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Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 USM 'L' 'ii' Review

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The Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 USM 'L' 'ii' is an excellent lens that provides sharp, high-quality images with great bokeh. It is slightly heavy but offers fast and quiet autofocus.

The Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 USM 'L' 'ii' is a top-quality lens designed for full-frame or digital SLR cameras. It is a bit heavy but offers a fast aperture of f/1.4 and provides dramatic images with a nice bokeh, especially when shooting close to the subject. The build quality is solid and weighty, made of high-quality plastics and a metal lens mount with a sealing gasket.

Pros
  • Sharp and high-quality images
  • Great bokeh
  • Fast and quiet autofocus
  • Solid and weighty build quality
Cons
  • Slightly heavy
  • Struggles with coma at wide aperture
  • Lower image quality on APS-C camera

In terms of image quality, it performs fantastically on a full-frame camera, with sharpness and good overall image quality, and minimal distortion and vignetting.

The Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 USM 'L' 'ii' is a top-quality lens designed for full-frame or digital SLR cameras. It is a bit heavy but offers a fast aperture of f/1.4 and provides dramatic images with a nice bokeh, especially when shooting close to the subject. The build quality is solid and weighty, made of high-quality plastics and a metal lens mount with a sealing gasket. The USM motor provides fast, quiet, and accurate autofocus, and the lens comes with a deep lens hood. In terms of image quality, it performs fantastically on a full-frame camera, with sharpness and good overall image quality, and minimal distortion and vignetting. On an APS-C camera, the image quality is slightly lower, but still good with some softness in the corners. The lens also struggles a bit with coma when wide open at f/1.4. Overall, the Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 USM 'L' 'ii' is a great lens that delivers excellent results, especially on a full-frame camera.

The lens also struggles a bit with coma when wide open at f/1.4. Overall, the Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 USM 'L' 'ii' is a great lens that delivers excellent results, especially on a full-frame camera.

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