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Fantastic crop lens for general purpose photography

Started Aug 12, 2019 | User reviews
ncampbell2 New Member • Posts: 11
Fantastic crop lens for general purpose photography
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This was the second prime lens I ever bought, after the 50mm 1.8 II.

This is a great equivalent to 35mm on FF, it comes very close at about 38mm with the cop factor.

This lens is exceptional. It is very small and light indeed. The focus is good, albeit the ring is small for manual focusing.

The resolution far exceeds that of my old 20D body. Lens is very sharp with no CA's.

Being only f/2.8, it is hard to create an out of focus background unless you shoot up close. However, you can get very close to your subject indeed with this lens. The close-up shots are very dramatic and sharp.

The only fault I can find in this lens is a moderate amount of vignetting at the maximum aperture.

Absolutely a great value everyone who ones a crop body should buy one of these.

 ncampbell2's gear list:ncampbell2's gear list
Canon EOS 5D Canon EOS 20D Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM +2 more
Canon EF-S 24mm F2.8 STM
Prime lens • Canon EF-S • 9522B002
Announced: Sep 15, 2014
ncampbell2's score
5.0
Average community score
4.5
Canon EF-S 24mm F2.8 STM Canon EOS 20D
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tdbmd Senior Member • Posts: 1,547
Re: Fantastic crop lens for general purpose photography

I really enjoy the EF-S 24mm on my crop body cameras.  Makes a great travel lens or general walk around lens.

 tdbmd's gear list:tdbmd's gear list
Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS Rebel T8i (EOS 850D) Canon EOS R6 Canon EF 85mm F1.8 USM Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM +11 more
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