r/canon is a subreddit with 241k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses canon, lens, struggling, camera, and lens recommendation, and they frequently recommend/review lens, rf lens, and portrait lens.
Welcome to reddit's home for discussion of the Canon mirrorless, DSLR, and analogue camera systems and lenses. Whether you use RF/-S, EF/-S, EF-M, FD, or even their point-and-shoot systems, you'll be in like-minded company here. Canon printers are also allowed, just not as common.
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Popular Themes in r/canon
#1
Solution Requests
: "Camera Body Suggestions"
7 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Can anyone help me figure out what’s going on with my camera?"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "ACCIDENTALLY PUT THE WRONG INK TO THE WRONG TANK!! PLS HELP!!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/canon
#1
Canon
67 posts
#2
Lens
50 posts
#3
Struggling
33 posts
#4
Camera
25 posts
#5
Lens Recommendation
: "Need Lens Recommendations for my Canon EOS R50. Is upgrading from the kit lens worth it?"
16 posts
#6
Upgrade
: "Can anyone help me figure out what’s going on with my camera?"
13 posts
#7
Rf
9 posts
#8
Video
8 posts
#9
R6
: "[New Gear] I was planning to sell my R8 and lenses to switch to Sony. But after getting my hands on the A7V, I ended up buying two R6 Mark II bodies instead... All photos in this post were shot using the RF 85mm 1.4 VCM"
8 posts
#10
Photography
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/canon
Lens
303 reviews
#1
Canon
4.4★ from 147 reviews
#2
Sigma
4.4★ from 37 reviews
#3
Canon RF 100-400mm
4.2★ from 5 reviews
Rf Lens
282 reviews
#1
Canon
4.4★ from 243 reviews
#2
Sigma
4.5★ from 17 reviews
#3
Samyang
4.2★ from 5 reviews
Portrait Lens
185 reviews
#1
Canon
4.5★ from 126 reviews
#2
Sigma
4.6★ from 27 reviews
#3
Samyang
4.3★ from 8 reviews
Flair Used in r/canon
#1
Gear Buying Advice
: "Is this good deal?"
31 posts
#2
Tech Help
: "I recently encountered a Japanese man who said I was carrying my R6 Mark II body with the RF 200-800 mounted incorrectly..."
13 posts
#3
New Gear
: "Newly owned R50 with Sigma 17-40 f1.8 Art - Car photos"
6 posts
#4
other canon equipment
: "Does anyone actually use the 800mm f/5.6 and 1200mm f/8"
1 post
#5
Printers 🖨️
: "ACCIDENTALLY PUT THE WRONG INK TO THE WRONG TANK!! PLS HELP!!"
1 post
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+47k members(24.3%)
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Last updated: October 27, 2026