Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras

Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Telephoto Zoom Lens.

• 75-300mm telephoto zoom lens with f/4-5.6 maximum aperture for Canon SLR cameras


• Improved mechanism makes zooming smoother; front part of zoom ring sports silver ring


• Measures 2.8 inches in diameter and 4.8 inches long; weighs 16.8 ounces; 1-year warranty


• 4.9-foot closest focusing distance; 32- to 8-degree diagonal angle of view

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Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR [Vibration Reduction] Nikkor Zoom Lens

Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR [Vibration Reduction] Zoom Nikkor Lens

• 55-200mm zoon Nikkor lens with f/4-5.6 maximum aperture for Nikon digital SLR cameras


• 2 extra-low-dispersion (ED) glass elements for minimized chromatic aberration and superior optics


• Super-integrated coating minimizes ghosting and flare for more vivid images in dim lighting


• Silent Wave Motor produces quick and quiet high-speed autofocusing; weighs 9 ounces


• Measures 2.7 inches in diameter and 3.1 inches long; 5-year warranty

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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens

This is considered the standard lens for use with Canon SLR cameras

• 50mm standard lens with f/1.8 maximum aperture


• Traditional Gauss-type optical design is extremely sharp


• Focuses as close as 18 inches for extreme close-ups


• Ideal for natural-looking shots; excellent color balance


• Measures 2.7 inches in diameter; 1-year warranty

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Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

This telephoto zoom lens is designed with Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer technology while retaining compactness and lightness in response to demands of photographers. This high zoom ratio lens is equivalent to a focal length of 88-400mm in the 35mm format (when used on Canon EOS cameras compatible with EF-S lenses) and the image stabilizer effect equivalent to a shutter speed about 4 stops faster than the same size lens without Image Stabilizer. In other words if the slowest shutter speed you could formerly hold a 250mm lens steadily was 1/250th of a second with Canon's 4-stop stabilization correction you could hand-hold at shutter speeds as slow as 1/15th of a second. It also uses a UD-glass lens element to correct chromatic aberration for excellent image quality throughout the zoom range. This new EF-S telephoto lens with great features delivers excellent performance at an affordable price for all photographers.

• This EF-S telephoto lens with great features delivers excellent performance at an affordable price for all photographers

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Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

• Engineered for Nikon DX-format digital SLRs - Optical formula optimized for use with Nikon DX-format digital SLRs


• Aspherical lens element - Minimizes coma and other types of lens aberrations further improving image integrity


• Nikon Super Integrated Coating (SIC) - Enhances light transmission efficiency and offers superior color consistency and reduced flare


• Exclusive Nikon Silent Wave Motor (SWM) - Enables fast accurate and quiet autofocus


• Close focusing to one foot for creative perspectives and versatility

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Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

L2)NIKON 50MM F1.8D (2137)

• High-speed normal lens


• Great for travel and for shooting full-length portraits in available light


• Distortion-free images with superb resolution and color rendition


• Provides high-contrast images even at maximum aperture

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Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

I Love It For IS and Zoom Range at this Price Not Pure Performance

I was determined to love this lens based on the specs and price point alone. Canon really needed to come out with this lens at this price because Nikon offers a very decent Vibration Reduction lens at roughly the same range for the same price leaving me to make apologies for Canon and their neglect to all my Nikon friends.



The IS can be switched off to save battery life but I haven't noticed a difference in battery performance with it. The IS is only activiated when you press the shutter halfway for auto focus. Although it FEELS like there is a small lag for the IS to start I don't think I've had any photos messed up because of it.



You can HEAR the IS. A little bizarre after using point and shoots that have IS that is silent but it doesn't seem to affect performance



Pro: Great price for an image stabilized zoom lens. I paid 299 and am very pleased even though Amazon is selling it for 280 a week later. ALso arrive 2 months sooner than Amazon initially promised. This lens has NEVER been 400 dollars. Its MSRP from Canon prior to release was 299.00. Shame Amazon!



Pro: Images are very sharp.



Pro: Image stabilization does a VERY nice job. Four stops as advertised by Canon? I'm not so sure. GREATLY enhancing the composition experience at 250mm? Absolutely.



Pro: Much smaller and lighter than the 70-300 of any manufacturer and much sharper than my Sigma 70-300.



Con: Cheapish feel. But just use it quit feeling it already. Plastic mount. But if you NEED a metal mount may I suggest you are being a little rough with your camera. *UPDATE* The plastic flanges on back were able to hold the camera securely to the lens but NOT hold the rear cap securely to the lens. I've tried many different rear lens caps that fit snugly on other lenses. So I think this is beyond cheap feel and has to be called CHEAP BUILD.



Con: This lens is a little (ok maybe not so little) slow to focus in dim light sometimes it misses altogether when I think other lenses of mine would have had no difficulty.



Con: I never gave Inner Focusing much thought on my other lenses until I used this. The front of this lens rotates AND moves in and out a LOT while focusing so much so that you MAY even want to recompose your shot. The length of this lens changes almost an inch across the focus range. I just checked my Sigma 70-300 and found that it does also but I've never seen it make as much difference in the viewfinder as I have with this Canon. Your perception may vary.



This lens and the soon to be arriving 18-55 IS as the XSi kit lens will allow me to carry one less lens to achieve an 18-250 IS range. For a little more money than the cost of both lenses you can get the Tamrom 18-250 but not have Image Stabilization. And now Sigma has an 18-200 WITH Optical Stablization for about what these 2 lenses cost retail but in testing the 2 Canons produced better images.



Conclusion: A great EF-S lens for Canon users. (even if Nikon had to force Canon to make it for us.)More detail ...

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens

Sharp fast inexpensive

Once upon a time the 50 mm lens was THE standard camera lens and was THE optical benchmark by which manufacturers were judged and compared. Although the basic lens focus has now shifted (at least at the low to mid amateur level) to zooms - you can still benefit from years of research and development that went into designing the 50 mm lens and this here lens may be the best lens dollar for dollar that you can ever buy. The question is can you afford not to own this lens?



Years of development have brought us a lens that has a fast aperture of 1.8 - far faster than any consumer zoom lens - and that is sharp as a filed tack. Be forewarned about the sharpness . . . if you are taking pictures of people this lens is unyielding in its sharpness and may well surprise you and your subjects whose every blemish is captured. The lens has a fabulously shallow depth of field if you want to use the 1.8 aperture to blow out a background. This lens is also ridiculously inexpensive. It is not USM - so it is a little loud. It does not have a moving focus scale. For the money though - this is heaven.



As to the build quality - yes it is plastic. No it's not built like the Rock of Gibraltar. If you are going to give this lens extensive use as your everyday lens and you shoot a lot it may not hold up all that well as one reviewer suggests. However I've now had this lens and used it fairly regularly (although not as the primary lens) for about 8 years and it is still in great condition. In my mind spend the $$ on this first before you go and drop $330 on the 50mm 1.4 USM lens and I think you'll find it gets the job done nicely and that the extra $250 on the 1.4 may not be worth the difference in build (major difference) speed (minor difference) and image quality (minor difference).More detail ...