Name: EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Brand: Canon
SKU: 36702
Rating: 3.9 (39 reviews)

4.1

based on all reviews

Excellent AF is part of the equation
Color
contrast and saturation are excellent

Barrel distortion disappears around 35mm
precious family moments will never be back
cannot add missing detail

Construction: Zoom
Elements: 16
Focus method: Internal
Autofocus: yes
Max format size: Full-frame (35mm)
Focal length: 24, 70 mm
Image stabilisation: no
Lens type: Macro, Normal, Telephoto, Wide angle

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM - Pros & Cons

Excellent AF is part of the equation
Color
contrast and saturation are excellent
The focus and zoom rings are nicely-sized and operate smoothly
quiet
fast and accurate autofocus
The build quality of this lens is exceptional
significant wobbling and smooth controls - almost perfect
ups the stake for optical performance for a professional standard lens to zoom
The focus is so fast and dead accurate
The images are crisp and very sharp all across the frame
make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
things light and simple
solid and well-built
Versatile multi-purpose zoom Fast consistent f2
The organization is logical and easy to follow
your site is tremendously impressive
The courses are easy to follow and go in to depth
The glossary is a nice touch to help the novice
bokeh looks very good and clean
excellent clarity and contrast
The quality is so good that stopping down makes little sense
The build quality is just wonderful
They are impressively well controlled with this amazing lens
build quality is excellent
balances very well
superb at 24mm and portraits are excellent at 70mm
image quality is exceptionally good
Focus and images are very good
Sharp
fast and quite a useful range
The images are very sharp and focus is fast and silent
AF is very fast and absolutely silent
Very good Sharpness all throughout the zoom range
It feels very well-built and quite solid
Canon lenses very well
this hood is more compact
which is convenient for transportation
its sharpness is satisfactory
the lens is always sharp
everything is already very good and juicy
Colors feel soft
rich and pleasant
Contrast
sharpness and color rendition are identical
The lens is definitely cool and well worth the money
fast
quiet and accurate
Bokeh was smooth and very attractive
70mm focal length handled backlit subjects quite well
bokeh is pretty good from the lens (for
great zoom range
and the results it provides are very good
shadow recovery on Canon's mirrorless cameras is pretty excellent
good detail and contrast and bokeh is fairly nice
rugged
refined and precise
a great zoom range and delivers crisp footage with great detail
excellent autofocus
great stabilization
and fantastic handling
smooth and stable
clarity
image quality and durability of its legendary
The colors are pleasing and you could say same the same about the bokeh

Barrel distortion disappears around 35mm
precious family moments will never be back
cannot add missing detail
color can be very difficult to match later
The front element does not rotate of course
The front element does not rotate during focusing
the awful vignetting
especially at 50mm
if such a lens would not extend at all during zooming
perceived variance in copy sharpness
images were just incredibly sharp across the entire frame area
the Tamron is it can be a little slow to focus
don't have USM or weather sealing
the corners only being notably soft at 24 and 70mm
It is a bit heavy
the detail is still lost
it still does not replace 14 mm
The image becomes soft when zoomed in
there is drop off at the outer edges
there is a drop off at the very edges
no hard stop at either extreme of the focal range
Canon RF 135mm
the zoom ring will get stuck less
the lens is not excessively heavy
it will not change a lot in the video output
inconceivably expensive standard zoom lens
minutes will never be back for a catch later
discontinued the price has gone up a bit
It is even a bit heavier
vignetting at 24 mm is slightly higher than we would like
lens has a slightly smaller range and no image stabilization
Lens errors such as chromatic aberration are well suppressed
find hard stops at both ends of the range
no examples of neither lenses on my other camera
an AF/MF slider switch
It has no aperture ring
The front element does not rotate during focusing or zooming
Lateral chromatic aberration
the review lens was flare prone in backlit situations
no inconsistencies in the tension on the zoom ring
Sometimes zoom lenses like this fall off in the middle of the zoom range
walking and filming still has a somewhat unnatural quality
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The darkening in the corners is obvious
balance very well - as demonstrated by the images below
slight light fall-off in the corners
There is no sign of searching in low light
chromatic aberration
not even at high magnifications
no built-in image stabilization
lack of image stabilization
There is no additional cost to you

Canon - Video Reviews (1)

Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 USM 'L' lens review with samples (Full-frame and APS-C)

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM - Full Specifications

Lens type	Macro Normal Telephoto Wide angle
Lens mount	Canon EF

Aperture max	2.8
Aperture min	22
Aperture ring	no
Number of diaphragm blades	8

Construction	Zoom
Elements	16
Groups	13
Power zoom	no
Zoom method	Expanding

Weight	33.51 oz
Diameter	3.27 in
Length	4.88 in
Filter size	3.03 in

Max Format size	Full-frame
Focal length	24 - 70
Maximum magnification	0.29 x
Image stabilisation	no

Focus method	Internal
Autofocus	yes
Autofocus motor type	Ultrasonic
Full-time Manual focusing	yes
Closest focusing distance	0.38
Distance scale	yes
Depth of field (DoF) scale	yes

Colour of product	Black
Body materials	Metal
Zoom lock	no
Tripod collar	no
Hood supplied	yes
Filter thread	yes
Sealing	yes

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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Canon - Editorial Reviews (11)

4.3

Based on 11 reviews

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