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What do you think is the best canon lens out there (you don't have to own it)?

Name the lens, what you use it for, and what makes it so great.

Happy Posting,
BB

BirdBoy wrote in post #8636632
What do you think is the best canon lens out there?

Name the lens, what you use it for, and what makes it so great.

Happy Posting,
BB

50 f1.8

Frying insects

Hold the lens in your hand, place an insect of your choice in a place where it is basically immobilized, and let the sun shine through the lens and directly onto the bugga. Watch and enjoy.

Hands down the 200l F2. I use it for portraits, action, candids, avaition, etc. Takes the 1.4tc and 2xtc really well and has an awesome IS.

justaf IREMAN wrote in post #8636674
Hands down the 200l F2. I use it for portraits, action, candids, avaition, etc. Takes the 1.4tc and 2xtc really well and has an awesome IS.

I would agree if it'd only cost 100 dollars. lol

BirdBoy wrote in post #8636632
What do you think is the best canon lens out there?

Name the lens, what you use it for, and what makes it so great.

Happy Posting,
BB

My 70-200 f/4 L is the best lens I own. Sharpness and IQ amazingly are superior to all of my other lenses at similar apertures.

I however, cannot comment on other lenses I have never owned or used.

Jason C

300mm f.2.8iS

Portraits, sports. Nirvana. I don't own one

Good question. But does the answer really matter?

500L F4 IS. Why is so great? Because it can get shots like this with a converter on:

^ wow..

70-200 f/4L IS.

But I think I will have to get the 500 f/4L IS and do a comparison

TooManyShots wrote in post #8638708
500L F4 IS. Why is so great? Because it can get shots like this with a converter on:

Alright, you win

Jim G wrote in post #8638907
Alright, you win

I would have agreed on a 600L or 800L if only I have one.... 500L is good enough for me and for most people, I think.

TooManyShots wrote in post #8638708
500L F4 IS. Why is so great? Because it can get shots like this with a converter on:

I swear...my next windfall/ bonus (when it actually freakin' comes) will go towards buying this lens.

fWord wrote in post #8640794
I swear...my next windfall/ bonus (when it actually freakin' comes) will go towards buying this lens.

nice bonus you get there

for me it's the 35mm F1.4.

- Sharp wide open
- Great field of view for using it as a walk around for everything
- 3D kind of images
- Not white
- Not to big and to heavy
- Nicely built