are canon lenses better than sony?
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Because Sony has a shorter history of interchangeable lens cameras, the brand has fewer lenses to choose from — but it still has quite a few. ... Canon may not yet have many native lenses for its mirrorless systems, but its DSLR lenses are easily adapted to both M and R cameras without sacrificing performance or quality.
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The 55-250 IS is excellent value for money and a far superior buy than any 75-300 zoom. I have one and it compares quite well with far more expensive lenses. The 70-300 IS is potentially a better choice mainly for its longer reach but it costs much more and is bigger and heavier.
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When it comes to the younger mirrorless systems, both Canon and Nikon have a lot of catching up to do. Canon started out on the high end with some very good — but very big and expensive — lenses, whereas Nikon started with more compact and relatively affordable options.
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Sigma's new Art series lenses are worth buying over nikon because they give you better detail, colors and more crisp image quality than Nikon. Moreover, Sigma lenses are cheaper as compared to nikon or canon lenses. ... Even the auto focus in Sigma(A) is faster than Nikon's.
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Both Sony and Nikon make excellent cameras. ... Nikon has the better selection of DSLRs, while Sony has more mirrorless cameras to choose from. Nikon's low light autofocus performance on high-end models like the D850 is stellar, while Sony owns the title for the fastest pro-level camera with the 20-fps A9.
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It depends on what camera you have and what you're using it for. For regular still photos there's not a huge advantage to STM lenses. If you do video and often are in live-view mode then STM lenses can give you an advantage if your camera supports it. 7D mark II, 70D, 750D, 700D.
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Caleb points out several advantages of cine lenses when it comes to focusing. First, they are way more precise and smoother than still lenses for pulling focus. They also have a larger focus throw – with cine lenses you get 200 to 300 degrees of rotation. ... This makes changing the lenses much easier and faster.
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The results for both the Tamron and Sigma models are very similar, with the Sigma only very slightly better than the Tamron over the entire focal range. Of greater note is that both lenses are exceptionally good when compared to the Nikon 17-55mm and the Canon 17-55mm f/2.8, which are twice as expensive!
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Even when you add a Nikon 1.4X teleconverter to match the Canon lens' built-in 1.4X, the Nikon lens is still at least $4500 less expensive. Optical quality will be similar. Canon lenses aren't necessarily 'better'. ... So Nikon lenses aren't always more costly than their Canon counterparts.
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Sony “DT” A-mount lenses can only be used with cropped sensor Sony cameras. E-mount - developed by Sony and introduced in 2010 with the NEX branding. ... The FE E-mount lenses are designed for full frame mirrorless Sony cameras and if used on cropped sensor cameras will have the field of view of longer focal length lenses.
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Some “pro” lenses with a maximum aperture of f/2.8 or faster are weather sealed, but it's really a case-by-case basis. ... A handful of Sony lenses are listed as being dust- and moisture-resistant, mostly of the FE (full frame) variety.
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The Leica is usually superior, or at least as good, as the best from Nikon and Canon at the same price. When you also consider that the Leica weighs only a fraction as much as either camera or lens, it's a no-brainer to see which is the best for outdoor photography.
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This Canon 55-250mm IS STM is an inexpensive, lightweight, fast and silent focusing lens that is also very sharp. ... All these Canon 55-250mm lenses super sharp, focus very close, have a perfect telephoto zoom range, has Image Stabilization for sharp hand-held photos in dim light, and are small, light and inexpensive.
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Sigma offers high quality lenses that offer some sizes of lenses not available from Canon. ... These lenses are compatible with a Canon SLR mount and fit most Canon SLRs and DSLRs.
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Sony uses two mounts for its interchangeable-lens cameras: the A-Mount and the E-Mount. A-Mount lenses are used on traditional DSLRs with mirrors, while mirrorless cameras use E-Mounts. ... The gold-standard lens for any camera, however, is the venerable, versatile 24-70mm f/2.8.
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This Canon 55-250mm IS II is one of Canon's most popular lenses because it's super sharp, focuses very close, has a perfect telephoto zoom range, has Image Stabilization for sharp hand-held photos in dim light, and is small, light and inexpensive.
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Cinema lenses have just a very slight optical advantage over photography, but mainly have mechanical advantages. No Breathing, color matching, no vignetting, long focus throws, well laid out witness marks, t-stops, etc... all of those things mean much more on a moving image upon the big screen, than a photograph.