Which is the best EOS System for me?

Which is the best EOS System for me?

Each interchangeable lens DSLR within the EOS range offers a range of features and benefits designed to help you get more from your photography or filmmaking.

The EOS philosophy

The EOS family is designed to help you shoot the very best photos and movies. Each system offers distinct technological and design differences, with camera bodies available in DSLR and mirrorless options and with APS-C or full-frame sensors. Whether you are just starting out and need a camera that can help you take the next step on your creative journey, or an experienced professional looking for a versatile tool designed to perform in every situation, EOS cameras offer you the perfect routes to greater creativity.

Which EOS System Should You Choose?

Which EOS System Should You Choose?

Professional Photographer Richard Walch takes you through the different range of EOS systems to help you decide which interchangeable lens camera to choose.

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Small but powerful: the EOS M range

Designed to be small and light, the EOS M range offers DSLR quality with a range of interchangeable EF-M lenses. These cameras are great for capturing everyday moments with outstanding creativity.

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Small but powerful: the EOS M range

Versatility for all: APS-C EOS DSLRs

APS-C DSLRs offer a traditional shooting experience with a bigger body, interchangeable lenses and an optical viewfinder so you can see exactly what you shoot, directly through the lens.

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Versatility for all: APS-C EOS DSLRs

A new era of EOS: the EOS R advantage

This full-frame mirrorless camera system is built around the pioneering EOS R lens mount, which enables faster focusing speeds, better image quality and brighter lenses. It integrates with existing EOS Systems too.

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A new era of EOS: the EOS R advantage

Ultimate creativity: the Full-Frame EOS DSLR

For traditional and durable handling plus an optical viewfinder for seeing through the lens, the EOS DSLR range features some of Canon’s most powerful cameras for advanced enthusiasts and professionals.

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Ultimate creativity: the Full-Frame EOS DSLR

The Canon lens range

Canon lens range offers you a wide choice and can be used by both APS-C and full-frame cameras. From specialist primes to all-purpose zooms, they enable you to explore many creative angles and viewpoints.

RF lenses          EF L-Series          EF-S          EF-M

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The Canon lens range

How the EOS family works together

The family of EOS DSLRs and EF and EF-S lenses are designed with compatibility in mind, so users can upgrade to a new EOS camera with confidence, knowing that their existing lenses will still fit and work as they should.

EOS R System lens compatibility

As well as its own lenses, the full-frame EOS R System can use EF and EF-S lenses via a choice of lens mount adapters.

  • EOS R cameras are compatible with all RF Lenses
  • EOS R cameras are compatible with all EF Lenses with an adapter
  • EOS R cameras are compatible with all EF-S Lenses with an adapter

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EOS R System lens compatibility

Full-Frame EOS DSLR compatibility

Canon full-frame DSLR cameras accepts full-frame EF lenses. These range from ultra-wide angle to super-telephoto, plus optics with tilt-shift perspective control and extremely wide apertures.

  • EOS Full-Frame DSLR are compatible with all EF Lenses

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Full-Frame EOS DSLR compatibility

EOS APS-C compatibility

DSLRs built around the standard sized APS-C sensor can use both EF-S and full-frame EF optics – giving photographers a huge choice. When using EF lenses, they give a more telephoto crop compared with the same lens on a full-frame EOS making them particularly suitable for sports and wildlife photography.

  • EOS APS-C DSLR cameras are compatible with all EF Lenses
  • EOS APS-C DSLR cameras are compatible with all EF-S Lenses

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EOS APS-C compatibility

EOS M compatibility

Canon mirrorless APS-C cameras have their own range of compact and portable EF-M lenses, but they can also use EF and EF-S lenses via a lens mount adapter. This gives photographers who’ve already invested elsewhere in the EOS system the ability to own a compact mirrorless camera.

  • EOS M Mirrorless cameras are compatible with all EF-M Lenses
  • EOS M Mirrorless cameras are compatible with EF Lenses with an adapter
  • EOS M Mirrorless cameras are compatible with EF-S Lenses with an adapter

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EOS M compatibility

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