Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM Autofocus Super Wide Angle Lens

by Geoff 15 Sep 0 Comments

Canon EF 20mm f2.8 USM

The Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM Autofocus Super Wide Angle Lens is an ultra wide angle lens for the creative photographer. It is quite a compact lens and easy to hold and take with you.

A floating rear focusing system gives sharp images at all subject distances.

A 20mm lens is a little to wide for people photography however this lens is excellent for wide panorama landscape type images.

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 available 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