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 enlarge | Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $1,900.00
Buy New: $1,084.00
You Save: $816.00 (43%)
New (29) Used (2) Refurbished (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  120 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Optical Zoom: 2.9
Maximum Focal Length: 70
Minimum Focal Length: 24
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.6 x 5.6
all-glass-optical
MPN: 8014A002
Model: 8014A002
UPC: 013803020090
EAN: 0013803020090
ASIN: B00009R6WT
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Narrow plane of focus / Not a portrait lens January 1, 2008
10 out of 25 found this review helpful
I use the Canon 40D as my main camera body, keeping my Rebel as my backup camera.
For several years, my main zoom lens has been the Canon EF 28-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS lens.
For family portraits, I typically close up the Canon f/3.5-5.6 IS lens a couple stops to f/6.3 or 7.1.
(A Canon 50 mm f/1.4 is my favorite prime lens.)
My expectations for my first `L' lens, the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Standard Zoom Lens, were so high that my first session indoors making portraits with a flash was a little disappointing.
When I close up this lens a little, to f/3.2, the plane of focus is so narrow that in a group photo, only one person's face is in focus.
Wide open, at f/2.8 or 3.2, using a flash, at ISO 100, shutter speeds of sec were common. The long shutter time required I use a tripod, and even when using a tripod, the model's movement created blur.
So, if you want the eyes of one model to be in focus, while the person standing next to the model is out of focus, this lens is for you. If you want both the mother, and the baby in arms to be in focus, this is more lens than you need.
This f/2.8L lens does capture more light than the f/3.5-5.6 IS lens, but even with this fast lens wide open, I still need to set the ISO to 400 or 800 to get a hand hold-able fast shutter speed.
I still need a f/6.3 to f/8.0 aperture to have everybody in focus during group shots.
I still need to use an ISO of 400 or faster in low light conditions.
A good sharp lens? Yes! But I wanted this lens to work miracles compared to the Canon EF 28-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS lens, and they didn't happen.
 The holy grail of standard zoom glass December 31, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is my favorite standard zoom lens that Canon makes. For the longest time, I used the EF 24-105mm f/5 L IS USM lens as my daily "beater" lens and it performed very well, but I wanted something a bit faster. This lens was the answer. It wasn't much more in price than the 24-105 glass, but it much faster.
This lens is tack sharp!
My only gripes about this lens:
- it zooms "backward" compared to any other extending zoom lens I know. At fully contracted, it's zoomed all the way out (70mm). At full extended, it's zoomed all the way in (24mm). Can't figure out why it's opposite.
- the copy I got had a slightly loose focusing ring and i sent it back under warranty and it was fixed. Canon needs to step up their QA a notch.
UPDATE: I got the lens back from the Canon service center today (not bad for shipping it on December 23rd, huh?!). The fixed the loose focusing ring and also stated that the "mechanical chassis was inoperable". I never noticed anything wrong with the zoom chassis. Anyway, they fixed it. This lens is so tack sharp! You gotta get it!
Great Lens For Any Canon Body December 27, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this lens to replace the EF 24-104mm f/4"L" IS USM that I had sold. I know there are many people who prefer that lens for its IS, but for my needs, the 2.8 just takes the cake and IMHO the Bokeh is superior. I use it on a crop body XTi (400d) and couldn't me happier. It compliments my Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8"L" IS USM very well. Check out its reviews on"photography-on-the.net" or "fredmiranda.com" and I think your decision will be an easy one!
If your getting this lens, it comes with a hood December 26, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Amazon advertises the hood as a seperate Item. Just know that the actual lens does come with a hood. Also, the hood in the image is different from the real hood...the image looks like it's the hood for the 24-105 (maybe?)
Just buy it! December 22, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ive rented this lens several times and now I finally own one. By far in my opinion its the sharpest lens Canon makes. Its the perfect walk around lens. The contrast and sharpness it creates allows for amazingly detailed photographs. If you have to buy only one lens, make sure this is it!
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