Canon® Canon 24-70mm F/2.8L II

The Canon 24-70 f/2.8L II is the update to the extremely popular . Key features include:

• Improved optics

• Lighter, more compact design

• Great in low light

• Excellent value

Versatile Standard Zoom. The Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II is the Cadillac of standard zooms, and the replacement to the original . Many photographers will attach this lens and almost never change it.

Revised Optics and Build. Its redesigned optics produce images that are sharp throughout the zoom range, with chromatic and spherical aberrations kept at a minimum. It’s smaller in size and weight than its predecessor, has improved weather sealing, and features smudge- and fingerprint-resistant Fluorine coating on both front- and rear-exposed elements.

Fast Aperture. The Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II’s fast f/2.8 aperture allows for low-light event shooting and a shallow depth-of-field required for portraiture.

If I say there are 4 billion stars in the Milky Way, everyone accepts that. If I say the paint is wet, everyone checks for themselves. I’m not sure which path people are going to take with this sta…

If I say there are 4 billion stars in the Milky Way, everyone accepts that. If I say the paint is wet, everyone checks for themselves. I’m not sure which path people are going to take with this statement: The Canon 24-70mm II is the best standard-range zoom ever made. By any manufacturer. Ever. It’s not close.

It’s also the most expensive 24-70 f/2.8 zoom made, but there’s a reason for that. throughout the zoom range. Distortion is low. Focusing is very quick and accurate.

If you need the absolute best, then this is what you need. That being said, there are a lot of very good choices in this range: , Canon 24-70mm f/2.8, and the Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 VC. All of them are very, very good. They just aren’t quite as good as this one.

January, 2013