What is the Canon 18-55mm lens good for?
Supplied as a basic kit lens with entry-level Canon DSLRs, the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens covers a focal length range equivalent to 28.2 to 88mm in 35mm format. This is a good choice of focal lengths for general photography and will suit subjects as diverse as scenery and portraiture.
IS II Lens vs III lens?
The IS II Lens is an older type of lens with Image Stability. The III Lens is the newest type of lense but doesn’t include image stability.
WHAT is II in Canon lens?
‘II’ indicates the second-generation version of a particular lens. III. This indicates a third-generation version of a particular lens. DO. This designation, which is currently only applied to a couple of the company’s lenses, is used to describe a lens that makes use of a Diffractive Optical element.
What is a 75 300mm lens good for?
This 4x telephoto zoom lens is ideal for the budget-conscious photographer with an interest in shooting sports, wildlife or portraiture. In common with other telephoto lenses, the EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III compresses perspective and allows the photographer to restrict depth of field.
What is a Canon DC lens?
“DC” stands for Defocus Control. DC allows the photographer to change the distortion characteristics of the lens so the “look” of the out-of-focus elements in the foreground or background can be changed to produce more pleasing photos, particularly portraits.
What is System Canon?
The lens is optically stabilized – it features Canon’s Image Stabilizer technology (IS). This is also the second version of such a lens with a stabilizer (II). Autofocus is driven by Canon’s best motor. Full-time manual focus is available, while automatic focusing promises to be very snappy and quiet (USM).
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Is the canon 18-55mm VR II worth it?
This 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 VR II lens is a complete winner. It works perfectly, and it focuses closer and is lighter than any of its predecessors. This 18-55mm VR II has superb optics in a plastic mount for light weight and low cost.
Is 18mm too sharp for VR lenses?
If you’re paying attention, you’ll notice that at 18mm it’s as good or better than the rated MTF (sharpness) of the 16-85mm VR, 18-200 VR II and new 18-300mm VR lenses.
Is 55mm really better than 18mm?
If you’re paying attention, you’ll notice that at 18mm it’s as good or better than the rated MTF (sharpness) of the 16-85mm VR, 18-200 VR II and new 18-300mm VR lenses. It gets even more interesting at 55mm. If you know How to Read MTF Curves, you’ll recognize that the 55mm curve is nearly perfect.
What is the best Canon lens under 15-85mm?
This is the problem with Canon, the lenses below 15-85 mm IS are not very good. Try the Tamron 17-50 mm f/2.8 (the non-VC version) and see if it is within budget. Cheer up as Canon has some real great lenses like 70-200 mm f/4 or 17-55 mm f/2.8 IS.