Canon EF 20mm F2.8 USM

Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM review by Creyr Glas Lightworks

I shoot with it on a Canon 40D. I bought this lens for shooting nightclubs and bands, in locations I did not want to risk taking my 24-105L lens. I intended this to be a cheap purchase that I could use at F4 to F5.6 combined with a bracket mounted flash to shoot clubs and events.

Canon EF 20 mm f/2.8 USM

In the era of APS-C sensors a 20 mm instrument became an equivalent of a classic 35 mm lens. On the one hand a shorter focal length might suggest more problems with the image quality at the frame edge, especially when it comes to distortion and vignetting.

TY

I'm very happy with my new camera. The deal was great and I received it in the mail the next day.

The quiet achiever

This lens is a bit like the quiet kid who gets good marks in the classroom. He doesn't win any popularity contests, is the last to get picked for sports teams and most of the other kids don't know his name, but the report card speaks for itself- all A's.

The Canon 20mm f/2.8 USM lens often catches a bad rap for being soft in the corners, having horrendous vignetting wide open, and being plagued with an overall lack of contrast. I'm here to tell you why absolutely none of that matters.

I a convert, this lens is really good.

I bought this lens with some skepticism because of some bad reviews. The truth is that I found this lens to be an exceptionally high quality lens, with great IQ and well built. It has become my walk around lens, I have learned to appreciate the wide view provided by this focal length.

Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM Review

The Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM lens delivers an ultra-wide field of view on full-frame cameras, and is quite sharp once you stop down to f/4. The Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM ($539.99 direct) is a fairly compact wide-angle lens for Canon D-SLR cameras. When used on a full-frame body, the lens can capture stunning landscapes, and its distortion characteristics are controlled enough for use for architecture. Mounting it to an APS-C camera like the EOS Rebel T4i gives the lens a narrower 32mm field of view, which is still considered to be a moderate wide angle. When you consider its field of view, the lens is pretty compact. It measures just 2.8 by 3.1 inches (HD) and adds 14.3 ounces of weight to your gear bag. It can focus as close as 0.8-foot, which allows you to get some interesting shots with a shallow depth of field, but when shooting wider scenes the lens will keep everything in focus, as racking it to infinity will put every object more than three feet from the lens in sharp focus. The front element is slightly curved, but you can still use a screw-in filter with the lens—you'll just have to invest in one with a rather...

Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM

The Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM ($539.99 direct) is a fairly compact wide-angle lens for Canon D-SLR cameras . When used on a full-frame body, the lens can capture stunning landscapes, and its distortion characteristics are controlled enough for use for architecture.

Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM

The Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM ($539.99 direct) is a fairly compact wide-angle lens for Canon D-SLR cameras. When used on a full-frame body, the lens can capture stunning landscapes, and its distortion characteristics are controlled enough for use for architecture.

Nice and bright

I brought it for group shots at weddings as it was recommended to me