The Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens delivers fast and accurate AF, very good image quality and image stabilization in a light, compact and moderately-priced package. This of course sounds great - and truth is, I really like this lens.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the prime, wide-angle Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM lens.

Good build quality; Lightweight; Image Stabilisation; Excellent sharpness; Focuses close

Expensive; Susceptible to flare and no hood is supplied as standard; Falloff at maximum aperture

The Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM is a capable but pricey ultra wideangle prime that will appeal most to landscape and reportage photographers looking for a lightweight and responsive lens.

Low value for money, high quality non"L" prime.

With my 650d sharp to the edge; IS allow me for 1/4s in low light; accuracy AF; very light weight

Compare to non IS; so expensive

I own the 24-70 2.8L and the 24 - 105 4.0L. my biggest gripe has been the the lack of sharpness on the edges at the widest angle at 24 mm, as well as the darkness around the edges during indoor group shooting.

Fast auto-focus; Superior build quality; Super-sharp images; worth the money

This is another fantastic Canon prime I use for video. I have the 24mm L 1.4 ii , but i use this 2.8 specifically for video. I also have the 35mm F2 which I prefer over this do to better low-light and sharpness but this, over all if a great stabilized lens and fantastic for run-and-gun.

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Did a test on this lens throughout the aperture range using an APS-C body. Wide open it's very sharp, peaking around f/5.6 and dropping off noticeably from f/11. I think it's a measure of how sharp this lens is that diffraction effect shows up relatively early.

Quick Focus; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction

Excellent lens. My new favourite.

This lens is light, small, high build quality and can be a great walking around lens for both aps-c and full frame sensor camera. It's great for landscape on full frame camera and also good at hand held shooting in low light condition because of the 4 stop IS system and f2.8 large aperture.

Superior build quality; Super-sharp images; Fast auto-focus