Canon 24-105mm F4L IS II is an Auto Focus (AF)
Standard Zoom lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Canon EF mount cameras.
Canon 24-105mm F4L IS II 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 24-105mm F4L IS II 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 24-105mm F4L IS II has a focal range of 24-105mm and 4.4X zoom ratio. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.6x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 38.4 - 168mm.
Weather Sealings
Canon 24-105mm F4L IS II 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 24-105mm F4L IS II with a weather sealed camera body such as Canon 1D X III, Canon 6D MII and Canon 5D MIV.
Optical Image Stabilization
Canon 24-105mm F4L IS II features an optical image stabilization system which helps to reduce the blur that occurs due to shaking during hand-held shooting.
Zoom Method
Canon 24-105mm F4L IS II features Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Canon 24-105mm F4L IS II has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.24x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.45m.
Aperture
Canon 24-105mm F4L IS II is a fixed aperture lens with a constant max aperture of f4 from 24mm all the way to the 105mm .
Optical Formula
Canon 24-105mm F4L IS II's optical formula consists of 17 elements in 12 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- Fluorine
- Air Sphere Coatings
Lens Hood
Canon 24-105mm F4L IS II comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos. The model number of the hood is EW-83M.
Body Colour
Canon 24-105mm F4L IS II is available in Black color.
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