4 KEY Lenses to make the Canon Rebel T7 Camera Better!

The Canon EOS Rebel T7 is one of the best selling DSLR cameras that Canon has ever made. With the 18-55MM kit lens it can be had on the used market for around $300, or new for $399. After a brief overview of what the Canon Rebel T7 24MP DSLR Cam W 18-55MM Lens Kit can do, we also cover 4 additional lenses that will maximize shooting pleasure with the Rebel T7, which are below, and w/ affiliate links if you are interested in any. There are often used options on Amazon as well if you are looking to save a few $.
1.) The Canon 70-300mm USM telephoto lens for outdoor/nature
2.) The Canon 10-18MM STM wide angle lens for making larger than life pictures
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3.) The Canon 50mm STM lens for portrait, every day shooting
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4.) The Canon 85MM F1.8 Lens for creating excellent crisp bokeh filled shots
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The Canon T7 with the 18-55mm lens is a good overall camera, but adding any or all of the above lenses will create so many opportunities for incredible photos. If you're on a budget, pick the one that you think you'd use the most. I find that the 10-18mm and 85mm get the most use when I am out and about using the T7 for vlogging or every-day street photography. As a bonus, these lenses will work with any Canon EF-S Mount body like the T1i T2i T3i T4i T5i T6i T6 T7 T8 + many more.
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[@pricklypearcamera]

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[@Hyper_drive214]

That 70-300 I never thought I was gonna use until I tried it out one day and I have some crispy clean photos from it.

[@pricklypearcamera]

Nice!

[@SaitoGray]

Was my first real camera (still is my first, my new one is still in the mail). It was awesome for most of the time. The real downside is the autofocus, witch is okay, but can't rival with mirrorless on wildlife shoot. The performance in low light are bad too, but, that expected with cropped sensor. With a prime 50mm it's incredibly versatile. Won't ever regret buying it.

[@bittersweetfamily]

This is exactly what I been looking for. Thank you for the ideas on what lens I could use on my camera

[@pricklypearcamera]

Glad to hear it was a help! Thanks for watching!

[@JayWilsonOnly]

Thank you for this video. I just got my wife this camera because she's always wanted her own dslr. This video has eliminated the need to search for lenses that will work. Thank you!

[@angelruiz1410]

I like the review on this camera and the lenses. I was searching for a beginner camera even I saw a lot negative reviews I still bought it and after watching this review I know I can grow as a beginner photographer. Thank you,I know it was worth spending on this entry level camera👍

[@johnmcdevitt4750]

Beautiful video. Pleasant to watch and informative. Exactly what I was looking for.

[@maharbatc]

My friend, such a positive video, helpful, thanks for sharing your experiences, it made me take the decision to buy this one in a kit with the 75-300 lens ❤

[@JackWoernerJr.-gw8cv]

Great information for an older slr photographer -appreciate it!

[@PanhandleRunner]

A BIG 👍🏻 for this video. It’s a great help on T7 lens consideration, and well produced. I’ll be looking forward to more vids on the T7! Thanks.

[@pricklypearcamera]

Thanks! I will be posting another video on the t7 soon!

[@TheRobbieRay]

This was very useful and informative. Thanks!

[@torrencemcc]

Thanks for the tips!! This helps me a lot as a beginner.

[@pricklypearcamera]

Of course, glad to be of assistance!

[@crumhornplayer8381]

I got this camera as a Father's Day gift 5 years ago and I love it. I'm not a professional, I use this camera for enjoyment use and it's perfect for me. I got the camera that came with the 18-55mm kit lens, but also included the 75-300mm telephoto zoom lens. Over the years I've picked up the 50mm f1.8 (the "Nifty Fifty"), the 24mm f28 EFS lens, and the 85mm f1.8 lens. I've picked up different accessories along the way. If you're just getting started, this is an excellent entry level camera. I find the interface easy to learn, and frankly, I just have fun using it!

[@pricklypearcamera]

Very cool! I love the 85MM lens, just a joy to shoot with!

[@karim2k]

Talking about gear that camera is still a legend and I did see mates doing incredible shots with old Canon

[@user-iq3re5yv9n]

It's so amazing ❤❤❤

[@westernpan]

I have this camera and it’s been a great camera I have two of the four lens And they take fantastic photos

[@francescopierre-nina9515]

An eye opener and great tip. 👍🏽

[@pricklypearcamera]

Glad to have helped and thank you for watching!

[@niranjansalian6405]

Perfect review sir!

[@pricklypearcamera]

Thank you kindly!

[@valecaceresh]

Hey! Thank you so much x this video I bought a t7i a few months ago and I'm really impressed on how good it is for beginners! 😍 I wanted to ask you what would you think to use a Sigma Art 35mm f1.4 with this body? 😊 Thank you so much!

[@streetrunnerTV]

Thank you for this video

[@AmberHolven3]

I have 2 of these bodies, and I just really love using it. I shoot a lot of theater productions, and a light camera that isn't hard on your hands is really key. I use 2 because when you are shooting live theater, you have to be ready for tight and wide shots. it could be a little sharper, but it is a great camera. I use it for portrait shots as well, and the looks i get with my 35mm prime lens is just so good! I don't really use the 18-55mm that came with it though, it's definitely not my favorite!

[@pricklypearcamera]

That's awesome-glad to hear! Sounds like a great setup!

[@willemdebeer2507]

Nice job. I have all these except the 10-18. I have a sigma 17-50mm f2.8 instead, Yongnuo 35mm f2 and the Canon 55-250. On my 90D. But a really helpful review once again confirming I bought a good setup when I started, glad there are people like you who promote affordable stuff

[@pricklypearcamera]

Thank you! Sounds like you've got a very well rounded setup there! I didn't know prior to using the 10-18mm if I would use it much, but I actually used it quite often!

[@user-ki2by9fq4p]

amazing video, exactly what I needed to know! your channel is such a nice find. Thank you my friend, just followed

[@dubrodaddy4386]

Great video, keep it up! ❤

[@pricklypearcamera]

Thanks!

[@andestph]

Thank you, thank you, very helpful,

[@pricklypearcamera]

Glad to hear-thanks!

[@SteveC-pk4io]

I bought one and your video helped. how do we set apature and shutted speed and the ISO on this camera., Thanks again for the info

[@orrlander]

good video. very helpful.

[@Fifthimagez]

Great review!

[@pricklypearcamera]

Thanks!

[@sdevita5944]

I purchased the Canon EOS Rebel T7 (w/ the 18-55mm & 75 - 300mm kit lenses) in October 2022, to begin some online photography courses...It's been great so far and I've really enjoyed learning with it...Of the lenses you mentioned, I have the 50mm 1.8 and the 85mm 1.8 (got an exceptional deal for the 85mm on MPB)...love them both! I recently picked up the 10 - 22mm (was a little more in my budget than the 10-18mm) and am really looking forward to using it for astro & landscape photography. I'll have to check out the 70-300mm with image stabilization as a potential future purchase. Thanks for making this helpful video!

[@pricklypearcamera]

Awesome to hear your story, sounds like you've got some good experience, and some great lenses too boot!

[@davidoliver6937]

Thank you 🙏🏾

[@abovenbyondmobilesigningll7254]

Thank you for the video

[@pricklypearcamera]

Thanks for watchin' ! 😃

[@patrickt7]

Thanks for the review. Up until now I've been using the 70-300mm but was looking for a replacement for the kit lense to add some variety to my shots.

[@pricklypearcamera]

Glad I could help! Have fun with it!

[@alwaysfirstclassmedia5375]

Thanks for sharing

[@jcortiz213]

Very helpful!

[@pricklypearcamera]

Glad to hear! Thanks for watching

[@og_sane]

Very nice video with a positive vibe. We all know the T7/2000D isn't the best camera and it doesn't even have a tiltable touch screen. But I still ended up buying it from a sale last July as my first DSLR. I admit to have some regrets not choosing a camera like the SL3/250D for almost the same price. But my budget was pretty tight so 2000D was a good choice for now. Later I will probably upgrade, but no rush. So far I've bought many lenses, maybe a bit too much. Mostly used ones of course, only the 50mm STM I bought new from a local store here in Tampere, Finland. The lenses I bought used are the 55-250mm IS (I should've chosen the STM one, but didn't yet know the difference.) Will sell my IS later and buy a used STM or USM.) Also got the Samyang 14mm f2.8 MF and my latest purchase is the 18-135mm STM. Of course also have the 18-55mm kit lens which I haven't used much. So really have enough lenses to try and learn for a long time. And since don't have much to spend on lenses or other camera stuff, I can try to practice and learn these new lenses. I always use manual on static objects etc. It's a long message now, but maybe some of ya'll will read it, thanks.

[@pricklypearcamera]

Hello to you in Finland! What a beautiful country- never been but have seen many videos about it. The 18-135mm STM is a great all around lens, one of my favorites. Thanks for the note and happy shooting!

[@kamaniwilliams5379]

Great video with very helpful insights. Which lens would you recommend for car photography and occasional outdoor photos?

[@pricklypearcamera]

Kinda depends, if you are looking to get full car shots, you'd probably want something a little wider angle, but the 50mm or 85MM are great for outdoor portrait shots, and are pretty versatile, and either could be used for closer up car shots too.

[@trentsteele1986]

great stuff very helpfull bud...Hello from the U,K

[@pricklypearcamera]

Hello from across the pond! Thanks for the comment, and glad to hear it was helpful.

[@trentsteele1986]

@@pricklypearcamera yes so sir.

[@emmanuela6906]

Was really looking to hear about macro lens too!

[@set3777]

Invest in the CHEAP Movo (or Neewer or Meike) "AF Reverse 52mm Macro Lens Adapter Ring Mount for Canon EF Mount". Be reverse mounting your existing EF/EF-S lenses, you can get Quality macro lenses out of them. The best is the EF-S 55-250 IS STM lens reverse mounted with the above mentioned adapter. Auto Focus & Aperture settings from Camera also all will work.

[@matthewmilam4760]

85mm becomes a lot less useable on the crop sensor and the 1.6x magnification. Still a fantastic lens

[@Indictabullexotics]

What lens do you think will be best for outside dog photography? Thank you

[@what4012]

Not sure if I’m a get a response but I recently got the 50mm stm lens and when I put it on my rebel T7 it’s so hard to put in and I feel like it’s scraping my camera is it supposed to be like that?

[@caseyk7375]

Please tell me what the best lens to zoom for taking photos of eagles. I already have the 70-300 but it doesn't zoom in far enough to get the best images of the eagles.

[@Bonelesswatrmelon1]

Which lens would you recommend for pictures of the northern lights

[@3madeamps]

whats the best for close up videos ?

[@butlertom51]

Soo if i buy this camera what lens should get for contacts and auto racing?

[@ellepistachio]

Thanks for this video! I’m looking for a good wide angle lens for architecture shots and a good lens for nighttime action shots for music festivals. What are your recommendations?

[@pricklypearcamera]

I think the 55-250mm stm could be a good option for music festivals, and a very common concert photographer lens I've seen is the Canon 24-70mm or 70-200mm (for longer range). These 2 offer better optical performance, but are quite expensive ($400-800 depending upon used/new and what model. For wide angle lens for architecture, I like the 10-18mm lens, probably the best value.

[@MrDucksBill]

I have the rebel t5. I got all efs lenses. 10-18. 18-55. 55-250. And a prime 24 mm and some extension tubes. These seem to work for me

[@pricklypearcamera]

Nice, that sounds like a great setup! Which of those 4 do you use the most?

[@MilePost106]

I need a camera to do both pictures and videos.

[@veeeevo]

What’s the ideal Canon lens for me to purchase if I love photographing airplanes & clouds/storms? Something with really good zoom abilities. Is the lens you showed in the video good enough to do such things? (For a Canon Rebel T7 btw)

[@grahamstretch6863]

That’s probably a 2 lens answer. Planes are relatively speaking small and often far away where you would want a telephoto lens, conversely storms / clouds are generally larger / huge requiring a wide angle lens. For clouds / sky scapes I generally use a 10-22 mm on a crop sensor camera, a far superior lens to the 10-18mm, whereas I have used my 100 to 400mm and I have a favourite shot of a Spitfire displaying overhead that I took with a 600mm lens. I don’t think you will get a one lens does all solution.

[@veeeevo]

@@grahamstretch6863 I shoot a lot of film now rather than digital. I use a Canon EOS Elan from 1995 and I just use the standard 28-80mm lens it comes with. I’ve been able to get amazing shots with it. Everything looks real vintage. I love shooting Cinestill 800t in the daylight.

[@HR-wd6cw]

This is perhaps a good budget buy, but since Canon released the R100 mirroeless, I think that a lot of people are selling their T7's in favor of the R100 (even though the R100 probably uses the same sensor as the T7, but the RF lens line-up is a better option, although there are fewer APSC RF lenses but you can still adapt the olde EF/EFS lenses).

[@pricklypearcamera]

I like both, in fact, 10 months ago, I bought the EOS R50 with a couple RF lenses, and the EOS R adapter that lets me shoot with EF/EF-S lenses, which I do most of my shooting with the adapter actually, as autofocus, etc i still engaged, and it works great. Thanks for the tip!

[@phantomthao1514]

Hello, I was wondering which lens do you think might be best to use if I was focusing on taking Car Pictures only?

[@pricklypearcamera]

A lot of car photographers that I know utilize Canon 24-70mm and 70-200mm lenses. They are $350-1K depending upon the model. I like walk around zoom lenses as they are a lot more practical than a fixed lens. If I had to pick a more economical choice, I would look at the 18-135mm lens, you can get pretty close, and then also has a decent 135mm zoom if you are a bit further away.

[@VonCreeps]

Wait why does your t7 have the center pin on the flash mount, usually they only have the 4 pins, I assume you can use any flash on your camera? 🤷🏻‍♂️ I cant seem to find real info/videos on flashes that are compatible with the T7

[@jenniferhalliwell416]

What lense would I use if I am going for like a wide angle headshot? Like from the chest up?

[@pricklypearcamera]

I would go with either the 50MM or 85MM. Bokeh on the 85mm is better, but you would be a little more distant from the subject.

[@amandatomlin2065]

What lens do you recommend for this camera body for sports photography?

[@pricklypearcamera]

I would consider a lens that wasn’t on this video, the Canon 55-250mm STM lens which would be a great choice for that.

[@Porschegirl_944]

I’m kinda new to photography and I want to get a bigger mm lens than the 300 I have for some aviation photography, am I able to use any lens or does it have to be a specific type? Or do I have to get a whole different body for that?

[@Porschegirl_944]

I have the T7 rebel

[@pricklypearcamera]

Would just need to be a canon EF or EF-S mount compatible lens. There are tele-converters that you can use that will expand optical coverage that you could put in between the Body and the telephoto lens. Look up "teleconverter" Canon DSLR Telephoto on KZbin, and you'll see some options!

[@Blah-blah-sure]

Uh! I never noticed my original rebel 300d didn’t have stabilization. I just try to get better at handling my camera

[@Indictabullexotics]

What lens would you use for landscape dog photography ?

[@pricklypearcamera]

For a budget landscape option, I like the 10-18mm lens, gives you a nice wide angle. For a more premium option, you could take a look at Canon's L series 24-70mm which is a superb piece of glass, and gives wonderful bokeh.

[@christopherberry8519]

The best aps-c lens by far for the canon - whatever canon - is the 60mm macro

[@young_fargo]

i just bought this camera and live in NYC. I want to start taking pictures of buildings and just the surrounding area. Which lens do you prerfer?

[@pricklypearcamera]

Awesome! Boy that's like asking to pick out my favorite child! Haha! I would think that the 10-18mm would be great to show building sizes with a wide angle, and either the 50MM or 85MM for tighter shots!

[@young_fargo]

@@pricklypearcamera ahhh ok ok. Im new to photography but i will give those a shot for sure.

[@yuriaugusto1084]

Canon 85mm it's 7.500U$ here holy crap probrably not gonna have none of these for a long time, i hope the default lens are good enough :P

[@STANCETMFTW]

This is my collection: -Ultrasonic 17-85 broken AF but MF works fine in M mode -Canon EF-S 10-18mm -Canon latest EF-S 18-55mm -Canon EF-S 18-55mm II -Canon EF-S 18-135mm IS -Canon EF-S 50mm -Sigma 70-200mm More will come😁

[@pricklypearcamera]

Very nice, good optical coverage there!

[@STANCETMFTW]

@@pricklypearcamera Yeah! And i live in Sweden and just bought a silver Rebel XTi with the 18-55 kit lens, cool find here in Sweden and its in excellent condition almost like brand new!👏🏼

[@broinsocali]

I just got this camera

[@pricklypearcamera]

Very cool!

[@broinsocali]

​@@pricklypearcamera brought the Canon EF 50mm lens. Took some pretty decent photos.

[@iamlexstasy]

What’s the best cinematography lense for this camera?

[@pricklypearcamera]

Depending upon framing of shot and what you are trying to encompass with your shooting, the Canon 10-18mm is a popular lens for cinematography. Also Rokinon has some neat CINE lenses that may fit the bill, if you need something a little more closeup- I've used The Rokinon 50MM and 85MM T1.5 Cinematic lenses, and they work great. In the used market, you're looking at $135-200 depending upon condition. They are manual focus only lenses-no autofocus, just something to note. Hope that was helpful.

[@Iamhaxal]

I wonder what lens i can buy that had fast autofocus when using the camera for video?

[@pricklypearcamera]

Great question! The lenses that are going to be fastest using autofocus during video are any of canon's STM lenses. STM' step through motor which reduces noise during video shooting and improves autofocus time. Of these lenses, the 50MM STM and 10-18MM STM would be fastest for video.

[@Iamhaxal]

@@pricklypearcamera thank you!

[@Iamhaxal]

@@pricklypearcamera would the 50mm be the best choice out of the 2 to use as a lens for love streaming with the dslr?

[@TitusGlennofficial]

What camera did you use to record this and what lens

[@pricklypearcamera]

Hi! I used mainly a Canon EOS M50 II with kit 15-45mm lens to shoot this video.

[@TitusGlennofficial]

@@pricklypearcamera will this work on rebel t7

[@pricklypearcamera]

@@TitusGlennofficial Hi, the EOS M50 uses a different mount, but all of the lenses actually shown in this video will work with the Rebel T7.

[@TitusGlennofficial]

Could is I use a 50mm lens to get the same quality

[@pricklypearcamera]

@@TitusGlennofficial The 50mm lens is great, it's fixed, so you can't zoom in/out, but you can move the camera to get the desired results.

[@Konashu]

What I hate about this camera (I own it) is the horroble live view autofocus and that it has only 9 focus points.

[@raythomas6000]

So what would you recommend in this department then 🤔?

[@set3777]

@@raythomas6000 You can upgrade later to the Rebel T8i or 90D. 9 focus points is good enough if you just setup "back button AF". I still have the much older Rebel T2i (550D) with 9 focus points.

[@pratipkarmakar01]

Apart from autofocus everything is ok,i have the camera,i think 250d/rebel sl3 is better value for money than this(dual pixel af,tiltable touch screen)

[@rnninobrown]

Thanks bro

[@jaybles646]

Bro gives me Bob Ross level calmness with these videos

[@pricklypearcamera]

Haha 😊 thanks! I just released a bunch of new unboxing videos over the last couple of weeks