Canon Lens Reviews, Recommendations, Sample Images and Articles
The following links summarise details and reviews of Canon lenses on this site. We will be adding to the information specifications and reviews continually, so come back on a regular basis to see the latest information. We do not include all the Canon lenses, but will include mostly the better quality lenses which will offer better image quality.
EF-S lenses are designed specifically for cameras with the reduced size APS-C sensor, the EF-S lenses do not cover the full area of the full sized 24x36mm sensor and are not compatible with these cameras.
Canon EF-S Lenses
- EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Lens – Ultra wide angle lens with variable aperture
- EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens – Wide angle variable large aperture lens
- EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Zoom Lens - Fixed large aperture low light zoom
- EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Autofocus Lens – Wide angle variable large aperture lens
- EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens – Wide focal length variable large aperture lens
- EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens – Wide focal length range variable large aperture lens
- EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens – Low aperture macro lens
Canon EF Standard Lenses
- EF 50mm f/1.8 II Lens – A cheap standard lens for use in low light.
- EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens - An excellent low light standard lens.
- EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens – The ultimate standard focal length low light lens.
Canon EF Standard Zoom Lenses
- EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM - Zoom Lens with constant aperture of f/2.8
- EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Lens – Super high quality constant aperture normal focal length zoom lens
- EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens – Constant aperture f/4 lens
- EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens – Variable aperture zoom lens
Canon Macro Lenses
- EF 50mm f/2.5 Macro – Compact Macro Normal Autofocus Lens and Canon Life-Size Converter EF
- MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro – Manual Focus Lens with 5 times magnification
- EF 100mm f/2.8 USM – Macro Telephoto Lens
- EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM – Telephoto Macro Lens
- EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM – Autofocus Long Telephoto Lens
Canon Tilt and Shift Lenses
- TS-E17mm f/4L Ultra Wide Angle Tilt Shift Lens - An ultra wide angle tilt and shift lens.
- TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II Wide Angle Tilt Shift Lens - Wide angle tilt and shift lens.
- TS-E 45mm f.2.8 Tilt and Shift Lens – Tilt and shift lens suitable for landscape and architecture photography.
- TS-E 90mm f/2.8 Telephoto Tilt and Shift Lens - A telephoto tilt and shift lens for product typoe photography.
Canon EF Wide and Ultra Wide Lenses
- EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM Autofocus Super Wide Angle Lens – Super wide angle lens for landscapes and photojournalism, low light lens
- EF 15mm f/2.8 Autofocus Fisheye Lens – 180 degree fisheye lens
- EF 20mm f/2.8 USM Autofocus - Super wide angle lens
- EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens – Prime focal length lens with image stabilisation.
- EF 24mm f/2.8 Autofocus Wide Angle Lens – Cheap wide angle lens option
- EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM Lens - Wide angle low light lens
- EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens - Prime focal length lens with image stabilisation.
- EF 28mm f/2.8 Autofocus Wide Angle Lens – Cheaper wide lens option
- EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Autofocus Wide Angle Lens – Low light wide angle
- EF 35mm f/2.0 Autofocus Wide Angle Lens – Cheaper wide angle lens
- EF 35mm f/1.4L USM Autofocus Lens – The low light group Wide Angle portrait lens
Canon EF Wide Angle Zoom Lenses
- EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye Zoom Lens – The perfect fisheye zoom lens for both APS-C and full frame cameras.
- EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens – The latest iteration of this super wide angle zoom lens.
- EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens – An excellent super wide lens for general photography.
Canon EF Telephoto Lenses
- EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Autofocus Lens – A cheaper version of the more expensive f/1.4 lens
- EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM Autofocus Lens – A superb portrait lens for use in low light
- EF 100mm f/2.0 USM Autofocus Telephoto Lens – Low light telephoto lens
- EF 135mm f/2.0L USM Autofocus Telephoto Lens -Low light telephoto lens
- EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM Autofocus Telephoto Lens – An excellent performing f/2.8 telephoto lens
- EF 200mm f/2L IS USM Autofocus Telephoto Lens – An exceptional lens for use in low light for sports and nature
Canon EF Telephoto Zoom Lenses
- EF 70-200mm f/4L USM Lens – Telephoto without image stabilization, cheaper alternative
- EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM Lens - Telephoto with image stabilization, sport and nature
- EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens – An extremely fast focussing large aperture sports, nature lens
- EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens – Variable aperture telephoto lens
- EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Lens – Variable aperture L-series high quality lens
- EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM Lens – Variable aperture diffraction optic telephoto lens
- EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM Lens – Wide focal range variable aperture lens
- EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens – A very flexible lens for nature and bird photography
Canon EF Super Telephoto Lenses
- EF 300mm f/4L IS USM Lens - An excellent compact telephoto for travelling sports and wildlife.
- EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens - An exceptionally good general purpose lens for low light photography.
- EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens – A compact and light f/4 lens for nature and sports where a low aperture is not required.
- EF 400mm f/4L DO IS USM Lens - A great sports and nature photography lens.
- EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens – This lens is the ultimate low aperture F/2.8 lens for nature and sports.
- EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Lens - A superb lens for both nature (birds) and sports photography.
- EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM Lens – Superb super telophoto for sports and small birds.
- EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM Lens - The ultimate long super telephoto for sports and small birds.
Canon EF Lens Extenders, Teleconverters
- EF Lens Extender 1.4x III Teleconverter - Multiplies the lens effective focal length by 1.4 times.
- EF Lens Extender 2.0x III Teleconverter – Multiplies the lens effective focal length by 2.0 times.





















