Canon Lenses: Is It Worth Buying The Brand Name And Not The Cheaper Alternatives?

Executive summary about Canon Lenses by Julie Peterson

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If you own a newer Canon SLR Digital Camera, you have several choices of lens brands that you can buy for your camera. In addition to buying Canon Lenses that work with the automatic focus of modern Canon’s, you can buy lenses from third party vendors such as Sigma and Tamron, who make Canon compatible lenses for less cost than Canon Lenses.

Reasons to Buy the Canon Lens : The first reason for the popularity of this Canon lens is image quality. Canon Lenses are well corrected for distortion, and have excellent color fidelity and contrast. Canon Lenses are the choice of many imaging professionals the world over, whether those lenses are being used on EOS SLR cameras or on broadcast cameras.

Canon Lens Critics : As with any product, Canon Lenses have their critics. For example, I found one person who felt that on the Canon lens the auto focus seemed slower than and not as decisive as the other lenses they had owned, especially in low light.

Canon Lens Facts and Benefits : Lenses are extremely complex and sensitive pieces of equipment in which a myriad of problems can occur. Canon Lenses are adjusted through the camera body with no on-lens control. All modern Canon Lenses focus with a motor in the lens, which may be one of the main reasons my mother and I got such great photos.

Used Canon Lenses : Another great reason to invest in the higher priced Canon brand lens is that camera lenses tend to hold their monetary value over time, while camera bodies do not. I have bought both a used Canon lens and a new Canon lens for work and home and, frankly, I could not tell any difference other than the price.

TOP Canon Lenses Product Reviews

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens...	Customer Review: After reading several of the excellent user reviews here on Amazon.com, I decided to take the plunge and get this lens. Speaking of which, a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who wrote a review, both favorably and not of the item. I figured for $100 it can'... Read More	(1180)
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Fotodiox Dedicated (Bayonet) Lens Hood, for Canon ...	Customer Review: I was looking for a lens hood for my 18-55mm lens. I first came across the Canon version and considered buying it. Then I saw this Fotodiox hood on Amazon for a bargain price of around $7 shipped. I read the positive reviews and bought it. And it doe... Read More	$23.27 (24)