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Lens for shooting video at night and low light conditions

Hi,I just purchased a 750D with the standard lens kit. I have never had a DLSR before, so I am very exited to get started making film with this one.I am only going to use it for filming in 1080P 24/25fps - shutterspeed(50) for making short films on a...

EF 75-300mm How to Focus at 300mm

Hi I have A canon rebel T3 with 75 to 300mm f/4 5.6 lens. I currently have it to 300mm . How do I get it to Focus? Because when I look in the eye piece it’s blurry

Why is 85mm so used for portraits?

Hey everyone, another newbie question here: why is 85mm so popular for portrait photography? I personally prefer the look of 50mm over 85mm even for portraits, but maybe I’m missing something?The only thing I can think is that for tight headshots you...

I switched to canon mirrorless because I already had a okay set of ef lenses

So I grabbed an RP 2 years ago and an adaptor, had a full kit ready to go without the need to buy any extra lensesEver since I got my RP, I bought a 24-105 and 800 f11. Now I recently upgraded to an r7 a few weeks ago, bought a 100 2.8 and I now have...

FD mount lenses without thorium

Hi everyone,I recently acquired a Canon A-1 film camera with an FD mount and I'm looking for some guidance on which lenses to use that do not contain thorium. I've done some research and learned that some older lenses were made with thorium glass, wh...

Resolved! Canon EF Extender compatibility

I've inherited a wonderful Canon EF 70-200 2.8 L lens. It is a Type I, I believe. I'd like to purchase a Canon EF Extender and was wondering if the Type II or Type III extenders would be compatible. I understand the mount will fit but I'm concerned a...

Is there a EF version of Tamron 35-150m f2-2.8 ?

I used the Tamron for Sony and loved that lens! Just wanted to know if there's an alternative to Canon.

RF 100-500 Lens with 1.4 or 2X Extender

Wondering to get either a 1.4 or a 2X extender with the Rf 100-500 lens. Two concerns, one is a lot of wildlife photography is in lower lighting conditions and the 2X drops it to 11/14. Also, was surprised to see that the extender only works 300-500m...

Lens Fungus Prevention Best Practices

Good Morning,I recently purchased a T7 kit as well as two additional lenses. I live in Western Pennsylvania and store my equipment in a LowePro bag.The other night in the Canon Community I came across some posts about lens fungus and I have been tryi...

Resolved! help with canon 2x III extender autofocus

Hi I have a canon 100 400 IS II USM lens and have recently purchased a canon 2x III extender. I have a canon 6D mark II camera.I need help/advice. on the following issues.1. I cannot auto focus using the extender. In fact the autofocus option disappe...

Canon 70-200 f2.8 USM lens focus problem

Hi everyone.Have just joined the forum :-). I had a great idea of trying to photograph the flypast during King Charles III coronoation over the weekend. I was hoping to use my original (Mk 1 lens dating back to the 1990's) 70-200 f2.8 lens and my 1.4...

Canon Autofocus Alignment service

Have you used the Canon Autofocus Alignment service? I dropped my EF 100-400, which I use on an R5 (didnt drop the camera) and I think my focus is soft. I went on CPS chat and no one answered so am asking here. What is the cost and what is the tur...

Resolved! EF vs EF-S interchangeability

I know this has been discussed before, but I have a fairly specific case and I'm still not sure how the discussions apply. My wife has agreed to photograph a relative's wedding. She has done some semi-pro photography before but her Sony alpha DSLR ...

RF24-240mm Compatibility with Canon R8

Hi all!I'm planning to buy a Canon R8. I generally do travel photography so wanted a long range lens.I was thinking of getting : RF24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM (SKU 3684C002) Can someone tell me if this is a good lens for my use and if it is compatible wit...

Budget RF macro lens recommendations

Looking for a relatively budget macro lens for EOS R8 body that can focus at 10cm. I like to photograph flowers and insects. My PowerShot G1X can do this when the aperture is wide open.Considering the 24-105 f4-7.1 STM kit zoom which I heard can focu...

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Lens for shooting video at night and low light conditions

EF 75-300mm How to Focus at 300mm

Why is 85mm so used for portraits?

I switched to canon mirrorless because I already had a okay set of ef lenses

FD mount lenses without thorium

Resolved! Canon EF Extender compatibility

Is there a EF version of Tamron 35-150m f2-2.8 ?

RF 100-500 Lens with 1.4 or 2X Extender

Lens Fungus Prevention Best Practices

Resolved! help with canon 2x III extender autofocus

Canon 70-200 f2.8 USM lens focus problem

Canon Autofocus Alignment service

Resolved! EF vs EF-S interchangeability

RF24-240mm Compatibility with Canon R8

Budget RF macro lens recommendations

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

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EOS Rebel T4i, Good lens for indoor sports

RF 100-500MM Lens

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