10 Best Camera Lenses for Pictures
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Out of thousands of reviews for 88 products, over 1,000 people recommended Camera Lenses specifically for Pictures. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Lens
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$365 - $764
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15 People Recommend
"the pictures i have taken are so sharp, everyone comments on the detail this lens captures.…" - Adorama.com User "already taken thousands of pictures with it.…" - Bhphotovideo.com User "after shooting 800-1000 pictures, this lens didn't disappoint me.…" - Buydig.com User |
Canon EF 70-200mm 1:4L USM Lens
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$979 - $1,361
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12 People Recommend
"summary: i received this wonderful lens for christmas and have been taking animal and aquarium pictures with it this past week.…" - Buydig.com User "i get sharp pictures 8 out of 10 times at 1/20 sec at 200mm (=4 stops for my 20d), and even a few at 1/8 sec (> 5 stops).…" - Buydig.com User "i had to throw away only 9 pictures due to camera shake, rest of the pictures, great color, great light.…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon Telephoto EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Autofocus Lens
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11 People Recommend
"this lens produces very sharp pictures.…" - Amazon.com User "for the quality of the pictures, it should have its own red ring.…" - Amazon.com User "i use it mostly for taking head shot photos and get great professional looking pictures.…" - Amazon.com User |
Tamron 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical IF
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$419 - $899
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11 People Recommend
"get a new glass, i take hundreds of pictures as to know how it…" - Bhphotovideo.com User "i use it for taking outside pictures and works perfectly as i expect.…" - Buydig.com User "got great pictures of a sweet sixteen birthday able to get clsed and far shots without changing the lens…" - "Bronx Eddie" at Bhphotovideo.com |
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC
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$339 - $399
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9 People Recommend
"pictures with this lens and would recommend it over the…" - Bhphotovideo.com User "this lens is awesome, i had my doubts, but the construction is superb, the resulting pictures are clear and bright.…" - Adorama.com User "i just got it about two weeks ago and have taken a lot of pictures so far.…" - "stephen" at Wolfcamera.com |
Olympus 18-180mm f/3.5-6.3 Zuiko Digital Lens
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$359 - $500
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6 People Recommend
"i'm sure as i learn more about how to use the lens, the pictures will only improve.…" - twodeemo from Tampa, FL at Circuitcity.com "good enough that most pictures are incredible (good optics).…" - "Kermode" at Bhphotovideo.com "apertures.i recently photographed atlantic city boardwalk scenes with the 14-45 lens and came home with some wonderful pictures shooting at f9 and f10 with my iso set to 200 and a polorizing filter.…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Lens
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$178 - $182
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5 People Recommend
"the lens is wonderful and i can get great pictures with it at distances.…" - Amazon.com User "i use it all the time and i get some fantastic pictures with it.…" - Amazon.com User "i am using it with my rebel xti and getting fantastic pictures with it.…" - Amazon.com User |
Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom Lens
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$896 - $1,530
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5 People Recommend
"i'd taken the pictures from the site with many different cameras over the years so my motivation wasn't as strong as it would have been had it had been my first climb.…" - Amazon.com User "lately i've been using it to take pictures of my nephews league football games (adults not kids so the action is fast paced).…" - Amazon.com User "then you bring the pictures into photoshop and like another reviewer here stated, you realize the image doesn't need any usm (sharpening).…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Lens
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$1,995 - $2,000
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5 People Recommend
"pictures taken on a beach clearly showing individual sand…" - Bhphotovideo.com User "edit: i recently had an assignment for some macro pictures of steel wire cable - wow - this lens has incredible sharpness/detail and performed flawlessly in macro use.…" - Amazon.com User "no zoom, but pictures so sharp and detailed with contrast unheard of before that when i run out to catch a good photo, this lens is normally on my camera.…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens
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$1,350 - $1,800
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4 People Recommend
"when i ran across this lens on amazon, i thought it would have the same mixed reviews as other sources filled with people that don't actually take pictures.…" - Amazon.com User "i still get mis-focused pictures from time to time, but i know it's user error, not lens error.…" - Amazon.com User "i have taken several pictures with it and i must admit, i can never go back to shooting with flash or fill flash on.…" - Amazon.com User |
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