Is my camera EF or EFS?
Is my camera EF or EFS?
You can recognize EF lenses by its red dot, where you line up the dot on the lens mount to a similar looking one on the camera body. However, if your Canon camera lens has both a red dot and a white square to line up the body to when mounting the lens, then it is an EF-S lens.
What’s the difference between STM and USM lenses?
Conclusion. USM lenses are more professional-grade and better for shooting photos, while STM lenses are geared more towards amateurs and better for video. The STM lenses really are almost silent, as they were built with video in mind.
Can you use an EFS lens on a full frame camera?
Canon EF-S lenses do not work with full frame Canons. It doesn’t work. The lens mount makes it impossible for you to even mount the smaller EF-S lenses onto a camera body that requires a larger EF lens. The image circle of an EF-S lens is not big enough to cover the entire full frame sensor.
What is the Canon EF-S 17-55mm zoom?
A tremendously flexible standard zoom for APS-C-format DSLRs, the EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM from Canon pairs the 27.2-88mm equivalent focal length range with a bright f/2.8 constant maximum aperture.
What is the 17-55mm is used for?
The 17-55 passes distance information to the camera body for use in E-TTL II exposure determination. Most new Canon lenses have included this feature. The Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens is a middle weight at 22.8 oz (645g). At 3.3″ x 4.4″ (83.5mm x 110.6mm), the 17-55mm IS becomes the largest EF-S lens to date.
Is the Canon EOS 17-55 is kit lens worth the money?
Reality is that these are vastly different lenses – in build, optical and feature qualities – and price. The kit lens is a good value for the money, but does not compare with the 17-55 IS. Canon already had a superset of the 17-55mm focal length range covered with the Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens .
What is the difference between the canon 17-85 and 17-55 is?
What the 17-55 IS adds to the 17-85’s feature set is a fixed f/2.8 aperture and L-Series grade UD (Ultra-Low Dispersion glass) lens elements. Of course, price, size, weight and a reduced focal length range are the downsides of the 17-55 compared to the 17-85.
