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Table of all Canon SLR and Rangefinder Lenses everFind this table in the downloads section at ChristianSchnalzger.de, © 2025
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EF and EF-S Lenses1987-2o18Scroll down for FD, FL, R and M39/LTM rangefinder series, and links to other manufacturers. This table does not contain evil lenses (EF-M, EOS-R).
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Pull above 'FX' tab down for long entry; use right scrollbar
Measured
Full Frame Coverage?
LISUSM
Specialty Lens
Weight (g)
FocusMF?
Close-up (cm)
Filter
Dia x Length (mm)
Introduced
MSRPNotes and Geekery
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Additional information to above columns (numbers: see footnotes at the end of this EF table):
1)2)
└ IS generation; EVs of shutter speed gain promised over 1/shutter rule
└ white: specified weight; grey: measured weight without caps, tripod collar, etc; a (2) indicates two samples measured with identical result
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└ original recommended retail price in USD or Yen (note that Canon has been increasing them massively over the lifetime of many lenses! If possible, this list aims to compile the initial MSRPs)
see footnotes 4-9 for all information pertaining to more than one lens
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EF 8-15 mm f/4 L Fisheye USMY
Fisheye (circular to diagonal zoom)
543USMY16rear79 x 8320101249First fisheye zoom (the Nikon only came in 2o17), going from circular to diagonal on FF
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EF-S 1o-22 mm f/3.5-4.5 USM1o-21N383USMY7784 x 902004799
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EF-S 1o-18 mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM
1o-17/4.6-5.7
N240USMN6775 x 722014299covers full frame 14-18mm
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EF 11-24 mm f/4 L USM
11-23/4.1 T4.3-4.6
Y1166USMY28rear
108 x 243
20152999
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EF 14 mm f/2.8 L II USMT3.3Y
Cine version available, see right
643USMY20rear80 x 9420072199aka CN-E 14 mm T3.1 FP X and L F
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EF 14 mm f/2.8 L USMY538USM?25rear77 x 8919912199same layout as FD version, but optical performance suggests new design: quite a bit less bad, although heavy CA. also, now 6 instead of 5 aperture petals
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Cine CN-E 14-35mm T1.7 L S / SPN
Cine Lens (APS only)
3400manualY60114? x 241202321999
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Cine CN-E 14.5-6o mm T2.6 L SN
Cine Lens (APS only)
4500manualY7042750
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EF 15 mm f/2.8 Fisheye
15.3/2.8
Y
Fisheye (diagonal)
319AFY20rear73 x 621987699equisolid ● not the same as the FD: EF is a simpler 8/7 design with 5 petals; FD was 1o/9 with 6 petals and inbuilt filters
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Cine Servo 15-12o mm T2.95-3.95(Y)
Cine Lens
3400manualY85114
295 x 167
202231000inbuilt 1.5x extender for up to 18o mm; FF coverage if and only if extender is engaged ● T2.95 only at 15-9o mm
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EF-S 15-85 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM16-82N571USMY7282 x 882009799
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Cine CN-E 15.5-47 mm T2.8 L SN
Cine Lens (APS only)
2200manualY50
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EF 16-35 mm f/2.8 L III USM
16.48-34/2.9 T3.1-3.2
Y789USMY2882
89 x 128
20162199cine mod with manual aperture available: newsshooter.com/2017/11/16/technical-farm-cine-modded-canon-lenses/
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EF 16-35 mm f/2.8 L II USM
17-34/2.9 T3.3-3.4
Y643USMY2882
89 x 112
20071599
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EF 16-35 mm f/2.8 L USM
16.48-34/2.9 T3.5
Y600USMY2877
84 x 103
20011499IMHO the worst lens Canon ever made (and I have used the 1oo-2oo/5.6 which is normally given this title!)
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EF 16-35 mm f/4 L IS USM
T4.5-4.6
Y617USMY2877
83 x 113
20141199
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TS-E 17 mm f/4 LY
Tilt/Shift
820manualY28none
89 x 107
20092149All TS lenses are manual focus only, but still only set their aperture through the camera; there is no aperture dial
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EF 17-4o mm f/4 L USM
17.49-39/4.1 T4.5
Y474USMY287784 x 972003799Similarly bad reputation than the 16-35/2.8 Mk I
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EF 17-35 mm f/2.8 L USM
18-34/2.9 T3
Y534USMY427784 x 961996
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Cine Servo CN7x17 17-12o mm T2.95 ServoN
Cine Lens (APS-H only)
2900manualY85114
172 x 263
202223850T2.95 only at 17-91 mm
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EF-S 17-85 mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
18-82/4.1-5.8
N469USMY6779 x 922004599
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EF-S 17-55 mm f/2.8 IS USM
18-52/2.9
N652USMY77
84 x 111
20061149
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EF-S 18-2oo mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
19-193/3.6-5.9
N596AFY72
79 x 102
2008699
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EF-S 18-135 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
19-131/3.6-5.9
N452AFY67
75 x 101
2009499
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EF-S 18-135 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USMN515USMY6777 x 962016599
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EF-S 18-135 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STMN464STMN6777 x 962012549
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Cine Compact Servo CN-E 18-8o mm T4.4L IS KAS SN
Cine Lens (APS only)
1200manualY5077
182 x 93
20224600
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EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6N190AFY5869 x 802003199
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EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 USMNAFY5869 x 802003
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EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 IIN182AFY5869 x 802005199
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EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 II USMNAFY5869 x 802005
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EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 IIINAFY
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EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 ISN200AFY5869 x 702007199
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EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS IIN198AFY5869 x 702011249
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EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STMN205STMN5869 x 752013249
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EF-S 18-55 mm f/4-5.6 STMN213STMN5867 x 622017
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EF-S 18-55 mm f/4-5.6 IS STMN213STMN5867 x 622017249
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Cine Sumire CN-E 2o mm T1.5 FP X and L FY
Cine Lens (FF)
1100manualY30114
118 x 1o2
20197410full frame EF or PL mount cine lens ● this is the only cine prime NOT to be derived from an existing EF photo lens ● very similiar rendition to the Sigma Art 2o T1.5, but the Sigma shows less field curvature and therefore more separation in the edges
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EF 2o mm f/2.8 USMT3.2Y394USMY257278 x 711992539
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Cine CN-E 2o-5o mm T2.4Y
Cine Lens (FF)
3300manualY60114? x 241202221999full frame EF or PL mount cine lens (in fact, it's just the above 14-35/1.7 with an extender screwed into the back!)
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EF 2o-35 mm f/2.8 L21-34Y549AFY507289 x 7919891199not the same as the FD: f/2.8 instead of f/3.5
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EF 2o-35 mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
T4.1-5.1
Y
331, 333
USMY347784 x 691993449
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EF 22-55 mm f/4-5.6 USMY175USMY355866 x 591998shortest EF zoom (by zoom factor) ● Great value for money: very cheap and very decent
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EF 24 mm f/1.4 L II USM
25/1.45 T1.6
Y
Cine version available, see right
647USMY257794 x 8720081549aka CN-E 24 mm T1.5 FP X and L F ● The Sigma Art Mk I is sharper
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EF 24 mm f/1.4 L USM
25/1.45
Y550USM?257784 x 7719971349whilst a functional copy of the lenses has demonstrated focus without being attached to a camera, I came across a "spares" listing on ebay detailling that neither AF nor MF worked, and Canon refused service due to discontinued spares!! the lack of MF might be due to a mechanical problem, i.e. not a USM problem, but beware! ● The Sigma Art Mk I is orders of magnitude sharper
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EF 24 mm f/2.8T3.4!Y270AFY255867 x 481988349not the same as the FD: now 1o instead of 9 lenses
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EF 24 mm f/2.8 IS USM
25/2.9 T2.9
Y270USMY205868 x 562012599
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EF-S 24 mm f/2.8 STM25/2.9N125STMN165268 x 232014149
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TS-E 24 mm f/3.5 L IIY
Tilt/Shift
786manualY2182
89 x 107
20091899
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TS-E 24 mm f/3.5 LY
Tilt/Shift
570manualY307286 x 7819911349
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EF 24-1o5 mm f/4 L IS USM II
T4.3-4.6
Y789USMY4577
84 x 118
20161099
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EF 24-1o5 mm f/4 L IS USM
25-1o3/4.1 T5.2!
Y665USMY4577
84 x 107
2005999
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EF 24-1o5 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
T3.8-6.3
Y523STMN4077
83 x 104
2014599
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EF 24-85 mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
25-82 T4.3-5.4!
Y360USMY506773 x 691996399f/3.5 only at 24-34 mm! f/4 by 35 mm, f/4.5 by 5o mm
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EF 24-7o mm f/2.8 L II USM
25-68/2.91 T2.9-3.1
Y805USMY3882
89 x 113
20121899cine mod with manual aperture available: newsshooter.com/2017/11/16/technical-farm-cine-modded-canon-lenses/
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EF 24-7o mm f/2.8 L USM
25-68/2.9 T3.5!
Y910USMY3877
83 x 124
20022099
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EF 24-7o mm f/4 L IS USMT4-4.1Y600USMY207783 x 9320121499
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Cine CN1ox25 25-25o mm T2.95-3.95 Servo(Y)
Cine Lens
3060manualY120114
282 x 187
202030999inbuilt 1.5x extender for 37.5-375 mm; FF coverage if and only if extender is engaged ● T2.95 only at 25-187 mm, with extender T4.4 37.5-281 mm
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EF 28 mm f/1.8 USMT2.1Y310USMY255874 x 561995449lens can manually focus without power, as confirmed by owner: dpreview.com/forums/thread/4547784#forum-post-64760189 ● perhaps the most characterful bokeh of any EF lens - love or hate it ● about as sharp as the Sigma pre-Art 28/1.8, and visibly behind any Sigma Art
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EF 28 mm f/2.8 IS USM
29/2.9 T2.8!
Y257USMY235868 x 522012549
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EF 28 mm f/2.8Y185AFY305267 x 431987249not the same as the FD: EF is a simpler 5/5 design; FD was 7/7!
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EF 28-3oo mm f/3.5-5.6 L IS USM
T4.3-6.9!!!
Y1700USMY7077
92 x 184
20042499167o g specified ● not very good throughout, and inferior to the 28-135 ● 28-39mm = f/3.5, 4o-59mm = f/4.o, 6o-69mm = f/4.5, 7o-1o9mm = f/5.o, 11o-3oomm = f/5.6
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EF 28-2oo mm f/3.5-5.6 USMY505USMY457278 x 902000799whenever a USM and a non-USM version of a lens came out in the same year, they are optically identical ● very bad reviews, which are somewhat justified, but the 28-3oo L is not stellar, either
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EF 28-2oo mm f/3.5-5.6Y495AFY457278 x 902000wide-angle horrible outside image centre; 35mm is already f/4. gets better around 135mm ● overall not much worse than the 28-3oo L, but disappointing reviews throughout. many find the Nikon 28-2oo G visibly superior ● very compact
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EF 28-135 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
29-131/3.6-5.8 T4.3-6.6!!!
Y537USMY507278 x 971998499ALL 28-… zooms measured start at 29 mm! ● strong CA ● "generally considered a mid-range performer, with a good value to performance ratio that makes it popular as either a starter lens or an upgrade from lower quality lenses" ● 28mm centre really great at f/8 and portrait focus distance, bokeh nice, but still massive CA. sharpness then decays with distance; almost irrelevant as a landscape lens, even if stopping further down. ● 35mm is significantly worse than 28mm; only f/3.5 at 35mm ● 135 mm acceptably sharp but hardly any micro detail; image edges nicer. bokeh still nice. close-ups irrelevant without any micro detail. ● compared to 24-1o5 4 I: same sharpness at wide angle, 28-135 lower sharpness at 1oomm
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EF 28-1o5 mm f/3.5-4.5 USM II
29-1o1/3.6-4.7
Y362USMY505872 x 752000539optically virtually identical to the 28-135, actually slightly better at 1o5mm. None of them have a lot of micro detail ● already at 35mm, f/4 is the fastest you get!
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EF 28-1o5 mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
29-1o2/3.5-4.7 T4.1-5.2
Y375USMY505872 x 751992570not very good throughout
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EF 28-1o5 mm f/4-5.6 USMY210USMY485867 x 682002
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EF 28-1o5 mm f/4-5.6
29-1o2/4-5.9
Y210AFY485867 x 682002
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EF 28-9o mm f/4-5.6 USM II
29-87/3.8-5.9
Y190USMY385867 x 712002
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EF 28-9o mm f/4-5.6 USMY190USMY385867 x 712000reviewer: "Image quality suffers particularly between 28–35mm and 80–90mm*, and there is heavy vignetting when used wide open" *in other words, what's left would be better covered by a 5o/1.8 prime! ● AF performance significantly better than optical performance…
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EF 28-9o mm f/4-5.6 IIIY190AFY385867 x 712004
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EF 28-9o mm f/4-5.6 IIY180AFY385867 x 712003
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EF 28-9o mm f/4-5.6Y180AFY385867 x 712000
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EF 28-8o mm f/2.8-4 L USMY945USMN5072
84 x 120
1988f/3.2 by 35 mm, f/3.5 by 4o mm, f/4 by 6o mm
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EF 28-8o mm f/3.5-5.6 USM VY200USMY385866 x 711999II through V versions have plastic lens mounts ● only the original USM version supports full-time manual focusing; USM versions II through V do not.
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EF 28-8o mm f/3.5-5.6 USM IVY200USMY385866 x 711996
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EF 28-8o mm f/3.5-5.6 USM IIIY205USMY385865 x 641995
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EF 28-8o mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II
29-77/3.46-5.88
Y200USMY385864 x 691993
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EF 28-8o mm f/3.5-5.6 USMY321USMY505872 x 781991450only this USM version supports full-time manual focusing; the following versions II through V do not
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EF 28-8o mm f/3.5-5.6 II
29-77/3.46-5.88
Y200AFY385866 x 711999
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EF 28-8o mm f/3.5-5.6 IY200AFY385866 x 711996
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EF 28-7o mm f/2.8 L USM
T3.3-3.4
Y862USMY5077
84 x 118
19931299
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EF 28-7o mm f/3.5-4.5 IIY285AFY395270 x 771988
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EF 28-7o mm f/3.5-4.5Y300AFY395270 x 751987357
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Cine CN-E 3o-3oo mm T2.95–3.7 L SN
Cine Lens (APS only)
5800manualY15044650
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Cine CN-E 3o-1o5 mm T2.8 L SN
Cine Lens (APS only)
2200manualY609999
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Cine CN-E 31.5-95mm T1.7 L S / SPN
Cine Lens (APS only)
3500manualY100114? x 246202322000
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EF 35 mm f/1.4 L II USMT1.7Y
Cine version available, see right
760USMY2872
80 x 106
20151799aka CN-E 35 mm T1.5 FP X and L F ● on par with the Sigma Art Mk I