Rating 4.7 41 reviews
Manufacturer: Canon
price $1,890.27 - $2,915.00
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PhotoRadar
11 years ago

This is the mark II edition of this lens and isn't just a minor tweak but represents a complete redesign. It boasts an extra two elements, taking the total number from 11 to 13, and its more rounded aperture is based on eight rather than seven diaphragm blades.
Pros:
  • Quality metal construction
  • Ring-type autofocus
  • Wide maximum aperture
Cons:
  • Disappointing sharpness
  • Expensive
  • Vignetting (corner shading) at maximum aperture
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photo.net
27 years ago

I had been thinking about getting a 24mm lens for a while, and kept wondering if the non-L lens would be adequate, or if I should get the 17-35 2.8L zoom. Eventually Canon came out with the 24/1.4L, and answered the question for me.
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The Digital Picture
18 years ago

Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM Lens Review

The Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM Lens is, without question, Canon's best-performing (optically and physically) and best-built 24mm autofocus lens. It is also Canon's widest angle lens with an aperture wider than f/2.8 - a full 2 stops wider than all wider angle Canon lenses.
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Bob Atkins
17 years ago

Canon EF 24mm f1.4L USM II

The new Canon EF 24/1.4L USM II is expected to be available in December 2008 at a price of around $1699 Canon Press Release on the Canon EF 24/1.4L USM II The new EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM lens is the successor to Canon's EF 24mm f/1.4L USM professional wide-angle lens released in 1997.
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Imaging Resource
17 years ago

Canon EF F1.4 L II USM Lens review

The Canon 24mm ƒ/1.4L II USM is an excellent lens, with only two reservations, both relating to the lens' usage on full-frame bodies. The first is some corner softness when used at wide apertures; the second is substantial corner shading, upwards of two stops when used wide open.
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Pop Photo
17 years ago

Lens Test: Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM AF

Canon's third version of its 24mm f/1.4 full-framer (the first was the 1979 FD), this $1,700 (street) prime remains the fastest wide-angle lens for both film and digital SLRs, scaling up to the equivalent of 38.4mm on the Canon EOS 50D.
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SLR Lens and Camera Reviews
17 years ago

Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM Lens Review

Canon EF 14mm f/1.4L II USM was first announced at Photokina 2008 as a replacement for the namesake first generation 24mm f/1.4L prime. The lens compliments a pretty comprehensive range of Canon's ultra wide and wide angle lenses, including another 24mm prime, the ailing Canon EF 24mm f/2.8.
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photodo
16 years ago

REVIEW: Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM

The second incarnation of Canon's premium fast aperture wide angle lens costs around £1315 and sports a bright f/1.4 maximum aperture, fast ultrasonic focusing and professional-grade weather sealed construction.
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LensTip.com
15 years ago

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Camera Decision
13 years ago

Canon EF F1.4 L II USM Lens review

Canon 24mm f1.4L II USM is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF) Wideangle Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with EF Mount cameras. What type of photography is the Canon 24mm f1.4L II USM lens good for?
Pros:
  • Weather-sealed, Autofocus, Distance Scale, DoF(Depth of Field) Scale, Hood supplied, Full-time Manual Focusing, Very Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 8 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, Minimum focus distance of, 0.25m / 9.8 inch, Pricey
Cons:
  • Weather-sealed, Autofocus, Distance Scale, DoF(Depth of Field) Scale, Hood supplied, Full-time Manual Focusing, Very Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 8 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, Minimum focus distance of, 0.25m / 9.8 inch, Pricey
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