Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-12-05)

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CANONDSLR
EF8-15mmf/4L USM £1499 Impressive-lookingfisheyezoomlensfromCanon • • 15 n/a 78.5 83 540
EF-S10-18mmf/4.5-5.6ISSTM £299 4 ★ A superbultra-wideanglethat’sa must-haveforanyoneshootinglandscapesandcityscapes • • 22 67 74.6 72 240
EF-S10-22mmf/3.5-4.5USM £990 4 ★ A goodperformer,withsolidMTFcurvesandminimalchromaticaberration • 24 77 83.5 89.8 385
EF11-24mmf/4L USM £2799 5 ★ Long-awaitedbyCanonfull-frameusers,thisis theworld’swidest-anglerectilinearzoomlens • • 28 n/a 108 132 1180
EF14mmf/2.8L II USM £2810 4.5★ Impressiveresolutionatf/8butlesssowideopen • • 20 n/a 80 94 645
EF16-35mmf/2.8L IIIUSM £2150 Revampedwideanglezoomincludesnewopticsin a weather-sealedlensbarrel • • 28 82 89.5 127.5 790
EF16-35mmf/4L ISUSM £1199 4 ★ Versatileandwitha usefulISsystem,thisis a verygoodultra-wideanglezoomforfull-framecameras • • • 28 77 82.6 112.8 615
TS-E17mmf/4L £2920 Tilt-and-shiftopticwithindependenttilt-and-shiftrotationandredesignedcoatings • • 25 77 88.9 106.9 820
EF17-40mmf/4L USM £940 4 ★ Designedtomatchtheneedsofdemandingprofessionals– anddoessowithease • • 28 77 83.5 96.8 500
EF-S17-55mmf/2.8ISUSM £795 4 ★ Verycapablelenswiththree-stopimagestabilisation,SuperSpectracoatinganda circularaperture • • 35 77 83.5 110.6 645
EF-S18-55mmf/4-5.6ISSTM £220 LateststandardzoomforCanon’sAPS-CEOSDSLRs,withcompactdesignandupdatedoptics • • 25 58 66.5 61.8 215
EF-S18-135mmf/3.5-5.6ISSTM £478 Usessteppermotorforsilentandfastautofocusthat’salsowellsuitedtovideowork • • 39 67 76.6 96 480
EF-S18-135mmf/3.5-5.6ISUSM £500 VersatilezoomwithnewNanoUSMfocustechnologyandoptionalpowerzoomadapter • • 39 67 77.4 96 515
EF-S18-200mmf/3.5-5.6IS £740 4 ★ Automaticpanningdetection(forimagestabilisation)anda useful11xzoomrange • • 45 72 78.6 102 595
EF24mmf/1.4L II USM £2010 Subwavelengthstructurecoating,togetherwithUDandasphericalelements • • 25 77 83.5 86.9 650
EF24mmf/2.8ISUSM £750 4 ★ Smallwideangleopticwithimagestabilisation • • • 20 58 68.4 55.7 280
EF-S24mmf/2.8STM £165 4 ★ Bargainprice,tinycarry-everywheresizeanda highlycompetentimagingperformance • 16 52 68.2 22.8 125
TS-E24mmf/3.5L II £2550 Tilt-and-shiftopticwithindependenttilt-and-shiftrotationandredesignedcoatings • • 21 82 88.5 106.9 780
EF24-70mmf/2.8L II USM £2300 5 ★ Professional-qualitystandardzoomlenswitha fastaperture • • 38 82 88.5 113 805
EF24-70mmf/4L ISUSM £1499 L-serieszoomsaidtobecompact,portableandaimedatbothprofessionalsandamateurs • • • 38 77 83.4 93 600
EF24-105mmf/4L ISII USM £1129 4 ★ Reworkedworkhorsezoomforfull-framecamerasusesanall-newopticaldesign • • • 45 77 83.5 118 795
EF24-105mmf/3.5-5.6ISSTM £479 3.5★ A versatilestandardzoomlensthat’sanidealrouteintofull-framephotography • • • 40 77 83.4 104 525
EF28mmf/2.8ISUSM £730 3.5★ Lightweightandinexpensivelens,witha singleasphericalelement • • • 30 52 67.4 42.5 185
EF28-300mmf/3.5-5.6L ISUSM £3290 L-seriesopticwithexpansiverange,imagestabilisationanda circularaperture • • • 70 77 92 184 1670
EF-S35mmf/2.8MacroISSTM £399 Featuresaninnovativebuilt-indual-LEDlightforclose-upshooting • • 13 49 69.2 55.8 190
EF35mmf/2ISUSM £799 First35mmprimefromCanontofeatureanopticalstabilisationsystem • • • 24 67 62.6 77.9 335
EF35mmf/1.4L II USM £1799 5 ★ AnoutstandingadditiontotheL-seriesline-up • • 28 72 80.4 104.4 760
EF40mmf/2.8STM £230 A portableandversatilecompactpancakelens.A fastmaximumapertureenableslow-lightshooting • 30 52 68.2 22.8 130
TS-E45mmf/2.8 £1200 Tilt-and-shiftlensdesignedforstudioproductphotography • • 40 72 81 90.1 645
EF50mmf/1.2L USM £1910 VerywidemaximumapertureandSuperSpectracoatings,anda circularaperture • • 45 72 85.8 65.5 580
EF50mmf/1.4USM £450 5 ★ Brilliantperformer,witha highlyconsistentsetofMTFcurves.AFmotoris a tadnoisy,though • • 45 58 73.8 50.5 290
EF50mmf/1.8STM £130 5 ★ LightestEFlensin therange,withwidemaximumapertureanda MicroMotor • • 35 49 69.2 39.3 130
TS-E50mmf/2.8LMacro £2500 Oneofa triooftilt-and-shiftmacrolenses,thisreplacestheTS-E45mmf/2.8 • • 27 77 86.9 114.9 945
EF-S55-250mmf/4-5.6ISSTM £265 A compacttelephotolensfeaturingsmooth,quietSTMfocusingwhenshootingmovies • • 110 58 70 111.2 375
EF-S60mmf/2.8MacroUSM £540 4 ★ Greatbuildandopticalquality,withfast,accurateandnear-silentfocusing • 20 52 73 69.8 335
MP-E65mmf/2.81-5xMacro £1250 Macrolensdesignedtoachievea magnificationgreaterthan1xwithoutaccessories • • 24 58 81 98 710
EF70-200mmf/2.8L USM £1540 Non-stabilisedL-seriesoptic,withrearfocusingandfourUDelements • • 150 77 84.6 193.6 1310
EF70-200mmf/2.8L ISIIIUSM £2150 UpdatesCanon’sexcellentproworkhorsezoomwithwater-repellentfluorinecoatings • • • 120 77 88.8 199 1480
EF70-200mmf/4L USM £790 A cheaperL-seriesalternativetothef/2.8versionsavailable • • 120 67 76 172 705
EF70-200mmf/4LISII USM £1300 Upgradedpremiumtelephotozoompromisesfivestopsofimagestabilisation • • • 100 72 80 176 780
EF70-300mmf/4.5-5.6ISII USM £499 4.5★ Mid-rangetelephotozoomoffersreallygoodopticsandfast,silentautofocus • • • 120 67 80 145.5 710
EF70-300mmf/4-5.6L ISUSM £1600 5 ★ AnL-serieslenswitha highlydurableoutershell • • • 120 67 89 143 1050
EF75-300mmf/4-5.6III £300 Essentiallythesamelensasthe75-300mmf/4-5.6IIIUSMbutwithnoUSM • • 150 58 71 122 480
EF85mmf/1.2L II USM £2640 4 ★ A well-craftedlens,withfastandquietAFwithgoodvignettinganddistortioncontrol • • 95 72 91.5 84.0 1025
EF85mmf/1.4LISUSM £1570 5 ★ Sublime,highlydesirableportraitlenscombineslargeapertureandopticalimagestabilisation • • • 85 77 88.6 105.4 950
EF85mmf/1.8USM £470 5 ★ Non-rotatingfrontringthankstorear-focusingsystem,aswellasUSM • • 85 58 75 71.5 425
TS-E90mmf/2.8 £1670 Saidtobetheworld’sfirst35mm-formattelephotolenswithtilt-and-shiftmovements • • 50 58 73.6 88 565
TS-E90mmf/2.8LMacro £2500 Oneofa triooftilt-and-shiftmacrolenses,thisreplacestheTS-E90mmf/2.8 • • 39 77 86.9 116.5 915
EF100mmf/2.8MacroUSM £650 4 ★ A solidperformer,butweakatf/2.8(whichis potentiallygoodforportraits) • • 31 58 79 119 600
EF100mmf/2.8L MacroISUSM £1060 5 ★ StunningMTFfiguresfromthispro-grademacrooptic • • • 30 67 77.7 123 625
EF100-400mmf/4.5-5.6L ISII USM £1999 4.5★ L-seriesconstructionandoptics,includingfluoriteandSuperUDelements • • • 98 77 94 193 1640
EF135mmf/2L USM £1360 L-seriesconstructionwithtwoUDelementsandwidemaximumaperture • • 90 72 82.5 112 750
TS-E135mmf/4LMacro £2500 Oneofa triooftilt-and-shiftmacrolenses,with1:2magnification • • 49 82 88.5 139.1 1110
EF180mmf/3.5L MacroUSM £1870 L-seriesmacrolenswithinnerfocusingsystemandUSMtechnology • • 48 72 82.5 186.6 1090
EF200mmf/2.8L II USM £960 TwoUDelementsanda rear-focusingsystemin thisL-seriesoptic • • 150 72 83.2 136.2 765
EF300mmf/4L ISUSM £1740 Two-stopimagestabilisationwithseparatemodeforpanningmovingsubjects • • • 150 77 90 221 1190
EF400mmf/5.6L USM £1660 SuperUDandUDelements,aswellasa detachabletripodmountandbuilt-inhood • • 350 77 90 256.5 1250

LAOWADSLR
12mmf/2.8ZeroD £899 Ultra-wideanglelensforfull-frameDSLRsthatexhibitsminimaldistortion • • • • • 18 77 74.8 82.8 609
15mmf/41:1Macro £449 4 ★ Unusualwideanglelensthatoffers1:1MacrotogetherwithverticalshiftmovementsonAPS-Ccameras • • • • • 12 77 83.8 64.7 410
15mmf/4.5Zero-DShift £1249 Theworld’swidest-angleshiftlensoffers+/-11mmmovementin anydirection • • • 20 n/a 79 103 597
24mmF142xMacroProbe £1599 Uniquespecialistmacrolenswithsubmersiblefrontbarrelandbuilt-inLEDlights • • • 47 n/a 38 408 474
25mmf/2.8UltraMacro2.5x- 5x £399 Unusuallensdesignedsolelyforultra-close-upshooting,withmagnificationfrom2.5xto5x • • • • 17.3n/a 65 82 400
60mmf/2.82XUltraMacro £319 3.5★ With2:1Macro,anall-in-oneoptionfornormalportraitphotographyaswellasultra-macro • • • • • 18.5 62 95 70 503
100mmf/2.82:1UltraMacroAPO £469 Full-framemacrolenswithtwice-life-sizemagnificationandapochromaticdesign • • • • 24.7 67 125 72 638
105mmf/2(T3.2)STF £649 4 ★ Designedforfull-frameDSLRS,andfeaturesanapodisationelementthatrenderslovelybokeh • • • • • 90 67 98.9 76 745

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