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671:. Digital Photography Review
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929:EF 100–400mm
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1258:Extender EF
924:EF 75–300mm
919:EF 70–300mm
914:EF 70–200mm
898:EF 28–300mm
893:EF 28–135mm
888:EF 24–105mm
385:Horizontal
112:4–5.6 IS II
35:zoom lenses
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1324:EF 35–80mm
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1304:EF 28–90mm
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1274:EF 17–35mm
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862:EF 16–35mm
857:EF 11–24mm
626:Canon Inc.
605:Canon Inc.
584:Canon Inc.
563:Canon Inc.
549:References
517: Yes
493:July 2011
471:Lens hood
463:Lens case
319:(max/min)
307:55–250mm (
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182: Yes
64:macro lens
1415:TS-E 45mm
1410:EF 1200mm
1242:EF-M 32mm
1232:EF-M 22mm
1189:EF-M zoom
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1107:TS-E 50mm
1102:TS-E 45mm
1097:TS-E 24mm
1092:TS-E 17mm
965:EF-S 24mm
794:EF-S zoom
675:23 August
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542:$ 399.99
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328:4–5.6 /
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1400:EF 40mm
1007:EF 85mm
991:EF 50mm
975:EF 35mm
970:EF 28mm
960:EF 24mm
955:EF 20mm
950:EF 14mm
719:Reviews
701:9 April
466:LP1019
436:Length
417:Weight
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474:ET-60
448:Filter
380:0.29x
377:0.31x
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1127:Macro
773:Canon
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453:58mm
351:# of
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