The best Canon DSLR camera lenses for different types of photography

Canon makes some great DSLR cameras, and Canon users are very lucky because they have great lenses to go with them. Of course, all lenses are a compromise: there is no perfect lens that will take all kinds of photos brilliantly. Kit lenses, the manufacturer’s generalist lenses, are usually pretty good in many styles, but not great in all. For example, a sports lens may not necessarily be good for landscapes. And then cost is also a factor that can affect the image quality and ease of use of the lens. Of course Canon makes a number of different lenses for different DSLRs, both full frame and cropped frame. Canon users are in luck because their full frame lenses will also work on their crop frame cameras.

landscape lenses

When it comes to landscape photography, a Canon user has a wide selection of options, which is very fortunate because landscape involves patience and the pursuit of perfection. the best landscape photography brings to mind a sense of time and place, allowing the viewer to interact with the image and its enlargements and details. This means that the photographer needs to understand perspective and composition so that their image can tell the intended story. Very often, the photographer will have studied the scene well in advance, making sure that all conditions are correct. So, I suggest that the best canon lenses for landscape photographers are:

The canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM lens, which is really good for architecture and landscapes. It’s also light and inexpensive, making it a very good starting lens for those who want to shoot outdoors.

A good prime lens is the Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM lens. This is a super sharp lens and it’s a really handy lens to have in your bag. There is some distortion, but nothing that editing software can’t fix.

I also really like the Rokinon FE14M-C 14mm F2.8 lens. It’s super sharp at f8 and while some people may balk at having to use a manual focus lens, I think it really complements all the technology I have to work with and makes me think more about the content of the image.

Sports lenses

Action and sports photography is all about capturing the moment. Every second counts and you only get one chance to shoot. Of course, practice makes perfect, but having a good fast lens will certainly help. The first choice for almost every sports photographer would be the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens. This lens excels in the areas that matter: fast autofocus, extreme sharpness, and great in low light. It’s pretty heavy though, so you’d probably be working with a monopod. This L lens is designed for full-frame Canons, but works great in a crop frame, with that extra length taking it up to 320mm.

Another full frame lens is the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM. This is a great lens to use in good light and the image quality is excellent. This is a really good lens for wildlife photography, especially on a cropped frame camera as the length reaches 640mm.

If you want to be the boss of action photography, you might want to consider the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM sports lens. It resembles a bazooka and has about the same impact. Despite the weight, 3 kilograms, it produces wonderfully sharp images and has a very fast autofocus.

travel glasses

When looking to get a decent travel lens, you need to think about more than just image quality. How big it is and how versatile should also be your considerations. because if you’re going to take travel photos, you’re going to be… traveling, and unless you have some sherpas willing, you’re going to be carrying everything around you. You should be thinking of two lenses, ideally. A fast and versatile fixed zoom lens for walking. The zoom lengths you should be looking at should be around 30-55mm, which are great for street photography, architecture and landscape photography.

One of the best Canon lenses out there right now is the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM lens. It’s a great fast lens that produces great images. It’s also weather-sealed, which is handy if you intend to go beyond the city limits.

The Tamron AF 28-75mm f/2.8 SP XR Di LD lens is also a really good travel lens. It offers a good wide angle, very sharp images and is really good in low light.

And the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens is a popular lens with travel photographers because it gives you that extra reach.

And your main lens? Well, look no further than the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens. This clever fifty is just fabulous and fits in your pocket too.

portrait lenses

Portrait photographers have to take all kinds of images, from family-style group shots to corporate headshots. And anyone who has professionally taken pictures of people knows how difficult it can be. Because the purpose of a portrait is to reveal something about the subject: her character and personality. If you don’t, the Photo-Me machine may have been dropped at the post office. Ideally the best length for a portrait lens is around 80mm and so Canon’s cropped frame cameras have an advantage here because the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens offers 80mm and a camera APS-c, which is perfect. However, if you have a full-frame camera or just want a little more length, then the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM lens is an excellent portrait lens. The f1.8 aperture is ideal for shallow depth of field work that allows the subject to really stand out against the background. It’s also very sharp, with fast autofocus. And no need to go any further, because although Sigma and Tamron produce very good 85mm lenses, neither is as good as this Canon lens.

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