Canon Releases Recommended Lenses List for EOS 5DS & EOS 5DS R

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Canon has released their list of recommended lenses according to The-Digital-Picture.</p>
<p>Notable omissions from the list are the EF 35mm f/1.4L, EF 70-200mm f/4L IS, EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II, TS-E 45mm f/2.8 and EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS. Oddly enough, all of these lenses are on the “to-be-replaced” soon list (“soon” is always a relative term with lenses).</p>
<p>A couple of other oddities are the EF 50mm f/1.8 II appearing on the list and not the brand new EF 50mm f/1.8 STM, as well as the EF 50mm f/1.4 making an appearance.</p>
<p><strong>Zoom Lenses</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM</li>
<li>EF 11-24mm f/4L USM</li>
<li>EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM</li>
<li>EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM</li>
<li>EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM</li>
<li>EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM</li>
<li>EF 70-200mm f/4L USM</li>
<li>EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM</li>
<li>EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM</li>
<li>EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXTENDER 1.4x</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Wide Angle Primes</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>TS-E 17mm f/4L</li>
<li>TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II</li>
<li>EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM</li>
<li>EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM</li>
<li>EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM</li>
<li>EF 35mm f/2 IS USM</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Standard Primes</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>EF 40mm f/2.8 STM</li>
<li>EF 50mm f/1.2L USM</li>
<li>EF 50mm f/1.4 USM</li>
<li>EF 50mm f/1.8 II</li>
<li>EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Telephoto Primes</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM</li>
<li>EF 85mm f/1.8 USM</li>
<li>TS-E 90mm f/2.8</li>
<li>EF 100mm f/2 USM</li>
<li>EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM</li>
<li>EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM</li>
<li>EF 135mm f/2.0L USM</li>
<li>EF 200mm f/2L II USM</li>
<li>EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM</li>
<li>EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM</li>
<li>EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM</li>
<li>EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM</li>
<li>EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM</li>
<li>EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM</li>
<li>EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM</li>
</ul>
 
Regarding 50mm: EF 50mm f/1.2L USM ... well they don't have much else what they could write ::) ::) ::) even when they presented the pre production 5DsR here they had the Zeiss Otus 55mm and said the 50mm f1,2 L may maybe better suite "another kind of picture style" ...

Also strange the 35mm f1,4 L is not included ... well maybe a hint production is already over and the new one is coming soon
 
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neuroanatomist said:
The exclusion of the 70-200mm f/4L IS is rather surprising.
Indeed. That is a very good lens, which should have been on the list, unless there´s som market tactics we don´t know. There were a few (to me) surprise entries as well, but there are a number of these newer primes I have never used, so I do not have a very qualified view.
 
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neuroanatomist said:
The exclusion of the 70-200mm f/4L IS is rather surprising.

True but also the 180mm Macro ... well maybe they have forgotten they still officially produce that lens however it is still maybe the sharpest in the center beside the Zeiss Otus 55mm and should take great advantage of the added resolution of the 50MP sensor
 
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The exclusion of the 70-200mm f/4L IS could be a typo like the existence of a EF 200mm f/2L II USM

It appears that the cut off for L lens marketed from 2010 and newer as stated by Mike Burnhill of Canon Europe CPS isnt that true.

Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM, Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM and Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM were marketed in 2008.

These are really old non-L lenses arrange from oldest to newest.

1987 EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro
1990 EF 50mm f/1.8 II
1991 EF 100mm f/2 USM
1991 TS-E 90mm f/2.8
1992 EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
1993 EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
2000 EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
 
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An ‘interesting’ list indeed. I do wonder as to the ‘why’ of such a list (is it specifically attempting to address an optimised set of lenses that can resolve the ‘most out of’ 50MP 35mm equivalent sensors”) Or another marketing approach – for the uber-wealthy to attempt to fill their ‘camera room’ with all lenses in that list?

Indeed – there are a number of unusual omissions (or, dare I say it – errors).
That the EF 70-200mm f/4L was included in the list, but not the sharper / better quality EF 70-200mm f/4L IS.
And the 50mm f/1.8 II rather than the 50mm f/1.8 STM (which I own!) How dare they?!

But seriously… I’m glad I own a few of the lenses on this list, including the lovely compact ‘travel telezoom’ 70-300mm IS USM and the trusty 100mm f/2.8 macro (non-IS) – which has great quality and value into a 100mm macro lens. 

Paul
 
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I visited a CPS 5Ds presentation event by Canon Germany several month ago, where they did unofficially present a similar but a bit shorter list. The list basically included most that's expensive and new. Not sure, but it feels as if they now added pieces like the 50/1.2 for marketing reasons and to show they have the whole lineup.

More surprisingly, what they also said is they definitely DON'T recommend the use of any extenders, not even the new ones. I asked and they told me that even the 1.4x extender of the 200-400/4 is not recommended for highest resolution and 5Ds use!

I guess depending on the visual subject, and the fact that stopped down at least the centre of most lenses will bring acceptable results among many other factors, i simply would use whatever is there and ignore the list. I tried the latest Tamron 28-300 superzoom on the 5DsR and it worked okay, with the more megapixels definitely being a help for image quality although the glass wasn't the best.

The Canon CPS guy in a personal conversation by the way admitted that the latest Otus and Sigma Art offerings are very well done and usable.
 
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I'm not even sure why this list even exists? Is it just trying to peddle lenses to "newbies" a bit like manufacturers putting down "recommended RAM" or "recommended memory cards" for things?

I have a few non-listed lenses that perform pretty well on my crop sensor with a similar pixel density (I get it that edge sharpness is another issue).
 
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dufflover said:
I'm not even sure why this list even exists? Is it just trying to peddle lenses to "newbies" a bit like manufacturers putting down "recommended RAM" or "recommended memory cards" for things?

I have a few non-listed lenses that perform pretty well on my crop sensor with a similar pixel density (I get it that edge sharpness is another issue).

Probably should only use Canon filters as well. ;)

I think the list is fairly arbitrary and is obviously not all lenses above a certain sharpness threshold. Just more typical marketing BS that comes out of certain type of meetings. I've seen plenty of engineers cringe when they see press releases, product announcements, or even spec sheets.
 
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