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RF lens won't fit on EOS Rebel T3i

Dreamphotos1
Apprentice

I just purchased a lens for my EOS Rebel T3i. The lens I purchase was the RF 14-35mm f/4L IS USM Ultra-Wide-Angle Zoom Lens for RF Mount Canon. The lens will not fit on the camera. Did I purchase the wrong lens? 

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rs-eos
Elite

Yes.  RF lenses can only work with RF-mount cameras and cinema cameras.

Your camera can only work with EF or EF-S lenses.  Hopefully you can return the item (though it is opened, so not sure on the return policy from where you bought it).

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@rs-eos wrote:

Yes.  RF lenses can only work with RF-mount cameras and cinema cameras.

Your camera can only work with EF or EF-S lenses.  Hopefully you can return the item (though it is opened, so not sure on the return policy from where you bought it).


Hopefully, you have enough to upgrade your camera to an RP.

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Tronhard
VIP
VIP

Definitely you want another lens.  Since you have a crop-sensor camera the best lenses would be: an EF-S type, which are specifically designed for this sensor- I have all of these and they are all great lenses.

Canon EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM - a very good lens  - this is arguably Canon's best APS-C lens.
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 slightly wider aperture, and a really good lens - I have two of them!
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 gives you a range of wider angles if that is critical to you.

Definitely return the RF lens and get one of the above.


cheers, TREVOR

The mark of good photographer is less what they hold in their hand, it's more what they hold in their head;
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LloydL
Apprentice
The Canon EOS Rebel T3i is available bundled with the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens. This lens has agenerous (for a kit lens) and versatile optical zoom ratio of 7.5x with a 35mm equivalent range is about 29-216mm, because of the T3i's ~1.6x crop factor.
 
 

Given the OP deliberately purchased a lens that was ultra-to-medium wide angle (14-35), the question is whether the 18-135, which is a good general-purpose unit, is really what they want.   I deliberately looked at lenses that would be more in the range for which they showed a preference.
The EF-S10-22mm, for example, has an equivalent FoV of 16-35mm, which is VERY close to the range they chose and is, I suspect, as close as possible to their intent.


cheers, TREVOR

The mark of good photographer is less what they hold in their hand, it's more what they hold in their head;
"All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow", Leo Tolstoy;
"Skill in photography is acquired by practice and not by purchase" Percy W. Harris

Kashifr
Contributor

Hi

I also have T3i. From last few weeks I am researching to upgrade and found RF 24-70 f2.8

Two days ago I contacted Canon and they said I can use it with the adaptor. For some reason I contacted Canon again today, and this time the rep said I cannot. So now I am confuse. But for sure Canon has untrained staff and I cannot trust them completely.

Anyone has any idea about using the adapter?

Thank you

Hi Kashfir:
For best results you should actually start your own thread, otherwise it gets confusing for all.
That said.  You definitely CANNOT use an RF lens with any other cameras except R-series bodies.  That means they will not work on your camera.

If you want a lens for your camera, consider an EF or EF-S (NOT an EF-M) lens.  As a general purpose walk-around lens, good for some landscapes, social photography and portraits, I would suggest the 
EF-S 18-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS USM: if you can't find a new one, there are lots of them available on the used market - consider KEH.COM.


cheers, TREVOR

The mark of good photographer is less what they hold in their hand, it's more what they hold in their head;
"All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow", Leo Tolstoy;
"Skill in photography is acquired by practice and not by purchase" Percy W. Harris

I am sorry Tronhard,

I posted on this thread as the camera and the lens is same as my choices. I will continue on the new thread. My apologies 🙂

Thank you 

No worries, thanks for making the effort! 🙂


cheers, TREVOR

The mark of good photographer is less what they hold in their hand, it's more what they hold in their head;
"All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow", Leo Tolstoy;
"Skill in photography is acquired by practice and not by purchase" Percy W. Harris
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