Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM Autofocus Super Wide Angle Lens

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Canon EF 14mm f2.8L II USM

The Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM Autofocus Super Wide Angle Lens is an ultra wide f/2.8 lens, which is one of the shortest fixed focal length lenses.

Its diagonal angle of view is 114°, anything larger than this is close to a fisheye lens.

The lens uses a rear focusing system, high-speed CPU, and a powerful ring-type USM for focussing.

This lens is a great choice for architectural, photojournalism or other creative photography.

Many of these prime lenses are excellent for available light photography, mainly because they have a large aperture of f/1.4 to f/2.8, whereas many zoom lenses have apertures of between f/4 to f/5.6, and if you want to get into low light photography them the lenses with larger apertures are the way to go.

Prime lenses are generally smaller than their equivalent zooms, also making them quite easy for travelling with a light kit. A kit comprising of three small prime lenses can be very easy to manage as a small kit but some photographers do prefer to use zooms for their convenience.

There are quite a range of Canon wide prime lenses as follows:

EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM Autofocus Super Wide Angle Lens – Super wide angle lens for landscapes and photojournalism, low light lens
EF 15mm f/2.8 Autofocus Fisheye Lens – 180 degree fisheye lens
EF 20mm f/2.8 USM Autofocus - Super wide angle lens
EF 24mm f/2.8 Autofocus Wide Angle Lens – Cheap wide angle lens option
EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM Lens - Wide angle low light lens
EF 28mm f/2.8 Autofocus Wide Angle Lens – Cheaper wide lens option
EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Autofocus Wide Angle Lens – Low light wide angle
EF 35mm f/2.0 Autofocus Wide Angle Lens – Cheaper wide angle lens
EF 35mm f/1.4L USM Autofocus Lens – The low light group Wide Angle portrait lens