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Working with Lenses

In mid-2015, Canon announced that it had produced its 110 millionth EF-series lens. Considering that it took 11 years for Canon to sell its first 10 million copies of its EF lens line, but only nine months to peddle its most recent 10 million lenses, it’s easy to see that the digital photography revolution can take credit for the most recent explosion.

With more than six dozen lenses in its current lineup, Canon is catering to the wide-ranging needs of a broad user base, from novice photo enthusiasts to advanced amateur and professional photographers. It’s this mind-bending assortment of high-quality lenses available to enhance the capabilities of cameras like the Canon EOS 80D that make the product line so appealing. ...

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