Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens review and tutorial

The Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens is currently my admired ultra-wide bend EF lens. For abounding years, my adopted full-frame-capable ultra-wide bend lens was the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM Lens and again its replacement, the alike added good (at the advanced end at least) Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens. While this lens charcoal added versatile, the Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens delivers alike added good angel quality. I was artlessly not afflicted with the aboriginal Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L USM Lens optically – and wasn’t actual aflame to apprehend about a backup for it as I absolutely like the 16-35mm II. However, aural a brace of canicule of application the 14mm L II, my apperception was changed.

Buy Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II USM

Like all Canon L Series Lenses, the Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens has a aerial body affection that feels abundant in use. The non-extending 3.1″ x 3.7″ (80mm x 90mm)(dxl) admeasurement and 22.7 oz (645g) weight amalgamate to accomplish this a actual a nice administration lens. A billowing arched advanced lens aspect and a congenital metal lens awning are character appearance of this lens. Because of these features, a accustomed collapsed lens cap cannot be acclimated (more later) and a advanced clarify cannot be army on this lens. A rear gelatin clarify holder is provided. These filters are appropriate to be cut to admeasurement and installed with the lens dismounted. Circular polarizer filters cannot be used.

The Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens is acclimate sealed. As declared in the manual, “Tight allowance anatomy ensures accomplished dust-proof and drip-proof performance” and “rubber arena [at lens mount] for added baptize and dust resistance.” While the sealing in this lens is not altered than the blow of Canon’s weather-sealed non-super telephoto lenses, it is not able to acquire the careful advanced clarify that is recommended for abounding acclimate aggressive aegis on these lenses.

The Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens appearance a rear absorption arrangement apprenticed by Canon’s accomplished USM (Ultrasonic Motor). It delivers fast and quiet autofocusing. At this focal length, I don’t acquisition focus acceleration to be a absolute important agency … but fast is consistently added good than apathetic as continued as it is accurate. I am accepting accomplished AF hit ante in my absolute apple shots, but abnormally had some inconsistencies in my allegory testing. At this point, I am autograph these inconsistencies off as too abounding areas of adverse for the camera to accept from in these baddest shots. A lens this advanced can absolutely booty in a lot of capacity with autofocus-attracting contrast. FTM (Full Time Manual) absorption is enabled and the focus arena is bland and well-damped.

Where the Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens absolutely excels is in optical performance. It is aciculate advanced accessible and alike hardly bluff chock-full down.

Full-frame corners are impressively aciculate for a lens this wide. The more good apparent aberration in angel affection generated by endlessly bottomward the breach is from the decreased bulk of bend shading. The Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens delivers a calmly alteration but somewhat able bulk of concealment in abounding anatomy corners back attempt advanced open. This is not abnormal for a advanced lens – and is mostly gone by f/5.6. Users of 1.6x FOVCF bodies will apprehension little or no vignetting.

Some blaze is arresting if the sun or addition actual ablaze ablaze antecedent is in the anatomy – contrarily it is able-bodied controlled. CA (Chromatic Aberration) is actual able-bodied controlled, admitting you can see a little amethyst fringing in the corners with actual aerial adverse capacity such as a white banderole pole adjoin a aphotic dupe (more later). Baloney is additionally actual able-bodied controlled with a little butt baloney present at abutting focus distances. Exposures are accurate, blush and adverse are actual nice.

Bokeh? Well, accepting a accomplishments out of focus abundant to authorize becloud affection from this lens back chock-full bottomward is not accessible to do – it takes a actual abutting subject. If you can get one, you will see the after-effects of a 6-bladed absolutely annular aperture. I’m consistently agnostic of a 6-blade aperture, but the after-effects I’ve apparent accept been nice.

I activated two fresh retail copies of this lens. As accepted for my adventures with aerial affection lenses, both lenses performed actual similarly. One was a tiny bulk bluff in the centermost (the 1Ds Mark II ISO 12233 Chart 14mm II crops displayed are from this lens), the added was actual hardly bluff in the corners. The differences were insignificant. I am befitting one archetype – the added is accessible for rental from LensRentals.com.

The Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens ships with a Canon LP1016 lens pouch. For added good protection, accede the Lowepro Lens Case 1W. This lens is not accordant with addendum tubes or Canon’s 1.4x and 2.0x extenders.

The Canon EF 14mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens’s MFD (Minimum Focus Distance) is .7′ (.2m) for a .15x MM (Maximum Magnification). This is affluence abutting abundant for affecting angle distortion, but this is not a aerial deepening value. Alike with a abutting subject, you charge an absorbing advanced accomplishments for a adorable shot.

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