo...

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UV filter or CP to protect lens?

Resolved! Dropped lens, photos now dark - what could be wrong?

Canon rebel t6i - 18-55mm lens - AutoFocus not working

Lens for Polar Bear

Which adaptor and CANON should I buy to use old analogue lenses?

Nightscape photography - What am I doing wrong?

Recycling decent older SLR lenses

Which lens is best to shoot horseshoe bend?

Canon EF 24-70 F2.8 mk11 focusing issues

Canon 100-400mm L IS MkII - 3 Years Later

Newbie needs help!

Resolved! Canon 80D : 24-70 f2.8 vs 24-105 f4

Quick tip on Manual Focus and STM Lenses

Low Light Video

Where to find Geletine filter for 200-400 F4 lens

RF 15-35 f2.8 vs. RF 24 f1.4: Wide-angle lens reco...

Big Savings - Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS US...

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Just Bought A New Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM And...

EF-S 18-135mm focal Length info is stuck at a spec...

EOS Rebel XS lens recommendations for sports photo...

Should RF 100-500 be placed into camera bag/backpa...