WILDLIFE
The best cameras and lenses for wildlife photography
Wildlife specialists Markus Varesvuo, Marina Cano and Dani Connor reveal their favourite kit for producing stunning images of the natural world.
STORIES
The craft behind the lens
Canon L-series lenses
Discover the craft behind Canon’s L-series lenses, from the history of the series to how they are made. Read stories about professional photographers using L-series lenses in the field, and view the world’s best examples of imagery produced with them.
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KIT
Remarkable photos shot on Canon L-series RF lenses
See the difference an L-series RF lens makes, with our guide to what these lenses are, and a gallery of beautiful pro images shot on each lens.
17 Aug 2022
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LANDSCAPE
Photographing nature with an ultra-wide-angle lens
See how Joel Santos shot the Faroe Islands like never before with the Canon RF 10-20mm F4L IS STM lens.
KIT
The best Canon RF lenses for shooting video
Which RF mount primes and zooms should filmmakers and videographers select when making movies?
LENSES
Fluorite, Aspherical, UD and BR Lenses
Find out about some advanced materials and technologies in Canon lenses specially developed to reduce aberrations and improve image quality.
KIT
The benefits of using Canon RF lenses for video
From the sublime cinematic output of RF Cine Primes to the perks of high-speed metadata, discover why RF lenses are perfect for filmmakers.
TECHNIQUES
Tips to embrace minimalist photography
Pro photographers Joel Santos and Vladimir Rys share their best advice for creating minimalist photography.
TECHNOLOGY
Behind the RF 100-300MM F2.8L IS USM – the inside story
The developers reveal the innovations behind Canon's advanced f/2.8 super-telephoto zoom lens.
STREET
The best lenses for street photography
Travel and portrait photographer Joel Santos reveals his favourite Canon lenses for street photography.
ARTICLE
The evolution of Canon's white lenses
Canon's telephoto lenses are instantly recognisable thanks to their white paint, but why is it white? Discover the story behind the coating.
ARTICLE
Exploring the magic of Canon cinema lenses
Multi-award-winning DoP Martin Christ looks back over a career accompanied by Canon.
ARTICLE
The best Canon lenses for landscape photography
Nature photographers Valtteri Hirvonen and Radomir Jakubowski share their favourite Canon lenses for stunning landscape imagery.
ARTICLE
The best cameras and lenses for sports photography
Sports photographers Jorge Ferrari and Jean-baptiste Liautard reveal their favourite kit for capturing great sports photos.
ARTICLE
Expert view: should you switch to RF lenses?
Why switch from EF to RF lenses? Canon expert Mike Burnhill explores some of the benefits and compares EF lenses and their RF counterparts.
ARTICLE
Expert view: RF primes or zooms – which is better?
Canon expert Mike Burnhill explores what the best zoom and prime RF lenses have to offer, and how to choose what's right for your needs.
WEDDING
The best Canon lenses for wedding photography
Which lenses deliver the most beautiful wedding shots and why? Two award-winning pros share their experience.
TECHNOLOGY
Meet Canon's RF 800mm and RF 1200mm L-series lenses
Discover the remarkable innovations behind these super-compact, state-of-the-art super-telephotos.
FILMMAKING
Canon's cinema lens range explained
Canon cine lenses are the culmination of 50 years of experience in cinema lens design. But which Cine Prime, Cine Zoom or Flex Zoom is right for you?
FILMMAKING
First shoot with the CN-E20-50mm T2.4 L F / FP
DoP Ian Murray reflects on his time shooting with Canon's new high-end cinema lens, which he paired with the EOS C500 Mark II.
ARTICLE
The best Canon RF lenses for video
With the EOS C70 and EOS R5, Canon is pushing the boundaries of video camera innovation. But which RF lenses are best for filmmaking?
ARTICLE
Slow travel and wild adventures with the RF 70-200MM F4L IS USM
Dolphins, rocky coastlines and portraits full of personality – how Lucia Griggi captured the rugged wilds of the Inner Hebrides with the RF 70-200MM F4L IS USM.
ARTICLE
Inside Oliver Wright's macro photography kitbag
A macro pro on moving to the mirrorless system, including the game-changing Canon RF 100mm F2.8L Macro IS USM.
ARTICLE
The best Canon lenses for macro photography
Expert advice from four photographers on the best Canon lenses for shooting macro, including the amazing Canon RF 100mm F2.8L Macro IS USM.
ARTICLE
Creative tips for 50mm lens photography
Ejiro Dafé says shooting solely at 50mm opens up his creativity. Discover his tips for success with the Canon RF 50mm F1.8 STM.
ARTICLE
Sumire Primes: soft, subtle and beautiful bokeh
The cinematic prime lens family that brings a more organic look to the latest high-resolution digital cameras across the Cinema EOS range.
ARTICLE
What makes RF lenses perfect for video?
Find out why the unique design, resolving power and cutting-edge components of RF lenses make them formidable tools for filmmakers.
ARTICLE
Lucia Griggi's wildlife: cutting through the chaos with telephoto primes
Travel and wildlife photographer Lucia Griggi on why Canon telephoto primes are her top choice for shooting in extreme locations.
ARTICLE
Lights, camera, splatter… experiments with tilt-shift
Artist and photographer Robert Lösch combined his passion for painting and action photography armed with a Canon EOS R and tilt-shift lenses.
ARTICLE
Ingo Arndt's award-winning wild puma shots
The wildlife photographer explains how Canon's EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens helped him capture his striking images of big cats in Patagonia.
ARTICLE
The best Canon lenses for portrait photography
Photographers Guia Besana, Félicia Sisco and Ilvy Njiokiktjien, plus Canon's Mike Burnhill, share expert advice on the best Canon lenses for perfect portraits.
ARTICLE
Cine Primes and Full Frame sensors: the perfect match
Discover why a larger Cinema EOS sensor really does justice to the exquisite 4K image quality of Canon's cinema lenses.
ARTICLE
Teaming EF lenses with the Canon EOS R System
Portrait photographer Guia Besana and wedding pro Katya Mukhina share how mount adapters give them more creative options – and more from their lenses.
ARTICLE
Canon RF vs EF lenses: which should you choose?
For travel photographer Joel Santos, the Canon EOS R System makes a big difference, but mixing RF and EF lenses widens his creative horizons. Here's how...
ARTICLE
The developers talk: Behind the RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM lens
The developers reveal 5 technical innovations and breakthrough technologies in Canon's latest RF-mount telephoto zoom lens.
ARTICLE
Martin Parr's beach life through just one telephoto lens
Find out why Magnum’s Martin Parr chose just one lens – the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM - to shoot his Beach Therapy series.
ARTICLE
First pro shoot with the Canon RF 85mm F1.2L USM DS
How wedding photographer Félicia Sisco captured beautiful bokeh-rich portraits using Canon's first lens with a unique Defocus Smoothing coating.
ARTICLE
Circle of Life: life's milestones through one lens
Lieve Blancquaert reveals how she documented birth, marriage and death around the world with just one lens, the Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM.
ARTICLE
Create amazing landscapes with telephoto lenses
Three landscape specialists share why they ditched the wide-angle to shoot landscapes with telephoto lenses for unique images.
ARTICLE
Photographing rowers with Canon trinity RF lenses
Photographer Matthew Joseph on using Canon's f/2.8 trinity RF lenses, covering ultra-wide, standard and telephoto zoom ranges, to shoot action.
ARTICLE
Is it just luck? Tom Jenkins on 'the money shot'
British sports photographer Tom Jenkins on how lightweight lens technology is helping him make the winning shots.
ARTICLE
What's in an action sports photographer's kitbag?
From lenses to lighting, action sports photographer Jaime de Diego explains what kit he uses to create atmospheric shots.
ARTICLE
Alessandro Trovati's essential lens for sports
Find out why sports photographer Alessandro Trovati shoots with just one light, versatile zoom: a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM.
ARTICLE
Shooting kites on the coast with Canon RF zoom lenses
Canon Ambassador Ulla Lohmann used the Canon RF 15-35mm F2.8L IS USM and Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8L IS USM lenses to capture the action of a colourful kite festival.
ARTICLE
Wild at heart: what to look for in a telephoto lens
Wildlife photographer Marina Cano shares her top five tips for choosing a pro telephoto lens.
ARTICLE
The story behind how this rugby triumph was shot
Getty Images sports photographer Mark Kolbe reveals the story behind this rain-soaked shot, taken with an L-series prime lens.
ARTICLE
3 wedding photography lenses for beautiful bokeh
Pro Marina Karpiy tells us why her favoured pieces of wedding photography equipment are Canon L-series prime lenses, not zooms.
ARTICLE
3 eye-catching ways to use Canon tilt-shift lenses
Tilt-shift lenses aren't just for architecture or portraits. Three photographers reveal how they use them in creative ways in other genres.
ARTICLE
Behind the RF 85mm F1.2L USM: the developers tell all
The top 10 things you need to know about the Canon RF 85mm F1.2L USM lens.
ARTICLE
Bridal portraits with the RF 85mm F1.2L USM lens
Wedding photographer and Canon Ambassador Félicia Sisco talks about shooting editorial-style bridal portraits with the RF 85mm F1.2L USM lens.
ARTICLE
Crafting Canon lenses – 10 things you need to know
Go behind the scenes at Canon's Utsunomiya lens factory to see the engineering feats, innovation and craftsmanship that make L-series lenses so impressive.
ARTICLE
The Canon L-series lens story
From the first Canon lens to use fluorite in 1969 to the latest developments in lens technology, discover the fascinating history of the L-series lens family.
ARTICLE
Canon unveils six exciting new RF lenses for 2019
Six new lenses using the revolutionary RF lens mount will expand the shooting options available to Canon EOS R and Canon EOS RP users.
ARTICLE
Christian Ziegler: the lens I couldn't work without
The wildlife photographer reveals how the super-telephoto L-series Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens has proved indispensable.
ARTICLE
Bird photography with Canon's EF 600mm f/4L IS III USM
Bird photographer Markus Varesvuo shares tips and talks about photographing the white-tailed eagle in action.
ARTICLE
The spectacular images that L-series lenses have helped capture
Canon Ambassadors share some of their favourite shots taken with L-series lenses – and the stories behind them.
ARTICLE
Photographing wrestlers with L-series lenses
James Musselwhite shares how Canon L-series lenses helped him deliver sharp, rich-coloured images for his Portrait of a Wrestler project.
ARTICLE
Seeing is believing with the EOS R System
Building on over three decades of EOS innovation, discover how Canon engineers have unlocked new levels of optical excellence with the EOS R System.
ARTICLE
Javier Cortés: the lens I couldn’t work without
The Canon Ambassador talks about his long-lasting love affair with his Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM lens.
ARTICLE
Magnus Wennman’s tilt-shift lens portraits
The Swedish photojournalist and Canon Ambassador’s emotive portraits of displaced children were achieved with a Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 lens.
ARTICLE
Wildlife photography with a Canon macro lens
Biologist and photographer Christian Ziegler explains how he photographs amazing rainforest wildlife with a macro lens.
ARTICLE
In conversation with ocean and wildlife photographer Audun Rikardsen
The scientist, wildlife photographer and Canon Ambassador tells us how he takes his incredible ocean and mountain shots of Nordic wildlife.
ARTICLE
How Audun Rikardsen gets his split-level ocean shots
The Canon Ambassador explains his technique, and recounts how he got his award-winning photograph of Buddy the walrus.
ARTICLE
Directing the elements: Audun Rikardsen's killer (whale) shot
The scientist and photographer needed the sun, waves and a killer whale to come together in just the right way for his underwater photograph.
ARTICLE
The experts behind the EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM lens reveal all
The developers of the EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM break down the work that went into creating the lens.
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Read the articleHow Canon L-series lenses help you realise your creative vision
The top 10 facts about Canon L-series lenses from inside the Utsunomiya lens factory, an in-depth look at how the lenses perform when pushed to the extreme, and a gallery of images from our Ambassadors, showcasing how these professional lenses can help you realise your creative vision.
28 Feb 2019
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