| Canon's Lens lineup may be a little daunting for | | | | sports & wildlife photography. |
| any new SLR or DSLR camera owner. The | | | | Zoom (adjustable) Lenses |
| primary reason for this is probably the fact that | | | | - Wide Zoom - Zooms that start between 16 and |
| Canon offers more than 60 interchangeable lenses | | | | 22mm of focal length like the EF17-40mm f/4L |
| for its series of SLR and DSLR cameras. This lens | | | | USM. Useful for landscapes & Weddings. |
| line-up includes Primes, Zooms, Tilt & Shifts, | | | | - Standard Zoom - Zooms that start between 24 |
| Macros, Wide Lenses, Telephoto Lenses and | | | | and 28mm on the wide end and a reach between |
| Super Telephoto Lenses. | | | | 70 and 200mm, like the EF24-105mm f/4L IS |
| Although Canon manufactures many types of | | | | USM. Useful for Weddings & Portraits. |
| lenses, it's EF lineup is the most popular as these | | | | - Telephoto Zoom - Zooms that start at 28mm |
| lenses with the EF mount fit all of Canon's SLR | | | | at the wide end with a reach of between 70 and |
| and DSLR cameras. In addition to this, Canon also | | | | 300mm, like the popular EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS |
| manufactures the EF-S lens lineup that fits on | | | | USM. Used for a wide variety of applications such |
| Canon's range of consumer cameras with APS-C | | | | as weddings, wildlife, bird & street |
| CMOS sensors such as the Rebel series. The EF-S | | | | photography. |
| lenses can only be used on the APS-C cameras, | | | | EF-S Lenses |
| but these cameras can also use the normal EF | | | | Lenses with a special mount that can only be |
| Lenses. Every Canon EF lens can be classified in | | | | used with Canon's APS-C sensor cameras, such |
| one of the following classes: | | | | as the Rebel series. Cameras with the APS-C |
| Prime (fixed) lenses | | | | sensore has a 1.6x multiplying effect on normal EF |
| - Ultra Wide - Primes usually with a focal length of | | | | lenses, therefore the need for lenses like the EF-S |
| 20mm or less such as the EF14mm f/2.8L II USM. | | | | 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM which is useful for |
| Used primarily for landscapes. | | | | landscape photography with the Rebel series. |
| - Wide - Primes between 20 and 50mm like the | | | | Macro Lenses |
| EF35mm f/1.4L USM. Used primarily for | | | | Lenses used for macro photography, such as the |
| landscapes. | | | | EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM. |
| - Standard & Medium Telephoto - Primes | | | | Tilt & Shift Lenses |
| between 50 and 100mm like the brilliant EF85mm | | | | Lenses like the TS-E24mm f/3.5L are primarily |
| F1.2L II USM. Great for portraits. | | | | used for architecture photography.In each of the |
| - Telephoto - Primes between 100 and 300mm | | | | classes listed above, except for the EF-S class, |
| like the EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM. Usually used for | | | | special high quality "L" lenses can be found. These |
| wildlife and sports photography. | | | | lenses are made of special materials, are usually |
| - Super Telephoto - Primes of 400mm and more | | | | weather proof, heavy and produce images of |
| like the EF600mm f/4L IS USM, Used for Bird, | | | | stunning sharpness and quality. |