Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM Lens

This is my second prime lens after the 50mm f1.8 STM. I like it since it is a bit wider, equal to approximately 35mm full frame. This focal length produces some very nice natural looking shots as it is close to what the human eye sees. Image quality is very good, definitely a bit sharper than the standard 18-55mm kit lens that most cameras come with. At f2.8 it isnt the sharpest, but thats a sacrifice you have to make for letting in so much light with such a small lens. Stopped down to f4 sharpness noticeably improves. But back down at f2.8 this lens can get a surprisingly shallow depth of field, especially with a close subject. If you are the type of person who likes to post pictures of your food all over social media, this is the lens for you. It is wide enough to capture food without needing to lean too far out of your seat, is very small and convenient to carry, and at f2.8 lets in a lot of light while nicely blurring the background. I thought my Samsung Galaxy S8 did a good job of capturing food until I tried this lens. Now I want to carry my DSLR around even more. It does unfortunately lack optical image stabilization, so its not an ideal lens for video. I tried it, but since my hands are not the steadiest I was not very satisfied with the video results. It also doesnt have the quietest autofocus motor, especially for an STM lens. This means that even with an on camera mounted external mic you might be able to hear the lens focusing, something you definitely want to avoid in your videos. Overall I highly recommend this lens, especially for anyone who likes the 50mm f1.8 but wants something a bit wider. The small size also makes it a very portable lens, and when combined with a body it makes for a much lighter and more compact DSLR experience.

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freaking awesome. its pretty sharp for $100 lens.It does have some barrel distortion but that is easily correctable in post. For the money you wont find better in the Canon arena at this price point besides the 40mm f2.8 stm and the 50mm f2.8 stm. Its also super small and light. my 60D with this on it fits perfectly in my back pack. Im giving it 3 stars instead of 5 because when I received this lens it came in a long rectangular box with ZERO padding so the lens was just bouncing around inside the box on its way to me. Luckily Canon knows how to package their stuff so it made up for the lack of attention the shippers had when shipping this lens. No padding in a package is very concerning.

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I got this for my Canon Rebel while looking for a way to make it a little lighter and easier to carry. I couldnt decide on a replacement for the camera, so of course I bought another lens. It helped a little, and I found that it makes a great lens for walking around. I had been using a 28-105, but I had been using it primarily at the wide end, so I couldnt see switching to a 50mm prime for daily use. At times walking around with a 24mm can be limiting, but I like landscape and architecture, and this works well for that in my opinion. Its very sharp and the auto focus works quickly and quietly, even in fairly low light. It feels "plasticy", but it does have a metal mount on it, and the feel is probably more due to its small size than its construction. It would be nice if it was a little faster than F2.8, but that might ruin the compact size of this lens, and would certainly make it more expensive. The one thing it has done? Made me more certain than ever that I need a new camera. While marveling at the wonderful pictures this lens is capable of, I found two bad pixels in my cameras sensor...

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This Canon EF-S 24 mm wide angle lens is a good complement to the 55 mm lens I already have with my Canon Rebel camera. Even though a 55 mm lens is the closest to the human eyes perspective, there are situations where you want to capture the periphery and not just the limited field of a 55 mm lens. Taking a picture of a whole group of people in a room while attempting to capture a good image of the room itself is one area where this 24 mm lens comes in useful. Landscape and cityscapes (such as street shots) are another place where this lens does a good job. This lens is an odd looking, thin APS-C Format "pancake" lens that has one aspherical element, a single step motor for quiet auto-focus, and a seven blade diaphragm. The lens, like most better quality lens, has a hydrophobic coating that reduces reflected glare (analogous to polarized sunglasses) and protects the glass against scratches. This coating gives the lens a blueish/purplish tint when you look at it. We have used the lens for quite a few indoor group shots, to capture images of rooms and indoor areas, as well as a few landscape and outdoor shots. The lens produces sharp, vivid colors, good contrast, and I did not notice any chromatic aberration around the edges that are characteristic of some wide angle lens. The lens is a reasonable fast lens at f/2.8 and produces fairly good quality pictures at lower light levels (without flash) especially. Sure, I would prefer a faster f/2.0 lens but at this low price, I cannot complain.

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Im improving my youtube channel content, and I had the 50mm f1.8, but it has a very narrow FOV with very narrow DOF even if the camera is 2-3 metres away. With the 24mm F2.8, you can get a wider FOV with a decent DOF; enough to focus on you without keeping the camera so far away. I recommend it for video shooting.

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I love this lens. It works just like I wanted—as a lightweight, compact, high-quality alternative to carrying around a big DSLR rig. Its a great focal length for crop sensors. Its sharp—even at f/2.8. The focus is fast enough to keep up with my toddler. The only downsides I see have an easy fix. Theres significant vignetting and barrel distortion, but if you have a copy of Adobe Suite and you shoot RAW, you can Enable Profile Corrections and like magic, both issues go away. Take a look at the pictures Ive uploaded. Each pair shows after and before enabling profile corrections.

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As a budget option for a 24mm name brand lens, this pancake lens does an outstanding job with its performance for both video and stills. The focusing from Canons STM products is quiet and quick and is by far my favorite. The 2.8 aperture makes it work decently in lowlight situations. The macro capabilities are very decent as well, especially when shooting above f4.0. The compact size of this lens is ideal for travel. The build quality feels solid. All in all, for the cost of this lens its a steal and I highly recommend this lens!

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I currently shoot mostly with the canon 50mm 1.4. I was hoping for something more compact that would be great to throw in a rucksack for a day out hiking, or at least just something less bulky. I figured with a 180$ lens, if it was only OK I wouldnt be too depressed about it. I have been continuously impressed with this thing, and I foresee this being as vital a cog in my photo arsenal as has been my 50mm. Yes, it is compact, it actually fits in a zipper pouch in my daypack that I previously had to separate the lens from the camera in order to be able to accommodate it all. Its wide, and can really capture the scenery as I have included in the pics I took, and has the same great bokeh effect with a fast 2.8 aperture that my 50mm has (well not AS much, but good nonetheless), which I love and need. One surprise I didnt realize was that it has such great macro capabilities, I mean I am like 2 inches from the subject and it focuses right in on it, bam. I cant tell you how thrilled I am to have such a multitasker for my adventures, I can take a picture of a weird bug, pretty flower, and capture the sunset nice and wide, or a portrait of a person. I crave, no NEED multitaskers in my gear, I am not a professional, and I like my dollar to stretch as far and wide as it can. I am very happy with it so far. The image quality appears to me to be really good. The autofocus is fast, works really well even in lower light situations. Yeah, there are a few things I would defer to my 50mm 1.4, but these two together make me a very happy photographer.

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This lens works great on my crop-sensor DLSR. I also purchased a 50mm f/1.8 which Id hoped to use for some portraiture, but didnt realize how close it would put me to my subject with a crop-sensor. The 24mm f/2.8 puts me right where I want to be. Its a good walk-around lens, but sometimes I miss the flexibility of a zoom lens - particularly when photographing subjects that move around a lot like kids & pets. Zooming with my feet isnt quick enough when Im kneeling down to get to the height of my subject. Its much easier to use indoors than the 50mm! I get crisp shots with a decent amount of bokeh when wanted. 2.8 aperture lets me stop down to get great shots in low light, too. For the price, its a fantastic lens. And dropping the weight and size of my camera down to something I dont mind carrying all day long is priceless!

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Its just a great little lens as others have said. Works well for astrophotography. A small amount of coma wide open but stopped down to f4 its great.

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