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What photography beginners need to know about the Canon camera lens names

When beginners in photography purchase their first camera and lens, they often go to forums to see other netizens' evaluations of the camera and lens. Photography enthusiasts from major camera manufacturers often give nicknames to cameras and lenses based on camera model, lens appearance, lens model, and so on. Camera nicknames in the mouths of photography enthusiasts, such as” Invincible Rabbit“ Camera nicknames such as'; Love the little white rabbit to death; What exactly is it referring to? Below we will introduce the product models corresponding to Canon cameras and lens nicknames.

1、 Camera nickname

Canon's once popular full frame DSLR, known to photography enthusiasts as; Invincible Rabbit“ , which is a homophone of the camera model 5D MARK II.

2、 Camera nickname

1、 Big Three Yuan

Refers to the following lens:

Wide angle zoom lens: EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM.

Standard zoom lens: EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM.

Telephoto zoom lens: EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM.

2、 Small Three Yuan

Refers to the following lens:

Wide angle zoom lens: EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM.

Standard zoom lens: EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM or EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM.

Telephoto zoom lens: EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II USM.

3、 Red circle lens/Bull head

It refers to the lens model with an L, which is called "L" because there is a red circle around the barrel; Red circle lens;. L stands for Luxury, indicating that this lens belongs to the high-end category. Most EF mount full frame DSLR lenses are red circle lenses.

4、 Dog head

In the early stages of optical products, some entry-level lenses had severe distortion and poor manufacturing processes. Some exaggerated claims claimed that they could turn a person's head into a dog's head, which led to the emergence of the concept of "; Doghead” The statement of the camera. Nowadays, it generally refers to cheap entry-level low-end lenses with relatively poor imaging. These lenses have certain differences in parameters such as sharpness, distortion, and dispersion compared to red circle lenses.

5、 Donkey Head

Refers to tourism specific lenses, generally referring to“ One Mirror Walks the World; The camera. Such as the cutoff lens EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, and full frame lens EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM.

6、 Da Bai

Refers to the Canon telephoto zoom lens EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM, the latest model is“ Big White Rabbit” EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM。

7、 Fat White

Refers to the Canon telephoto zoom lens EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM.

8、 Air cutting machine

Refers to Canon telephoto zoom lens EF 200mm f/2L IS USM. The powerful blurring ability brought by a large aperture can easily remove portraits from the background, as if they were pasted onto blurred color blocks through cutting, hence it is called an air cutting machine.

9、 Love the little white rabbit to death

“ Love to death; It's a homophone of IS,“ Little White” Because the appearance of the lens is mostly white; Rabbit” It's a homophone of II/two. Refers to the Canon telephoto zoom lens EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM. The third-generation product EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM has now been released.

10、 Little White

Canon telephoto zoom lens EF 70-200mm f/2.8L, without image stabilization. The nicknames for the telephoto zoom lenses below are all from“ Little White” Evolved from it. Nickname with“ Little White” The lens has a constant aperture of 2.8 and is equipped with a“ Little White” The lens has a constant aperture of 4.

Love Death Little White: EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM.

Xiaoxiaobai: EF 70-200mm f/4L USM.

Love Little White: EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM, now the second generation product EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II USM has been released.

11、 Beauty's Head

Refers to the Canon telephoto lens EF 135mm f/2L USM, which is very suitable for shooting portraits and has a good blurring effect, hence the name 'rdquo'; Beauty's head;.

12、 Baiwei

Refers to the Canon macro lens EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro, also known as the new Baiwei to distinguish it from the old Baiwei. Laobaiwei EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro is not an L-shaped head and does not have anti shake function.

13、 Big eyes

Refers to the Canon mid-range fixed focus lens EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM. This lens has a large aperture and is the camera's eye, hence it is called 'rdquo'; Big eyes;.

14、 Small spittoon

It refers to the Canon standard fixed focus lens EF 50mm f/1.8 STM, which looks like a spittoon, hence the name.

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