Best Camera Lenses for Automatic

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70-300mm 1:4.0-5.6 ED Lens

$367.00 Est. at Amazon

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i had read that it may not focus well with the camera automatic focus feature but it has been working well for me.
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the lens works perfect, it is a good buy for those of us who like wildlife photography, becuase it works really well and has almost no strong shaking or movements in auto focus.
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under medium-low light conditions, i find the lens has a horrible time trying to auto-focus.
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it auto-focuses very smoothly and accurately, and the manual focusing ring is smooth, as well.
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the autofocus is a little slow.

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Positives: Good Zoom, Good Affordability, Great Image Stabilization, Zoom Lens

2 RECOMMENDED by 11 people for AUTOMATIC

Canon EF-S 55-250mm AF Lens

$335.00 Est. at Amazon

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the auto focus works well and generally fast, though a few times it struggled find the right object to focus on and a few times struggled to focus on anything at all; these few cases by no means drop
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the auto focusing is a little bit slow, but this is what you can expect from a lens of this price.
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with its price, it has its drawbacks: slow (4.0-5.6), auto focus some times indecisive at low light, build quality not top of the notch.
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it takes time for the auto focus, it still fast but not as fast as my 18mm-55mm.
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auto focus is quick and precise and doesn't have to hunt around a lot.

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Positives: Good Zoom, Nice Affordability, Good Image Stabilization, Zoom Lens

3 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for AUTOMATIC

Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM

$994.00 Est. at Amazon

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it feels very solid, focuses fast and accurately (auto focus), and has all the features of the more expensive nikor lens...
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the only two problems i found w/ it are that the auto focus is loud and does not work very well, compared to my nikon and sigma lenses.
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when using this lens in auto focus, you can still adjust the focus manually with the shutter half way down (canon).
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even better, the performance at 500mm with the sigma handheld using autofocus and full oc was essentially the same as it was tripod mounted, and manually focused using the expanded liveview on the
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the auto-focus is not the fastest on this lens, but has been acceptable for in-flight bird shots that require quick changes in focus.

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Positives: Great Zoom, Lightweight, Great Image Stabilization, Zoom Lens

4 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for AUTOMATIC

Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G Lens

$225.00 Est. at Amazon

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also, the lens is very very slow to auto focus.
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the big plus with this lens over the older 35mm lens is the af-s feature which is auto focus system that is internal to the lens, very fast and very silent.
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moveover, it successfully include the ultrasonic auto focus motor to support under to entry level nikon dslr.
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i have always used a standard lens on my film cameras and needed one that would auto focus on my d60 and d40.
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the previous model was not compatible with the d40x (auto focus feature).

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Excellent Image Stabilization, Lightweight, Fixed Focal Length Lens

5 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for AUTOMATIC

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM SLR Lens

$250.00 Est. at Amazon

from www1.wolfcamera.com
it has faster auto focus, sharper pictures, and the is is awesome.
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i have noticed just a bit of play in the auto focus mechanism: if i lightly twist the front of the lens from left to right or vice-versa, it turns just the slightest amount and the front element will
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i like that the 18mm-55mm is smaller and auto focus is faster compare to the 250mm lens.
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auto-focus is fast and accurate, though quite loud.
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3) auto-focus is a little on the slow side

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Positives: Excellent Affordability, Nice Image Quality, Lightweight

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 II EX DG APO Macro HSM AF Lens

$785.00 Est. at Amazon

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the only thing to watch out for is it will not autofocus with all of the pentax line.
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the auto focus worked well, fast, and generally accurate.
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Positives: Good Zoom, Good Image Stabilization, Lightweight, Zoom Lens

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG HSM II Macro Zoom Lens

$760.00 Est. at Amazon

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the only thing to watch out for is it will not autofocus with all of the pentax line.
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auto focus performance
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the auto focus worked well, fast, and generally accurate.

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Positives: Great Zoom, Great Image Stabilization, Lightweight, Zoom Lens

Pentax DA 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 ED

$580.00 Est. at Amazon

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this is the one lens you need for almost all shooting - the auto focus does not perform quite as well at the 250mm setting, however the 18mm angle to 200mm is so good we still give it five stars - we
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my only complaint is the auto focus is slow, but i have not found a lens of this length that isn't.
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auto focus works extremely well and even with the flash the picture quality is excellent.
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focus ring a little hard to turn and auto focus slightly noisy.

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Positives: Great Zoom, Lightweight, Nice Affordability, Zoom Lens

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM LENS f/SONY/MIN 310205

$487.00 Est. at Amazon

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yes it's big, yes it's heavy, yes it's expensive, and yes it is better than any other 50mm f1.4 auto focus lenses currently on sale in the market place.
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auto focus operation is fast and quiet due to hyper sonic motor (hsm).
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i've read numerous reviews by users saying they have had problems with lack of sharp auto-focus at 1.4.
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*very fast auto focus, hsm almost as good as canon's usm.
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i shoot in situations where i need to be able to use auto-focus and it simply isn't viable with the two copies i received of this lens.

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Positives: Great Image Stabilization, Great Focus, Great Affordability, Fixed Focal Length Lens

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens

$499.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
yes it's big, yes it's heavy, yes it's expensive, and yes it is better than any other 50mm f1.4 auto focus lenses currently on sale in the market place.
from www.amazon.com
i've read numerous reviews by users saying they have had problems with lack of sharp auto-focus at 1.4.
from www.amazon.com
*very fast auto focus, hsm almost as good as canon's usm.
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auto focus operation is fast and quiet due to hyper sonic motor (hsm).
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i shoot in situations where i need to be able to use auto-focus and it simply isn't viable with the two copies i received of this lens.

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Positives: Nice Image Stabilization, Nice Focus, Excellent Affordability, Fixed Focal Length Lens

Sigma SMC-A 50mm f/1.4

$487.00 Est. at Amazon

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yes it's big, yes it's heavy, yes it's expensive, and yes it is better than any other 50mm f1.4 auto focus lenses currently on sale in the market place.
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*very fast auto focus, hsm almost as good as canon's usm.
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i've read numerous reviews by users saying they have had problems with lack of sharp auto-focus at 1.4.
from www.amazon.com
auto focus operation is fast and quiet due to hyper sonic motor (hsm).
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i shoot in situations where i need to be able to use auto-focus and it simply isn't viable with the two copies i received of this lens.

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Positives: Great Focus, Great Affordability, Great Image Quality, Focal Length: 50mm

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens

$492.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
yes it's big, yes it's heavy, yes it's expensive, and yes it is better than any other 50mm f1.4 auto focus lenses currently on sale in the market place.
from www.amazon.com
i've read numerous reviews by users saying they have had problems with lack of sharp auto-focus at 1.4.
from www.amazon.com
*very fast auto focus, hsm almost as good as canon's usm.
from www.amazon.com
auto focus operation is fast and quiet due to hyper sonic motor (hsm).
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i shoot in situations where i need to be able to use auto-focus and it simply isn't viable with the two copies i received of this lens.

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Positives: Great Image Stabilization, Great Focus, Excellent Affordability, Fixed Focal Length Lens

Sony SAL-1680Z 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5

$837.00 Est. at Amazon

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it's a very easy lens to use and even on full auto controls the pictures look sharp and nice saturated colors.
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the lens has an internal clutch which disengages the focus ring in auto focus mode.

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Positives: Great Zoom, Great Image Stabilization, Great Detail, Zoom Lens

Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens

$2,033.00 Est. at Amazon

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take a look at any forums on the internet and you'll find the f1.4 commonly has auto focus issues - people love the lens until the autofocus suddenly stops working altogether and it costs a couple of
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i believe the autofocus works well on my xti and 30d, but i don't think these cameras are able to "nail it" when i pick a different focus point and shoot wider than f/2.
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the auto focus is fast and at f/1.2 it's highly useable.

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Positives: Good Image Quality, Nice Image Stabilization, Excellent Focus, Fixed Focal Length Lens

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 IS Lens

$715.00 Est. at Amazon

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fringing, noticeable on tree branches and wires against the sky) but not to a degree that overshadows the sharpness, quick accurate auto-focus and faithful color rendition that i get from this lens.
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the micro-motor used for auto-focus does not annoy and is relatively quick, still didn't understand why canon didn't use a usm motor with this lens.
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both lenses auto-focus accurately (no front or back focus) although the sigma is slower to lock focus in low light and is a little noisier in getting there.
from www.pcnation.com
pros this a nice leans from canon; not of the best but it has everything i want and need-- beuatiful pictures, quiete lens, fast auto focus, and a good zoom capacity..
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yes, it does have noticeable barrel distortion at the wide end (which decreases significantly by around 24mm) and chromatic aberration (purple fringing, noticeable on tree branches and wires against

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Positives: Excellent Zoom, Lightweight, Good Focus, Zoom Lens

Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 ED IF SDM Lens

$1,424.00 Est. at Amazon

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for manual focus option, instead of setting your camera body to manual focus, the lens has a switch that allows you to switch between manual focus and auto focus without having to have your body set
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-the focusing ring does not turn when the auto focus is engaged.
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auto-focus performance: 9/10
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when you point your camera at the intended subject and press the shutter, you expect the autofocus system to nail the focus, at least the vast majority of the time, especially with an expensive lens

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Positives: Nice Image Stabilization, Nice Focus, Lightweight, Focal Length: 50mm - 135mm

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Best Camera Lenses for Automatic

70-300mm 1:4.0-5.6 ED Lens

Canon EF-S 55-250mm AF Lens

Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM

Nikon AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G Lens

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM SLR Lens

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 II EX DG APO Macro HSM AF Lens

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG HSM II Macro Zoom Lens

Pentax DA 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 ED

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM LENS f/SONY/MIN 310205

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens

Sigma SMC-A 50mm f/1.4

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens

Sony SAL-1680Z 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5

Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 ED IF SDM Lens

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