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Tech writers are fond of "war" metaphors. You've probably heard of the “megapixel war,” or companies that are crusading against this or that, or products that are "battle-tested." When you're talking about professional lenses, however, the metaphor become...
While photo enthusiasts suffer in the throes of GAS (gear acquisition syndrome)—endlessly buying hot new cameras and lenses, reselling them, and buying the next cool thing—professional photographers stick with what works. It's a necessity: When you only...
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There's not much to add that the test results don't already show: Canon has made dramatic improvements to this lens series, which is sure to become the darling of Canon wedding shooters around the globe. The price tag is significantly steep, but there...
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whatdigitalcamera.com Updated:
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Regardless of brand, two f/2.8 zooms have for many years dominated professional photographers' camera bags, covering the 24-70mm and 70-200mm ranges. In Canon's case, these are both no-holds-barred lenses that are designed without compromise to meet th...
Excellent sharpness, Build Quality...
Slight colour fringing at short focal lengths...
Technical testing revealed slight colour fringing at the shortest focal lengths, which was a disappointment, but in all other respects the results were outstanding. Resolution peaked above 0.4 cycles-per-pixel and the MTF curves never once fell below...
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Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L IIWorld's Sharpest Midrange ZoomFull-Frame EF USM (2012-today)© 2012 KenRockwell.com. All rights reserved. Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II USM (82mm plastic filter thread, 1.25 feet/0.38m close-focus, 28.4 oz./804g...
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photozone.de Updated:
2022-10-17 18:56:23
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The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 USM L (I) was a bit of a nightmare for us here at photozone. We experienced centering defects in several tested samples and up to a degree where we almost considered it to be enough. Now the new Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 USM L...
Fast standard zoom lenses are obviously very difficult to design. To date we never really thought "oh, this is it!". Unfortunately this also applies to the mighty Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 USM L II. Now this may sound worse than it really is. Considering...
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1. Introduction2. Design and Operation3. Test results4. Test results5. Conclusion & samples Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM review March 2013 | By Andy Westlake The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM was announced a year ago, in February 2012, as an update t...
Superb, almost flawless optics, Impressive flare resistance, Fast, silent, and accurate autofocus, Excellent build quality including weathersealing...
Unpleasant vignetting in the 50-70mm region at F2.8 on full frame, Noticeably lower image quality at close focus distances, No image stabilisation, Very expensive...
The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM is the kind of lens that's always going to be held up to high scrutiny - it's the company's flagship standard zoom for professional photographers, and is expected to deliver top-notch results under all conditions. Ha...
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The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM ($2,299) is the workhorse lens for many a Canon shooter. With a constant f/2.8 aperture throughout its zoom range, very good optical performance, and a fairly compact design, the lens pairs well with full-frame Canon cam...
Sharp throughout zoom range. Constant f/2.8 aperture. Fairly compact.
Pricey. Not stabilized. Some distortion. Telescoping design...
The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM lens is the company's top-end standard zoom; it's pricey, but a solid performer...
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Canon's standard flagship zoom comes on strongWHAT'S HOT Formidable build, low distortion WHAT'S NOT Vignetting to f/6.3, expensive WHO IT'S FOR Canon shooters in need of L-series build quality and imaging powerThe latest in a line of storied lenses going...
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The lens was designed to fit the 35mm frame, and will also work on APS-C or APS-H camera bodies: on the former, the lens will produce an effective field of view of 38-112mm, while on the latter, the lens will produce an effective field of view of 31-91mm...
There's not much to add that the test results don't already show: Canon has made dramatic improvements to this lens series, which is sure to become the darling of Canon wedding shooters around the globe. The price tag is significantly steep, but there are...
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Canon 5D Mark III vs. SL1Resolution and High ISO Comparison © 2013 KenRockwell.com. All rights reserved. September 2013 Resolution Comparison Just because I can, let's compare the sharpness, resolution and high-ISO performance of the wo...
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We would like to thank Canon Poland for lending us the lens for testing purposes.You are also invited to get acquainted with our test procedure, described in the article "How do we test lenses?" If you feel it's still not enough, please go to our FAQ sect...
solid casing, excellent image quality in the frame centre, very good image quality on the edge of the APSC sensor, negligent longitudinal chromatic aberration, great coma correction, slight astigmatism, low vignetting on APSC, silent, quick and accurate a...
lateral chromatic aberration corrected in a worse way than that of the rivals, huge vignetting on full frame, weak performance against bright light, exorbitant price.
I admit that, while writing a summary of this test, my feelings are mixed. On the one hand I am pleased that the new lens is much better than its predecessor in almost all categories. Its high build quality and good optical properties are exactly those fe...
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This is the first of a three part series on choosing suitable lenses for Canon's entry-level full frame camera, the EOS 6D. The 20-Mpix CMOS' sensor used is similar in architecture to that in Canon's hugely popular full-frame EOS 5D Mk III, a camera that...
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With a full-frame 18-Mpix CMOS sensor and twin Digic 5+ processers that's capable of continuous bursts of up 12 fps – the fastest of any professional DSLR currently - the Canon EOS-1 Dx is the firm's flagship press camera. We've assessed it with over 100...
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This is the second and final part of our comprehensive lens recommendations for the new entry-level Canon EOS Rebel T5 / 1200D. This time we've assessed zoom lenses from both the Canon and third party makers to see how well they perform on the camera, and...
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The second best Canon full-frame-compatible general purpose lens is now the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens. Before the 24-70 L II arrived, I spent a lot of time helping people decide between the then-best choices, the 24-70mm f/2.8L Lens and the Cano...
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Covering a useful general-purpose focal range, the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II is a standard zoom lens that is part of Canon's L series. Lenses with the ‘L' designation are known for being extremely high quality inside and out, producing pin-sharp images e...
Excellent weather sealing, Sharp, even when wide open...
Expensive for what you get, No stabilisation...
The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM really is an excellent lens – there's no quibbling with that. It shoots terrific images and its weather-sealing is among the best Canon has ever produced, making it a fantastic choice for landscapes. It is something of a...
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We've tested 130 lenses on Canon's flagship camera, the full-frame 18-Mpix Canon EOS-1D X Mk II, covering focal lengths ranging from an incredibly wide 11mm up to a super-telephoto 600mm.We've split the results between primes and zooms and then arranged t...
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