Canon EF 24-70mm 2.8L Lens
Although designed primarily for Canon DSLRs with 36 x 24mm sensors, it’s also usable throughout the Canon DSLR range. It’s not worth fitting on APS-C DSLRs where its field-of-view equates to 39-112mm, which isn’t particularly useful and is covered better by smaller, cheaper lenses. The size (83 x 123 mm) and weight (950 grams) of this lens are better suited to larger camera bodies. The 24-70mm range on a ‘full frame’ camera extends from a moderate wide angle suitable for landscape photography through the ‘standard’ 50mm focal length that replicates normal human vision to a slightly longer focal length. Wedding photographers value this lens for its large maximum aperture, which enables good differential focusing with portrait shots, particularly in low light levels. With a minimum focusing distance of 38 cm, this lens only reproduces at approximately 1/3 life size with 70mm so it can’t be seen as macro-capable. However, it can be used for close-ups, although not with tiny subjects.
Autofocusing was fast, quiet and accurate and the f/2.8 maximum aperture provided full scope for the high sensitivity of the camera’s AF point array. Imatest showed the lens to be capable of matching the performance of the 5D III’s sensor with best performance around f/5.6 at the 35mm focal length. The graph below shows the results of our tests. Lateral chromatic aberration was consistently negligible at all focal length and aperture settings. In the graph of our Imatest results below, the red line marks the boundary between ‘negligible’ and ‘low’ CA.
Vignetting was very well controlled and only just visible at the widest aperture settings. Stopping down only one f-stop made it disappear. Distortion was also very low for the lens’s focal length range, with only slight barrel distortion visible at 24mm and nothing significant thereafter. Without the lens hood, the review lens was flare prone in backlit situations, particularly at wider angles of view. The 70mm focal length handled backlit subjects quite well. Bokeh was smooth and very attractive..
Perfect working condition
Appearance is 9.5 out of 10.
Lens comes EW-83F hood, front and rear lens cap, and Canon grey pouch.
SOLD