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Lens Search for Wildlife Photography

Hello everyone,I am getting into wildlife photography and I want to invest in a good lens. I currently shoot with a Canon R6 + 70-200 2.8 lens but for capturing wildlife I need a little extra reach. I am looking for something under $5k and it can eit...

emsher by Apprentice
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Zoom Lens to Replace Kit Lens?

Alright: Firstly, please keep in mind that I have a grandson in college, a mortgage, a car payment and a spouse who has grown accustomed to eating regularly. Now: I recently purchased an SL-2 with the 18-55mm and the 70-300mm kit lenses. It didn't ta...

Hedgehog1 by Contributor
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RF600mm F4 L IS USM Aperture Blades Visible

Hi there. I just received my new RF 600mm F4 lens from Canon shop and I wonder if the aperture blades should be visible when lens is off camera? Is that normal? I own array of Canon lenses in EF mount including 800mm prime and none of them have apert...

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Resolved! Lens Magnification Question

Hello, I'm choosing between RF 100-400 and RF 100-500 L lenses. I am somewhat confused about something.If I set both lenses to 400mm and take a photograph of a bird say at the same distance, the size of the bird on the final image files should be the...

MilesP by Contributor
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Diffractive Optics in Canon Lenses

Can anyone point me to a clear explanation of how Diffractive Optics work in Canon lenses? I thought I understood the principle of diffraction (from school experiments involving a surface of water, a wave machine and a diffraction grid). The Wikipedi...

Pancake lens for RF mount?

Nikon have released a proper pancake lens for their Z series cameras.https://www.wexphotovideo.com/globalassets/product-images/3084000/3084044.jpg?width=400 It's so small that it protrudes from the camera body less than the handgrip does. Apparently ...

Best Lens for Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Hi everyone! I was hoping to get your opinion on a good lens to get for my new camera. I recently upgraded and am loving shooting on my 50 mm 1.8 lens. However, I'm hoping to get another lens that is either a wide angle or just a normal frame that is...

Bradenkr by Contributor
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New sigma lens

Received an email which included a review of a Sigma 60-600mm. I didn't look at the details as I'm up to my eyebrows in alligators today. Far from an expert but wouldn't the low end give more versatility for this lens?

Resolved! RF 100-400 f5.6 IS USM Pros and Cons

I'm interested in purchasing a refurbished lens. In particular the RF 100-400 f5.6 IS USM I like to shoot kids, portraits and landscaping. I’m not a professional photography. Any positive and negative on this lens? I just purchased a Canon R6 camera.

Dml13 by Apprentice
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Resolved! Where are all the small lenses?

One of the supposed benefits of mirrorless cameras, resulting from dispensing with the mirror box, was going to be new designs of lenses, including compact wide-angle and standard lenses, since the rear element could now be positioned closer to the s...

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Sigma 18-35mm 1.8 autofocus issues

I have a Canon T7i and have recently bought the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 because I’ve heard great things about it. The problem is, once I started using it, I kept getting soft/blurry shots 50% of the time (action photos) because the autofocus seems to be o...

shiron00 by Apprentice
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