Canon lenses: I have 3 lens(es?) all Canon: 1) EP-S 55-250mm 1:4-5.6 IS II 2) EF 50mm 1:1.8 3) EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-6.6 II My question you might ask? What is the difference between EP-S...

Chefneil

I have 3 lens(es?) all Canon:
1) EP-S 55-250mm 1:4-5.6 IS II
2) EF 50mm 1:1.8
3) EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-6.6 II

My question you might ask? What is the difference between EP-S and EP

Knowledge is never wasted, I just so wish I could get it faster!

Thanks olc

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Chefneil wrote:

I have 3 lens(es?) all Canon:
1) EP-S 55-250mm 1:4-5.6 IS II
2) EF 50mm 1:1.8
3) EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-6.6 II

My question you might ask? What is the difference between EP-S and EP

Knowledge is never wasted, I just so wish I could get it faster!

Thanks olc

You mean what is the difference between EF-S and EF lenses?

http://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/380/what-is-the-difference-between-ef-and-ef-s-lenses

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Chefneil wrote:

I have 3 lens(es?) all Canon:
1) EP-S 55-250mm 1:4-5.6 IS II
2) EF 50mm 1:1.8
3) EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-6.6 II

My question you might ask? What is the difference between EP-S and EP

Knowledge is never wasted, I just so wish I could get it faster!

Thanks olc

What is the Difference Between Canon EF and EF-S Lenses?
http://www.photographybay.com/2014/02/23/what-is-the-difference-between-canon-ef-and-ef-s-lenses

In short -

Canon Full Frame Cameras use Canon EF Lenses
Canon Crop Frame Cameras can use Canon EF and EF-S Lenses

amehta Loc: Boston

Chefneil wrote:

I have 3 lens(es?) all Canon:
1) EP-S 55-250mm 1:4-5.6 IS II
2) EF 50mm 1:1.8
3) EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-6.6 II

My question you might ask? What is the difference between EP-S and EP

Knowledge is never wasted, I just so wish I could get it faster!

Thanks olc

EF-S lenses will only work on "crop sensor"/APS-C Canon cameras like the T3i, T5i, 70D, and 7D. EF lenses will work on those cameras and also on the Canon full frame cameras like the 5D-series and 6D.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

There are NO ef-s, L lenses. What else is there?! :lol:

olc, welcome to the Hog!!
SS

Chefneil

Not sure what you mean Sharpshooter. Perhaps we are seeing a little snobbery. Me thinks you use a full crop sensor and wonder at the dismay of those using cropped ones?

Some day, when I grow up, I may make the leap, but for now...

olc

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

amehta wrote:

EF-S lenses will only work on "crop sensor"/APS-C Canon cameras like the T3i, T5i, 70D, and 7D. EF lenses will work on those cameras and also on the Canon full frame cameras like the 5D-series and 6D.

Its too bad Canon FF cameras don't have a crop mode like the Nikons.

amehta Loc: Boston

Chefneil wrote:

Not sure what you mean Sharpshooter. Perhaps we are seeing a little snobbery. Me thinks you use a full crop sensor and wonder at the dismay of those using cropped ones?

Some day, when I grow up, I may make the leap, but for now...

olc

The EF lenses, including the "L" lenses, can be used with all the crop-sensor Canon bodies, so there was no snobbery in SharpShooter's post about full frame cameras, just the L lenses. :-)

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

SharpShooter wrote:

There are NO ef-s, L lenses.

True, but there are some very good EF-S lenses.

lukan Loc: Chicago, IL

Peterff wrote:

True, but there are some very good EF-S lenses.

True. No EF-S lenses can/ should be used on a full frame Canon, however EF lenses can be used on Canon crop-sensor cameras. :D

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

lukan wrote:

True. No EF-S lenses can/ should be used on a full frame Canon, however EF lenses can be used on Canon crop-sensor cameras. :D

Absolutely, but if one is using crop (APS-C) cameras EF lenses are a very good investment at the longer end of the spectrum, but not necessarily so at the wider end of the spectrum.

There is an investment choice that needs to be made for wide / ultra-wide lenses for APS-C bodies, that does not easily translate from APS-C to FF.

I think we are talking the same language, please let me know if we are not.

amehta Loc: Boston

Peterff wrote:

Absolutely, but if one is using crop (APS-C) cameras EF lenses are a very good investment at the longer end of the spectrum, but not necessarily so at the wider end of the spectrum.

There is an investment choice that needs to be made for wide / ultra-wide lenses for APS-C bodies, that does not easily translate from APS-C to FF.

I think we are talking the same language, please let me know if we are not.

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Chefneil wrote:

Not sure what you mean Sharpshooter. Perhaps we are seeing a little snobbery. Me thinks you use a full crop sensor and wonder at the dismay of those using cropped ones?

Some day, when I grow up, I may make the leap, but for now...olc

olc, Sorry if you think I came across as a snob. For that I apologize. I will admit, I've always wanted to be a snob, but I've failed miserably at it! I don't even drink wine, so it's almost impossible to make it stick. :lol:
Rpavich, pretty much told you every thing there is to know in the first responce.
I'll try to shed a little bit more light. Since the crop sensors are smaller, the lenses for a crop sensor, can project a smaller circle. To that end, the ef-s lenses are made smaller, with less glass, thus lighter. All of that equals less money as well.
There are at least 2 of them that have near L quality glass. The 17-55 and the 15-85. Those two lenses are made to be almost exactly for a crop camera what the 24-70 the 24-105 L lenses are to a FF but without the build, and their prices reflect that as well.
But still, there are NO ef-s L's! :lol:
SS

MaryAnneW Loc: Central Va

Will I be opening a can of worms if I ask which is a better lense, or has better shots, the EF or EFS? Sorry, I am learning....

lukan Loc: Chicago, IL

Peterff wrote:

Absolutely, but if one is using crop (APS-C) cameras EF lenses are a very good investment at the longer end of the spectrum, but not necessarily so at the wider end of the spectrum.

There is an investment choice that needs to be made for wide / ultra-wide lenses for APS-C bodies, that does not easily translate from APS-C to FF.

I think we are talking the same language, please let me know if we are not.

Affirmative, we are talking the same language and the same lingo! :D