Canon: EF filters = EF-S filters?

Are filters for Canon EF series lens compatible with digital rebel's (EOS
300D's) EF-S lens?

thanks!

 

Anything that will screw on the lens thread will work..

The EF-S lens has a 58mm thread..

 

There is no such thing as Canon EF filter only .. there is only lens filter.
And lens filter works universally.

=bob=

 

But didn't I read somewhere that when the lens that comes with the Rebel
focuses the whole front ring rotates, thus messing up your polariser
setting?
Alan.

 

Yes, the EF-S 18-55mm kit lens front barrel does rotate when it focuses
as do many other lenses. The simple solution when using a polarizer is to
pre-focus & them rotate the polarizer for proper effect.

You can let the camera do this with the AF via 1/2 press shutter then
rotated the filter if needed or use AF to pre-focus then turn off AF on the
lens & adjust the filter or lastly, leave the lens AF switch off & focus
manually & adjust the filter.

Life is full of choices & you must pick what works best for you. Most
more expensive lenses have non rotating filter threads but even with those
you may still need to readjust the polarizer filter if your subject moves
laterally. If you subject only moves closer or further away than you
probably won't need to re-adjust the polarizer.

In the case of the kit lens or any lens that the filter threads rotate
with focus or zooming, get used to focus & adjust the polarizer & snap the
picture. It's a good habit to get into anyway, especially if you have
lenses of both types.


Hope my 2 cents helped.

Respectfully, DHB

 

Any 58mm filter will fit it. Many of the lenses in the Canon line use this
size, but far from all.

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This is true of many of the lower priced EF lenses.

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So does the the Canon EF 75-300mm lens. And any other non-IF
(Internal Focusing) lens.

 

This was puzzling me for a while,
the (auto)focus on the 300D (which I have) is quite
sensitive. I.e. if I have it in auto focus and then even touch
the outer ring it moves slightly, but enough to get the picture
out of focus... what to do? and is it normal?

Thanks.
Igor

 

A few users had strange autofocus problems, and then they noticed that the
problems went away when the UV filter was removed. It turned out that a few UV
filters had been manufactured with the glass not absolutely perpendicular to
the axis of the lens. I suppose that is the mark of a cheap or defective
filter.

---Bob Gross---

 

I am not using any extra filters, it's just the lens from the
Digital Rebel Kit

 

The 50mm f/1.4 is not internally-focusing, but the front element does not
rotate, it merely moves backwards and forwards.

 

Ditto the 50/1.8 and the 35/2 and I assume several of the wide-angle
primes.

I was at Croft circuit shooting a GT race and there was this guy to my
left using a lens with a front element that rotated when focusing, and
he had attached this big Cokin filter setup to it. It looked really
funny, all that construction on the front spinning every time he took
a shot.

Unfortunately I was unable to feel smug about the IF on my 70-210
because the chap on my right had a 100-400 L. Mmm, nice.

- Len

 

on a completely different note, i read in a lens FAQ somewhere "EF-S 18-55m
USM". are they really USM or the FAQ was wrong?

 

No, the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 is not a USM lens but don't take my
word of it, visit Canon's site:

http://www.usa.canon.com/eflenses/

That said, it's a good lens for the money & will likely meet most
people's basic needs. Also it has a wide enough zoom range to illustrate to
most people that are new to SLR / DSLRs which direction to look for their
next lens. Some may want more of a wide angle or telephoto, if you find
yourself taking most of your pictures on 1 end or the other on this lens,
then you know where your next lens acquisition will be. Just keep in mind
that on the Digital Rebel/300D the kit lens acts more like a 28.8-88mm lens
due to the 1.6x FOV crop factor. This 1.6x FOV crop factor will apply to
"any" lens used on the Digital Rebel/300D or 10D due to their smaller sensor
size.

Best of luck.

Respectfully, DHB

 

Hi

The 300D / Rebel is known as Kiss Digital in Japan and does indeed ship with
a USM lens.

It's only micro USM though so not that exciting...

Steve

 

Just to clarify, the Japanese version of the lens has a USM, while the
US version has a Micro Motor (not to be confused with the Micro USM).
The Micro Motor seems to be Canon's cheapest AF motor type, so I'm
sure they put it in the US lens to get the kit down to the magic $1000
price point... I believe Japan is the *only* market that gets the USM,
but I'm not sure.

Jeff

 

Indeed, but there are several types of USM as well. The Japanese kit lens
has Micro USM - which is simply a USM motor in place of the Micro Motor in
the lens for other markets.

It is still driven with cogs and a mechanical linkage and therefore doesn't
offer any of the real advantages of USM such as full time manual focussing.

Steve