Canon EF lenses listed by filter size

What other lenses can you use your filters with?

• Canon EF zoom lenses
• Canon EF Prime lenses
• Canon EF-S lenses
• Canon EF-M lenses
• Step rings - adapters for different size filters

Most lenses take screw-in filters at the front, whilst a few of the larger telephoto lenses require rear mounted filters.

The shortest lenses [EF14, EF14 mk2, EF15mm (FE) and EF8-15mm (FE) ] only accept gel filters at the very rear of the lens. These need cutting to shape.

The Canon TS-E17mm with its protruding front element cannot be used with any normal size filter.

The TS-E 24mm (72mm filter) and TS-E24mm mk2 (82mm filter) both take front filters, but these need to be very low profile if the lenses are to be used at full shift. TS-E45mm (72mm filter) and TS-E90mm (58mm filter) can be used with filters

Canon zoom lenses with EF mount Focal length Aperture Launched Filter size 35–70 mm f/3.5-4.5 1987 52mm 28–70 mm II f/3.5-4.5 1988 52mm 35–70 mm f/3.5-4.5A 1988 52mm 35–80 mm PZ f/4-5.6 1990 52mm 80–200 mm II f/4.5-5.6 1990 52mm 35–80 mm f/4-5.6 1992 52mm 80–200 mm f/4.5-5.6 1992 52mm 35–80 mm III f/4-5.6 1995 52mm 38–76 mm f/4.5-5.6 1995 52mm 55–200 mm II f/4.5-5.6 2003 52mm 200–400 mm f/4 2013 52mm rear 35–105 mm f/3.5-4.5 1987 58mm 50–200 mm f/3.5-4.5 1987 58mm 70–210 mm f/4 1987 58mm 100–300 mm f/5.6 1987 58mm 100–300 mm f/5.6 1987 58mm 35–135 mm f/3.5-4.5 1988 58mm 50–200 mm f/3.5-4.5 1988 58mm 100–200 mm f/4.5A 1988 58mm 35–135 mm f/4-5.6 1990 58mm 70–210 mm f/3.5-4.5 1990 58mm 100–300 mm f/4.5-5.6 1990 58mm 28–80 mm I f/3.5-5.6 1991 58mm 75–300 mm II f/4-5.6 1991 58mm 28–105 mm f/3.5-4.5 1992 58mm 35–105 mm f/4.5-5.6 1992 58mm 28–80 mm II f/3.5-5.6 1993 58mm 28–80 mm III f/3.5-5.6 1995 58mm 75–300 mm f/4-5.6 1995 58mm 28–80 mm f/3.5-5.6 1996 58mm 28–80 mm IV f/3.5-5.6 1996 58mm 22–55 mm f/4-5.6 1998 58mm 28–80 mm II f/3.5-5.6 1999 58mm 28–80 mm V f/3.5-5.6 1999 58mm 75–300 mm III f/4-5.6 1999 58mm 28–105 mm II f/3.5-4.5 2000 58mm 28–105 mm f/4-5.6 2002 58mm 90–300 mm f/4.5-5.6 2002 58mm 28–90 mm II f/4-5.6 2003 58mm 90–300 mm f/4.5-5.6 2003 58mm 28–90 mm III f/4-5.6 2004 58mm 70–300 mm f/4.5-5.6 2004 58mm 70–300 mm f/4-5.6 2005 58mm 24–85 mm f/3.5-4.5 1996 67mm 70–200 mm f/4 1999 67mm 70–200 mm f/4 2006 67mm 70–300 mm f/4-5.6 2010 67mm 20–35 mm f/2.8 1989 72mm 28–80 mm f/2.8-4 1989 72mm 80–200 mm f/2.8 1989 72mm 35–350 mm f/3.5-5.6 1993 72mm 28–135 mm f/3.5-5.6 1998 72mm 28–200 mm f/3.5-5.6 2000 72mm 28–200 mm f/3.5-5.6 2000 72mm 20–35  mm f/3.5–4.5 1993 77mm 28–70 mm f/2.8 1993 77mm 70–200 mm f/2.8 1995 77mm 17–35 mm f/2.8 1996 77mm 100–400 mm f/4.5-5.6 1998 77mm 16–35 mm I f/2.8 2001 77mm 70–200 mm f/2.8 2001 77mm 24–70 mm f/2.8 2002 77mm 17–40 mm f/4 2003 77mm 28–300 mm f/3.5-5.6 2004 77mm 24–105 mm f/4 2005 77mm 70–200 mm II f/2.8 2010 77mm 24–70 mm f/4.0 2012 77mm 16–35 mm IS f/4 2014 77mm 24–105 mm STM f/3.5-5.6 2014 77mm 100–400 mm II f/4.5-5.6 2014 77mm 16–35 mm II f/2.8 2007 82mm 24–70 mm II f/2.8 2012 82mm 8–15 mm f/4 2010 gel

Canon EF prime lenses Focal length Aperture Launched Filter size 300 mm f/2.8 1987 48mm rear 200 mm f/1.8 1988 48mm rear 600 mm f/4 1988 48mm rear 400 mm f/2.8 1991 48mm rear 500 mm f/4.5 1992 48mm rear 1200 mm f/5.6 1993 48mm rear 400 mm II f/2.8 1996 48mm rear 28 mm f/2.8 1987 52mm 50 mm f/1.8 1987 52mm 50 mm f/2.5 1987 52mm 135 mm (SoftFocus) f/2.8 1987 52mm 35 mm f/2 1990 52mm 50 mm II f/1.8 1990 52mm 40 mm f/2.8 2012 52mm 300 mm IS f/2.8 1999 52mm rear 400 mm IS f/2.8 1999 52mm rear 500 mm IS f/4 1999 52mm rear 600 mm IS f/4 1999 52mm rear 400 mm f/4 2001 52mm rear 200 mm f/2.0 2008 52mm rear 800 mm f/5.6 2008 52mm rear 300 mm IS II f/2.8 2010 52mm rear 400 mm IS II f/2.8 2011 52mm rear 500 mm IS II f/4 2011 52mm rear 600 mm IS II f/4 2011 52mm rear 400 mm II f/4 2014 52mm rear 24 mm f/2.8 1988 58mm 100 mm f/2.8 1990 58mm 100 mm f/2 1991 58mm 85 mm f/1.8 1992 58mm 50 mm f/1.4 1993 58mm 28 mm f/1.8 1995 58mm 65 mm f/2.8 1999 58mm 100 mm f/2.8 2000 58mm 24 mm IS f/2.8 2012 58mm 28 mm IS f/2.8 2012 58mm 100 mm f/2.8 2009 67mm 35 mm IS f/2 2012 67mm 50 mm f/1.0 1989 72mm 85 mm f/1.2 1989 72mm 200 mm f/2.8 1991 72mm 20 mm f/2.8 1992 72mm 135 mm f/2 1996 72mm 180 mm f/3.5 1996 72mm 200 mm II f/2.8 1996 72mm 35 mm f/1.4 1998 72mm 50 mm f/1.2 2006 72mm 85 mm II f/1.2 2006 72mm 300 mm f/4 1991 77mm 400 mm f/5.6 1993 77mm 24 mm f/1.4 1997 77mm 300 mm IS f/4 1997 77mm 24 mm II f/1.4 2008 77mm 15 mm (fisheye) f/2.8 1987 gel 14 mm f/2.8 1991 gel 14 mm II f/2.8 2007 gel

EF-S lenses Focal length Equiv. FL (x1.6 crop) Aperture Version Launched Filter size 10–18mm 16–28.8 mm f/4.5–5.6   2014 67mm 10–22mm 16–35.2 mm f/3.5–4.5   2004 77mm 15–85mm 24–136 mm f/3.5–5.6   2009 72mm 17–55mm 27.2–88 mm f/2.8   2006 77mm 17–85mm 27.2–136 mm f/4–5.6   2004 67mm 18–55mm 28.8–88 mm f/3.5–5.6 I 2003 58mm I (Japan) 2003 II 2005 II (Japan) 2005 III 2011 IS 2007 IS II 2011 IS STM 2013 18–135mm 28.8–216 mm f/3.5–5.6 IS 2009 67mm IS STM 2012 18–200mm 28.8–320 mm f/3.5–5.6   2008 72mm 24mm 38.4 mm f/2.8 STM 2014 52mm 55–250mm 88–400 mm f/4–5.6 I 2007 58mm II 2011 IS STM 2013 60mm 96 mm f/2.8   2005 52mm

EF-M lenses Focal length Equiv. FL (x1.6 crop) Aperture Launched Filter size 11–22mm 17.6–35.2 mm f/4–5.6 2013 55mm 18–55mm 28.8–88 mm f/3.5–5.6 2012 52mm 55-200mm 88-320 mm f/4.5-6.3 2014 52mm 22mm 35.2 mm f/2 2012 43mm

Step rings for filters

Larger filters can be used with a reducing step ring. Sets of stepped rings are widely available, making it easy to test new filters.

It's better to use a single ring for the exact size you want, such as the 49-62mm below, since the further ahead of the lens that the filter is placed, the greater the likelihood of vignetting.

Just make sure that if you are looking for a set of such rings, you get 'step-up' ones for using larger filters, such as these from Amazon:
Fotodiox 7 Metal Step Up Ring Set, Anodized Black Metal 49-52mm, 52-55mm, 55-58mm, 58-62mm, 62-67mm, 67-72mm, 72-77mm

Whilst you can use smaller than required filters, for a lens, you are very likely to get vignetting, especially at full aperture.

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