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Canon - EF24mm F1.4L II USM Wide-Angle Lens for EOS DSLR Cameras - Black
Average customer rating
4.1
(40 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 40 reviews
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Star
5
72%of customers recommend this product.
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28 out of
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Customer Reviews for Canon - EF24mm F1.4L II USM Wide-Angle Lens for EOS DSLR Cameras - Black
Customer Rating
5
Perfect at every stop
on February 10, 2009
Posted by: pas
from Annapolis, MD
Since I purchased this lens about 4 months ago it has been fixed to my 30D. It took me a while to get used to utilizing the 1.4 f-stop because of how little depth of field you have to play with, but, if done right, the effects are amazing.
Pros: Super-sharp images, Superior build quality, Fast auto-focus, excellent bokeh
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
A small space workhorse
on April 18, 2014
Posted by: NotAnselAdams
from Chicago, IL
This lens has served me well in small spaces for 3/4 and full-body portraits. It has allowed also for effective use of shalllow depth of field as a compositional element. Whether with natural light or strobes, this lens has not presented any sort of limitation in terms of framing or of photographic composition generally.
With wide-angle lenses, certain distortion is not unexpected--particularly at closer distances to one's subject--but it is also not an issue if, for example, one shoots RAW and makes appropriate corrections in post-processing. As shooting with this lens may not be necessarily a "point and shoot" undertaking, skill sets
may have bearing on individual results.
may have bearing on individual results.
I find the 24mm f/1.4 II USM to be a tremendous lens, and I cannot imagine not having it in my kit.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
great lens
on November 13, 2009
Posted by: macZiggy
from California
I've been a professional photojournalist for almost 30 years and this lens is so much fun to use. The 1.4 aperture makes almost anything you shoot look really cool in an abstract way, although with the sharp drop-off of the depth-of-field, you have to be very careful what you are focused on, especially if there's a person involved. I like to use it particularly with still life photos, such as landscapes or food. I use 5D camera bodies and the images are super sharp with great resolution from this lens.
Pros: Super-sharp images, Superior build quality
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
2
design flaw
on September 24, 2011
Posted by: scott
from Houston
Build quality is high as expected for this lens. However the focus is inconsistent and the lens has severe front focus around 1.8. I owned the mark I predecessor and loved it, so when it was stolen I immediately replaced it with this one. Today I am returning the fourth copy in an attempt to get a good one. I thought it was a bad batch or simply bad quality control, but now I believe it is a design flaw.
Pros: Fast auto-focus
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
1
Returning my SECOND 24 f/1.4 II lens - Focus Issue
on August 15, 2010
Posted by: L to the T
from New York, NY
Not sure what's going on with this lens but I'm now mailing back my SECOND Canon 24 f/1.4L II because of focusing issues. I'm very surprised by the focusing issue found in two lenses which, in my opinion, can't possibly be coincidental. Not happy at all and I'm not one to leave negative notes but this really got on my nerves and had to share with others. Warmest.
-Just a NY Pro.
Cons: add a con
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Amazing Lens
on January 12, 2012
Posted by: Moni
I bought this lens 1 month ago. I was shooting plenty of portrait and landscape. It works they way i want.
Strongly recommended.
Pros: super sharp, well constructed, nicely balanced with 7d
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Egg-cellent!
on May 26, 2012
Posted by: Photomonkey
from NYC
I scrutinized the specs and reviews for this lens for months.. then finally jumped and bought one. It's not quite like being 21 again, but awfully close! It is a gorgeous wide, fast lens which makes you think of places where you might not have bothered in the past as viable subjects.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Very good lens
on May 13, 2015
Posted by: JMB
I bought this lens second hand, 2 years old but in excellent condition. I found the focusing to work correctly the majority if the time. I mean majority of the time when you go in and pixel peep at 100%. Large aperture f1.4 lenses will not have 100% accuracy in real life shooting. Not sure if all reviewers take this into account but this is a technical challenge I have found with large aperture lenses, even my 85mm f1.8 which is one of the fastest and most reliable lenses I have used on full frame. Just needed to make this point clear.
I find color rendition and contrast to be fantastic. Sharpness across the frame is so good that I do not need lens optimisation in post processing. This lens does not need it, when my 24-105mm f4L often does. Bokeh is also very nice, for a non-dedicated portrait lens. I think this lens is worth the money, despite the high price tag.
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