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Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS Lens
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
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Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L Lens
Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L
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Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine Lens
Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine
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Canon TS-E 17mm f/4 L reviewRead more
The Canon TS-E 17mm 4.0L is the dream of any professional architecture photographer. How does it pair with the high resolution...Read more
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Rokinon recently announced that all of their cinema lenses would be available for NEX cameras, and then one day the entire lineup was all set and ready. While reviewing the Sony NEX 5R, we called in the Rokinon 24mm T1.5 cinema lens to test. Why specifically on the 5R? The BBC used the camera's predecessor to film a web series and many people who purchase the 5 series of cameras usually end up using it as a video camera.Read more
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General

Lens type
  • Telephoto
  • Normal
  • Normal
  • Wide angle
N/A
Lens mountCanon EF-SCanon EFSony E

Image properties

Max Format size
APS-C
Full-frame
N/A
Focal length55 - 250< 17< 24
Focal Length 35mm Equivalent88 - 400
N/A
N/A
Maximum magnification0.31 x0.14 x
N/A
Image stabilisationyesno
N/A

Aperture

Aperture max4-5.641.5
Aperture min22-3222
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Aperture ringnono
N/A
Number of diaphragm blades78
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Aperture featuresRounded diaphragmRounded diaphragm
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Optics

ConstructionZoomFixedFixed
Elements1218
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Groups1012
N/A
Special elements / coatings
  • Super Spectra coating
  • UD element
  • Aspherical element
  • UD element
  • Super Spectra coatings
N/A
Power zoomno
N/A
N/A
Zoom methodExpanding
N/A
N/A
Tilt-Shift
N/A
  • Tilt
  • Shift
N/A

Often compared with Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS Lens
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM
CanonEF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
CanonEF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Often compared with Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L

Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L Lens
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
CanonTS-E 17mm f/4L
CanonEF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM