Subjects:  1. Digital Camera (Cameras)    2. Photograph Photography   

Reviews (1)

Pros and Cons
Pros:
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Features

• Helps prevent glare and sun flare, for evenly saturated exposures

Reviews (3)

Works reasonably well, but pricey
I added the ET64II lens hood after several weeks of shooting with the EF 75-300mm USM lens.Though I didn't often run into problems with lens flare (outside of when I deliberately wanted it for creative effect, that is), on several nature and plane photographs I found myself in need of a lens hood.
Canon ET64II Lens Hood
This Canon lens hood works well and can be put on lens backwards for easy storage.Reduces sun flair when shooting on bright days.However the photo on Amazon's web page in incorrect.The actual hood has a flat surface on both the top and bottom.The photo shows a hood that is flat on the bottom and has several parabolic indentions on the top surface.

Incorrect picture (until Amazon corrects it)
I just bought this lens hood.It's not flower petal shaped as shown in the Amazon picture at the time of this review.It is shaped like a plain tube.It's fits on easily and snugly.When put on the reverse way, it nearly covers the entire lens barrel, protecting it well.I gotta make myself feel good about this thirty dollar piece of plastic. ... Read more

Features

• Retains all metering and AF functions with most CANON EF lenses
• High level water and dust resistance -- suitable for use in heavy rain
• O-ring seals protect mounts and release lever

Reviews (5)

Overpriced
This is a simple extension tube that maintains automatic function with Canon EOS cameras and lenses (it is for both film and digital cameras so don't think it won't work on your older EOS bodies).There is an alternative to this expensive tube.Kenko makes a version that fits and functions the same at a much lower price.Check into that before you spring for this overpriced tube.

Works as Advertised
You can focus closer than without it, but you lose the ability to focus all the way to infinity.AF and TTL work just as good as without this between the lens and body.If you are interested in macro work you may want to look at the 60mm or 100mm macro lens before buying this since they allow 1:1 reproduction without any special attachments.

It works
I bought the extension tube to allow me to get closer pictures of flowers. While it is a bit expensive, it does its job. I have been able to take several very creative close-ups that I couldn't do with just my 100mm Canon macro lens. I would certainly buy it again. I use it all the time. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Filter (Filters)    2. Photograph Photography    3. Lens (lenses)    4. Accessories (Accessory)   

Editorial Review

This adapter allows 58mm filters and other lens attachments, such as Canon 250D 58mm Close-up Lens, Canon TC-DC58N Tele-converter and the Canon WCDC58N Wide Angle Converter, to be connected to the PowerShot A700 digital camera lens. It adapts the specific lens barrel of the A700 to these standardized Canon accessories. ... Read more

Features

• Designed specifically for the Canon PowerShot A700 digital camera
• Adapts the lens barrel for 58mm accessories
• Allows users to attach filters, lens adapters, and other attachments to the A700

Features

• Reduce polarized light reflections from glass and water surfaces
• Improve color saturation
• Won't interfere with auto focus or TTL light metering
• Screws onto 58mm lenses

Reviews (1)

There are better polarizer options than Canon
Polarizing filters are used to eliminate glare on non-metallic surfaces like glass or water. They can also be used to increase the contrast and color saturation of your image. I use my polarizer not only to eliminate glare, but also to make skies a nice shade of blue or to get some "pop" out of clouds.
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Features

• EF mount; telephoto lens
• Ultra-low Dispersion glass with Fluorite elements; inner focusing ring; full-time manual focus; image stabilizer
• 300mm focal length
• f/4 maximum aperture
• Micro UltraSonic Motor (USM)

Reviews (2)

300 L IS f4 excellence
This is my favorite lens. I could not carry the heavier long range teles, and it was a hard decision for me. In the end, I chose this because it was lighter than the zooms.
Canon 300 f4L offers amazing performance
I got this lens for shooting architecture from a distance--an unsual application. I've also found myself using it to shoot kids soccer games. It's super sharp and very fast focusing. I haven't done formal tests at all apertures, but images appear vivid and contrasty at a range of settings. Online reviews rank this lens very highly and my own experience supports those findings.
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Editorial Review

The Canon EF 100-300mm lens completes a fusion of state-of-the-artelectronics, mechanical precision, and optical excellence. The fully electronicEF lens mount is unique among 35mm SLR cameras, operating silently and reliablydue to the complete elimination of mechanical couplings. It has a custom- designed autofocus motor and microprocessor, and employs ultrasonic motortechnology, aspherical lens elements, flourite crystal and ultralow-dispersionglass. The EF 100-300mm is designed for use with all EOS cameras, allows autoand manual focus modes, rear focusing system, and has an affordable price. ... Read more

Features

• EF mount; telephoto zoom lens
• Inner focusing; full-time manual focus
• 100-300mm focal length
• f/4.5-5.6 maximum aperture
• Ring-type UltraSonic Motor (USM)

Reviews (5)

Not bad...not bad at all
I bought this lens along with a couple of other Canon "prosumer" zooms several years ago when I switched from Nikon to Canon SLR's.I hadn't used it much until I recently rediscovered how useful it is.
so so
at 300mm it is quite noisy rendering any professional use out the door. Great at 200mm and below not really worth the price

Great value for price; some caveats on performance
I bought this lens along with a 28-105mm zoom to get a wide coverage of focal lengths for as little money as possible.At the same time, I wanted to maximize my sharpness at 300mm for bird and astronomy photography.If this is your goal, then this is the perfect lens.It is significantly sharper than the 75-300mm lens at 300mm, while still staying under $300.If saving money is your absolute priority, then go with the 75-300mm.
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Features

• Focuses down to under 4 feet (1.2m)
• Micro USM-powered AF is faster than ever
• 55-200mm Focal Length and 1:4.5-5.6 Maximum Aperture
• 52mm Filter Size
• Compatible with all EOS cameras

Reviews (4)

For the price ...Just PERFECT!
The Canon EF 55-200mm II USM isdefinitly worth the price.Autofocus responds well at all focal lengths.(See my photos for ballgame action & family portraits)

Nice lens for the price
The Canon EF 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II USM is great lens for its price. I highly recommend this lens to those that have just gotten into using a DSLR camera.

You get what you pay for ...
This is a re-tread of Canon's APS 55-200 lens. It complements the 18-55 that comes with the Digital Rebel, but doesn't really have much else going for it.So-so image quality, and cheap plastic/poor quality construction. In general, a wobbly lens is NOT a good thing!Read more

Reviews (1)

a cap is a cap is a cap
I can't help but give the lens cap 5 stars, what can I say, it fits, it covers the lens and keeps the dust out. The bad part about purchasing from this place was paying as much in postage as for the cap itself but it was hard to find elsewhere. I also could not have it delivered here on Fort Wainwright Alaska because I'm only allowed a PO Box so I had to have it shipped to my home in New York and then had them send it on to me-go figger. ... Read more

Features

• Since the lens is designed exclusively for digital SLR photography, it provides high image quality in terms of resolution, contrast and flatness of image field
• It employs a new optical system designed to confine the changing angles of incidences of light rays reaching the imager within a certain scope over the entire image field from the center to the periphery, by considering the effects of variances due to zooming
• Peripheral light fall-off is minimized when compared with that of conventional lenses for film cameras so that images are uniformly bright from the center to the periphery
• Complicated mechanisms are built in the compact body thanks to new mechanical artifices. The lens is a multi-purpose zoom lens, yet excellent portability and ease of use are assured. A number of invisible engineering innovations required to downsize the lens, produce high precision parts and increase durability are incorporated in the new AF18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di-II LD Aspherical (IF) MACRO since manufacturing this type of zoom lens with such complicated mechanisms inside was almost impossib
• The Zoom Lock prevents unwanted barrel extension when carrying the lens/camera combination

Reviews (8)

Nice zoom range, not so great quality
This lens is great for what it is made for, being versatile in its zoom range.
If you can't find the Nikon VR lens, buy this one.
If you're like me, you can't find the Nikon VR lens anywhere unless it's being marked up 50-100% by businesses taking advantage of the shortage (supply & demand, right?).
Best lens I own so far
I went on vacation to the beautiful Rockies, I brought all my lenses, I wanted to be able to catch it all. I found myself reverting back to this lens. I thought to myself.. Why did I bring all these lenses? ... Read more

Features

• EF mount; super telephoto lens
• Fluorite and Ultra-low Dispersion-glass; internal focusing; full-time manual focus
• 400mm focal length
• f/5.6 maximum aperture
• Micro UltraSonic Motor (USM)

Reviews (4)

A really sweet long lens
I've been using this lens about six years.In all that time, I can't remember ever shooting at any aperture smaller than f/5.6.It's amazingly sharp wide open and I've never had any reason to stop it down.When I first bought it, I used it on a tripod almost all the time.These days, I've started using it handheld and I can appreciate how well it handles.In good light, autofocus is fast and accurate.In low brightness and low contrast light, it gets a little slow and sometimes hunts.Not a real problem, just switch off the autofocus and use the superb manual focus ring.Images snap in and out of focus easily whether you do the focusing or you let the lens do it.
One of Canon's Classic prime L's
I've had this lens for about two weeks and it is truly one of Canon's classic L primes.I got it for nature shoots and it has produced "WOW" results. Don't worry about the f/5.6. It's as sharp at that as many lenses are a f/8.It's in the class of the 35L and the 135L.

Just a great lens!
I have ordert this lens, and i am convinsed i have made the right choise.. I have read many reviews about this lens, and all what people said about it have come true.. Its very sharp and you don't need to stop it down to get better results. Straight from aperture 5.6 it is razorsharp! Light and well build and the build in hood is splended!
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Features

• Prevents glare and unwanted lens flare

Subjects:  1. Photograph Photography   

Features

• Reduces the lens's minimum focal length to the equivalent of 24.5mm (in 35mm format)
• Compatible with Canon Powershot A10, A20, A40, A60, A70, and A80 models
• Depending on model, you will need a lens converter (see product description for details)

Reviews (7)

Works well.
Works as advertised. Be aware that when using the flash with the lens it will cast a shadow in the picture. Also your view through the view finder will be partially blocked, but you can always use the LCD screen.

Wide Angle Fun
First off this is a fun accessory for my A95 and A80. At about 26mm lens you can shoot some very nice wide angle landscapes to close-ups for under $100. The lens is sharp and is a nice piece of coated class. Once mounted you zoom lens works inside the adapter so you probably have a 26mm to 40mm (total guess)zoom lens. Yes it does have barrel distortion, yes it does stick out and block the flash, yes it is black and it does look a bit dorky on the camera. So either go buy a digital rebel and a 19-35 zoom for over $1000 or correct the barrel distortion in your image editing program, use a slaved flash for indoor shooting (manual mode only) and paint it silver.
Beware - LEAVE IT OFF when taking panoramas
To add to the precedent astute comments - the barrel distortion will prove a particularly nasty surprise if you happen to leave the lens on when taking panoramic shots - it will likely render the photo-stitching software useless and you will spend hours prodding and stitching the pics together yourself.I found this out the hard way after coming back from a Paris vacation with 50+ panoramas! ... Read more

Features

• High-quality close-up throughout the focusing distance range (1.57 feet to infinity)
• Three UD Glass elements and floating construction correct residual chromatic aberrations for improved image quality
• Compatible with EF Extender 1.4x and 2x

Reviews (4)

Good lens but better options exist
Especially in the Canon line up.Buy the 70-200 F/2.8L at similar price or F/2.8L IS at a bit more, and get a few extension tube (you can get a set of 3 Kenko extension tube for around $170 at 12mm, 20mm and 36mm), you will get a fantastic zoom telephoto lens and a far more versatile package.With the 70-200mm zoom lens, you get all the focal length not just the 180mm.If macro is desired choose an extension tube or any combination of extension tubes, you get so much more choices in focus distance and magnification factor combinations, it's mind boggling. If you go with the IS 70-200mm lens, you get the benefit of the image stablizing when taking Macro as well to reduce the camera shake effect.The combination of the 70-200mm family with a set of extension tubes are a far better choice if local focal length macro photography is wanted.

Big, Heavy, Sharp
When this lens is used with a 1.6X camera body such as the XT, 20D, or 30D it ends up giving you an amazing 288mm Macro or you can go one step further with the 1.4x or 2X TC's and make it a 403/576mm super power.Of course whenever doing this you must either use a tripod or flash except in blazing light.It is a little slow to focus compared to many of the other lenses canon offers, but since you will most likely be using manual focus a lot of the time anyway, this is not a huge drawback.It also gets heavy to carry after a few hours and you will have people ask you questions about both your and their cameras.On a good note parents are pretty good about keeping small children out of your way when you have this lens mounted.The narrower background as compared to the 60mm or 100mm macro lenses makes cluttered areas easier to deal with.The extra working distance is also a plus when working with wary insects etc.It is best to use a shutter release and mirror lockup for shutter speeds longer than 1/30 if you want sharp pictures.The 60mm Macro wins in convenience, but for absolute clarity and improved working distance the 180 comes out on top.

Canon's Best Macro Lens
I spend most of my time as a photographer taking macro photographs of flowers and other small things in nature.I chose this lens over Canon's 50mm macro and 100mm macro for two reasons: (1) it is constructed with higher quality UD glass, so it has great color and contrast, and it's incredibly sharp at all f/stops, and (2) at 180mm, it allows you to stay farther away from your subjects and still focus to 1:1.This makes it easier take photographs without disturbing your subjects and it allows you to have a smaller, more blurry area in the background so that the background doesn't compete with the subject for attention.The lens also comes with a tripod color, which allows you conveniently change from vertical to horizontal, and it adds stability with your lens better balanced on your tripod.
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Editorial Review

The Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens has multiple moving lens groups that enhance image quality and make the whole system more compact and lightweight. This lens uses an ultrasonic focusing motor (USM) that gives you silent, high-speed autofocusing. Canon eliminated all the mechanical couplings in this lens and added a custom-designed autofocus motor as well as a microprocessor.Read more

Features

• EF mount; standard zoom lens
• Internal focusing; full-time manual focus; aspherical lens
• 24-85mm focal length
• f/3.5-4.5 maximum aperture
• Micro UltraSonic Motor (USM)

Reviews (8)

High quality mid-grade consumer lens
The Canon 24-85 lens is a fantastic lens...as long as you shoot pictures knowing its limitations.The first thing to remember is that unless you want to shell out the money for an "L" series lens, you are not going to get perfectly sharp pictures with the lens wide open (meaning at f/3.5 in this lenses case).You need to step it down to about f/6.3-f/7.1 for the crystal clear pictures.I tried shooting pictures at wide angle while wide open, and I ran into the problems that another reviewer discussed - namely soft pictures.Stepped down, I get pictures that rival the quality of my 50 f/1.8 (aka the "nifty fifty" or "plastic fantastic").It is also very light, and according to numerous reviews I have read, has outstanding center performance.This is a big deal on a crop camera, because it only uses the center part of the lens, anyway.So, if you have a 10, 20, 30, 300, or 350D, this lens should be a winner for you.
Beginners: Good lens but don't buy it!
I bought my first SLR camera about two and a half years ago ( a Rebel K2 film camera with kit lens ) before the birth of my daughter. As I became more familiar with photography and hungrier for better picture quality I bought the very cheap 50mm f/1.8 lens and was impressed by how much better the picture quality was.
not up to specs
I was very disappointed with this lens. It has a very cheap feel and the image quality was terrible. I was only able to test it with my Canon 20d and not with film. I couldn't believe how lousy it was, I had read some other reviews and they seemed positive. I tried it on a tripod and shot a variety of things text and 3-D objects and never could pull a sharp photo. I noticed that I had to use a lot more unsharp mask than normal to be useable. I tend to use primes a lot and so maybe I expected to much. ... Read more

Editorial Review

The Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM lens uses a rear-focus telephotooptical design with two ultralow-dispersion (UD) glass elements to ensuremaximum image sharpness and accurate color fidelity. The two UD glass elements,combined with the rear focusing, correct aberrations to give you extremely sharpand clear images.Read more

Features

• EF mount; telephoto lens
• Ultra-low Dispersion glass with Fluorite elements; inner focusing ring; full-time manual focus
• 200mm focal length
• f/2.8 maximum aperture
• Micro UltraSonic Motor (USM)

Reviews (2)

Super "L" Lens, Price not too Bad Either
There is nothing like a telephoto to bring boats at anchor up close when you're halfway up a mountain. I got a great shot in Tahiti just that way with just this lense and a friend of mine used it on the cover of her romance novel. It's true the lense is heavy. Canon says it weighs 1.7 pounds, but it seems heavier. No matter though, because you won't have to go to the gym if you heft this baby around for awhile, and as a side benifit, you'll get crisper, sharper photos then you would with any other 200mm out there today. Just think of it as body building and photo shooting both at the same time. Also this one won't break your wallet.
An "L" Tele for a reasonable price
Canon L lenses are known for their great optics and priceyness.This fast tele is an excellent value.The only thing that would improve this lens would be the addition of the image stabilizion feature found on a few Canon optics.Of course, the advantage of large aperature lenses is that you can set a fast shutter speed and still have enough light for a shot.This lens is surprisingly compact, (as long focal length teles go).The autofocus is very fast and quiet.Comes with a hood, too.
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Reviews (3)

I'm sending it back.
I bought this lens for use on my 80-400mm lens. Since the 80-400 has a minimum focusing distance of like 8 feet, I thought the 500D would help get me in closer, even though I can get great closeups from 8ft at 400mm. But what the 500D does is give you an extremely limited focusing range, and focusing is easier accomplished by moving the camera than the focusing ring, which kind of defeats the benefit of having it on a long lens. Am I making sense?

Up Close and Personal ...
The Canon 500D 77mm Close Up Lens does the job for getting up close and personal. Highly recommended for macro if you have a 77mm lens. I use my Canon 20D DSLR and the Canon 100-400mm IS USM and the 500D works great with them.

Very Sharp
This is a wonderful closeup lens.It easily ranks with the Nikon multi-element closeup lenses.I use it on my 24-105 and don't have to carry a macro lens with me most of the time. ... Read more

Features

• Lens Accessory Adapter
• Works with Canon PowerShot G3 and G5 cameras
• Accepts 58mm filters

Reviews (8)

Poor design
Although the lens adapter accommodates the 58mm lens series, it partially blocks the viewfinder view and the flash causing an unacceptable photo. Clearly an Canon caused problem.

fits just right
Slips on and off with ease.Lens screwed in a little uneasily but worked fine.

This Does What It Was Designed To Do!

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