Canon EF 70-210mm F/4.0 Macro Zoom Lens

Can a Canon EF 70-210mm F/4.0 Macro Zoom Lens previously used on a Canon EOS 630 be used on modern DSLR like the Canon 6D?
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georgey, the key here is "EF". If the lens in question is labeled EF, it will bolt up. But the real question, like the observation above, is it a good idea?
You are the one to decide that. If the results you get suit your needs than go for it.
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Are the Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS EF Telephoto Zoom Lens USM 0345B006AA and 0345B002AA the same lens?

They should be the same lens. I suspect they are just from a different "product run"
Here is a link that shows even more codes for the same lens: Canon product numbers
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Will my 70-300 Canon Zoom lens + a 2x multiplier function on a new EOS T3i

Will my 70-300 Canon Zoom lens + a Canon 2x multiplier function on a new EOS T3i?

Basically.... no.
As far as I know, Canon 2X Extenders (teleconverters) cannot even be fitted to any of the 70-300mm lenses. The Canon Extenders all have a protruding front element that prevents them from even being attached to quite a few lenses. They can be fitted to the 70-200mm zooms, as well as the prime lenses 135mm and longer.
A third party 2X would physically fit onto the lens. But.... Most 70-300mm are f3.5-5.6 aperture lenses. With a 2X on them two stops of light are lost to the teleconverter, so the lens/TC combo becomes and effective 140-600mm f7.1-11 lens. Your camera will stop autofocusing with smaller than f5.6 aperture lenses (only 1D-series and 5D Mk III can still focus at f8, even they would fail to focus at f11). Your could still manually focus, except the viewfinder will be quite dim to try to do so.
And, frankly, I wouldn't expect much in terms of image quality. A strong (2X) teleconverter on a zoom lens is often not a great combo.
My advice would be to save up for a longer focal length lens... Something I use a lot, which has good image quality and focuses very well, even in combination with a Canon 1.4X teleconverter, is Canon EF 300mm f4 IS lens. There is also the Canon 400mm f5.6 lens, but it lacks IS (so plan on using a tripod or at least a monopod). If you prefer a zoom there are the Canon 100-400mm IS and Sigma 120-400mm OS or 150-500mm OS. I hear that Tamron is developing a new 150-600mm VC lens that's supposed to be competitively priced, but I don't know when that will be available or have any advance info on it's performance or image quality.
Besides these options... get closer to your subjects. That's often going to give better results, anyway, since with longer focal lengths you'll be shooting from a greater distance, it's much harder to get a steady shot, plus there often can be various atmospheric effects that reduce image quality too.
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Canon EOS rebel T3i. Zoom lens

My partner has a new camera. She Is a beginner she wants. Zoom lens. What do you. Suggest.?

Canon makes quite a range of zooms.
There are a few general purpose zooms -- no extravagent features that drive up the price tag -- and these usually have ranges up to about 200 or 300mm focal length. They tend to not be too expensive (e.g. $300 give or take.)
But there are some uses for which these general-purpose zooms are not ideal and I'd like to make sure that's not what she needs.
While most people tend to use zoom lenses outdoors... will this lens be used for either (a) indoor sports games (e.g. basketball) or (b) outdoor games played at night under lights?
Action photography either indoors or under artificial lighting (e.g. sports games that are not playing during the day) struggle with (a) having enough light to use shutter speeds adequate to freeze action and (b) performance of the auto-focus motors which may not keep up.
A general purpose zoom will have a variable focal ratio ranging from f/4 to f/5.6 (when zoomed all the way in, it's almost always f/5.6). A high-end zoom will be able to provide a constant focal ratio of f/2.8 -- that literally collects FOUR times more light when an f/5.6 lens... so if a consumer grade zoom is trying to shoot... say an indoor basketball game and struggling with the light to use any shutter speed faster than 1/250th sec (not fast enough to freeze action)... the f/2.8 zoom in that same lighting would let you take that shot at 1/1000th sec (easily fast enough to freeze action).
With this in mind, I'll toss out a few options:
1) Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM and note that I bolded the letters "STM". The STM lens is a redesign and refinement of Canon's previous EF-S 55-250mm lens which did not have the STM stepper-motor technology. The stepper-motors are virtually silent, but they are much faster than the regular focusing motors. Also, the optics of the lens have been refined and the STM version of the lens scores noticeably better for contrast and resolution (ability to resolve fine amounts of detail). This lens lists for about $350. It's a great general-purpose zoom. It would do fine with outdoor daytime shooting.
2) Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM and note that I bolded the number "70". Canon makes a 75-300mm zoom. That lens receives perhaps the most mediocre reviews of any lens Canon makes and is probably the least recommended lens in the lineup. The 70-300mm, on the other hand, is a MUCH better lens both optically and performance-wise.
3) Canon makes several different white "L" series lenses with the 70-200mm zoom range. The lens cames in either f/2.8 focal ratio versions (much more expensive) or in the f/4 version (less expensive) and there are versions with IS (image stabilization) and without. The EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II is the best of the lot by far... but also costs over $2k. Going to the f/4 version (only collects half as much light as an f/2.8 lens, but twice as much as an f/5.6 lens -- so you're in the middle) drops the price, and getting the version that does not have image stabilization drops the price even more. Also, f/2.8 lenses are heavy -- so you reduce weight with an f/4 lens. The EF 70-200mm f/4L USM (note there's no "IS" on this version) lists for about $700.
4) Going back to the economically priced lenses... the EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II is the least expensive lens I would suggest. It lists for $300 (all these prices are list -- shop around). This is similar to the first lens I mentioned, except it doesn't have STM motors. Focus will be slower. Most of the time that's not an issue, but if shooting action photography where the focus distance is changing rapidly... it would be an issue (e.g. sports games where the athlete is running toward you, for example.) Also, the optics on this lens are not as refined as the optics on the STM version. And then there is one feature which you might think is a nit, but it drives me nuts... I tend to use a polarizing filter when shooting outdoors to cut reflections and enhance color. This version of the lens rotates as it focuses (the others do not). That means that each time the focus changes, the polarizer would rotate and I'd have to reach forward and re-tune the polarizer (polarizing filters are rotated to tune them.) This lens is about $50 less than the STM version... I personally think having internal focus (focusing element is at the rear, not the front), a much faster focusing motor, and refined optics are all easily worth the $50 extra.
There is an EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 lens (not that it's "75-300" and not "70-300") which does not get very flattering reviews but is only $200.
If you win the lottery, you want the EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x... at only $11,799! If you do win the lottery, buy 2 and send one to me! ;-)
Tim Campbell
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Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR

Want to know if the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras will fit and work with the EOS Rebel XTi camera.

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Canon EF 28-90mm f/4-5.6 lll lens

I am thinking about buying a Canon EF 28-90mm f/4-5.6 lll lens. How compatible is it to the EOS Rebel T3i? Thank you for your time.
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I don't remember it's exact lineage but neither the 28-90mm or the 28-105mm are spectacular performers.
The 28-135mm is whole different story.
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Lens profile - Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM

I am using Lightroom V5. When I went to use the Lens Profile Correction feature, I could not find this lens in the database. This prime lens is one that is most recommended for portrait work on a Canon EF-S body. Why doesn't Adobe have a lens correction profile for it? Has anyone created one? Thank you.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III Using a 70-300mm Lens without a flash?

I just recently purchased a Canon EOS 5D Mark III and would like to know what you would recommend as a good setting to take photos of someone bowling at a center with the camera using a Canon 70-300mm Lens without a flash? Thanks in advance!

Yes the black one since that is the one I have at this time and it seems to work! Why wouldn't I want to use this one?

What's the best Telephoto Zoom lens for canon rebel T3??

Hi, i have a canon rebel t3 and i want a telephoto lens , but i don't know which lens to take between Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM and Canon EF-S IS 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II, I generally like to shoot street, abstract and nature photos and I'm not sure which lens is going to be more suitable to my needs...

Vasanthkumar and Sami:
There are actually 3 lenses that are pretty similar in range and price: the 55-250, the 70-300 and the 75-300. Of the 3, the 75-300 is rated poorest quality.
Here is a tool that lets you compare image quality between 2 lenses. You can even see them at different lengths and at different apertures.
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx
And here are reviews of all 3 lenses:
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-70-300mm-f-4-5.6-IS-USM-Lens-Review.aspx
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-75-300mm-f-4-5.6-III-USM-Lens-Review.aspx
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-S-55-250mm-f-4-5.6-IS-Lens-Review.aspx
Among the 3, I would choose the 70-300 IS. It has Image Stabilization, and for the price it really has good image quality.
My 2nd choice would be the 55-250 IS. Same reasons as above. I actually owned this lens for a while, and it was indeed capable of taking a sharp picture.
I personally would not go with the 75-300. No IS, for one thing. More importantly, it is not very sharp according to reviews. The small price savings vs. the 2 better lenses would not be worth it to me if all my photos suffered noticably.
To quote the review above on this lens, "If you care about great image quality and sharp photos, the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM Lens is not for you. And Photoshop cannot enhance details that are not there."
Good luck!
Scott
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Canon produce a zoom lens to compete with Sigma 150-500mm and soon to be released Tamron 150-600mm

When will Canon complete with Sigma 150-500mm ($899 B&H), Tamron 150-600mm ($1,060) B&H, the L 100-400 is outdated compared to these newer lens, $600 more expensive and doesn't have the range using my 7D
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Easy answer!
Neither of those lenses are close to the level of quality, all things considered, as the Canon 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 L IS.
In this respect they are NOT comparable. If you disregard everything except build quality, the comparison is not even close.
Not that the third party lenses are not serviceable, they are. But certainly you see the distinct difference?
You are simply not going to get a Canon L for a Sigma price.
Sigma has made some extreme strides in lens production lately. For instance the 35mm f1.4 Sigma is by all accounts sharper than the daunted Canon 35mm f1.4 L. But upon closer examination the build difference is quite noticeable. What's it worth to you?
Now if you want Canon to update the 100-400mm, they will and I suspect to see it this year. The year of the lens!
If you want it to be in the 500mm to 600mm range, I doubt it will happen.
A 400mm f5.6 L prime with IS is supposed to be in the future, too. Very interesting as this is a real winner of a lens.
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Canon Power Shot A1100 IS - how do I zoom in an already taken photo, and crop it to desired image.

I would like to zoom in an already taken picture and crop to desired magnification. Can anyone tell me how to do this on the Canon Power Shot A1100 IS.
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Catherine

Catherine,
You can crop the image in the included Image Browser or Zoom Browser software. There isn't a method to be able to crop in camera. We regret any inconvenience that this may cause you at this time.
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Will my older Canon Zoom Lens EF 80 - 200 work with the new Canon SL1?

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Enjoy. All EF mount lenses fit the SL 1
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Is a Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM Autofocus Zoom Lens compatible with a Canon 1DX?

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Sometimes just for fun hehe ... I have a Sigma 10-20 for my 30D. When I upgrade to the 6D, I still keep the old camera + sigma lens. I know I can mount it on the 6D, so I did.
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I have an old AE-1 and want to buy a Canon EOS Rebel T3 and wonder if my AE lens will fit the T3

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I have a Canon 5D. I want to start adding lenses.

I have a Canon 5D. I want to start adding lenses. I want to be able to take close-up photos of flowers, etc. Any suggestions on what lens I should purchase? What would be considered a good selection of lenses for many different subjects?

Macro lenses are very specific. If you want to do macro I highly recommend getting a dedicated prime macro lens. A lot of general use zoom lenses will call themselves macro, but it’s not the same. I can’t say enough good things about the 100mm macro. The non-L version is reasonably priced and the sharpness will amaze. The image quality of the L is even a little better and you get image stabilization, but it costs more of course.
If image quality isn’t of top importance to you then a “macro” zoom lens will offer more flexibility. Both in composing your shot (having a variety of focal lengths to chose from) and being useful for other types of photography. But it won’t come close to the sharpness of a prime (unless you get a 24-70 II). You can use the 100mm primes for non-macro use, but the thing is just too sharp for portraiture in my opinion.

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