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

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Posted by Patrick on Jan 13, 2009 in Lenses, Reviews

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Getting covered as of late is the Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 II USM, which was introduced at Photokina and replaces the 11 year old previous version of the 24mm f/1.4. The newest version brings a whole host of improvements all soundly covered in 2 reviews, the first at Photoreview.com:

As a walk-around lens, the test lens was both a pleasure to use and surprisingly versatile for a prime lens. Despite its edge softness, it delivered outstanding results in very low light levels, where we were able to use shutter speeds as slow as 1/4 second with the EOS 5D. The wide aperture also provided a bright enough image to support manual focusing after dark. In bright conditions, flare and ghosting were negligible as long as the lens hood was kept in place.

-Photoreview

Next up more coverage at SLRgear, where they note some major vignetting on full frames:

It’s a completely different story with the lens mounted on the full-frame 5D. The lens produces extremely dark corners when used with large apertures; at ƒ/1.4, the corners of the image are almost two stops darker than the center! This reduces to one stop by ƒ/2.8, and by ƒ/5.6 the differential hovers at 2/3 of a stop all the way through to ƒ/22.

-SLRgear.com

The EF 24mm f/1.4 II USM is a great lens outside some vignetting and soft corners, if you can afford it (currently $1700…ouch!)

Get the The EF 24mm f/1.4 II USM here at Amazon or here at B & H Photo.

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