Sharp

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Sharp, cheap, lightweight.

I had to wait 2 months for this lens to arrive. I even tried to cancel the order but it was too late. It arrived. 30hrs later .. I accidentally threw it onto concrete and the front glass had a crack and the barrel filter ring dented and some plastic bit in the front was shattered.

Superior build quality; Super-sharp images

Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 review by Ashley_Pomeroy

I wanted a small, wide autofocus prime lens for my full-frame Canon 5D. I already have a superb 24mm lens - a tiny Olympus 24mm f/2.8 that I use with an OM-EOS adapter - but I find myself running out of patience with manual stop-down and zone focus.

Sharp in the very middle at all apertures; sharp almost to the corners at f/8; small; light; good colour, contrast

Feels redundant - you really have to want it; overpriced; physically old-fashioned

The Best Value "Prime" Lens For EOS Digital SLRs

This is one of the truly &#147MUST HAVE&#148 lenses for almost every Canon EOS SLR camera bag.

NO DISTORTION! WOW! Nice n' Fast * "L" Class Resolution

Not As Quiet As A USM; But So What

I bought this lens to widen the views possible on my EOS 10D. The build quality is great. It feels like a little tank compared to the 50mm f/1.8. It's only sliiightly larger but nicely heavier than that lens. But, check the weaknesses....

Depth of field is great; The horribly wrong autofocusing is quick, and f/2.8 ain't bad either; Build quality is great; It feels like you could throw it at someone, hurt them, and pick it up and use it again

Here's the main problem: It brutally overexposes everything on my 10D; It's not reliably "x stops off" of you would simply set some exposure compensation whenever you mount it on your camera; It's very hit and miss.