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Click through for most recentRecommended Canon body

As of 2011, my preferred Canon body is the 1D Mark IV, but the 2012 1D X would be bar far my first choice.

Canon 1D X CLICK!
18-megapixel full-frame ultra low noise 14-bit sensor. Canon’s best. Coming in April, 2012 for REVIEW.
Canon 7D $1,599
18-megapixel EF-S sensor, 3.0" LCD, dust and weather resistant, video.
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV $4,999
Outstanding image quality, low noise, pro build quality, 1.3X crop.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II $2,399
Workhorse camera prized by many for video.

EF Lenses

Canon lenses are excellent, though I generally shoot Zeiss ZE primes for most of my work.

Canon 14mm f/2.8L II USM $2,081
Ultra-wide rectilinear lens. Excellent.
Canon 24mm f/1.4L II USM $1,541
Outstanding fast wide angle, but beware of field curvature— see review in DAP.
Canon 35mm f/1.4L USM $1,305
Canon’s premiere 35mm lens.
Canon 50mm f/1.2L II USM $1,418
Ultra fast “normal” lens— see notes in DAP about focus shift.
Canon 50mm f/1.4 USM $379
Canon’s standard 50mm lens, solid performer.
Canon 85mm f/1.2L II USM $1,939
Ultra fast portrait lens— a must-have for Canon.
Canon 85mm f/1.8 USM $398
A very sharp, compact and inexpensive 85mm. Highly recommended.
Canon 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM $926
Canon’s top-flight macro lens.
Canon 200m f/2L IS USM $5,699
Outstanding fast 200mm.
Canon 300mm f/4L IS USM $1,286
Image stabilized reasonable-size 300mm.
Canon Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter) $474
Superior performance to prior versions.
Canon Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter) $474
Superior performance to prior versions.
Canon 8-15mm f/4L fisheye zoom lens $1,325
Exotic fisheye zoom— see review in DAP.
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II zoom lens $1,504
Canon’s best ultra wide-angle zoom.
Canon 17-40mm f/4L zoom lens $737
Ultra wide-angle zoom.
Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS zoom lens $1,049
Image stabilized wide range walk-around zoom.
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II zoom lens $2,299
Canon’s redesigned mid-range zoom.
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L zoom lens $1,269
Canon’s best mid-range zoom.
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L II IS zoom lens $2,174
Image stabilized. Canon’s premiere 70-200. Outstanding. See review in DAP.
Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS zoom lens $1,181
Image stabilized.
Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM zoom lens $1,504
Image stabilized wide super-tel zoom.
Canon 70-200mm f/4L zoom lens $674
The non-image stabilized version.

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Zeiss ZE lenses for Canon EF Mount

All these lenses are examined in detail in the Guide to Zeiss ZF/ZE Lenses. Excellent choice for video work.

Zeiss CZ T* Circular Polarizing filters SEARCH
For Zeiss lenses (or any brand). Circular polarizer works on all cameras.
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For Zeiss lenses (or any brand).
Zeiss 18mm f/3.5 Distagon T* ZE lens $1,395
Ultra wide (!), most users should prefer the better corrected the 21mm Distagon first.
Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon T* ZE lens $1,843
Brilliant performer even wide open. Exceptional level of correction. No better lens in this focal length.
Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon T* ZE Lens SEARCH
Outstanding new design.
Zeiss 28mm f/2.0 Distagon T* ZE lens $1,283
Brilliant moderate wide! Moderate field curvature, but best of the 28mm f/2 lenses.
Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon T* ZE lens $1,843
Outstanding bokeh, truly world class in all respects. Highly recommended, but big and heavy.
Zeiss 35mm f/2 Distagon T* ZE lens $1,117
Wonderful lens, great all-around choice, and much smaller and lighter than the 35/1.4.
Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 Planar T* ZE lens $725
Very compact, brilliant images, some distortion, very active bokeh at f/1.4.
Zeiss 50mm f/2.0 Makro-Planar T* ZE lens $1,283
Versatile normal lens with lovely bokeh. Some field curvature at edges/corners.
Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 Planar T* ZE lens $1,283
Classic portrait lens with almost an embossed look when shot wide open. Not corrected for close focusing, classic look for portraits.
Zeiss 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar T* ZE lens $1,843
A reference lens against which few lenses compare.
Zeiss Zeiss ZE SLR 5-Lens BUNDLE $6,063
Five fast Zeiss primes for Canon with carrying case at signficant cost savings: 21/28/35/50/85

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Schneider Schneider Tilt/shift lenses for Canon SEARCH
See Schneider lens review in DAP.