Used Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 Wide Angle Auto Focus Lens

2012-01-30T19:00:00

I purchased this lens as a backup wide-angle. It certainly does not compare to the 24-70 by any means, but it does provide a wide angle image as low as 2.8.....If you have any clue whatsoever about lighting and camera settings, you can produce some decent images using this lens. I would recommend this lens to a beginner because it's inexpensive, can take images in low light, and requires the user to learn how to steady their hand.

Caroline

2012-01-24T19:00:00

I purchased this lens for landscape panoramic work. The nearly 40mm focal length is ideal for what I am doing. Prior to now I was using an 18~270m zoom. This is an extremely light (weight wise) lens though a little slow light wise. The focal length lends itself to the type of work I do without the front heavy zoom. I lost no speed (f stops) with the change but am able to better hand hold panoramic shots when necessary.

JOHN A.

2011-12-18T19:00:00

Landscape if it worked

John C.

2011-09-29T21:00:00

For the money it is a great lense.

Russ

2011-09-17T21:00:00

This is a fun lens to throw in your bag. Very little distortion. Easy to get good results. Much better than I thought it would be. Contast is just ok but easily corrected post processing. Sharp pictures. Auto focus is a little noisy but who cares. Price is good. I like this lens!

YVONNE B.

2011-09-03T21:00:00

This lens works quite well in daylight. I was disappointed to see it didn't work as well in low light situations. I did a series of formal family portraits in a church full of stained-glass windows. It seemed to have a problem focusing in such conditions and the result of many of the images were much softer than I had preferred.

JAMES M.

2011-08-18T21:00:00

A useful wide (but not too-wide) lens on a full-frame sensor and a handy roughly-normal lens on APS-C (I do like the 40mm focal length on 35mm). So it has been quite a handy dual-purpose lens for me.

Mike F.

2010-05-24T21:00:00

I bought this for a wider experience. It does get a very wide, clear shot, just make sure you have subject in the middle of your shot. Clear and crisp pictures.

Chris K.

2009-08-31T21:00:00

This is a good standard wide angle lens that takes good pictures. However, with this lens you can expect CA when shooting high contrast situations such as bright light from behind the subject. Also, expect to add in some contrast in post production when compared to pictures taken with an L series lens.

tamijohnsonphotography

2009-01-20T19:00:00

Just got it... tested it.. its sharp... and i'm happy with it!!!

Photos J.

2008-05-07T21:00:00

24mm w/ the 1.6 correction factor is very close to a full-frame 35mm lens. So it is at least getting there on wide angle. I did a direct comparison between this lens and my Tokina 19-35mm zoom (zoomed to just about 24mm, and I forced the aperture to be the same) and this Canon 24mm is without a doubt sharper. It is light and convenient, does not feel "rugged" but seems to be just fine to carry around in a bag for general use.

MGoBlue

2007-02-11T19:00:00

Makes a good moderate wide angle lens on cameras with a 1.6 cropping factor. Its compact size is a plus.

John