Canon 24mm f1.4L II USM is an Auto Focus (AF)
Wideangle Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Canon EF mount cameras.
Lenses in Canon EF Mount with Same Focal and Aperture Range
Canon 24mm f1.4L 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 24mm f1.4L 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 24mm f1.4L II USM has a fixed focal lenght of 24mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.6x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 38.4mm.
Weather Sealings
Canon 24mm f1.4L 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 24mm f1.4L 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 24mm f1.4L 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).
Alternatively, you can check the Canon 24mm f2.8 IS USM in Canon EF mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.
Lenses Similar to Canon 24mm f1.4L II USM With Optical Image Stabilization
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Canon 24mm f1.4L II USM has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.17x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.25m. 0.17x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Aperture
Canon 24mm f1.4L II USM has a max aperture of F1.4 and a minimum aperture of F22.0.
Optical Formula
Canon 24mm f1.4L II USM's optical formula consists of 13 elements in 10 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 2 High refraction glass elements
- 2 UD Lens Elements
Lens Hood
Canon 24mm f1.4L II USM 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-83K.
Body Colour
Canon 24mm f1.4L II USM is available in Black color.
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