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The exacting professional’s ultra wide-angle lens, the EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM uses UD and aspherical elements for paramount image quality. A maximum f/2.8 aperture ensures great low light performance.
The ultra wide-angle lens for professionals.
A special perspective Covering a breathtaking 1140 field of view, the EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM goes beyond human perspective. Ideal for capturing small interiors, large subjects at close distances or dramatic landscapes, this highly expressive lens can also be used to create a strong sense of separation between close subjects and background.
L-series construction Like all L-series lenses, the EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM combines precision optics with unsurpassed build quality, reliability and ease of use. Dust and moisture seals offer advanced protection from the elements, even in harsh weather conditions.
Large f/2.8 aperture A maximum aperture of f/2.8 allows for fast, flash-free shooting in low light settings, plus good depth of field control.
Aspherical and UD elements For optimum visual performance, the lens incorporates two types of special elements: aspherical elements to correct spherical aberrations, and Super UD (ultra-low dispersion) elements to eliminate secondary chromatic aberrations. The result is crisp, high contrast and undistorted image quality all the way to the frame peripheries.
Ring USM auto focus with manual override Canon’s ring USM auto focus system employs ultra-sonic frequency vibrations for fast, accurate and virtually silent operation with excellent holding torque. Full-time manual focus override, via a large ring that does not rotate during auto focus, allows photographers to begin fine-tuning a shot instantly.
Super Spectra coating Super Spectra coatings help ensure accurate colour balance and high contrast, and suppress flare and ghosting by absorbing light that might be reflected off internal lens elements and digital EOS sensors.
Circular aperture A circular aperture delivers smooth, even-looking bokeh (background blur) - ideal for isolating subjects at large aperture, or compelling portraiture.
Accessories The EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM features an integrated petal hood to protect the front lens element, improve contrast and prevent vignetting. A lens cap and soft case are supplied.
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Pro's
The compact size and weight suits the Canon 5D Mk II very well
It is built to last, it feels like you would expect a top of the range lens to feel
It is sharp from corner to corner
Built in lens hood and cap are designed well for the lens (just remember to protect the lens by putting the cap back on at the end of shooting!)
Con's
Well you can't get away from the price, you get what you pay for - but how many people really need a lens this expensive
Single usage - beyond extreme wide angle shots it can't do much
The case it comes with isn't protective enough (Standard Canon cloth sides)
It's convex lens can't take filters, mean CP filters can't be used
The convex lens can't really be protected by a large hood when walking/moving between locations.
Whilst there are a few niggles with the lens, they are far outweighed by the near perfection in image quality you can achieve with this lens.
For a full frame Canon camera you simply can't improve on this, however it isn't wide enough to use on a crop body, you would be better off with the Canon EF-S 10-22mm.
All I can say is: 'WHAT a lens!' Quite apart from the colours, saturation, impact etc of the images this work-of-art produces, it's the way in which it literally ignites your own creative passion that makes this lens 'worth it', 100%. You see ordinary, everyday 'things' in a new way, and the images you end up capturing belie the 'simple' 10mm difference between this and the 'short-end' of my standard zoom. Used creatively, this piece of glass produces images of astounding quality, and I regularly surprise myself with the question: ' Did I really take that photo?'
Expensive? Undoubtedly. But to anyone shooting on a full-frame Canon DSLR, I couldn't recommend this lens highly enough.
My background. I used the Canon 500d for a few years. I used the Sigma 10-20 on that body 90% of the time.
I upgraded to the Canon 5D Mark II, and the only lens I had was the 24-70.
My choice for a next lens was to go wide, with either this one or the 16-35mm. Or to go zoom with the 70-200mm.
I could of course try waiting to see if a 14-24mm was going to be released.
I had a trip to Iceland coming up, so I opted for the very safe option of renting this lens for a week. I fell in love with it as soon as I started to use it. After that trip I knew this was the next lens I would buy.
My use of the lens has been exclusively on the 5D Mark II which is full frame. It's wonderful, and very sharp. Unless on holiday, most of my picture taking is done around London - mostly of architecture or the underground. It's a light lens, with fast and quiet autofocus.
It does have a few downsides. If I'm taking handheld brackets I find a lot of movement can creep in around the edges of the images; not so much that you would notice on the display but certainly noticeable when blending a few exposures together. Not a problem when on a tripod, and also not a problem with all shots - I think it just depends on how windy it is, or how steady you are. It's certainly more noticeable on this lens than on the 24-70 however.
You can't use standard filters on it, neither the screw in ones nor the big stopper type ones.... Read more ›
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