Canon 55-200mm f4.5-5.6 II USM is an Auto Focus (AF)
Telephoto Zoom lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Canon EF mount cameras.
Lens Mount
Canon 55-200mm f4.5-5.6 II USM is compatible with cameras that have
Canon EF lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras with Canon EF lens mount are
Canon 1D X III,
Canon 6D MII and
Canon 5D MIV.
Sensor Coverage
Max sensor coverage of Canon 55-200mm f4.5-5.6 II USM is
35mm FF.
Focal Range
Canon 55-200mm f4.5-5.6 II USM has a focal range of 55-200mm and 3.6X zoom ratio. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.6x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 88 - 320mm.
Optical Image Stabilization
Canon 55-200mm f4.5-5.6 II USM doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Body Colour
Canon 55-200mm f4.5-5.6 II USM is available in Black color.
Zoom Method
Canon 55-200mm f4.5-5.6 II USM features
Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Canon 55-200mm f4.5-5.6 II USM has a Max Magnification Ratio of
0.06x and has a minimum focusing distance of
1.2m.
Aperture
Canon 55-200mm f4.5-5.6 II USM is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f4.5 and a minimum aperture of f22 at 55mm, and a max aperture of f5.6 and minimum aperture of f27 at 200mm .
Optical Formula
Canon 55-200mm f4.5-5.6 II USM's optical formula consists of 13 elements in 13 groups.
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