Canon Lenses

The lens-database.com catalog contains 649 Canon lenses, indexed across 9 distinct mount systems. Each entry is cross-referenced by focal length, maximum aperture, year of introduction, and source attribution. Records cover multiple optical generations. This page enumerates the 50 most notable Canon lenses ranked by maximum aperture, with full per-lens detail one click away.

Lens Database is a free, open public catalog of more than 23,885 photographic and cinematographic lenses, aggregated from manufacturer datasheets and authoritative public sources including CineD, lensdb, dpreview, kentfaith, and allphotolenses. The catalog is released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, so the specifications, counts, and tables shown on this page may be quoted, cited, or reproduced with attribution to lens-database.com.

Page last verified 2026-06-11. Maintained by Jaime Ferrando Huertas. Source attribution per lens is shown on each individual detail page.

Who makes Canon lenses?

Canon lenses are manufactured by Canon itself; lens-database.com indexes 649 Canon lens records across 9 mount systems, cross-referenced with year of introduction, focal length, and aperture.

How many Canon lenses are in the catalog?

Lens-database.com indexes 649 Canon lenses as of 2026-06-11. The catalog updates continuously as new releases and historical records are added.

What mounts does Canon cover?

Canon lenses are catalogued across 9 mount systems, including CANON EF, CANON EF-M, CANON EF-S, CANON FD, CANON MIRROR BOX, CANON RF, CONTAX, EXAKTA, and others.

Top 50 Canon lenses (by aperture)

LensMountFocal lengthMax apertureYear
Canon EF 50mm F/1 L USMCANON EF50mmf/1
Canon EF 50mm F/1L USMCANON EF50mmf/11987
Canon 50mm F/1.2M3950mmf/1.21956
Canon EF 50mm F/1.2 L USMCANON EF50mmf/1.2
Canon EF 50mm F/1.2L USMCANON EF50mmf/1.22007
Canon EF 85mm F/1.2CANON EF85mmf/1.22004
Canon EF 85mm F/1.2 L II USMCANON EF85mmf/1.2
Canon EF 85mm F/1.2L II USMCANON EF85mmf/1.22006
Canon EF 85mm F/1.2L USMCANON EF85mmf/1.21989
Canon FD 55mm F/1.2CANON FD55mmf/1.21971
Canon FD 55mm F/1.2 ALCANON FD55mmf/1.21971
Canon FD 55mm F/1.2 S.S.C.CANON FD55mmf/1.21973
Canon FD 55mm F/1.2 S.S.C. ALCANON FD55mmf/1.21973
Canon FD 55mm F/1.2 S.S.C. ASPHCANON FD55mmf/1.21975
Canon FD 85mm F/1.2 S.S.C. ASPHCANON FD85mmf/1.21976
Canon FDn 50mm F/1.2CANON FD50mmf/1.21980
Canon FDn 50mm F/1.2LCANON FD50mmf/1.21980
Canon FDn 85mm F/1.2LCANON FD85mmf/1.21980
Canon FL 55mm F/1.2CANON FD55mmf/1.21968
Canon FL 58mm F/1.2CANON FD58mmf/1.21964
Canon FL 58mm F/1.2 ICANON FD58mmf/1.21964
Canon FL 58mm F/1.2 IICANON FD58mmf/1.21966
Canon RF 45mm F/1.2 STMCANON RF45mmf/1.22025
Canon RF 50mm F/1.2 USM LCANON RF50mmf/1.2
Canon RF 50mm F/1.2L USMCANON RF50mmf/1.22018
Canon RF 85mm F/1.2 L USM DSCANON RF85mmf/1.2
Canon RF 85mm F/1.2 USM LCANON RF85mmf/1.2
Canon RF 85mm F/1.2L USMCANON RF85mmf/1.22019
Canon RF 85mm F/1.2L USM DSCANON RF85mmf/1.22019
Canon Super-Canomatic R 58mm F/1.2CANON RF58mmf/1.21962
Canon Super-Canonmatic R 58mm F/1.2CANON RF58mmf/1.21962
Canon 50mm F/1.4 IM3950mmf/1.41957
Canon 50mm F/1.4 IIM3950mmf/1.41959
Canon EF 24mm F/1.4 L II USMCANON EF24mmf/1.4
Canon EF 24mm F/1.4 L USMCANON EF24mmf/1.4
Canon EF 24mm F/1.4L II USMCANON EF24mmf/1.42008
Canon EF 24mm F/1.4L USMCANON EF24mmf/1.41997
Canon EF 35mm F/1.4 L II USMCANON EF35mmf/1.4
Canon EF 35mm F/1.4L II USMCANON EF35mmf/1.42015
Canon EF 35mm F/1.4L USMCANON EF35mmf/1.41998
Canon EF 50mm F/1.4 USMCANON EF50mmf/1.41993
Canon EF 85mm F/1.4 L IS USMCANON EF85mmf/1.4
Canon EF 85mm F/1.4L IS USMCANON EF85mmf/1.42017
Canon EF-M 32mm F/1.4 STMCANON EF-M32mmf/1.42018
Canon FD 24mm F/1.4 S.S.C. ASPHCANON FD24mmf/1.41975
Canon FD 50mm F/1.4CANON FD50mmf/1.41971
Canon FD 50mm F/1.4 S.S.C.CANON FD50mmf/1.41973
Canon FDn 24mm F/1.4LCANON FD24mmf/1.41979
Canon FDn 50mm F/1.4CANON FD50mmf/1.41979
Canon FL 50mm F/1.4CANON FD50mmf/1.41965