Canon EF 24mm f2.8 IS USM Lens

The EF 24mm f2.8 IS USM lens is the world's first wide-angle prime with Image Stabilisation and features a fast f/2.8 maximum aperture that is perfect for landscape, travel and documentary photography. Canon's Image Stabilisation allows the use of shutter speeds up to four stops slower than usual and the USM (Ultrasonic Motor) provides fast, near-silent focusing with full-time manual focus ...

Key Features:

• A 24mm wide-angle lens suited to landscape and reportage photography.
• Field of view equivalent to a 38mm lens on DSLRs with APS-C sized sensors.
• Work with shallow depth of field and in low light with a fast f/2.8 maximum aperture.
• Shoot hand-held flash-free images at shutter speeds up to four stops slower with Image Stabilizer technology.
• Ultrasonic AF motor for fast, near-silent focusing and full-time manual focus.
• Seven diaphragm blades generate a circular aperture for beautiful background blur.
• Super Spectra coatings reduce ghosting and flare.

For a full comparison between the new 24mm lens and the old version, see the table below:

In Comparison: 24mm f2.8 II USM vs 24mm f2.8

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The key features in more detail

A 24mm wide-angle prime lens with an 84° angle of view on full-frame DSLRs – perfect for landscape photographers. On EOS cameras featuring APS-C sized sensors, the Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM gives an angle of view equivalent to a 38mm lens on a full-frame camera, making it a useful alternative to a standard lens.

Shoot in low-light conditions
A maximum aperture of f/2.8 permits hand-held photography in available light without flash. Image stabilisation allows shutter speeds up to four stops slower than usual to be used without the risk of camera shake.

Fast, quiet autofocus
An ultrasonic autofocus motor (USM) provides fast, near-silent focusing. Full-time manual focus override allows fine adjustment without changing focus modes.

Close focusing
Get near to your subject, with a close-focus distance of just 0.2m, and enjoy a dramatic wide-angle perspective.

Space- saving design
Weighing in at just 280g and measuring 68.4mm x 55.7mm, the Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM is a lens you can take everywhere. Great for reportage and travel photography.

Designed for great image quality
A seven-bladed circular aperture provides beautiful bokeh, while Super Spectra coatings reduce flare. The Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM’s classic prime-lens design minimises distortion and aberrations, which can degrade image quality.

Area of use
A portable wide-angle prime lens suited to applications in reportage, landscape and travel photography.