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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Features

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

Reviews (2)

poor purchase
This is a good lens hood, but it comes with the lens so I shouldn't have purchased it separately.The lens info of the lens does not indicate that the hood comes with it.

Standard item, but, good service
This hood comes with the 70-200 lens and my local shop didn't stock it.They said it was a special order part and that it would take a week for it to come in.I ordered it on a friday, and received it on a Wednesday.Not bad.Thanks Amazon. ... Read more

Features

• The required adapter for mounting the WC-DC52 Wide Angle Converter and the 250D Close-Up Lens to the Canon A10/A20 digital cameras

Reviews (4)

Conversion adapter for A85
It worked well but I am not sure what its function is.It seems to me that the camera could have been designed so that the zoom lens could fit without having to attach an adapter.The problem is that you have to remove the existing cowling from the camera and hope you do not loose it (which I almost did).

Lens Adapter
Bought item for my Canon PowerShot A75. Adapter screws on easily. No Problems

wrong item, and it doesn't say so
Be careful ordering this item - make sure it's the right one for your camera.While it says it's for the A95, it isn't.While it doesn't say in the header that it's the LA-DC52C, it is, and the A95 camera requires the LA-DC52D.I had to return the wrong one and reorder the right one.I purchased the wrong one based on amazon's direction when purchasing accessories and don't want others to make the same mistake. ... Read more

Features

• UPC - 013803033946
• LENSES & FILTERS

Reviews (3)

Have 3 of them
I'm kind of a gadget nut I guess, so I have all the stuff to go along with my Canon A95 camera, including the 0.7x and 1.75x conversion lenses by Canon, and the .45x and 3.2x conversion lenses from Opteka.
Works great but too expensive
The adapter works easily, snapping on and off in seconds.It's large but very lightweight.My complaint is this is simply a piece of plastic which could not cost Canon more than 10 cents.Shame on Canon for charging close to $20 rather than including it with the camera for free.

This is NOT the right adapter for the G6
The title of this listing says its for the A80 and the G6, but its only for the A80. The G6 uses the LADC58D adapter. ... Read more

Editorial Review

The Canon LA-DC58 conversion lens adapter lets you use specially made Canon conversion lenses and 58mm filters. To use the converter, remove the ring around the lens and screw the adapter into place. This adapter is necessary when using the WC-DC58 wide-angle converter, the TC-DC58 teleconverter, and theclose-up lens 250D with the PowerShot G1 camera. ... Read more

Features

• Accepts any 58mm filter or lens
• Designed for use with Canon add-on lenses
• Use with the PowerShot G1 digital camera
• 58mm thread

Reviews (5)

This dont work with G3
I bought this accesory thinkingthat itwas compatible with the Canon powershot G3 (because it is in the list of accesories for this camera) but it doesnt work with the G3. Buyers beware. If you have a G3 you should buy a LA-DC58B instead.

My [two cents worth]
I have this adapter just in the need that I want to use the special effect filters..it serves this purpose very well, however, I've also noticed some drawbacks that annoy me quite often. Good if you have 58mm filters and Canon SLR Camera
This lens adapter has some advantages: 1- Wide opening (58mm) so reduce vignetting 2- Same filter size for Canon SLR like ELAN 7E, thus same filter set can be used for both Digital and film. 3- You can always keep it on the camera with an UV adapter, protecting your lens, don't forget the cap. Disadvantages: 1- Blocks viewfinder, you have to use LCD, which I always do because viewfinder never shows %100 coverage of real shot. 2- Blocks a slight portion of low light sensor, but I did some tests, it does not have much blockage and low light sensor works OK in my camera with this converter attached. 3- Blocks microphone, I did not test the effect of converter on microphone. Some notes: If you buy this converter, don't buy a non-coated filter because camera has an excellent coated lens, and you don't want to reduce your image quality with a [price] lens. Go for a [price] B+W or at least double coated hoya filter. ... Read more

Features

• Belt-drive focus system
• Compatible with Canon EOS SLR cameras
• 35-80mm zoom
• Light and compact
• Minimum focus of 1.4 feet

Reviews (5)

Who wrote this product description?
Can someone make sense of this for me please?"""The smaller the maximum aperture, the smaller and lighter the lens.""" WTF?
Canon's EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 III...
At 6.2 Ounces, This Is The Lightest Compact Zoom Lens In The EF Line...An Excellent Value...The Aspherical Element Makes It Compact And Helps Obtain High Contrast Images...At The 80mm Length Is A Good First Step...Lead Free Glass Is Used...Great All Purpose Lens, And Cheap, But If You Can, Go For The 28-80mm Or The 28-200mm...They Will Give You Better Performance... Small, Fast, but a little limited
So this is a great starter lens, it came with my canon body when I got my camera, and I've used it tons.It is light, smooth, fast to focus, and cheap.My only problem was the number of times I found myself stepping back because the 35mm end of the zoom wasn't wide enough.I now carry a 22-55 instead and love that lens (come on Amazon - get it in stock). If you're on a budget then this lens is great.If you can afford the little extra go for the 28-80 instead. ... Read more

Features

• Lens hood to shade and prevent water splashes
• Keeps debris off lens
• Lens adapter to allow use of wide angle and teleconverter lens
• Compatible with PowerShot S1 IS

Reviews (3)

Not Bad
It is little highly priced for the material.The adapter does not fit firmly to the camera (Canon S1 IS).Other than this it is ok,
Help being offered
To the previous reviewer: did you unscrew the ring on the outside of the lens before trying to attach the items?

Does it really fit the canon S1 IS camera?
I just bought this from Amazon. I guess it is a good deal here.
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Features

• Suitable for use with the CANON A80 - A70 - A60 and other model Digital Cameras as specified
• Requires LADC52C adapter for use with these cameras

Reviews (2)

Outstanding
Only problem is I live in Holland and have to have things sent to my daughter in the US and then forwarded since you don't ship overseas. Any hope that may change in the future?

Canon 250D and 500D doublet achromat close-up lenses
The Canon 250D and 500D are doublet type close-up lenses which are corrected for chromatic abberation ("achromat"). They offer better performance than the less expensive singlet type lens. I have been happy with the performance of these lenses used on an EF 100mm/2.0, even when used stacked together for higher power (which Canon does not recommend). ... Read more

Features

• Use requires purchase of CANON LADC52D Conversion Lens (not included)

Reviews (2)

Don't waste your money
Pretty much ditto to what the others below say. Thing looks cheap "the adaptor" and both mounted on my A510 make it look like a bazooka. One thing to remember is when you use the adaptor the flash becomes useless as the adaptor an lens hide about a third of it. "not that you could use a flash at that distance anyway". I also have the widw angle which I personally find alot more usefull for outdoor shots. One more thing to consider, did you buy your cam to be a national geographic wanna be and lug around a bunch of lens/filters etc or have fun taking point and shoot pics with the occansional manual mode ones thrown in?

So-so, and some "bewares"
First off I must say I love my A95. It has the features I want (other than zoom range), plus the rather smallish size is nice after toting 3 SLR bodies and 6 lenses around for years. This telephoto conversion lens is nothing special though, and has some limitations.
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