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1146:EF 200–400mm
1141:EF 100–400mm
1038:EF-S 18–55mm
1033:EF-S 17–85mm
1028:EF-S 17–55mm
1023:EF-S 15–85mm
1018:EF-S 10–22mm
1013:EF-S 10–18mm
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382:Introduction
252:Construction
196:1200 mm
193:Focal length
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41:Please help
36:verification
33:
1581:EF 90–300mm
1576:EF 80–200mm
1571:EF 70–210mm
1566:EF 55–200mm
1561:EF 50–200mm
1551:EF 35–350mm
1546:EF 35–135mm
1541:EF 35–105mm
1526:EF 28–200mm
1521:EF 28–105mm
1470:Extender EF
1136:EF 75–300mm
1131:EF 70–300mm
1126:EF 70–200mm
1110:EF 28–300mm
1105:EF 28–135mm
1100:EF 24–105mm
822:. PetaPixel
780:23 December
723:18 February
488:Los Angeles
431:It uses an
420:is a super-
390:Retail info
325:Accessories
293:Max. length
280:Application
182:Focus drive
1642:Categories
1556:EF 38–76mm
1536:EF 35–80mm
1531:EF 35–70mm
1516:EF 28–90mm
1511:EF 28–80mm
1506:EF 28–70mm
1501:EF 24–85mm
1496:EF 22–55mm
1491:EF 20–35mm
1486:EF 17–35mm
1437:EF-M prime
1329:TS-E 135mm
1296:Tilt-shift
1095:EF 24–70mm
1079:EF 17–40mm
1074:EF 16–35mm
1069:EF 11–24mm
851:2021-10-02
803:August 17,
624:References
429:Canon Inc.
425:prime lens
353:Horizontal
99:March 2012
69:newspapers
1627:TS-E 45mm
1622:EF 1200mm
1454:EF-M 32mm
1444:EF-M 22mm
1401:EF-M zoom
1324:TS-E 90mm
1319:TS-E 50mm
1314:TS-E 45mm
1309:TS-E 24mm
1304:TS-E 17mm
1177:EF-S 24mm
1006:EF-S zoom
613:included.
512:Photokina
437:Canon EOS
422:telephoto
418:5.6 L USM
402: USD
385:July 1993
341:Exclusive
330:Lens hood
242:Diaphragm
204:(max/min)
1270:EF 800mm
1265:EF 600mm
1260:EF 500mm
1255:EF 400mm
1250:EF 300mm
1234:EF 200mm
1229:EF 135mm
1224:EF 100mm
915:Archived
895:5.6L USM
753:June 17,
640:Archived
546:focusing
542:fluorite
527:aperture
523:infrared
433:EF mount
400:$ 89,579
369:Diagonal
361:Vertical
333:Built-In
301:Diameter
288:Physical
275: No
260:Features
202:Aperture
1612:EF 40mm
1219:EF 85mm
1203:EF 50mm
1187:EF 35mm
1182:EF 28mm
1172:EF 24mm
1167:EF 20mm
1162:EF 14mm
826:May 12,
696:July 3,
445:digital
377:History
83:scholar
999:lenses
581:Oakley
562:tripod
519:damped
309:Weight
244:blades
236:1:11.1
213:5.6 -
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1339:Macro
985:Canon
500:Nikon
372:2°05'
364:1°10'
356:1°45'
175:Prime
160:Canon
156:Maker
90:JSTOR
76:books
996:EF-M
992:EF-S
828:2015
805:2014
782:2012
755:2012
725:2013
698:2011
664:2015
583:and
453:450D
409:The
396:MSRP
338:Case
171:Type
62:news
611:VAT
550:USM
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451:or
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