Our Sigma lens list

The Sigma camera lenses below are the ones we currently have in stock for Canon camera bodies.

About Sigma:

The letters OS stands for Optically Stabilised

DG lenses will work on full frames sensors and cropped sensors, and DC lenses only work fully on cropped sensors.

You can mount a DC lenses on to a full frame camera, however, you will get black arrange the edges of your pictures because the image circle is only designed to fill a cropped sensor.

Sigma EX DC Lenses

10-22mm f/3.5 EX DC

18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS

Sigma EX DG Lenses

12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG

24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG

50mm f/1.4 EX DG

50-500mm f/4.5-6.3 DG OS

50-500mm f/4.5-6.3 DG

70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG (cheaper than the Canon equivalent, this is a fantastic lens so don't be put off)

70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro

120-300mm f/2.8 EX DG 

120-400 f/4.5-5.6 DG OS (if the Canon 100-400 is not available this would be my next best choice)

We like to keep our stock fresh and new and we therefore sell on our older lenses, if you would like to be kept informed of what we are selling on please drop us an email on buylenses@lenslocker.co.uk, you may be able to grab yourself some second hand camera lenses at a bargain price.

We also stock Canon and Nikon lenses, look at our lens pages for further details. We are constantly updating our list of lenses so check back regularly. If you are unable to find what you were looking for please let us know as we may be able to get it in given enough notice.

LensLocker Lens Hire London, we also rent out cameras and other photographic equipment such as flashes, tripods, studio lighting, DSLR movie making equipment and filters. Though based in London we can deliver right across the UK.

Canon wide angle lenses capture the bigger picture

A DSLR camera is like our brain – whirring away capturing memories and processing the world around us – and a lens is definitely like our eyes, picking out all of the fine detail that that world has to offer. However, we have a problem. Our eyes look at only a small area of the image and our brain fills in the rest of the surrounding detail. We’ll never be able to store the representation of the image in our minds with all the complexity of the processing that our eyes and brain has to offer. 

As photographers we have a wide range of additional tools in our tool box that allow us to adjust, enhance and even change the image that we see through the lens. It enables our eyes to see what our brain creatively imagines. Sometimes you want to capture all of this visual detail and distill it into one shot, capturing all this beauty is something that Canon wide-angle lenses are sure to deliver on.

What optics to choose? Well there’s the versatility of highly popular Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 USM, a hugely popular with landscape photographers, and superb for capturing that important wide shot at a wedding. The lightweight build and constant aperture of f/2.8 makes it very desirable. Or there’s Canons EF 17-40mm f/4 L series lens, it’s lightweight and lets you explore those wide horizons without the feeling of being bogged down with photographic kit. Lastly on the line up (pictured above, centre front) we have the Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, please remember folks that EF-S lenses will not fit on full frame camera bodies. The 10-22mm EF-S is an ultrawide angle lens that is small in size and weight and is a fantastic fit for the landscape explorer

There’s no need to spend a fortune buying these lenses for yourself, especially when they may only come out of the camera bag once or twice a year, they can be hired from as little as £30 for a long weekend. So why spend hundreds on new glass when you can spend a little, and when you’ve finished with the lens, send it back, simple!

Get in touch with Lenslocker and we’ll help you capture the bigger picture with our Canon lenses. Email: info@lenslocker.co.uk or Telephone: 02088911613

Twickenham in pictures

Twickenham in pictures was put together to mark the start of the 2013 Twickenham festival. Over a couple of weekends in May and June we walked around the neighbourhood and captured our favourite places and put them into this little animation, we hope you enjoy.

Lenslocker is an online Photographic Equipment, Camera and Lens Hire company, at the moment we're specialise in Canon and Nikon cameras and Sigma, Canon and Nikon lenses, our plan is to extend the range of lenses over the course of 2013. Lenslocker also has a range of photographic accessories to rent including filters, memory cards, tripods and speedlight flashes.

An evening in the city

When you live and work in or around London you often don’t appreciate what’s on your own doorstep.  You get caught up in the day to day, trying to get to where you need to be as quickly as possible whilst avoiding the crowds and trying hard not to get squashed on the tube!

On Friday evening, after a pretty hectic week of hiring out lenses, camera hire and other photographic equipment for rent at Lenslocker HQ, we decided to get on the other side of the lens and take some of our rental kit out for a stroll around the St Pauls area. We then headed across the river and along the Thames to Waterloo.  Earlier in the week Mr M, while at the Magento conference, had spotted a great angle to photograph the city’s famous cathedral and wanted to take the opportunity to take a few shots.

Despite being in the middle of rush hour, dodging people and traffic and trying not to get too soaked in the rain, we managed to get some amazing shots from a range of different angles and from different perspectives.  The photos really capture the essence of St Pauls cathedral, though Mr M complained heavily about how much the roadworks cluttered up his shot!!

On the way home and not one to miss an opportunity……… while I sat on a cold platform at Stamford Bridge waiting for the train home, Mr M got out his Canon EOS 5D MKIII and attached it to the tripod.  The photos taken on that cold and lonely platform are really amazing considering the little time we had, it just goes to show that you should never miss an opportunity as you never know when you’re going to get that great shot!

Jo, 

LensLocker camera and lens hire.

Taken on a Canon 24-105mm lens

The Piccadilly line speeding through Stamford Bridge

An extra few millimetres goes a long way!!

A standard 18-55mm kit lens, for most photography opportunities will cope more than adequately. However, sometimes a few extra millimetres could make a world of difference to your photographs, especially on cropped (APS-C) sensored cameras. That panoramic vista, a little extra width on your environmental portrait or reaching the top of that building for a more dramatic composition.

If travelling, you also need to ensure that not only you take a small and lightweight lens, not only do you need to cover all the focal lengths you wil need to maximise picture opportunity. Canon’s 10-22mm EF-S lens is just such a lens, it has been designed and optimised for crop frame sensors and it is ultrawide-angle.  Tests on this optic have shown it to be a solid performer, punching above its weight optically, with low levels of aberration and distortion. It has Canon’s renowned USM focusing system, for fast, near-silent auto focus (AF), and is well put together too.

This is one of the most popular Canon lenses for hire at LensLocker, and with costs starting at just £24 for three days, why not treat yourself and give it a try? They also have a range of Sigma and Nikon lenses, flashes, tripods, memory cards and other photographic equipment for rent.

ps: The advert below and a version of this article appeared in the October edition of Photography Monthly magazine – check it out – it looks good!

If you would like to read about what lenslocker can offer you please look at our about us page.

Our Sigma lenses - Nikon fit

The Sigma camera lenses below are the ones we currently have in stock for Nikon camera bodies.

About Sigma:

OS = Optically Stabilised

DG lenses will work on full frames sensors and cropped sensors, and DC lenses only work fully on cropped sesnors.

You can mount a DC lenses on to a full frame camera, however, you will get black around the edges of your pictures because the image circle is only designed to fill a cropped sensor.

Sigma DC Lenses:

10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC
18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS

Sigma DG Lenses:

12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG 

24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG (another great lens and a rival for it's Nikon counter part. In a recent review in one of the camera magazines this scored as high is the Nikon version.)

50mm f/1.4 EX DG

50-500mm f/4.5-6.3 DG OS

70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG Macro

120-300mm f/2.8 EX DG (this is a big optic and the lens filter is 105mm!! With it's wide aperture it is great with a Sigma 2x teleconverter (extender) making this lens a 240-600mm beastie)

We like to keep our stock fresh and new and we therefore sell on our older lenses, if you would like to be kept informed of what we are selling on please drop us an email on buylenses@lenslocker.co.uk, you may be able to grab yourself a bargain.

We also stock Nikon and Canon lenses, look at our lens pages for further details. We are constantly updating our equipment (either increasing volumes or broadening our range) so check back regularly. If you are unable to find what you were looking for please let us know as we may be able to get it in given enough notice.

LensLocker Lens Hire London, we also rent out cameras and other photography equipment. Though based in London we can deliver right across the UK.

Canon teleconverters and compatible lenses

Compatible Canon lenses with Canon's

 1.4x and 2x teleconverters

Date : 27th August 2012 by Martin Barnes

Canon teleconverters are designed for photojournalists, sports and wildlife photographers who want to shoot distant subjects without having to carry additional heavy lenses.

Teleconverters are only compatible with specific L series lenses, the following charts provide the details of that compatibility.

Canons 2x MKIII teleconverter is compatible with the following Canon lenses:

Canons 1.4x MKIII teleconverter is compatible with the following Canon L series lenses:

Additional information:

With a teleconverter attached the Image Stabilisation on a lens may not work with the following cameras: EOS 650, 620, 630/600, RT, 700, 750, 850, EOS-1, A2/A2E, 10s, Rebel/Rebel S, Rebel II/Rebel SII, 550D

When a teleconverter is fitted the f-stop (also known as the aperture) will be reduced. The f-stop indicates the size of the opening on a detachable lens. the larger the f-stop the smaller the lens opening.

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