Best Buy:Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Product Description
24mm wide angle lens for Canon cameras
- EF mount; wide-angle lens
- Inner focusing; floating system
- 24mm focal length
- f/2.8 maximum aperture
- Overall linear extension system with Autofocus drive
Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras Reviews
Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras Reviews
| 114 of 116 people found the following review helpful  Bang for few bucks..., By Careful Critic (Lexington) - See all my reviews This review is from: Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras (Electronics) This is a cheap lens - old design, very plastic - that can prove terribly useful for those on a budget who want a wider perspective, especially on 1.6x crop factor dSLRs.I learned about "cheap" with this lens - broke the focus ring the day after delivery. But I blame myself too, and the replacement's given me no trouble, though I think my first one was a bit sharper than the second. (Update: calibration of the replacement optimized my performance to match or exceed that first one that I broke. It now performs *very well* wide-open at f/2.8, and beyond belief at f/5.6.) By many standards, this lens will match or exceed zoom lens of comparable price (as a prime lens should). Autofocus is a little buzzy, but the main time you'll notice is when it loses its bearing and suddenly lurches way off target. Mostly, focuses quickly enough and well. Some chromatic aberration in worst-case scenarios, but nothing awful or unexpected. Vignetting, even on a 1.6x crop,... Read more 15 of 15 people found the following review helpful Mr Watson, come here, I need to see you, By This review is from: Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras (Electronics) I was on the lookout for a good-quality autofocus wide angle lens for my Canon 5D MkII, and this seemed to be the best option. Canon's telephoto lenses are generally superb and they make some good zooms, but the company has traditionally had trouble with the wider focal lengths. I can't justify the expense of a 24-70mm f/2.8 or the 24mm f/1.4, and the 17-40mm and 16-35mm seem either underwhelming or too specialised for what they are. The 28-135mm didn't appeal to me, ditto the 20-35mm f/3.4-4.5, the 24-85mm didn't impress me when I owned a copy. The non-L wide primes include the 20mm f/2.8, which no-one seems to like; the 35mm f/2, which lots of people like but doesn't seem great in the full-frame corners; the 28mm f/2.8, which I have tried and hated, and the 28mm f/1.8, which doesn't appeal to me at all. The 24mm f/2.8 seemed to be the dark horse, based on the tests I have seen, and so I found one cheap and snapped it up.It is surprisingly good. Not excellent, but... Read more 22 of 24 people found the following review helpful  If only vigneting could be reduced..., By This review is from: Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras (Electronics) I bought this lens to have a fixed, light lens to use with my digital EOS 10D (due to 1.6 crop factor it has the same viewing angle than a 45 mm lens, in the "standard" range). I use it in "keep it simple" photographic sessions.Resolution and overall image quality are quite decent; but it has one main drawback: vigneting is non-negligible at f/2.8, even inside the digital cropped frame (so I can't guess how bad could it be in a full 35 mm frame). At f/4 it becomes usable. I've done a very informal comparison with Canon EF 17-40 L and both lenses give comparable results at f/4. Design is old, but effective; it has a depth of field scale. I'd like it to have a more silent focus engine, or a somewhat more robust build, but it does its job. |
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