Canon 5D Mark IV was officially released several years ago. DxOMark has just tested over one hundred lenses from an ultra-wide angle 11mm to 600mm super-telephoto and listed the best prime lenses for Canon EOS 5D Mark IV below.
- Canon EOS 5D Mark IV –check price– at Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama/ eBay
- 5D Mark IV w/24-70mm kit—check price– at Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama/ eBay
- 5D Mark IV w/24-105mm II kit–check price– Amazon/ B&H/ Adorama/ eBay
Best Wide-angle Prime Lenses | Best Standard Prime Lenses | Best telephoto Prime lenses
Best Wide-angle Prime Lenses for Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
The wide-angle prime lenses are best for landscapes and architecture shooting. From the list, you can see Sigma comes in the first place with the 20mm and 24mm lens, achieving the highest score of 36 and 35 respectively.
Lens | DxOMark Score | In Stock Now |
Sigma 20mm F1.4 DG HSM A | 36 | Amazon/Adorama/B&H/eBay |
Sigma 24mm F1.4 DG HSM A | 35 | Amazon/B&H/Adorama/eBay |
Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM | 34 | Amazon/B&H/Adorama/eBay |
Samyang 24mm F1.4 ED AS | 33 | Amazon/B&H/Adorama/eBay |
Canon EF 28mm F2.8 IS USM | 32 | Amazon/B&H/Adorama/eBay |
Canon EF 24mm F2.8 IS USM | 31 | Amazon/B&H/Adorama/eBay |
Best Standard Prime Lenses for Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Without doubt, the Zeiss otus 85mm 55mm F1.4 lenses are the best standard prime for Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, however both are very expensive. DxOMark listed the Sigma 85mm and 50mm in the third place. Of course, they did not tested the new announced Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG art lens.
Lens | DxOMark Score | In Stock Now |
Carl Zeiss T* Otus 85mm F1.4 ZE | 42 | Amazon/B&H/Adorama/eBay |
Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 ZE | 41 | Amazon/B&H/Adorama/eBay |
Carl Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 2/135 | 41 | Amazon/B&H/Adorama/eBay |
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art | 39 | Amazon/B&H/Adorama/eBay |
Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM | 39 | Amazon/B&H/Adorama/eBay |
Canon EF 35mm F/1.4L II | 38 | Amazon/B&H/Adorama/eBay |
Best telephoto Prime Lenses for Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Shooting on wild animals, most photographers need some High-speed “super-telephotos” lenses for their Canon EOS 5D Mark IV. But they’re large and heavy and horrendously expensive. From below, you can see Canon comes with the top six telephoto prime lenses.
Lens | DxOMark Score | In Stock Now |
EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM | 35 | Amazon/B&H/Adorama/eBay |
EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM | 34 | Amazon/B&H/Adorama/eBay |
EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM | 29 | Amazon/B&H/Adorama/eBay |
EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM | 29 | Amazon|B&H|Adorama|eBay |
EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM | 29 | Amazon/B&H/Adorama/eBay |
EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM | 28 | Amazon/B&H/Adorama/eBay |
Source: DxOMark