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Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 USM L II - Review / Test Report - Sample Images & Verdict |
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Sample Shots
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
24.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/9.0 |
| Exposure |
1/400s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
24.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/1.4 |
| Exposure |
1/6400s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
24.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/1.4 |
| Exposure |
1/6400s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
24.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/8.0 |
| Exposure |
1/250s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
24.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/1.4 |
| Exposure |
1/8000s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
24.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/8.0 |
| Exposure |
1/400s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
24.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/8.0 |
| Exposure |
1/250s |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
24.0mm |
| Aperture: |
f/8.0 |
| Exposure |
1/200s |
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Verdict
The Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 USM L II gave us some mixed feelings during the tests. If you use it at
its sweet settings - that's between f/4 and f/8 - the lens will be about as good as it gets for
a lens in this class. It's extremely sharp here and there's no significant vignetting to speak of.
Lateral CAs are also no serious problem and the distortions are well controlled. The question may
be whether this is "good enough" though. At max. aperture (f/1.4) the technical image quality
isn't all that great - an extreme vignetting and soft corners are obvious flaws here. This is
usually forgivable for a tele lens where the center quality is paramount but it may be more of a
question mark for an ultra-wide lens if you desire more than just shallow depth-of-field here.
The quality of the bokeh could also be better although we haven't really seen a really good
performance from a (moderate-) ultra-wide lens here so far anyway. Please note that we don't
question the immense creative potential of such an ultra-large aperture lens - if you require the
capabilities of an f/1.4 lens there's no substitution of course.
The build quality of the EF 24mm f/1.4 USM L II is simply superb and the new weather sealing is
reassuring when shooting in very harsh conditions. The AF is very fast and near silent. All-in-all
it's a very good lens if you're aware of its potential and limitations.
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