Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 L II USM

Fast and Sharp, Great Wide Angle Lens A fantastic lens. Focus response is fast and images are tack sharp. Love the bokeh. Highly recommend this lens for wide angle use. I also have the Sigma 24 mm f/1.4 Art lens, which is also great. Canon's lens has a warmer look while the Sigma lens has slightly cooler color tones. You won't regret buying either one.

I don't recommend this lens! This 24mm f1.4 L lens is horrible! I don't recommend it to anyone. Shame, shame, shame on Canon for not recalling this lens, or providing an extended warranty for defective units. The only L lens that has poor or defective auto-focus. I bought 2 copies from eBay and both have defective auto-focus. Wasted my time shopping for them, waiting for them, and ultimately sending them back. Anyway, I heard that older copies have this problem more pronounced than the newly manufactured ones. If this is true, then I suggest only buying the newer ones or even a brand new one that you can easily return. In my case, I'm completely done with this lens and I'm not interested in getting one anymore.

Canon FD 24mm f/1.4 S.S.C. Aspherical This lens represent a milestone in large aperture wide angle lens production back in 1975 when it first appeared. It was and still is the largest aperture lens of this focal length. The aspherical element effectively eliminate spherical abberations and simplifies lens design. The technology to mass produce aspherical elements was ground breaking. It required high precision tolerance of 0.1 micron, a technology developed by Canon back in 1971. The selling price of this lens, when new, was astronomical so make this version particularly rare. The next 'L' version (identical formula) is more readily available but has lost the iconic status of this original one. Other similar products to follow are also from Canon. It was not until May 2010 that Nikon came up with a similar product, some 35 years later. I first got to know this lens when I bought my AE-1 camera back in 1978. It is a long time dream come true when I encounter this item at ebay. It has sentimental value for me but practicality is near zero as it can not be used on any full frame digital camera to express its full ability. It will find a permanent place in my cabinet and will see the light when I take it out to take those occasional self fulfilling pictures.Read full review