Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 USM 'L' 'ii' lens review with samples (Full-frame and APS-C)
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- Since 2008, this has been Canon's top-of-the-line, fast 24mm lens, and a lot of professional photographers swear by it (especially wedding photographers). Does it resolve enough sharpness for a modern APS-C camera though, as well as full-frame? And can it still compete with newer 24mm lenses from Sigma and Samyang?
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If I'm shooting in low light and only taking 2 lenses, this 24mm plus my 85 f1.2 are the 2 l always pick up. Great combo :)
this lens is so good, i'm using it more than 4 years
it is very usable for indoor, especially when a group of people pack in
very nice, very satisfied
24 II is like transition period lens. Then there was no rule that lenses should be sharp from edge to edge, but it's not really bad on practice like some older lenses, or like Nikon screw-driving lenses. I believe that the update for this objective is coming, but it will be a great offer on the used market. It's still can do beautiful center composition portraits, and beautiful landscapes on 5.6-11 and it has weather sealing, and it lighter than modern fast aperture lenses.
YES there is a reason to buy Canon rather than Sigma. The autofocus is terrible in Sigma. Yes, I know, there is Sigma dock, but in order to use it properly you have to be a photography-professor or something. :) I went to Canon EF 24 mm, not Sigma and I'm happy to spend two times more compared to sigma 'cos my photos are in focus every god damn time.
thank you so much for this review. This help me make a decision which lens should i buy.
Hi, Christopher. I like very much your video reviews about the lenses and think you're the best! So, please, help me in my issue: recently I've bought Canon EOS 7D Mark II body and need the appropriate lens to make my video blog footages dedicated to video recipes and photos of the dishes I do. So, I need a very good quality lens with good sharpness, smooth and fast focus, able to make video recipes and interviews, trips and a little bit with macro abilities. As I know, in Canon lenses, L series' lenses have good quality, but which one could be best for my camera and needs?
I would be very thankful in case you could help me with your professional advice, Thank you very much beforehand, Meri
The Canon EF-S 35mm f/2.8 Macro might be good for you :-)
This lens now retails for just over £1500 new, but seen one in excellent condition sell for just over £500 this week...so perhaps it's resale value isn't its strongest point !
I love your reviews, I allways check if lens is any good by your video :)
I would love to see sigmas new 24-70 art review :)
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Hi Christopher. I have the possibility to chose between a brand new sigma 24 art and a second hand canon 24 L II with one year warranty. Both are at the same price (900 euros). Taken that into account which one would you choose ? I will mainly use it for nightscapes. Thanks much for your kind feedback and keep up the good job with your vidéos.
Canon!
Love your channel and technical reviews! Where did you get your test chart?
Hi Chris, can you do a review of the Meyer Optik Goerlitz Figmentum 35mm f2.0? I didn't find many information about this lens.
Thank you for all your lenses' review, you helped me a lot to make the right chioce when I had to make a decision to buy my second lens. Best regards from Italy!
Please do a review of the new Sigma 24-70mm Art lens! I recently purchased on but found it horribly soft, even after doing the micro adjustments with the USB dock. I've now returned it, but want to see if maybe I just had a dud copy!? There aren't really any video reviews in depth for this lens, and I need to see if it's worth me getting another copy. Thanks
Thank you for the review Christopher! Can you dive a bit deeper on the corner sharpness? Does the AF work well on surrounding focus points far from the center (on f/1.4)? For example, the portrait of the blonde woman at 5:31, were you able to get that shot right away on AF, or did you have to try a couple times and/or use manual live focus? I often shoot moving subjects using AF and their eyes are almost always far from the center of the frame, so this feature would really be the game changer on whether or not I purchase this lens. Thank you!
The AF should be fine in the corners - it's not that soft :-)
I really like your reviews. With digitalrev you never know what is true and what is a joke. If it is possible can you do review and maybe comparison between Canon EF 35 1.4 USM old and new version?
If you’re looking at the Canon, then buy it used. I picked one up for about half the price.
Please review the XF16mm 1.4 as well!
This lens on EOS M3 is a killer combo!
How could that be, a huge lens in a tiny body, the 22mm f2 canon it'a a perfect combo.
Hi Christ, your review videos are really good. can you please new Canon 6d mark II camera. Specially its High dynamic capabilities.
you have a crack on the plastic window for the auto-focus
You should cover the Sigma 135 1.8
please do a review for new sigma 14mm f1.8 .. i want to order it and you are the best reviewer around , so please do it
can you make a video about your bokeh comparison, what do you mean by busy, shakey... thanks (y)
Hi Chris thanks for all your awesome videos! Please advise me on full frame vs cropped? I'm on the fence between a full frame vs crop. What is your experience with your 6D & 60D? I like landscape & portrait photography with a bit of video. I'm mainly thinking of a 6D II vs an 80D but the price difference here in New Zealand is $3200 vs $1400. Thanks.
Just do yourself a favor: buy the Nikon D750.
Canon killed the 6D 2 by gives it an acient sensor.
it could have been an excellent camera.
If your considering a apsc camera when you can get a canon 5d for 250 dollars you may be a little slow
Chris will you change your Canon 6D to the new one Canon 6D Mark II?
Please test the new Sigma 14mm f1.8 I think it is a very interesting lens ! 😉
will you be able to get your hands on a 6Dmkii for review???
Could you do a review of the Tamron 18-400mm ?
1. great video!!!, 2. what whould you recommend, the canon 70- 200mm f2.8 is mark ii or the tamron 70-200mm f2.8 g2?
I haven't tried either I'm afraid!
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Tnx Chris for this video, I'm in the market for a fast wide prime (in the 20-24-35 range) with fast and accurate AF for stills to use during (poorly illuminated) indoor events (in relatively 'confined' spaces) on a Canon 7DII. IS could be a benefit but lacking it is not a deal breaker either, as I will be shooting high speed, high fps anyway. Anything to advise ? I reckon Canon would give the best AF speed n accuracy; so I should be looking among its range but given your rich experience I thought it wouldn't harm asking for your lights. I have the Canon 16-35 f/4 IS and the Tamron 45 f/1.8 IS. Happy with both of their IQ, and AF ability in the aforementioned scenarios but I'm looking to go faster than f/1.8 if possible (without harm of AF s&a) and wider than 45mm. Tnx in advance, all the best.
If you're using an APS-C camera then the Sigma 18-35 1.8 is a good bet
Thanks Criss for this nice video.
I am thinking about getting a 24mm prime lens.
I have found a new 24mm f1.4l mark 1 under 900 USD and also a new 24mm f1.4l mark 2 under 1400 USD .
I your opinion is the 500 USD worth it? Or should I go with the mark 1?
Thanks
I haven't tested the 24mm mark I but I've never heard anything good about it really
do you have any advice when baying a used lens?
Howdy Chris. Your lens reviews are brilliant-thank you. I know this review is 4 years old but still very relevant. I have a 24-105 which I use on my 5D mk3. Is there any benefit in a 24mm prime other than low light? I shoot mostly landscapes. Thanks ever so.
If you mostly are shooting landscapes, and you closo to f8 f11, pretty much the 24-105 would do the job, if you buy a 1.4 lens it's for taking advantage of that wide aperture
ugh i cant decide which lens i want. 14 or 24mm is the main comparison for me
Can you do a review of the new Sigma 24-70 Art? You make such good reviews!
I will do, sometime, maybe in a month-or-so (I have a queue of reviews going on at the moment)
Den Gule Fugl I recently purchased the new sigma 24 70 Art and found it horribly soft for an Art series lens, especially one costing £1400, so I returned it. I tried using the USB dock and did some micro adjustments but it was still soft. Maybe I just had a crap copy, but I'd like to see more in depth video reviews on this lens so I can judge whether to get another copy
Why do I watching review of lens that I own (previously owned Samyang 24mm and Sigma Art 24mm, too :))?
Branko Mitić which did you prefer?
Are you going to review the new Tamron 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD?
Yup. I have one sitting next to me right now, that I'm in the middle of testing. It's not bad at all
Christopher Frost Photography nicee. Can't wait for your review of it. Heard it's quite a good lens. But would like to wait for your review before purchasing one.
Yes waiting for the same. I earlier had asked the same question. I have heard positive comments on it but still your review is a checkpoint for us to go ahead with the lens.
Since you enjoy star photography would you say the comma in the Cannon 24 f/1.4L II is better or worst than the Sigma 20 or 24 f/1.4 Art. In general which lens would you pick for star photography if money wasn't a constraint.
I can't remember, really. I think the 20mm Sigma will be better
Tnx Chris, I've been researching further about your Sigma 20mm f1.4/ recommendation and some reviewers (cf. fstoppers.com/originals/sigma-20mm-f14-art-special-astronomy-review-104169) suggest that its comma is so bad that you have to shoot stars at f/4 which of course defeats the purpose of buying this lens in the first place. At what f/ have you been shooting the stars with the 20mm? And has the comma, etc. been good?
I like both my subject and background n total focus. Example, Machu Picchu where you want to photograph the background scenic view and the subject. What lens you would want use?
A wider angle lens, set at a more narrow aperture (e.g. f/8-f/16)
Please review the 11-16 Tokina Pro II (Mark 2 Version)
I tested this lens on my EOS 7D Mark II and the performance was a lot better than on your M3. The adapter may have a poor effect on the performance of this lens.
Nope - the adaptor has zero effect on performance. It has air inside it.
Really nice lens. Very expensive but unique. The popular aps-c lenses are not ultra wide and amateur photographers don't really know the difference of ultra wide lenses.
Achilleas Labrou nothings unique about a 24 1.4. samyang sigma Nikon, they all make one.
Chris, in this and every other Canon lens review of yours I have watched, the performance of the lens on your APS-C mirrorless camera is significantly worse than on your EOS 6D. This should not be happening. If anything, the images on APS-C should be SHARPER in the corners than on full frame! I was wondering if there would be any possibility of you testing this lens (and re-testing some others) on a APS-C DSLR like a EOS 80D because the adapter may be somehow resulting in worse performance on the mirrorless body?
Nope - that's not the issue. Adaptors which are just air do not affect optical performance, and it's normal for most lenses to be less sharp on an APS-C. The pixels on a 24mp APS-C camera are far, far tinier than those on a 20mp full frame camera, which places a far greater demand on the optics of the lens, even if it's the middle of the lens you're working with.
While I agree that an adapter containing just air should not affect the optical performance, something clearly is! It is true that the photosites are smaller on a 24MP APS-C sensor but I do not think that explains the effect we are seeing. If you can perhaps borrow, hire or buy a EOS 70D or EOS 80D then I for one would be very interested to see the comparison. I would do this myself but I am primarily a Nikon and Fuji shooter and use Canon EOS for film only :)
The adaptor really isn't affecting anything. You can 100% trust me on that. The only time an adaptor causes issues is if it's misaligned somehow, and even then you'd only notice any effect if you were using an ultra wide angle lens. I've already tested that in my own time, by attaching a Canon 10-18mm lens on both my EOS M3 (with adaptor) and my mother-in-law's digital SLR - and there was no difference in image quality. You can absolutely, 100% trust me - the adaptor is not causing a difference in image quality. The difference is that the photosites are absolutely tiny on a 24mp APS-C sensor compared to full-frame, and that's why the performance of the lens looks worse - it's far more demanding on a lens's optics, in a way that's unpredictable - and that's why I test lenses on both full-frame and APS-C.
@@christopherfrost yeah you're correct, I proved it with my self this lens on canon 760D, F1.4 little soft on apsc DSLR as well.
Do you have a review on the 14mm 2.8L ii?
No. I keep hiring copies of it to review, and their optics are always so badly de-centered that I have to send them back. It's happened about 3 times I think - I've given up now!
Christopher Frost Photography How do you check if a new lens is de-centered?
Hi Chris, this lenses is made o metal, not plastic for sure 😉
Thank you.
Am I the only one who notices the chromatic aberration in the corners, especially on ff?
Nice lens
Can you tell me the name of the palce at 1:01 ??
Llangrannog
Thanks, Christopher!
Since it has no Image stabilization could you tell what's the lowest shutter speed for f/1.4 and lets say ISO400 at low light situation, lets lays indoors 100W (1200Lumens) light?
Retest on R5 pls? 🥺
I been watching hours so confused 24mm l ii or 35mm 1.3
24mm l ii vs 35mm 1.2
How is it less sharp on apsc
I hated this lens and bought the Zeiss 25 f2 ZE
Can you compare it with 24mm stm f2.8?
There's no point of comparing 1500$ lens with 150$ lens... And they are made for different cameras, as stm does not suit FF cameras.
+Kyzox Pictures I am sure everyone understood your comment but in case some didn't, I am sure you meant EF-S doesn't suit 35mm sensor cameras.
What’s wrong with the first one ????
How many people hate this piano background music 😥
Sigma Art is killing the game.
they don't focus well!
justin holding I use the Sigma 18-35 with my t6i and gh5, the autofocus works well on my t6i but is a little slow. But the quality and price are unbeatable. And for my gh5 which I use for video I have to use manual focus so it doesn't bother me.
Seanieboi with Canon the focus is appaling. It's hit or miss most of the time
justin holding Which lens and camera are you using?
Seanieboi I have 80D and 6D.
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Can I have it
Very old lens. Optics are good for that era but not compatible with new EOS R system.
It's EF lens, so yeah.
Which (more modern) Canon lens would you suggest for someone who is looking for sharpness?
@@seand5517 RF 28-70
@@mordavian I prefer lower f stops something like 1.4 or 1.8. I am looking at the Canon 35mm 1.4 but damn the price is outrageous.
@@seand5517 Primes are really pricey. I was between EF 16-35 F4 and Sigma 20mm 1.4 and went for 16-35 F4. Really good for covering everything but sharpness did not satisfy me so much. I downscale all photos to make them sharper.
finally: bokeh.
2:01 This is far from quiet.
It was then😂
Do you really need a huge apperture on a wide lens? It's not like you want to shove this lens to someone's face to get the bokeh
No, but you might want to shoot at night. Landscapes, Stars, etc.
and f.e. when you stop it to f4 it's gonna be a lot sharper and also you will get rid of most of the vignetting than the f4 lens
A 24 f/1.4 on APSC gives you results that are almost identical to a 35 f/2 on FF with an ISO stop lower than what you would use on FF. Not a bad option for a fast all purpose lens, although this setup would be a bit heavier. It'd be nice if Sigma made more 1.4 Art APSC primes, Fujis fast primes are super tempting.
Sigma made a 24 f/1.4 ART lens quite awhile ago. Although it's a FF lens it is quite affordable. You can consider checking it out.
+Daniel Hawryluk an f/2.8 stopped down to f/4 will be very sharp as well. I think that the manufacturers just wanna sell you expensive shit. You don't need a wide aperture on a wide angle.
1st
STOP SAY "MARK ONE VERSION" first it's stupid scnd not exist :)
I have no idea what you're talking about
PROBLEM THEN :) read slowly ef 24mm f/1.4 II and nothing afterwards :) it's not "MARKII" !!! :)
There no name MARK!
Oh hi Mark!