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by Cassie
(Sauk City, WI)
"We had a canon rebel t2i and upgraded to a t6. We plan to sell the t2i and a few of our lenses (we have 5.) I am having trouble with picking which 2 or 3 we should keep. We use it for portraits of our children, vacation photos and landscape photos. The lenses we have are: EFS 18-55MM, EF 75-300MM, EF 50mm, EFS 55-250MM, and EFS 10-18MM. Thanks!".
Hi Cassie,
Thanks so much for asking me for advice on which 2 lenses to keep for your new Canon t6. The Rebel t6's are quite a bargain now that they've been around for 4 years, having been announced in 2016.
When taking a quick glance at your existing collection of lenses for your t6, I'd say that keeping both the 55-250mm and the 75-300mm would not make sense. They are too close in what they provide you in terms of focal length. Secondly, because you are limiting yourself to just 2 lenses, I'd say the 50mm lens is a luxury you'll have to forgo as well.
The 18-55 is my least favorite of all the focal lengths that Canon zoom lenses come in, but it's the only lens you have that covers the moderate wide angle focal lengths. The 18-55 (only 3x) zoom is too pedestrian for me personally for a general purpose lens, but if you are only choosing 2 from the lenses you already have, it's the one must keep lens for your t6. It is good for photographing portraits of your grandchildren.
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by Jen
(New York)
Canon 28-70 F/2.8 Lens
"Hello. My kid is a street photographer and her birthday is in July. I want to know before a buy her a new lens that it’s compatible with the Canon Eos Rebel T6 she already owns. Do you know if this camera is compatible with the Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 / 28-70 2.8 USM Lens? Thank you."
Hi Jen,
Thanks for your questions about what lenses are compatible with your Canon T6 camera and happy birthday to your daughter.
The Canon T6 (and the other Rebel cameras) are what's called APS-C "crop" sensors, meaning their sensors are a "cropped" or smaller version of the full frame Canon DSLR cameras. That means that usually photographers will match them up with the smaller Canon EF-S lenses, but you don't have to.
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What are the best lenses for an amateur? Would an 85 mm 1.8 work on this (Rebel t6) camera?
Thanks for asking about the best lenses for you Canon t6. You can fit both EF and EF-S lenses on your Canon t6. The 85mm f/1.8 is an EF lens and an excellent lens for the money. It's great for shooting portraits and it was the lens I first used as a beginning Canon shooter in my portrait business many years ago.
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