Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM Lens

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This is quite simply the best lens Ive ever owned. Its the perfect fov for 90% of non portrait shots (the popular Canon 50mm serves that purpose for me) and is really fast. I often go 100 ISO and 1/2000 - 1/4000 on the shutter and find myself stopping water drops mid splash and stopped car tires at highway speed. It also has a wonderful profession feel about it. Super sturdy feel with a quick focus that makes few errors unlike the 50mm. It also makes your camera feel tiny because of its pancake low profile. Excellent job Canon.

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0:00 0:00 This video is not intended for all audiences. What date were you born? January February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 Submit Adobe Flash Player is required to watch this video. Install Flash Player Attention pancake lovers: while not making as splashy an entrance as Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens , the 24mm EF-S is a terrific addition to your lens arsenal. In a nutshell, the 24mm STM pancake provides excellent optics at a highly usable focal length, encased in a quality compact chassis making this an ideal walk-around prime for crop sensors. Here is a break-down of the reasons why I think you should own this: Pros: -FOCAL LENGTH: At 24mm on crop sensor(Canon t4i, t5i, t6i, t6s, 70D, 7D), the effective focal length is 38mm, which is an excellent frame size for general all around shooting. (Hence I believe this lens will do for crop sensors what the 40mm did for full frame.). The 40mm pancake is just too narrow on the crop sensor as a general purpose lens making it difficult to take indoor photos (you will back up into walls). -APERTURE: Aperture is f2.8 which is a full stop larger than the f-stop on kit lens 18-55mm at the equivalent 24mm (recall the kit lens minimum of f3.5 is only available on at 18mm and increases as you increase focal length). This means the 24mm pancake delivers better bokeh thru smaller depth of field to separate your subject from the background. It will also let in greater light for better indoor pictures without flash. Of note, while the f2.8 is the same on both the 24mm and 40mm pancakes, the DIFFERENCE of aperture size compared with the kit lens is much greater on the 40mm (f5.0 on kit lens at 40mm and f3.5 at 24mm). This makes the relative improvement greater on the 40mm than on the 24mm, but still a good improvement over kit lens. -SIZE: SMALL! Yes, this is probably the number #1 reason this lens is of interest. What good is a bulky DSLR that you dont carry? Trim the space to this incredible size and you are more likely to carry it with you! -OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Quality optics, Canon does not disappoint here: Excellent sharpness, minimal chromatic abberation, no significant vignetting. You are getting a very nice lens! -FOCUS MECHANISM: Uses an STM stepping motor, while not as fast or quiet as several of the other lenses of the STM class, it is still an improvement over non-STM lenses. Also has full-time manual focus. -MINIMUM FOCUS DISTANCE: Minimum focus distance is 6" so it can be used as a semi-macro lens. (See my video for close ups) -BUILD QUALITY: Excellent construction. Has the exact same high quality, durable frame, metal mount and solid feel as the 40mm pancake. No doubt the lens will last a long time. -FILTER SIZE: Small filter diameter 52mm, allows you to purchase better filters for less money. -COST: At $150, its an incredible bargain. (Note: there are several sellers charging far greater than the retail price. If the Amazon price is high, wait a day or two to order as the typical sellers replenish their stocks.) Cons: -IMAGE STABILIZATION: This lens lacks IS. Fortunately at the shorter focal length, you can get by with a faster shutter speed to achieve good hand-held results. -FORM FACTOR: This is an EF-S lens (note the WHITE square) means it is only for crop sensor Canons (t5i, 70D, 7D and their predecessors) and will not work on full-frame sensors Canons (1D, 5D, 6D). Therefore the lens will not "cross-over" if you decide to upgrade in the future. The 40mm pancake will as it is an EF lens (note the RED dot). -FOCUS MECHANISM: Not a huge deal but, because its "focus by wire", it requires power to use the focus ring -MANUAL INDICATORS: No distance indicators for focusing. Frankly not a big deal. 5 Stars. You wont be disappointed with this lens!

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An excellent addition to any photographers arsenal - Whether youre pro, just starting out, or advanced to the point where youre ready to shed the kit lens that came with your Rebel, this lens is an excellent choice. At 24mm (38mm on APS-C or Cropped Sensor Cameras) this makes it the equivalent of a 35mm lens, which is an excellent workhorse or all around general use lens - Versatility is the key here, so you can pretty much use this lens for most situations. Dont be scared off by the fact that its not a true portrait lens - This will take portraits just fine, unless youre a professional portrait photographer you arent going to be put off by the images that this lens cranks out. With fine tuning of your camera settings (get out of auto mode) you can enhance the capability of this lens even more. Its small, compact and lightweight size makes it the ideal travel lens, for when you want to crank out pics but dont want to lug the lead weight lens around. Discreet for candid street photography, I prefer to use this over my 50mm for candid street shots as you have more headroom to work with as well as extra space for composition or cropping later on if need be. Landscapes, close up, portrait work, star/night photography, this lens will not disappoint. Perfect for indoor work/tight spaces where getting everyone in the shot can be a challenge. For those that dont know what a picture is and bought the DSLR for shooting video, this is a good lens for film work too. Works very smooth with Canons Movie Servo AF system - Its not totally silent, keep that in mind, but if youre using a shotgun or offboard mic it wont be a problem at all - Onboard mic + manual focus and there isnt any issues - Produces sharp images as well as a decent shallow depth of field - Def not a L series dedicated portrait, but for those of us that cant buy a lens for every possible photo op, this is the next best thing. If you have the standard 18-55mm and a telephoto kit lens, this is the next sibling to bring home. 24mm is fairly wide, but its not a true wide angle lens - It all depends on your needs. If you were in the market for a good lens to take real estate photos, while this would work Id prob tell you to save your cash up for a 10-18mm wide angle - Id be hard pressed to go with the 40mm sister of this for closer work when I own a nifty fifty, but its all about personal tastes and budget. For general everyday photography, people and places, this is one of the top choices - Be it for film or still images.

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great budget lens.... I use on my 7d mark ll.. for the price its pretty good in dim low light indoors and outdoors I do recommend this lens. when you can upgrade to better lenes like the pro red ring line up do it. but until then this lens can get you by. not to narrow and not to wide. heres a couple of in door pics that would look a lot dimmer with a reg kit lens

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I am so glad I bought this lens. I started shooting only primes because I hate the low light color noise from my zoom lens. So glad I did this! If only there were cheap wider angle EF-S lenses. I want to get my hands on a ~17mm prime. My Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 is one of the best walk around zooms for EF-S, but at the same settings, my primes are way sharper and brighter. I think my zoom (or zooms in general?) has a higher t-stop (less light coming through at same settings and ISO) compared to my primes. Before getting this 24mm, my other primes are a Canon 50mm f/1.8 and Sigma 30mm f/1.4. They are so sharp and clear in low light compared to my Tamron zoom. I shoot at this comedy theater often — it’s live theater, so I have no control over lighting, I have no control over the actors’ movement, and I don’t know what the staging will be throughout the show. I need fast lenses. The low light results from my Tamron zoom made me so unhappy. They weren’t as sharp and clear as my 50 and 30mm primes. I had to get a wide angle prime. This Canon EF-S 24mm pancake lens is SO good! I’m really happy with it. It lets in a lot of light like my other Canon lens. (My Sigma’s t-stop isn’t as low as compared to my 50 and 24mm lenses but it’s still very good. I’ve also had the Sigma 30mm for three times as long as my Canon 50mm, so maybe me having dropped the Sigma a couple times probably makes a difference :-o) Anyway, if you want a cheap wide angle, get this lens. It’s wonderful!

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I seriously love this lens! I have a few Sigma lenses and love those, but theyre just so gosh darn heavy. Somehow I always find myself coming back to this little pancake lens. The 38mm focal length equivalent is pleasing to the eye and everything still looks proportionate. With it being a tad wider than 50mm, you can find yourself getting really creative with your composition and shots, it so versatile. This is actually the widest lens I own and I find it works great for landscapes even though its not thaaaat wide. At f/2.8 its sharp, nothing to complain about. At f/4 its the sharpest itll get, and around f/16 is when it begins to drop off. The mountain picture is at f/4 and the beach is wide open at f/2.8. Dont forget to perform micro adjustments with your lenses, this back focused so I had to adjust it to -3.

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I picked up this lens so I could film my gardening videos on my 70D Canon EOS 70D Digital SLR Camera (Body Only) without the loud autofocus noise I got from non-STM lenses. It works very well and tracks nicely. Though it makes a little servo sound, its not picked up on my RODE shotgun mic Rode VMPR VideoMic Pro R with Rycote Lyre Shockmount at all, unlike the older non-STM lenses I inherited from a friends old EOS Rebel. Interestingly, it also takes quite nice close-up shots (see images Im posting with this review). I also added a Tiffen 52mm UV filter http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004ZCJG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?redirect=true&ref_=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_1&linkCode=ll1&tag=florisurvigar-20&linkId=bd73a305a0dcc6e8b141347e4af2d312 to protect the lens. Quite impressed all around - great little lens with a very low profile. Id buy this again in a heartbeat.

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I have used the Canon 24mm lens extensively since my purchase and the results have been admirable. This pancake lens dramatically reduces the size and weight of my Canon DSLR (T5i). I normally use an 18 – 135mm kit lens. Compared to the 18-135 I think this 24mm is sharper. I have compared the two on Photoshop, and in my judgement the 24mm results are sharper and clearer than the 18 – 135 when used at similar settings. The 24mm is a faster lens than the 18 – 135 giving the photographer more flexibility in exposure. I don’t think much of the so called “macro” capability touted by some of the reviewers; however, it does OK and I have gotten some fairly impressive results in the close ups of plant life I have shot. This may be an excellent lens to try extension tubes or screw on close up lenses. The fast lens would certainly give the photographer more options than the slower lens (the 18 – 135) I normally use. Plus, the lens uses the same size filters (52mm) as the 50mm lens for the Canon, and the 52mm filters and close up lenses are cheaper than the larger 67mm I have bought for my zoom. As a landscape lens I think this 24mm is excellent. Its angle of view isn’t as large as I would like, and the lack of a zoom destroys any ability to “crop” the scene with the lens; however, it is a good angle of view, is very sharp, very fast, and a pleasure to use on the camera. Highly recommended. AD2

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After using my 50mm f/1.8 lens for almost 2 years, I took the plunge and purchased this product. The picture quality is great, and if you used the 50mm before buying this youll definitely agree. Not having to stand as far back did wonders to my life. These non zoom camera lens are top notch for anyone looking to take still shots of food, people, or landscape. As a starter lens this product will do wonders for your photos. I can help answer any questions you have but if you love photography i know you will love this lens. Note: THE BIG CHOICE for most consumers is either the 24mm or the 50mm. They both have their advantages but in the end the biggest deciding factor is the distance you want to shoot from. I personally switch between both of these, but for food and portraits the 24mm shines bright!

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I wasnt sure what I was getting into for the price, but in reading the reviews I figured I couldnt go wrong as I am preparing for a backpacking trip in California and wanted something more compact and crisp than the stock 18-55mm, shooting on my Canon T5. I have experience with a few different Sigma and Canon telephoto lenses of my own, as well as borrowing some other fixed lenses here and there, so I speak with confidence when I say that this little lens is a fantastic investment! The autofocus is incredibly accurate (as you can see in my shots), and the aperture produces a very nice bokeh effect for the price. In the future I plan to do some night photography and trust that this will serve me well. Check out the sample pictures I took! Definitely would buy again, although my next lens will probably be the Canon 50mm STM.

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