Canon EF-S infrared lenses.
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Use an adapter to mount these lenses to many mirrorless cameras.
Data credit: these ratings come from the remarkable research at irlensdb.com, a community-built resource that has tested and documented more infrared lenses than any other reference online. I have stripped the retailer links and reformatted the data, but the hard work of collecting it belongs to them.
Ratings describe how a lens behaves on an infrared-converted camera. A maybe lens is usually fine wide open and shows a hot spot as you stop down, so check the notes before you write one off.
Lenses (7)
Canon EF-S 10-22mm ƒ/3.5-4.5 USM
Good- Focal
- 10-22mm
- Aperture
- ƒ/3.5-4.5
- Filter
- ⌀77mm
- Weight
- 385 g
No hot spots. Edges softer until f/8
Canon EF-S 10-18mm ƒ/4.5-5.6 IS STM
Good- Focal
- 10-18mm
- Aperture
- ƒ/4.5-5.6
- Filter
- ⌀67mm
- Weight
- 240 g
Very sharp lens. No hot spots, but softer corners until f/11
Canon EF-S 18-55mm ƒ/4-5.6 IS STM
Good- Focal
- 18-55mm
- Aperture
- ƒ/4-5.6
- Filter
- ⌀58mm
- Weight
- 215 g
Soft extreme corners at 18mm. Sharp across image at all other focal lengths
Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM
Good- Focal
- 24mm
- Aperture
- f/2.8
- Filter
- ⌀52mm
- Weight
- 125 g
Julzz
Canon EF-S 15-85mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Good- Focal
- 15-85mm
- Aperture
- ƒ/3.5-5.6
- Filter
- ⌀72mm
- Weight
- 575 g
Hot spots mild at f/11. Softer corners at 15mm-20mm. Can be challenging to get a good copy of this lens due to decentering common
Canon EF-S 18-135mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 IS STM
Good- Focal
- 18-135mm
- Aperture
- ƒ/3.5-5.6
- Filter
- ⌀67mm
- Weight
- 480 g
No hot spots, but leaves glow from 18-50mm and corners are softer 18mm-20mm
Canon EF-S 60mm ƒ/2.8 USM Macro
Good- Focal
- 60mm
- Aperture
- ƒ/2.8
- Filter
- ⌀52mm
- Weight
- 335 g
No hot spots
Next step
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Where this data comes from
These ratings are compiled from the community-maintained Infrared Lens Database, with contributor credits kept in the notes. Ratings are submitted by photographers using different conversions, so results vary by wavelength, aperture and individual lens copy — treat them as a strong starting point, not a guarantee. Retailer links from the source have been removed. If you have tested a lens, contribute your result back to the original database so everyone benefits.