Who It’s For:
The 200mm f/2L IS USM is for sports and portrait photographers who absolutely need to be shooting in low light conditions such as an indoor volleyball court. This is a very specialized lens for very specialized use, but it’s incredible so if you think you need it and you can shell out for it, this is an incredible piece of glass.
Who It’s For:
The Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM is Canon’s professional 300mm prime lens for sports and headshot photographers. If you absolutely need f/2.8 at 300mm, this is the lens for you, but if you shoot mostly in daylight, you might want to gravitate towards the f/4 model. This is the updated version of this lens and is an incredible piece of glass.
Who It’s For:
This lens is a brilliant macro and portrait lens. So, if you need an excellent medium range telephoto for portraits and want the added flexibility of being able to focus incredibly close, this is a great lens for you.
What We Like:Macro Capabilities: It’s a macro lens so this lens will focus very closely.
Who It’s For:
This lens is a beautiful portrait lens, but it’s something of a special purpose lens as it has the ability to produce a soft focus effect while still remaining technically sharp.
What We Like:Softfocus Feature: This will appeal to some and be a little strange to others, but if you want to make photos with a sort of dreamy glow without having to do any post processing, this is definitely the lens for you.
Who It’s For:
This is a very special purpose lens. It’s a fisheye, so straight lines don’t stay straight, if you really want to shove the viewers face in an image, this is very cool, but as I said, it’s a special purpose lens for very specific applications. It can be a fun lens if used properly.
What We Like:Price: This is a fairly inexpensive lens which means you can pick up a very fun lens for very little money.
Who It’s For:
This lens is Canon’s top of the line professional super telephoto lens for sports, and nature photographers. Pair it with a fast Canon DSLR and you’ve got yourself a mean combo.
What We Like:Autofocus: The autofocus on this lens is very fast and super accurate
IS: Canon says you get 2 stops extra, which, while not as good as the Nikon model, is still pretty good.
Who It’s For:
The Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM is Canon’s professional 300mm prime lens for sports and headshot photographers. If you absolutely need f/2.8 at 300mm, this is the lens for you, but if you shoot mostly in daylight, you might want to gravitate towards the f/4 model. This lens has been replaced by an updated version the Mk. II.
Who It’s For:
The Canon 300mm f/4L IS USM is a fantastically sharp lens that is for the photographer who needs 300mm, but doesn’t need the f/2.8 aperture. So, if you shoot sports or headshots and don’t need the extra low light abilities of the f/2.8, this is the lens for you. It’s also quite a lot cheaper.
Who It’s For:
This lens is Canon’s top of the line professional super telephoto lens for sports, and nature photographers. Pair it with a fast Canon DSLR and you’ve got yourself a mean combo.
What We Like:Autofocus: The autofocus on this lens is very fast and super accurate
