Apr

Canon 24-70mm f/2.4 L – First impressions.

It’s Wednesday and as always it’s a photography Wednesday.

I finally got hold of the infamous Canon 24-70mm f/2.4 L lens, let me say that it was a mission on it’s own, there must be a serious shortage of these lenses in South Africa. Here is are first impressions.

I can really understand why journalists love it, as an action and low light photography lens it just blows my mind. Though a realistic 38-112mm on my Canon EOS 400D it has the range I was looking for plus MACRO facilities. Able to focus at 30cm from the subject and getting the shot every time, it just is incredible.

Enough raving, the truth of the mater is in the results. I have not had the chance to put it in an action situation yet but MACRO and general photography have been tried. The first comment I have to give is that the lens is fidgety, not in a bad way but compared to the kit or 100-400mm f/4 IS L you will need to get used to it, it takes more work and a lot more interventions, the days of point and shot are nearly over. The flip side is the implacable colour reproduction. I always wandered how my wife’s little Canon PowerShot A570 IS got better colour reproduction than my Canon EOS 400D ever did, until now. This lens changed my mind about my Canon EOS 400D across the board. Additionally, the results are as sharp as a Japanese samurai sword, making is a very impressive walk around lens.

Playing with the depth of field is a joy as seen here bellow: