24mm f/1.4L USM II

[gubble80]

The other thread for this lens got locked due to some arguement. So i post again hoping to get serious comment about it though no one has tried it yet.. Im looking to buy this lens with the 50d.

Since Canon has invented this new anti-reflective lens coating technology, i wonder if they will do this to the other primes and come out with new version.

http://www.canon.com/news/2008/sep17e.html

[Scandiacus]

The coating innovation kinda reminds me of Nikon's Nano -something- coating for their new lenses also

[nicky]

Yup, Subwavelength Structure Coating (SWC) is Canon's lingo for Nikon's nano crystal coating. Both utillizes nano particles on lens surface to cut reflection. Left is Canon's SWC. Right is Nikon's NC.

[neoro]

This is certainly a very interesting lens. Heard it started to sell in HK already, however no news yet from Cathy

[SianZronG]

still waiting for someone's hands on..... very interested in getting one of this if the performance increases....

[m3lv1nh0]

Originally Posted by gubble80 The other thread for this lens got locked due to some arguement. So i post again hoping to get serious comment about it though no one has tried it yet.. Im looking to buy this lens with the 50d. Since Canon has invented this new anti-reflective lens coating technology, i wonder if they will do this to the other primes and come out with new version. http://www.canon.com/news/2008/sep17e.html

The lens will be more expensive than the 50D. You should get a FF i.e. 5DMKII to fully utilize the wide angle. It will be more shiok to use.

[SianZronG]

the 24 is going to be similar to the 35 on a FF body.... which is going to be a great focal length....

[m3lv1nh0]

Originally Posted by SianZronG the 24 is going to be similar to the 35 on a FF body.... which is going to be a great focal length....

You mean on a crop factor body right? Yeah.. I guess so.. but I do have the 35L for that, which is another killer lens.

[SianZronG]

yeah... not everyone can afford a FF man, like me =( a 40D is all i have that's why i'm aiming for the 24 L too! hehe...

[fongi]

dun mind me borrow ur tread to ask a question bro...
which wide angle prime is most suitable for 40D? sharpness and build... TIA

[charlesleong]

Originally Posted by fongi dun mind me borrow ur tread to ask a question bro... which wide angle prime is most suitable for 40D? sharpness and build... TIA

the one that suits your shooting needs?

[fongi]

Originally Posted by charlesleong the one that suits your shooting needs?

currently, i oni have the 50mm F1.4, it's my walk about... in fact my everything lah, cos no other lens liao
so when it come to shootin wide, i gotta walk back quite a fair bit, it's ok for me to walk... but 50% of the time, it's either i cant walk anymore due to a wall behind me, or road, cliff, river, etc. so i'm thinkin of gettin a wide angle, beside 10-22mm, wat other recommendation r there? especially fixed focal wide angle, i've been diggin past post, and i understand 24mm is not wide enof due to the cropped sensor on 40D.

[charlesleong]

Originally Posted by fongi currently, i oni have the 50mm F1.4, it's my walk about... in fact my everything lah, cos no other lens liao so when it come to shootin wide, i gotta walk back quite a fair bit, it's ok for me to walk... but 50% of the time, it's either i cant walk anymore due to a wall behind me, or road, cliff, river, etc. so i'm thinkin of gettin a wide angle, beside 10-22mm, wat other recommendation r there? especially fixed focal wide angle, i've been diggin past post, and i understand 24mm is not wide enof due to the cropped sensor on 40D.

24mm not wide enough? have you tried it? the point i'm trying to make is, nobody can tell what's suitable for you except yourself. and you're not really giving enough information...

so here is the list of 'suitable' canon primes wider than 50mm:

Quote: EF 15mm f/2.8 Fish-Eye EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM EF 20mm f/2.8 USM EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM EF 24mm f/2.8 EF 28mm f/1.8 USM EF 28mm f/2.8 EF 35mm f/1.4L USM EF 35mm f/2.0

"most suitable" you have to decide for yourself...

[fongi]

Originally Posted by charlesleong 24mm not wide enough? have you tried it? the point i'm trying to make is, nobody can tell what's suitable for you except yourself. and you're not really giving enough information... so here is the list of 'suitable' canon primes wider than 50mm: "most suitable" you have to decide for yourself...

tks for the info bro, ive just went to try out 24-70mm earlier in the day liao, it really isn't dat fantastic on the wider side. pardon me if i didn't give enof info.
i'll just simplify my question. is the 20mm f2.8 a good pair of lens in term of sharpness compare to 10-22mm? didn't get to try out 20mm, so wasn't sure if the 4mm (compare to 24mm) can c any diff or not

[doom102938]

Originally Posted by fongi currently, i oni have the 50mm F1.4, it's my walk about... in fact my everything lah, cos no other lens liao so when it come to shootin wide, i gotta walk back quite a fair bit, it's ok for me to walk... but 50% of the time, it's either i cant walk anymore due to a wall behind me, or road, cliff, river, etc. so i'm thinkin of gettin a wide angle, beside 10-22mm, wat other recommendation r there? especially fixed focal wide angle, i've been diggin past post, and i understand 24mm is not wide enof due to the cropped sensor on 40D.

You might want to consider a zoom lens? maybe a EF 17-40mm f/4L USM. Still cheaper than the 24mm f/1.4L USM II. It will be equivilent to 27-64mm on 35mm standards. Which would be wide enough. And all the while you still have some change for the rainy days

[fongi]

Originally Posted by doom102938 You might want to consider a zoom lens? maybe a EF 17-40mm f/4L USM. Still cheaper than the 24mm f/1.4L USM II. It will be equivilent to 27-64mm on 35mm standards. Which would be wide enough. And all the while you still have some change for the rainy days

agreed... will look into it, cant find it on display to try it out. been walkin whole day and tryin out lenses at yodobashi both at shinjuku and akihabara. shag out liao. end up instead buying filters for my 50mm.

[gubble80]

Originally Posted by fongi dun mind me borrow ur tread to ask a question bro... which wide angle prime is most suitable for 40D? sharpness and build... TIA

no worries
can try the 16-35. it worked great for me. if u do not need to shoot in low light the 17-40 will be a cheaper choice. try renting the lenses and see which one suit u most.

[doom102938]

Haha, you might not need to rent too, just go to a kopi outing with other canon users, I'm sure you would be able to test someone else lens. But of course at least buy the man a coffee

[neoro]

back to Topic..

The production copy is starting to appear **very slowly I guess**

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/top...332/15#6481758 hope to see more samples soon

[bernstein1234]

Originally Posted by neoro back to Topic.. The production copy is starting to appear **very slowly I guess** http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/top...332/15#6481758 hope to see more samples soon

According to this fredmiranda forum. the new 24L appears to control CA very well, just look at the trees shot from http://www.pbase.com/rcicala/24_f14canon_comparison

The corner sharpness is also greatly improved at f4 compared to the older version. Wonder what is the real world performance at f1.4