EF & RF Lenses
cancel
Showing results for 
Show  only  | Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Posts

Difference in lens quality

I have seen a lot of people use Tamron and Sigma lenses and always wanted to know how they compare to a Canon lens, specifically in the 600-800mm range?  I want the best quality pictures possible, but will I be disappointed with a non-Canon lens?  I ...

acdapha by Contributor
  • 7359 Views
  • 15 replies
  • 0 likes

Portrait Lens for FF coming from APS-C

I recently purchased a FF 6D mk ii and am looking for a good high quality portrait lens for use.  Coming from a crop sensor I would like something similar to my 50mm 1.4 lens which would be closest to an 85mm on a FF.I have take so many great photos ...

xzebra by Enthusiast
  • 3189 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes

Advice needed on testing lenses

Hi everyone.  I decided to run some sharpness tests on my L lenses. Trying to work as scientifically as possible, I adhered two pages of text from a magazine to a flat board, mounted it up, put camera bodies/lenses on tripod, measured everything to i...

Wide angle lens

Hey all new to the forums. Looking for a wide angle lens for my rebel 3ti. I am a woodworker by trade and sometimes find myself in small rooms that I just cant get into frame. Mainly kitchens. I would like to be able to fit an entire kitchen or room ...

What lenses to get for EOS 80D Body?

Hi there! I'm about to purchase my first Canon camera and I'm quite thrilled about it. I would say I'm an "experienced" beginner as I took some photography classes in school but after a few years of thinking about it, I've finally decided to get invo...

xsunnyd by Apprentice
  • 18534 Views
  • 14 replies
  • 0 likes

Resolved! Noob going on Safari

Hello,      My wife bought me a T7I kit for Christmas to use on our Safari next summer. It came with some very nice close range lenses, the telephoto lens however is an older EF 75-300MM. After a lot of testing with the 75-300 I fear it just does not...

JAGWIRE by Apprentice
  • 6825 Views
  • 13 replies
  • 0 likes

50mm f1. 2 or 85mm f1. 2

If the price is not a consideration and I do not currently own a fixed lens other than the 100mm Macro, and my objective is to experiment with an f1.2 which should I purchase, 50mm or 85mmI currently have:Canon 5DSrCanon 7DCanon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II ...

Getting a new lens.!!

I bought my camera (200D) around a year ago and have been using the kit lens with it ever since, which has served me fine for a while. However I'd like to buy a lens with a lower f-stop so I can get bigger bokeh blurs in the backgrounds of my shots, ...

jaikapoor by Apprentice
  • 10783 Views
  • 12 replies
  • 0 likes

RF 50mm/F1.2 teardown at lensrentals

https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2018/12/disassembly-of-the-canon-rf-50mm-f1-2l/ Very different from the EF lenses they have taken apart. (If the link gets excised, google "lensrentals disassembly canon rf 50mm"

High speed indoor shooting

I shoot a lot of indoor gymanstics.  I have the 135 2.0 lens but still battle with blur.  Is the 85mm 1.2 an appropriate lens or is it best left for portrait work.  I've read a fair amount about it and seen some conflicting info.

Lordaniel by Apprentice
  • 14617 Views
  • 11 replies
  • 0 likes

Resolved! Do extension tubes work with a macro lens

Hello: Do extension tubes help a macro lens gain further magnification or do they only help non macro lenses?I have a 100mm macro lens and love it, but am curious to know if extension tubes would help it.Thank you. 

ilzho by Rising Star
  • 20656 Views
  • 14 replies
  • 0 likes

Help with a 100-400 mm IS II lens

Hi, I am finding that my lens after full zoom does not and cannot return to the resting position (100mm). It stops with about 1 inch of the barrel still sticking out. This happened when I had it connected to a Canon 6D mark II camera. Would anybody b...

Getting started

New to the community? Here's some information to help you get acquainted:

Announcements