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Brand | Canon |
Focal Length Description | 24-24 lens |
Lens Type | Wide Angle |
Compatible Mountings | Canon EF |
Camera Lens Description | EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM |
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- Wide angle lens for Canon APS C cameras (equivalent to 38 millimeter on a full frame camera)
- Focal length & maximum aperture: 24 millimeter 1:2.8, maximum magnification of x0.27
- Slimmest and lightest lens of the EF S series
- Circular aperture (7 blades) delivers beautiful, soft backgrounds
- Full time manual focus allows manual focus adjustment while in One Shot AF mode
- Minimum focusing distance of 0.16 meters /0.5 feet
- This product is compatible with all non full frame Canon EOS digital SLRs
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lens type | Wide Angle | Wide Angle | Standard | Wide Angle | Wide Angle | Standard |
compatible mountings | Canon EF-S | Canon EF-S | Canon EF-M | Canon EF | Canon RF | Canon EF |
lens design | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime |
focus type | Stepper motor | Stepper motor | Manual Focus | Ultrasonic | Auto Focus | Manual Focus, Auto Focus |
minimum focal length | 24 millimeters | 24 millimeters | — | 28 millimeters | 28 millimeters | 35 millimeters |
max focal length | 24 millimeters | 24 millimeters | — | 28 millimeters | 28 millimeters | 35 millimeters |
fixed focal length | 0 millimeters | 0 millimeters | 65 millimeters | 28 millimeters | 28 millimeters | 35 millimeters |
real angle of view | 59 degrees | 59.1 degrees | 12.5 degrees | 75 degrees | 75.4 degrees | — |
model name | 9522B002 | EF-S2428STM | Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO | Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM | Canon RF28mm F2.8 STM Lens | YN35mm F2 |
max aperture | 2.8 millimeters | 2.8 f stop | 2.8 millimeters | 1.8 f stop | 2.8 f stop | 35 millimeters |
diaphragm blades | 7 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — |
Product information
Product Dimensions | 0.91 x 2.68 x 2.68 inches |
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Item Weight | 4.4 ounces |
ASIN | B00NI3BZ5K |
Item model number | EF-S2428STM |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
Customer Reviews |
4.8 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #7 in SLR Camera Lenses |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | September 14, 2014 |
Manufacturer | Canon Cameras US |
Country of Origin | Japan |
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Ef-s mount lens/APS-C format 38mm (35mm equivalent) one aspherical element optimized lens coatings STM AF motor supports movie Servo AF Micro-Stepping drive aperture mechanism full-time manual focus override rounded 7-blade diaphragm slim design measures less than 1-thick.
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EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM
Incredibly lightweight, the EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM is a fast and versatile lens with advanced AF and superior optics. With a 35mm equivalent focal length of 38mm, it's appropriate for a variety of purposes. The lens features optimized lens element placement and includes an aspheric element for high image quality from the center of the composition to the corners, and has specialized coatings on the lens elements to reduce ghosting and flare. To ensure excellent color balance, a 7-blade circular aperture provides superb out-of-focus detail. The EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM excels during movie shooting thanks to its STM motor that enables silent and smooth focus tracking (on EOS cameras with Movie Servo AF), plus a micro-stepping drive that keeps aperture changes quiet. The lens also offers full-time manual focus, manual AF adjustment (one-shot AF), and can focus down to a minimum distance of 0.5 ft. (0.16m). Delivering optical brilliance in a lightweight and unobtrusive construction, the EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM is a great fixed-optical length lens for photographers looking to add a travel-friendly option to their collection.
Specifications
- Focal Length & Maximum Aperture: 24mm 1:2.8
- Lens Construction: 6 elements in 5 groups
- Diagonal Angle of View: 59°10'
- Focus Adjustment: Full lens extension
- Closest Focusing Distance: 0.52 ft. / 0.16 m
- Filter Size: 52mm
- Max Diameter x Length, Weight: Approx. 2.7 x 0.9 in. / 68.2 x 22.8 mm, Approx. 4.4 oz. / 125 g
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Customers find this lens excellent for general photography, delivering sharp images wide open and performing well in various lighting conditions, particularly in low light environments. The lens is praised for its fast and smooth autofocus, lightweight design that's easy to carry in camera bags, and its compact size that's smaller than anticipated. Customers appreciate its value for money, with one noting its f/2.8 speed helps with indoor and night shots.
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Customers praise the lens's quality, particularly for portrait photography, and one customer mentions it performs well during vacations.
"...If you have no specific subjects to shoot, this is a great choice for hobbyists because of the versatility...." Read more
"You are gona love this lens !!! Its a do all type lens and the optics are second to none...." Read more
"...Quality, fun and portability make this lens one of the Canon’s more intriguing offerings in the EF-S lens class and would highly recommend the lens..." Read more
"...which is may be a bit wide angle for portrait but still good for general versatile use. Build quality is decent for the price...." Read more
Customers praise the lens's image quality, noting that it delivers sharp shots wide open and performs well for both portraits and macro photography.
"...The photos have been pretty sharp. So far, the "sweet spot" has been at f4.5, but I haven't put the lens through a full test on this...." Read more
"...If you want a great walk around lens that has outstanding optics and is tack sharp buy this lens, if you want realistic close up shots and beautiful..." Read more
"...With a minimum focal distance of just over 6" it's excellent for close up shots, and at 24mm it gives you a fairly wide angle of view when used as a..." Read more
"...this lens makes it a perfect knockaround lens that will deliver some pretty stellar images--you can literally slip this thing in your pocket, fanny..." Read more
Customers find the lens offers good value for money, appreciating its great quality glass and budget-friendly price point.
"...that you can pay a lot of hard earned money for lenses, this is a great bargain and certainly a lens that you will want to add to your equipment list." Read more
"...For a cheap price you get L Series pictures its really that good go for it you wont be disappointed." Read more
"...In short, this lens at this price point does not disappoint and if you're after quality on a budget this lens definitely belongs in your arsenal as..." Read more
"Awesome price for this lens (in my opinion). Not always the sharpest but that may just be my camera settings! Arrived quickly and in one piece...." Read more
Customers appreciate the lens's lightweight and compact design, making it easy to carry, with one customer noting its pancake size is great for travel.
"...The small lightweight lens is really cool to have, especially as my DSLR is one of the smallest ever made, so it can be a bit fun to go compact...." Read more
"...Its a small lens and fits in your bag nicely I just wish it was a bit bigger its would be easier to get on and off the camera ...." Read more
"...It is thin and light weight, when I first mounted it it really felt like a return to the earlier days of my photographic journey when all I could..." Read more
"...Quality, fun and portability make this lens one of the Canon’s more intriguing offerings in the EF-S lens class and would highly recommend the lens..." Read more
Customers appreciate the lens's focus capabilities, noting that it is fast, smooth, and precise, with the ability to focus within a few millimeters. One customer mentions that the f/2.8 speed makes it suitable for indoor and night photography.
"...It does have auto and manual focus. Plus, you can get very close to your subject, almost like a macro lens...." Read more
"...where the background is still discernable but the focused subject jumps off the background, sharp and bright...." Read more
"...The sharpness and speed are all good. It is used only on crop factor DSLRs but I am okay with that...." Read more
"...silent, so I rate the lens 4.5 for that, in addition to auto-focus not being totally good but the touchscreen makes it good." Read more
Customers appreciate the lens's compact size, noting it is smaller than anticipated and more compact than the kit lens, with one customer mentioning it can capture their entire studio in frame.
"...Its a small lens and fits in your bag nicely I just wish it was a bit bigger its would be easier to get on and off the camera ...." Read more
"...It's a simple lens that only allows a switch between auto and manual focus, no switch for image stablization, but then it really isn't necessary for..." Read more
"...It's small, compact and lightweight size makes it the ideal travel lens, for when you want to crank out pics but don't want to lug the lead weight..." Read more
"...The super-compact pancake lens form-factor keeps the camera lightweight in your hands and highly portable...." Read more
Customers praise the lens's performance in various lighting conditions, particularly noting its effectiveness in indoor settings and low light situations, with its f/2.8 aperture allowing it to pick up plenty of light.
"...The EF-S 24mm ƒ/2.8 STM actually works surprisingly well for portraits and self-portraits in dim light or with the flash, similar to the EF 50mm..." Read more
"...Its a do all type lens and the optics are second to none...." Read more
"...but the focused subject jumps off the background, sharp and bright...." Read more
"...It's F2.8 aperture lets in lots of light too...." Read more
Customers praise the lens's sharpness, noting that it maintains focus across the entire frame and performs well at f2.8.
"...you want a great walk around lens that has outstanding optics and is tack sharp buy this lens, if you want realistic close up shots and beautiful..." Read more
"...is still discernable but the focused subject jumps off the background, sharp and bright...." Read more
"...This is ideal for day to day street and landscape photography. The sharpness and speed are all good...." Read more
"...It's a fairly modern lens design and offers good sharpness, contrast, and color on high megapixel cameras...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2025Style: Lens OnlyVerified PurchaseI love this pancake lens. This is ideal for day to day street and landscape photography. The sharpness and speed are all good. It is used only on crop factor DSLRs but I am okay with that. For the last four years, I have used this, this has become my go to lens for casual photography and professional photography alike. Factoring in the crop factor this 24 mm lens translates into a little less than 40mm on full frame which is may be a bit wide angle for portrait but still good for general versatile use. Build quality is decent for the price. I have no complaints what so ever.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2025Style: Lens OnlyVerified PurchaseI didn’t have very high expectations for a lens this cheap but it’s been absolutely phenomenal! One of the best purchases I’ve ever made! Here’s a photo I took while using it ☺️
I didn’t have very high expectations for a lens this cheap but it’s been absolutely phenomenal! One of the best purchases I’ve ever made! Here’s a photo I took while using it ☺️
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2021Style: Lens OnlyVerified PurchaseThe media could not be loaded.
The wide aperture is great to have, even if it is slow compared to some other prime lenses, but I think this lens performs better in the middle to narrower range instead of shooting wide. Auto-focus works very well, at least better than the rest of my cheap lens collection. This is my fifth lens, my other four being the kit, a prime, a zoom, and a wide, making this more of my practical lens. The EF-S 24mm ƒ/2.8 STM will move in and out during focusing without twisting and this is one of my favorite features of this lens because it makes circular polarizer so much more convenient. It has no image stabilizer but I don't think it needs one because it seems fine without one given the small size, and to include one would push up the price and increase the size. The small lightweight lens is really cool to have, especially as my DSLR is one of the smallest ever made, so it can be a bit fun to go compact. I would've bought this lens long ago had I known how useful it is for tight spaces. There tends to be some slight chromatic aberration on average, so take a deep look at your images. The colors seem to be generally true but I often have to increase the saturation like normal. I never actually take off my circular polarizer, so I have no day time images on hand without it. The filter I use is made by Ultimaxx.
My post-process suggestion, in Canon's software that is, is that you do not use Digital Lens Optimizer, Color Blur, or Peripheral Illumination, and start the Unsharp Mask with a Strength of 8, Fineness of 5, and Threshold of 2. Keep Chromatic Aberration on as I usually have to slide the red slider to the left while the blue slider is generally left alone or pushed to the right, while 100 is mostly all you need. This of course varies overall depending on situation variables but this is what I found works best for me with this lens.
This lens generally goes for $120, but I paid $134 because the $120 lenses were sold out and I needed this for a project. The full price is $150. If you're tight on money, I think this is a good buy, depending on what you want to shoot. If you have no specific subjects to shoot, this is a great choice for hobbyists because of the versatility. You can probably make it work if you're a professional but I wouldn't know because I actually need to use this lens some more. I uploaded some of my pictures, half were images I had on hand while the other half I went out to shoot just for Amazon. My videos always look grainy so I need to learn how to take better videos, but it's a nice lens for videos. One suggestion I found online after making my video was to use Auto-Intelligent Scene and auto-focus for videos on high resolution. I was using 60fps but I will now change to 30fps. Auto-focus from what I found is not silent, so I rate the lens 4.5 for that, in addition to auto-focus not being totally good but the touchscreen makes it good.
5.0 out of 5 starsI mainly bought this lens to record videos indoors for my university courses but I knew it would be very useful for indoor photography to get in tight spaces where my EF 50mm ƒ/1.8 STM would just be too much range. I already heard it was close to the human eye in viewing so I was quite excited to take this out onto the street with my Rebel SL1 to double the tiny DSLR with this tiny lens. Overall in every situation, the lens has met my expectations. It's not as good as the 50mm but it's still very good considering the size and price. The EF-S 24mm ƒ/2.8 STM actually works surprisingly well for portraits and self-portraits in dim light or with the flash, similar to the EF 50mm ƒ/1.8 STM. You can get very crisp detail, hair pores, skin shine, and iris color. I think this lens is supposed to be like an EF-S version of the EF 40mm ƒ/2.8 STM, so buy this lens over the 40mm first, especially if you already own the 50mm. It's a little redundant to get all three so I suggest skipping the 40mm to save up for other lenses and then return for the 40mm.Cheap and Practical Videographs and Photographs
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2021
The wide aperture is great to have, even if it is slow compared to some other prime lenses, but I think this lens performs better in the middle to narrower range instead of shooting wide. Auto-focus works very well, at least better than the rest of my cheap lens collection. This is my fifth lens, my other four being the kit, a prime, a zoom, and a wide, making this more of my practical lens. The EF-S 24mm ƒ/2.8 STM will move in and out during focusing without twisting and this is one of my favorite features of this lens because it makes circular polarizer so much more convenient. It has no image stabilizer but I don't think it needs one because it seems fine without one given the small size, and to include one would push up the price and increase the size. The small lightweight lens is really cool to have, especially as my DSLR is one of the smallest ever made, so it can be a bit fun to go compact. I would've bought this lens long ago had I known how useful it is for tight spaces. There tends to be some slight chromatic aberration on average, so take a deep look at your images. The colors seem to be generally true but I often have to increase the saturation like normal. I never actually take off my circular polarizer, so I have no day time images on hand without it. The filter I use is made by Ultimaxx.
My post-process suggestion, in Canon's software that is, is that you do not use Digital Lens Optimizer, Color Blur, or Peripheral Illumination, and start the Unsharp Mask with a Strength of 8, Fineness of 5, and Threshold of 2. Keep Chromatic Aberration on as I usually have to slide the red slider to the left while the blue slider is generally left alone or pushed to the right, while 100 is mostly all you need. This of course varies overall depending on situation variables but this is what I found works best for me with this lens.
This lens generally goes for $120, but I paid $134 because the $120 lenses were sold out and I needed this for a project. The full price is $150. If you're tight on money, I think this is a good buy, depending on what you want to shoot. If you have no specific subjects to shoot, this is a great choice for hobbyists because of the versatility. You can probably make it work if you're a professional but I wouldn't know because I actually need to use this lens some more. I uploaded some of my pictures, half were images I had on hand while the other half I went out to shoot just for Amazon. My videos always look grainy so I need to learn how to take better videos, but it's a nice lens for videos. One suggestion I found online after making my video was to use Auto-Intelligent Scene and auto-focus for videos on high resolution. I was using 60fps but I will now change to 30fps. Auto-focus from what I found is not silent, so I rate the lens 4.5 for that, in addition to auto-focus not being totally good but the touchscreen makes it good.
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2025Style: Lens OnlyVerified PurchaseGreat cannon lens. As expected.
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2016Style: Lens OnlyVerified PurchaseOwning Canon's other fabulous prime lens, the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens - Fixed aka the nifty-fifty, I thought I would take another flyer on one of Canon's budget, fixed lens offerings: Canon's EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM Lens. In short, this lens at this price point does not disappoint and if you're after quality on a budget this lens definitely belongs in your arsenal as a wide angle option.
--Build and Aesthetic Appointments
As other reviewers have mentioned, this lens is small. It's small size helps the whole lens feel very sturdy despite it being 100% plastic. The focus ring feels nice (which can be adjust manually even when autofocus is engaged, which is a huge plus) and the autofocus and manual focus switch has just enough resistance for a good quality feel to it.
In terms of looks, this lens looks like any other non-L-series lens from Canon. Silver ring appointment with a nice rubbery-toothed grip on the focus ring, it's a nice looking lens. One thing you should notice before purchasing this lens is that the glass itself almost looks like a toy, seeing that it is so small and surrounded by a large plastic bezel. As far as I can tell, this does not have an affect on image quality, but definitely does not look like a conventional lens.
--Usage and Features
The size and price of this lens makes it a perfect knockaround lens that will deliver some pretty stellar images--you can literally slip this thing in your pocket, fanny pack, purse or whatever when traveling; really cool. Its maximum aperture is 2.8, while not as fast as the amazing nifty-fifty, the extra light you can get at this maximum f-stop across all focal lengths is a huge upgrade over most lens kits, making it a cheap and worthwhile upgrade.
One thing to take into account is the focal length on this prime lens on an APS-C body is the APS-C crop factor that adds a 1.6x (I believe) magnification to the focal length. What this means is that, while this lens is certainly wider than the nifty-fifty fixed lens as example, you will more than likely not have as much headroom as you would like with this lens. Still, you have plenty of frame to take some nice architecture interior and exterior shots or group photos; just do not expect fisheye’ish expansive landscape shots from this lens--which would be too high of an expectation for this lens in the first place.
Autofocus is fast and, for a lens at this cost, pretty quiet. I have not had any trouble getting proper focus with this lens even when shooting quick moving subjects like my dog running around at the dog park. For videographers planning on purchasing this lens is to be wary of the noise that your camera’s on-board microphone will pick up from the autofocus and manually adjusting focus. Believe it or not, noise from autofocus is not as big of an issue as the noise made when manually adjusting focus. I’ve noticed on video I have shot with audio that the focus ring makes a bizarre whirring sound that is almost cute, but the sound will cut through all of the other audio being recorded. If you are really serious about shooting video on a DSLR and need audio, it should go without saying that you should buy a separate mic for your rig and you will minimize or completely avoid picking up unwanted camera audio but this is just something that is good to know before you buy.
A cool secret feature is this thing takes some pretty good macro shots. I have been able to get extremely closeup on subjects such as flowers, plants and my dog with really great results. My images turn out sharp even at f/2.8 and I have been pleased with the flexibility to get in tight on subjects to capture more depth and details.
Another thing I noticed the first time I attached this lens to my 7D is that it was almost scarily snug. I was a little worried, but I have not noticed this issue again since changing lenses a multitude of times. So, if you notice that this lens fits a little tight on your camera’s body, this is more than likely not something to worry about as my camera and all of my lenses are functioning properly as they should.
--Image Quality
For a lens this size and its price point, this little thing takes some fantastic images. There is noticeable softness in the edges with this lens, even at lower f-stops but is still a jump up from just about any Canon kit lens. Vignetting in my use has been negligible in my use and have noticed very little barrel distortion, even when getting close to subjects when shooting.
Color aberration, or lack of it, is incredible for a lens at this price and tier. While writing this review, I had to go through quite a few images in Lightroom before I could find any example of fringing in the photos I have taken with this lens. Even then, aberration would be very easy to remove in Photoshop or Lightroom.
Bokeh effect is fine on this lens as well. Nice, smooth bokeh where the background is still discernable but the focused subject jumps off the background, sharp and bright. I have been more than happy with the bokeh effects I have been able to achieve in still images and video with this lens.
Colors overall are luscious and vibrant. I have been very pleased at the saturation and color of my images and video shot with this lens, even before editing.
--Overall
If you are just starting out building your lens collection and do not have the nifty-fifty, I would suggest purchasing the Canon’s 50mm budget prime lens offering before getting this lens. I do believe that after purchasing any of Canon’s budget or L-series prime lens offerings, this lens is totally worth purchasing--as long as your camera has an APS-C sensor as this is an EF-S lens. Even as a knockaround, travel lens this thing smokes kit lenses and is just a fun little toy to have in your rig.
This lens is always on my 7D by default because it is a prime lens with a little more versatility and frame headroom than my fixed 50mm. I love prime lenses and will end up purchasing Canon’s L-series fixed lens offerings eventually, but will always have a use for this lens as long as I own an APS-C camera body. Quality, fun and portability make this lens one of the Canon’s more intriguing offerings in the EF-S lens class and would highly recommend the lens to any photographer beginning or intermediate photographer. Buy it, love it and get a even more insatiable taste for prime lenses.
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AlessandroReviewed in Italy on October 30, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars OTTICA PERFETTA PER RIAPPROPRIARSI DELLA FOTOGRAFIA "COME UNA VOLTA"
Style: Lens OnlyVerified PurchaseHo tirato fuori dall'armadio la vecchia ma valida eos 350d aps-c e ho cominciato a fare street photography. Però col battery grip e il tamron 24/70 non sempre passavo innosservato. Ho rivoluzionato l'approccio togliendo battery grip e sostituendo l'ottica con questa. Ora sembra una compatta evoluta. Poi per chi come me ha una certa eta' avere un solo obbiettivo fisso e non uno zoom è un tornare alle origini perché una volta le reflex venivano vendute col 50 mm, ottica alla quale questa a conti fatti si avvicina (24*1.6=38).
Non sempre da ragazzi si riusciva ad acquistare subito una seconda ottica e questo fattore ci portava, nostro malgrado, a divenire "esperti" fotografi perché col solo 50 mm dovevamo coprire alla meglio tutti gli ambiti fotografici, avvicinandoci o allontanandoci dal soggetto. Ecco, questa è un ' ottica che porta a fare questo non potendo zoomare comodamente da lontano. A questo punto consiglio anche, ai giovani, di provare virtualmente il fascino della pellicola simulandola con pochi accorgimenti: oscurare lo schermo così da non controllare lo scatto, imporsi un valore ISO, qualsivoglia, e non cambiarlo al variare dell'illuminazione e, importantissimo, scattare SOLO 36 scatti, che era la misura del rullino. Avere a disposizione solo 36 scatti e, ancora meglio, scattare in manuale o al massimo in priorità tempi o diaframmi, ma non in automatico, può solo far bene alla fotografia vostra e allo spirito di chi poi guarderà quanto prodotto.
CONCLUSIONE: l'ottica fa il suo dovere alla grande ed anche a tutta apertura mi è parsa avere una vignettatura contenuta peraltro presente anche in altre ottiche ben più costose. Per il costo tutto sommato contenuto non mi sono lamentato dell'assenza del paraluce. Anche lì questione di abitudine perché una volta erano sempre venduti separatamente. Un filtro uv lo consiglio per protezione agli urti. Dopo di che via, uscire a scattare variando orari e meteo con la consapevolezza di avere un ottica che se usata bene si presta a qualsiasi genere di fotografia.
Buona luce.
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eichpilReviewed in Spain on September 8, 2023
4.0 out of 5 stars buena relación calidad-precio
Style: Lens OnlyVerified PurchasePor el precio no se puede pedir más, y además es muy ligero y ocupa muy poco.
- Amazon CustomerReviewed in India on October 4, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Style: Lens OnlyVerified PurchaseGreat lens for wide angle and street photography.. Great and accurate AF, light weight and easy to carry.
- Petric ManurungReviewed in Singapore on July 17, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good lens
Style: Lens OnlyVerified PurchaseVery good lens. Arrived quick too.
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Lukas B.Reviewed in Germany on September 16, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Super
Style: Lens OnlyVerified PurchaseIch kann nicht glauben, dass ein so kleines und günstiges Objektiv so große Dinge leisten kann. Ich bin rundum zufrieden. Und angesichts seiner Leistungsfähigkeit war es eine sehr gute Investition.