The Canon’s EOS 7D Mark II is a high-performance DSLR which has a lot of amazing features and is perfect for sports and wildlife photographers. Although, it is an APS-C DSLR but performs tremendously and is rated as the best DSLR for enthusiasts by the camera critics all over the globe.
It boasts a 20.2-megapixel sensor with a total of 65 AF points with all of them being the cross-types. It can burst shoot at the rate of 10 frames per second and has an ISO range of 100-16,000, + 25,600, 51,200. It is powered by Dual DIGIC 6 Processors and is an excellent DSLR. A lot of lenses could be attached with this DSLR according to your taste. Following are the best ones.
Best All-in-one Lenses for Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM
Equipped with the powerful ring-type USM (Ultra-Sonic Motor) which allows the 7D Mark II lens to focus in a silent manner with detailed results. Also, there is a dual-mode Image Stabilizing system which enables the photographers for panning. It is a versatile lens and offers the best optical performance in its respective class along with the convenience of focusing as close as 2.3 feet over ht entire zooming range. It is perfect to use while shooting nature, sports, documentary photography and wildlife.Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
This lens offers the equivalent focal length range of 29-320mm in 35mm format and is an ideal all-rounder lens. From a telephoto perspective to a wide angle, this lens can is so versatile and convenient that you would not need to carry different lenses if you get this one. This 7D Mark II lens is specifically engineered to be used with APS-C format EOS DSLRs. It has great image quality and performs brilliantly.Best Portrait Prime Lenses for Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art
This lens received the Gold Award and an over 93% rating from the experts at edigitalreviews. It is an ideal lens for professionals who are into portrait photography in low-light conditions. It provides a soft and elegant bokeh effect with a precise focus which can blur the subject’s eyelashes while clearly capturing the pupils of the eyes. It can also be used in landscape photography, photojournalism, events, and wedding photography.Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art
This super sharp canon 7D Mark II portrait prime lens can be used on Canon’s APS-C DSLRs with an equivalent focal length of 80mm. When used on a full-frame DSLR, it can offer an equivalent focal length of 50mm. It has a large 1.4 aperture and is best suited for professionals who want to do street photography, studio photography, landscape photography and portrait photography.Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
This lens can produce some very appealing photographs thanks to a narrow depth of field and dramatic focus fall-off. It has an extremely wide aperture, aspherical lens elements which cause minimal or reflections and a floating optical system. It is the largest-aperture available in 85mm 7D Mark II lens and is an ideal lens for portraits and general low-light photography. It is, however, a little expensive than its counterparts.Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
This lens has a nice depth of field creating an excellent blurry background. It has a f/1.4 speed which is great to shoot in low-light conditions. It is an ideal lens for street photographers and produces some wonderful images with excellent colors. It focuses rapidly without any noise and is one of the most popular lenses in its category thanks to wonderful performance and an affordable price.Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
This lens is very practical and perfect for a wide variety of applications including portraiture. This Canon 7D Mark II lens has a rapid fast f/1.8 maximum aperture which performs wonderfully in dim-light conditions and produces a nice bokeh effect thanks to a shallow depth of field.Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM
Equipped with a fast USM (Ultra-Sonic Motor) and full-time manual focusing, this lens is a brilliant lens which is ideal for portraits and dim-light work. It is pretty compact in size and is recommended to our professionals and enthusiasts.Best Standard Zoom Lenses for Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art
Rated as the best standard zoom lens for Canon EOS 7D Mark II by DxOMark, this lens is ideal for close-ups, casual snapshots, portraits, still life and landscapes. This lens is the latest benchmark in the history photography and is recommended to have in every professional’s bag. It is the first ever wide-angle to standard zoom lens to achieve a large aperture of f/1.8.Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
From covering portraits to landscapes, this lens is so versatile that it has a wide zoom range that covers a large focal length. It is extremely sharp and has a rapid fast autofocus which precise and silent at the same time. This perfect lens has optics which are similar to some of the fines quality 7D Mark II prime lenses available in the present market. It has a weather sealed construction and it is difficult to find some flaws in this lens. It received a Gold Award and an 87% rating from the experts at goodproductreview. It is ideal to use in everyday photography to get the best results.Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 DI VC USD
This lens is first fast standard zoom for full frame cameras to feature optical image stabilization. This lens is a mixture of decent Image Stabilization systems, great optics and excellent autofocus. It has a drip-proof construction making this lens a good alternative to the similar lenses manufactured by Nikon, Canon and Sony. It received a Gold Award and an 85% overall rating from the critics at camerainsight.Best Telephoto Zoom Lenses for Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports
This lens has 2 FLD glass elements and 3 SLD glass elements. FLD glass is the highest level low dispersion glass available with extremely high light transmission due to which superior optical performance is delivered. On the other hand, the SLD is also another low dispersion glass which is designed to minimize chromatic aberrations. This 7D Mark II lens is an excellent piece of engineering which has dust and splash-proof construction.It is specifically designed for the most challenging situations and is the latest benchmark for telephoto zoom lenses. Throughout the entire zoom range, it shows incredibly sharp results with excellent colors. It has an upgraded Image Stabilizer system with an accelerometer for improved panning photography both horizontally and vertically. It is ideal for wildlife and motorsports photography.
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
This lens provides an excellent contrast ratio and resolution with minimal or no chromatic aberration at all and that too at all zoom levels. It is made possible thanks to one fluorite and one super UD element. It is a bit pricey but it has a compact construction with a tremendous resolving power which makes this lens ideal for wildlife and sports photography.Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM
This Canon 7D Mark II lens is a perfect partner for our professionals who want to shoot outdoors or in the most challenging conditions. The dust and splash proof construction make the photographers not to care about the lens and concentrate on their subject. It features an Optical Stabilizer offering a four-stop-equivalent reduction in the appearance of camera shake, helping to enable better handheld usage and low-light shooting. Moreover, the Hyper Sonic AF Motor enables the photographers to autofocus at a rapid fast speed without making any noise. It is ideal to for fast-moving subjects like aviation, racing, nature and wildlife.Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x
As the name shows, this lens has optically matched built-in 1.4x extender for maximum all-around performance. With a simple click, the zoom range of this lens can be increased to 180-560mm (f/5.6). This functionality comes extremely handy in situations when it is not possible to change 7D Mark II lenses quickly while at the same time protecting delicate equipment such as a digital SLR camera’s image sensor from the adverse conditions.It provides great results with little or no chromatic aberration at all at all zoom levels. It produces some of the finest looking photos with beautiful bokeh effect thanks to a 9-blade circular aperture. It is ideal for our professionals who want to shoot extreme sports and wildlife. It is pretty expensive but worth the price.