ephotozine posted their review of the Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L lens. Many things make this lens highly regarded: excellent optical performance and build quality, well controlled distortion, fast autofocus, and obviously Canon’s advanced weather sealing.

In the verdict ephotozine writes:

Those simply looking for a high quality wide angle lens, may be looking at this optic with great interest, and the high levels of sharpness, reasonable distortion and good control of CA may have these people tempted. The price of £2800 puts this lens into a category of it’s own. If you really don’t need the 11mm focal length, your needs may be better served by Canon’s 16-35mm f/4 optic.

Those who do need such a wide lens will not be disappointed by the performance of this lens. Inner-city estate agents will be able to make those hard-to sell bedsits look like a warehouse with this lens, landscape photographers may also appreciate the extreme perspective that can be created with this lens too.

ephotozine‘s review comes with test charts and many sample pics. And there are even more new EF 11-24mm f/4L sample pics, courtesy of DPReview.

Canon’s new EF 11-24mm f/4L sells for $2,999 and is available for pre-order at Amazon US.  More pre-order link: Adorama | DigitalRev | B&H Photo. Sample pics at ephotozine, product images at Photography Blog and DPReview. David Norton on the EF 11-24mm f/4L. Sample pics at Canon UK.

Thanks Niklas

Photographer Tim Dodd got a brand new Canon 11-24mm f/4L lens and reviewed it. The Canon 11-24mm is the widest rectilinear lens ever produced. From Tim’s conclusion:

Canon has produced a lens that’s as sharp or sharper than its prime counterparts. Although slower (F stop wise). It has chromatic aberration and distortion well under control. Vignetting is probably its biggest fault. But, that’s probably the easiest thing to have fixed in post, so I’m not shaken by that.

[…] I’ll be using this lens primarily for architectural and real estate shoots. It’ll also be a travel companion, although I don’t use wide angle lenses for my landscape shots. It also won’t replace my 24mm F1.4L for weddings and events because I need the additional brightness of the prime. There’s just too many times that I’m hand holding at F1.4, ISO 3200, 1/50th of a second and I have NO room for a slower F stop, let alone a lens that lets in 8 times less light.

The review comes with a lot of sample pics at all focal ranges and ISO settings. This is a real-world review that puts the Canon 11-24mm in the midst of the action.

Canon’s new EF 11-24mm f/4L is now available for pre-order at Amazon US. The Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L is available and ships for $2,999. More pre-order link: Adorama | DigitalRev | B&H Photo. Sample pics at ephotozine, product images at Photography Blog and DPReview. David Norton on the EF 11-24mm f/4L. Sample pics at Canon UK.

[via Tim Dodd]

It appears Canon made another killer lens with their new EF 11-24mm f/4L lens. Sure, this isn’t a lens anybody can afford to buy, and it has a focal length that’s rather specialized, but it is another example of how well Canon manages the craft of lens making. After Roger Cicala’s verdict on the 11-24mm f/4L, today I feature PetaPixel’s opinion about this lens.

PetaPixel’s review comes with lots of samples and considerations about the use of the EF 11-24mm f/4L, the widest rectilinear full-frame lens you can get on the market. The Canon is also compared to the Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 DG II HSM (which costs a third of the Canon). In the conclusion they write:

The Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM is heavy and bulky. It is also thrice as costly as the Sigma [12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 DG II HSM], which offers slightly narrower focal length and less brightness. However, if image quality (in terms of distortion and sharpness) and flare control is important to you, then there is really no contest between the two lenses. The Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM is an outstanding performer in the rarefied group of ultra-wide SLR zoom lenses, by itself or compared to other super wide zooms.

It is not for every photographer though, given its ultra wide focal length. General photography has limited use for ultra wide focal lengths, given the potential for distortion in the corners and requirement for careful composition to include foreground interest. And viewers tire easily of converging perspective shots, no matter how dynamic they are, if you shoot more than a handful of them.

But for landscape and architectural photographers, the Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM is a lens they have been waiting for. Sharp, contrasty and virtually distortion-free, the Canon lens stretches your photography potential as much as it stretches your wallet. For the other Canon photographers who need an ultra-wide occasionally, there is always the option of the Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 DG II HSM.

High resolution samples from the Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM are available in PetaPixel’s Flickr gallery. Canon’s new EF 11-24mm f/4L is now available for pre-order at Amazon US. The Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L is available and ships for $2,999. More pre-order link: Adorama | DigitalRev | B&H Photo.

Sample pics at ephotozine, product images at Photography Blog and DPReview. David Norton on the EF 11-24mm f/4L. Sample pics at Canon UK.

[via PetaPixel]

EDIT: I made a big typo mess here, it’s the Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM not the Canon 11-24mm. Apologies; this happens when you are in a hurry.

DPReview posted a set of sample pics shot with Sigma’s 24mm f/1.4 lens.

Yesterday Signa announced the price of the new Sigma 24mm f/1.4 lens ($849). Pre-orders at BHphoto and Adorama. Once again Sigma made an interesting lens at an affordable price. I am pretty sure this lens will perform on the same level as the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art, Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art, and the awesome Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lenses.

Sigma press release after the break