Canon 14mm f2.8L II USM is an Auto Focus (AF)
Ultra-Wideangle Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Canon EF mount cameras.
Canon replaced the older Canon EF 14mm f2.8L USM with this model. Follow the link to read our detailed comparison of these models:
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Lenses in Canon EF Mount with Same Focal and Aperture Range
Canon 14mm f2.8L II USM is a member of Canon's EF L series of lenses. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.
EF L Series Lenses in Canon EF Mount
Lens Mount
Canon 14mm f2.8L II USM is compatible with cameras that have Canon EF lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Canon EF lenses are Canon 1D X III, Canon 6D MII and Canon 5D MIV.
Focal Range
Canon 14mm f2.8L II USM has a fixed focal lenght of 14mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.6x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 22.4mm.
Weather Sealings
Canon 14mm f2.8L II USM is a weather sealed lens which provides an extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have an effective protection, you have to pair the Canon 14mm f2.8L II USM with a weather sealed camera body such as Canon 1D X III, Canon 6D MII and Canon 5D MIV.
Optical Image Stabilization
Canon 14mm f2.8L II USM doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Canon 14mm f2.8L II USM has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.15x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.2m. 0.15x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Aperture
Canon 14mm f2.8L II USM has a max aperture of F2.8 and a minimum aperture of F22.0.
Optical Formula
Canon 14mm f2.8L II USM's optical formula consists of 14 elements in 11 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- Aspherical & UD elements. Super Spectra coating to reduce ghostings
- flare
Lens Hood
Canon 14mm f2.8L II USM comes with a built-in petal shaped lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Canon 14mm f2.8L II USM is available in Black color.
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