Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. People are impressed by the usability.

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Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Jim Fisher (pcmag.com)

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM

The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM lens is the company's top-end standard zoom; it's pricey, but a solid performer.

Sharp throughout zoom range. Constant f/2.8 aperture. Fairly compact.

Sharp throughout zoom range. Constant f/2.8 aperture. Fairly compact. ; Pricey. Not stabilized. Some distortion. Telescoping design.

The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM is a solid performer, and one that many a professional Canon shooter has in the gear bag. It does suffer a bit on the value proposition; you end up paying an $800 premium for the f/2.8 aperture when compared with the...

Mar, 2014

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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM

The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM was announced a year ago, in February 2012, as an update to the venerable EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM of 2002. It features an all-new optical design, designed to provide improved imaging performance right across the frame...

Superb, almost flawless optics ; Impressive flare resistance ; Fast, silent, and accurate autofocus ; Excellent build quality including weathersealing

Unpleasant vignetting in the 50-70mm region at F2.8 on full frame ; Noticeably lower image quality at close focus distances ; No image stabilisation ; Very expensive

The EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM is a near-flawless lens with optics that come very close to matching a set of top-quality primes. With fast, accurate autofocus and weathersealed construction, it's difficult to find any really serious faults at all.

Mar, 2013

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Expert review by : Bryan Carnathan (the-digital-picture.com)

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens

The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens is clearly the best performing Canon full-frame-compatible general purpose zoom lens available.It is the best from both an image quality perspective and from an AF speed/accuracy perspective.This lens is very...

Sep, 2012

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Expert review by : Mark Goldstein (photographyblog.com)

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Review

The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM delivers the best image quality of any Canon standard zoom lens, but it's also an incredibly pricey standard zoom lens too. Although it features a fast maximum aperture of f/2.8 throughout the zoom range and is very...

Jan, 2014

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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Review

There's not much to add that the test results don't already show: Canon has made dramatic improvements to this lens series, which is sure to become the darling of Canon wedding shooters around the globe.

Nov, 2012

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Expert review by : Julia Silber (popphoto.com)

Lens Test: Canon EF 24-70MM F/2.8L II USM Zoom

The latest in a line of storied lenses going back to the 28–80mm f/2.8–4L of April 1989, this is Canon's fourth high-speed, full-frame, standard-range, L-series autofocus zoom. The previous 24–70mm f/2.8L was introduced in November 2002, and compared...

Jan, 2014

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Expert review by : photodo (photodo.com)

REVIEW: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Lens Review

Apr, 2013

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Expert review by : Szymon Starczewski (lenstip.com)

Canon EF 24-70 mm f/2.8L II USM

The Canon company has always tried to offer standard, fast, professional zoom lenses. In 1993 the EF 28-70 mm f/2.8L USM was launched and in 2002 it was substituted by the EF 24–70 mm f/2.8L USM. As you can see there were nine years of difference...

solid casing ; excellent image quality in the frame centre ; very good image quality on the edge of the APS-C sensor ; negligent longitudinal chromatic aberration ; great coma correction ; slight astigmatism ; low vignetting on APS-C ; silent, quick...

lateral chromatic aberration corrected in a worse way than that of the rivals ; huge vignetting on full frame ; weak performance against bright light ; exorbitant price

Nov, 2012

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Expert review by : Jon Tarrant (whatdigitalcamera.com)