Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM Lens

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Canon EF 24mm f1.4L II USM

The Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM Lens is an exceptional available light wide angle lens with a very wide angle of view.

It is a true professional wide angle lens with an ultra-large maximum aperture of, f/1.4.

The lens is very waterproof and dust resistant and suitable for harsh environments.

This lens can be very good for both landscape photography and environmental type portraits with its wide angle of view. The lens with its large aperture is also very good for selective focus applications.

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