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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM : Specifications and Opinions

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM is a standard lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2002 to 2012 (discontinued). The focus is done by Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM), it does not have image stabilization. The average price was 1050 €;

122 users have given it an average vote of 9.3 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Canon EF: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Canon EF.

Specifications
Focal lenght	24-70 mm
Angle of view	84.1 - 34.4°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/2.8
Aperture blades	8
Lenses/Groups	16 elements in 13 groups
Min. focus distance	0.38 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.29x
Features
Zoom type	Ring, external
Stabilization	No
Focus	Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM)
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	77 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	950 g
Dimensions	83 x 124 mm
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Real-flyswat

sent on October 29, 2024

Pros: Robust / good picture quality / weather sealed / fun to use

Cons: heavy / cromatic aberration

Opinion: A pro lens which will not let You down. I like it especially for portraits. Detail and color rendition is very good in my opinion. Night shots are great with this lens. Also i had used this lens in heavy rain, and it never failed. Yes, it is large and heavy. So sometimes i leave it at home because of that. Cromatic aberration is slightly visible in specific light set ups. But i would say it is at an acceptable range. Autofocus is fast and smooth. This is a lens that You will keep for Your entire life! I recommend it.

Dassielhh

sent on June 30, 2015

Pros: Sharpness, Large Aperture, good for low light, fast focus, resistant

Cons: too heavy, at 70 mm a bit soft in the corners. No IS.

Opinion: I have this lens from 5 years now. It is fast, provide good quality of image, sharp. I'm using it as an all around lens. Even if I've dropped it a couples of times , it's still working well and it is a wonderful lens. Maybe it is to heavy comparing with other lenses from its class, but it's an L lens. Wide aperture makes it suitable for many situation that's why I have it all time in my bag.

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Tnekralc

sent on November 13, 2025

Pros: Image quality, colors, autofocus, good overall realization

Cons: Rather significant weight and size

Opinion: I bought this lens from a friend, who wanted to get rid of it as it was not working. In the end it was the infamous breakage of the flat cable that caused the malfunction of the diaphragm and therefore the consequent error shown on the display, inhibiting use. Had repaired by a service center, it therefore turned out to be a good purchase. Definitely valid definition, even the colors look very good, I had the opportunity to use it in several portrait shoots, appreciating the rendering. The fact that the lens has a certain age does not affect the results at all, in some contexts it can still say its very good. I have had the opportunity to use it both on reflex and mirrorless and in both cases it produces excellent results, the autofocus is also impeccable, very responsive and on mirrorless even slightly more effective in my humble opinion. Small moles, which are not a problem, are the fairly sensitive weight, which in sessions of several hours is felt, as well as the not exactly reduced dimensions. On the other hand, the fact that the zoom works in the opposite way to usual, lengthening when setting shorter focal lengths and vice versa, did not create the slightest problem for me. Overall, despite the years, a product that is still well usable, which has absolutely not made you regret the money spent.

Alessandro_Gennari

sent on February 25, 2025

Pros: L-series, build quality, rendering, and blurry

Cons: Very bulky lens hood

Opinion: Lens that I am very fond of because it was my first L Series. Even if it made me suffer a bit - read the breakage of the flat cable that forced me to service - it gave me great satisfaction. The rendering is very poetic and almost vintage, still excellent now if you are not fanatical of "surgical" sharpness from corner to corner of the frame and excellent for obtaining beautiful portraits. The blur is very nice and soft. The only real flaw I found is the decidedly bulky lens hood, but this is obviously the result of the construction philosophy. The weight? It's not a feather, but after all we're talking about a constant f/2.8. For the rest, it is an absolutely recommended lens with which I have shot in many areas: from sports to concerts to commercial work in the studio. The all-rounder focal length also makes it very flexible. Only changed professional needs made me turn towards version II, otherwise I would have kept it for a long time.

CesareCallisto

sent on December 07, 2021

Pros: Construction, paired zoom/hood mechanism, colors, blurred, sharpness, 77 filters, minimum MAF, flare resistance, blurred

Cons: I can not find if not a variable yield of specimens and the cost of overhaul bushings

Opinion: The latest lens made by Canon without having to please wall photographers. Why do I say this? Today, lenses must be full-aperture hypernitide from the center to the edges without varying by one line per millimeter. I do not know why but apparently everything that Ernst Leitz II said about how he must make an optics, the same ideas that made his company famous, no longer apply, or that there must be an excellent contrast and sharpness in the center that must decrease slightly at the edges, this helps to detach the subject. The Canon 24-70 is just like that at full aperture, well sharp on the point of MAF and slightly fades the rest, the blurred is very soft, the classic colors warm and never too saturated Canon, has a little vignetting, made for me sublime. Closed at F8/11 it becomes perfect and sharp from edge to edge, without having an exaggerated contrast, you have to deal with a bit of curvature of the field, so you have to know how to focus on the edges. It holds the flare, 77 filters, very human size, very fast AF and beautiful almost Macro mode. Of course it is built very well, at 24 it is elongated and at 70 retracted, this allows you to have a hood that works at any focal length (the usual canon pro with velvet). It has only one constructive problem to the bushings, they wear out and after a while it begins to lose performance, the revision costs € 350 but is deserved by the yield of the lens. It has not been in production for a while, I found one of the last in impeccable condition, on the 1DX it is his death for the "short" side.

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