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So I started with the Canon 50mm f/1.8 and then the Cannon pancake 40mm f/2.8. I love them both as they are much sharper and better in low light than the Canon kit lens 18-55mm. This is an affordable lens option for those who can't afford over $1,000.00 to get into L glass, but want better low light and sharper performance. Draw back, YOU are the zoom. Ha, ha! Primes are great. I highly recommend them. I actually like moving to get into the best shooting frame of my subject. Well, the 40mm and the 50mm are too close to subjects, especially when shooting in doors, which is 90 percent of what I'm doing. So then you have to back up, often times hitting a wall, trying to move back enough to get your desired subject to fit into the frame of the view finder. Then, the 24mm f/2.8 came out. Thought I'd try it and if it did not do the trick, I would just return in it. PERFECT! Did the trick and now this is the lens that is on my camera body all the time. Beautiful low light pics of family time indoors. Thanks Canon for making this prime lens and making it affordable so this dad on a budget could add it to my gear bag. Happy Holidays!!! Read full review
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Overall very disappointed in this lens. Though the aperture is faster than the standard it lens (18-55 f/3.5-5.6) when shooting fully open the image is quite soft, and the vignetting is pretty pronounced. To get rid of this you have to step it down to the levels of the kit lens. In the end it offers a fixed focal length and near kit lens performance, so why bother purchasing. Bottom line: Little to no value, as the image is no sharper than the kit lens. Your money is best spent elsewhere.
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I shoot with my Canon T3i (APS-C) and I needed something a lot wider than my 50mm 1.8 so I decided to buy this lens after reading tons of reviews. I bought it with Adorama because they were giving a value pack with filters, a cap leash, and cleaning accessories. I received the shipment fairly quickly and am very pleased with the quality of everything! The lens itself is incredible and takes very wide photos, compared to my 50mm. The one thing I love about this lens is that it is very versatile in that you can take wide shots as well as shots focusing on one subject or a certain part of a subject. For example, I can take landscape photos and take photos of my cat's paws while he's sleeping (super close up). It's a great, cheap, lightweight lens to add to your lens collection.
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It does have the metalized outer skin but the lens boy is so short that all the gold contacts, on the camera-side attachment, and the plastic of the lens front makes this lens feel like an unboiled egg, until it is attached to the camera..... THEN it is tougher, more rigid and gets absorbed by the girth of my full size camera body with the battery grip.... I love this lens and when or if it gives way to my fears, I will buy another. Unmatched for the price, I use it for my bargain wide angle on my second body or my go to always with me easy to use WYSIWYG video recording lens..... WORTH THE CASH. oh yeah light wieght with good features.
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I purchased this lens just for use in wide field astrophotos of the Milkyway or the sky for that matter. Wide open the corners were too soft with brighter stars showing some "T" shaped coma. But stopped down 1 stop to f/4 the corners were sharp enough for my critical judgment. This lens has very good color correction. I used this on a mirrorless digital with a Canon specific adapter and manual focus. To set aperture down, place it on a Canon DSLR to take a picture at aperture you want and take a long bulb exposure and remove the lens during exposure. The preset aperture will hold inside the lens. . Even at infinity, the front filter thread part protrudes and you will lose manual focus setting if you place it face down or use the snap on lens cap. The lens construction is plastic, but well designed and all 4 image corners had nice even star focus. My other Canon lenses are the 200 f/2.8 and the cheap 50mm f/1.8. Both of these need to be stopped down for sharpness and to minimize color aberration. I am glad I purchased this 24mm lens and would do it again. PS, I had it all apart and liked what I saw inside and it still works great after re-assembly. I would love to attach a milkyway photo, but can't find a way to.Read full review
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