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| Lens | Price | URL | URL | Rebate | 35mm | Mass | Min | AF? | IS? | C?[1] | U?[2] | Comments | Review | ||
| EF 50mm f/1.8 II | $ 85 | B&H | Canon | 80 | 131 | 457.2 | Y | N | Y | Small, but no USM. | DP | delivers very sharp images as inexpensively as Canon lenses get. Build quality of the 50 f/1.8 is very cheap (as you might expect). | |||
| EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS | $ 160 | B&H | 29-80 | 200 | 250 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Kit lens | |||||
| EF 28mm f/2.8 | $ 180 | B&H | Canon | 44.8 | 185 | 304.8 | Y | N | Y | Small, but no USM. Poor MF control | DP | The small size of the Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 Lens makes it a good travel lens. It certainly does not take up much room in the luggage - and does not cause a catastrophe if lost or damaged. | |||
| EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS | $ 255 | B&H | 80 | 390 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Kit lens | ||||||
| EF-S 60mm f/2.8 USM Macro | $ 384 | B&H | $ 10 | 96 | 335 | 200 | Y | N | Y | Y | PZ | delivers an almost flawless performance. The lens is capable to provide very sharp border-to-border results with minimal distortions and low CAs. The bokeh (out-of-focus blurr) is exceptionally smooth. | |||
| EF-S 60mm f/2.8 USM Macro | $ 384 | B&H | $ 10 | 96 | 335 | 200 | Y | N | Y | Y | DP | Excellent sharpness and very good overall image quality in a nice package - the Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens will have many happy owners. | |||
| Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM | $ 392 | B&H | Sigma | 48 | 430 | 400 | Y | N | Y | Y | DP | low price point, fast HSM autofocusing, small size and good build quality to the fast aperture puts the 30 f/1.4 in its own class. | |||
| EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM | $ 495 | B&H | $ 10 | 112-480 | 630 | 1500 | Y | Y | Y | Y | PZ | An L lens in hiding. … capable to produce a very high performance throughout the zoom range without the significant drop in quality at 300mm typical for most consumer grade lenses in this range. | |||
| Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X AF Pro DX | $ 500 | B&H | Tokina | 19-29 | 570 | 300 | Y | N | Y | PZ | Excellent build quality; excellent center sharpness, but edges can be problematic (not unlike many lenses in this class); CA is pretty bad, but this is easily corrected in Photoshop; Outstanding value for the money. | ||||
| EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM | $ 667 | B&H | $ 15 | 16-35 | 385 | 240 | Y | N | Y | Y | Really pricey | DP | I am very impressed by the lack of barrel and pincushion distortion. It is not perfect, but very good for this extreme wide angle focal length range. | ||
| EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro | $ 239 | B&H | 80 | 277 | 243.8 | Y | N | ||||||||
| EF 35mm f2.0 | $ 240 | B&H | 56 | 208 | 243.8 | Y | N | DP | a tiny, light and inexpensive Canon lens. It turns out to be a good performer as well making this lens a good value!. Center sharpness is one of the 35 f/2's strongest points. However, corner sharpness is really bad (even on a 1.6x FOVCF body through f/5.6 or so). | ||||||
| Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro | $ 279 | B&H | 80 | 315 | 189 | Y | N | ||||||||
| EF 50mm f1.4 USM | $ 325 | B&H | $ 20 | 80 | 290 | 457.2 | Y | N | Y | DP | It is sharp, small, light, inexpensive and with an f1.4 aperture, fast. | ||||
| EF 85mm f/1.8 USM | $ 355 | B&H | 136 | 422 | 853.4 | Y | N | Y | DP | a very nice lens at a reasonable price. | |||||
| EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM | $ 400 | B&H | $ 20 | 45-216 | 535 | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| EF 28mm f/1.8 USM | $ 410 | B&H | Canon | $ 20 | 44.8 | 308 | Y | N | Y | DP | Good build quality | ||||
| EF 20mm f/2.8 USM | $ 445 | B&H | $ 20 | 32 | 403 | Y | N | Y | DP | My strong recommendation to you - save until you can afford the Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM Lens or better yet, the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM Lens. | |||||
| EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM | $ 450 | B&H | 27-136 | 475 | Y | Y | Y | DP | " … one of the best general/multi-purpose lenses available." | ||||||
| Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM | $ 457 | B&H | Sigma | 16-30 | 465 | 240 | Y | N | Y | ||||||
| EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro | $ 470 | B&H | 160 | 600 | 150 | Y | N | Y | DP | an excellent macro lens - and may be Canon's most fun per dollar lens. This is the lens I most frequently recommend for someone starting out in macro photography. | |||||
| EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS | $ 645 | B&H | 112-480 | 595 | Y | Y | |||||||||
| EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM | $ 900 | B&H | $ 15 | 27-80 | 645 | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM | $ 960 | B&H | $ 50 | 38-168 | 670 | Y | Y | Y | Can't afford it | DP | If I had only one lens, this would be the one | ||||
| EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM | $ 1,050 | B&H | $ 35 | 112-360 | 760 | Y | Y | Y | Can't afford it | DP | arguably Canon's best value "L" Lens combining professional grade build and optical qualities. | ||||
| EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM | $ 1,160 | B&H | 112-480 | 720 | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
| EF 300mm f/4.0L IS USM | $ 1,190 | B&H | $ 45 | 480 | 1179 | Y | Y | Y | |||||||
| 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM | $ 1,460 | B&H | 160-640 | 1360 | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
| EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM | $ 1,810 | Y | N | Y | Yeah, sure. | Best lens ever (or something like that) | |||||||||
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