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Canon EF 24mm f1.4L II USM Review

Canon EF 24mm f1.4L II USM

Main Features

  • 24mm Focal Range
  • F1.4 Max Aperture
  • Weather Sealed
  • Filter Thread: 77mm
  • Max Format: 35mm FF
  • Canon EF Mount
  • Weight: 650g.
  • Diameter: 94mm
  • Length: 87mm
  • Min Focus Distance:0.25m
  • Max Magnification:0.17x
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Canon 24mm f1.4L II USM Overview

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Pros and Cons of Canon EF 24mm f1.4L II USM


PROs
Weather Sealed
Built-in Autofocus
Hood supplied
Full-time Manual Focusing
Very Fast Aperture
Covers Full-Frame Sensor

CONs
Pricey
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Canon 24mm f1.4L II USM Detailed Specifications


General
Brand Canon
Lens Type Prime
Lens Type Wideangle Prime
Lens Mount Canon EF
Max Format 35mm FF
Focal Range 24mm
Image Stabilization No
Colour Black
Zoom Method No Zoom
Power Zoom No Zoom
Zoom Lock No Zoom
Zoom Ratio 1.0X
APERTURE
Max Aperture F1.4
Min Aperture F22.0
Aperture Ring No
Diaphragm Blades 8
Optics
Optical Elements 13
Optical Groups 10
Special Elements 2 High refraction glass elements 2 UD Lens Elements

FOCUSING
Min Focus Distance 0.25m
Max Magnification 0.17X
Autofocus Yes
AF Motor Type Ring-type ultrasonic
Full Time Manual Yes
Focus Method Internal
Distance Scale Yes
DoF Scale Yes
PHYSICAL SPECS
Weight 650g
Diameter 94mm
Length 87mm
Materials Metal barrel, metal mount
Weather Sealing Yes
Filter Thread 77mm
Filter Notes Filter does not rotate on focus
Hood Supplied Yes
Hood Code EW-83K
Tripod Collar No
Optional Accessories Soft Case LP1319
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