Skip to content

Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM Review (Photography Blog)

Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM Review

The Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM (price & specs) is the standard choice for many pros using Canon full-frame cameras. The lens has image stabilization, macro features and an ultrasonic motor for AF. Although it has a price tag of $1499 it is still cheaper than the heavy discussed Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM (price & specs), which comes at $2199. If you can live without the f/2.8 (but there is Canon’s excellent IS instead) this lens may be the right glass on your full-frame DSLR (like the entry level Canon EOS 6D (price & specs), the cam used to test the 24-70 f/4).

Photography Blog reviewed the 24-70 f/4 posting an exhaustive review (check the various sections about the lens’ sharpness, samples images here). In the conclusion they write (emphasis mine):

Given its L-series billing, the Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM build quality is reassuringly excellent and it makes a perfect partner to a full-frame Canon DSLR like the EOS6D that we tested it with. Auto-focusing is quiet and quick, with the ability to manually override it and focus manually if required proving a nice touch. The capable image stabilisation system used in conjunction with a high-ISO monster like the 6D is a low-light shooter’s dream ticket, making it easy to hand-hold the camera and get the shot, despite the relatively slow maximum aperture of f/4.

Canon EOS 6D price check:  B&H Photo, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA

[via Photography Blog]

Back To Top

Notice

This website or its third-party tools use cookies, which are necessary to its functioning and required to achieve the purposes illustrated in the cookie policy. If you want to know more or withdraw your consent to all or some of the cookies, please refer to the cookie policy.
By closing this banner you agree to the use of cookies.