Canon Releases Recommended Lenses List for EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R

Canon has officially launched its recommended lenses list for use with the ultra-high resolution EOS 5Ds and 5Ds R DSLR cameras.

The following lenses are recommended by Canon for getting the best from the EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R:

Zoom Lenses

• EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM
• EF 11-24mm f/4L USM
• EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM
• EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
• EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM
• EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
• EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
• EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM
• EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
• EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXTENDER 1.4x

Wide angle fixed focal lenses

• TS-E 17mm f/4L
• TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II
• EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM
• EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM
• EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM
• EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

Standard fixed focal length lenses

• EF 40mm f/2.8 STM
• EF 50mm f/1.2L USM
• EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
• EF 50mm f/1.8 II
• EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro

Telephoto fixed focal length lenses

• EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
• EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
• TS-E 90mm f/2.8
• EF 100mm f/2 USM
• EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
• EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
• EF 135mm f/2.0L USM
• EF 200mm f/2L IS USM
• EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM
• EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM
• EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM
• EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM
• EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM
• EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM
• EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM

Admittedly, there are a couple of things about the official list that leave us baffled. For one, why is the EF 70-200mm f/4L USM listed but not the newer EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM? The IS version of the lens is newer and produces just as good (if not slightly better) image quality.

For another, I can't understand why Canon would include the EF 50mm f/1.8 II (and to a lesser degree, the EF 50mm f/1.4 USM) in the recommended lenses list. I personally would not consider their wide-open image quality to be optimal for such a demanding sensor. [Sean]

Note: I changed "EF 200mm f/2L II USM" to "EF 200mm f/2L IS USM" because, of course, there is no such lens (I did not notice the discrepancy when posting but linked to the correct lens). It is our belief that it's a simple typo – the second "I" should have been an "S." Below is a screenshot of the source document that also contained the error.