Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM

Product information

Key specs

Lens mount

Canon EF mount

Suitable for camera type

APS-C, Full frame

Lens compatible with

Canon SLR cameras

Zoom or prime lens

Zoom lens

Lens type

Wide-angle

Lens mount	Canon EF mount
Suitable for camera type	APS-C, Full frame
Lens compatible with	Canon SLR cameras
Zoom or prime lens	Zoom lens
Lens type	Wide-angle
Type of photography	Architecture and interior, Landscape, Nature photography, Portrait, Product, Sports and action, Wild animal photography
Aperture	2,8
Image stabilization

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Pros and cons

According to our camera lens expert

• This coating is dustproof and waterproof, so you can use the lens in any condition, and you won't have chromatic aberrations thanks to UD and Super-UD.
• Thanks to the large fixed f/2.8 aperture, you can easily illuminate the subject in your frame.
• With a super silent autofocus motor, you won't bother your subject and approach it up to 0.38m.
• The lens doesn't have image stabilization to reduce motion blur.
• The lens weighs 805g, so it's best to use a tripod when you use it for longer periods of time.

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Description

The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM is a standard zoom lens for Canon SLR cameras. With f/2.8, it has a high exposure value which means it can handle a wide variety of light situations. As it's waterproof and dustproof, you can use it both indoors and outdoors, and in good or bad weather. This combination makes this 24-70mm standard zoom suitable for traveling or social media. Compared to the previous 24-70mm f/2.8L, this one has a restyled (smaller) design, more lens elements, 145g less weight, and a larger filter size (82 instead of 77).

The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM is a standard zoom lens for Canon SLR cameras. With f/2.8, it has a high exposure value which means it can handle a wide variety of light situations. As it's waterproof and dustproof, you can use it both indoors and outdoors, and in good or bad weather. This combination makes this 24-70mm standard zoom suitable for traveling or social media. Compared to the previous 24-70mm f/2.8L, this one has a restyled (smaller) design, more lens elements, 145g less weight, and a larger filter size (82 instead of 77).

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Tips for using this product

Tips for using this product

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This is what you get

• Manual (1.44 MB)
• Lens caps
• Lens pouch
• Lens hood

This is what you get

• Manual (1.44 MB)
• Lens caps
• Lens pouch
• Lens hood

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Key specs

Lens mount

Canon EF mount

Suitable for camera type

APS-C, Full frame

Lens compatible with

Canon SLR cameras

Zoom or prime lens

Zoom lens

Lens type

Wide-angle

Lens mount	Canon EF mount
Suitable for camera type	APS-C, Full frame
Lens compatible with	Canon SLR cameras
Zoom or prime lens	Zoom lens
Lens type	Wide-angle
Type of photography	Architecture and interior, Landscape, Nature photography, Portrait, Product, Sports and action, Wild animal photography
Aperture	2,8
Image stabilization

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Reviews

22 reviews

9,5/10 (22 reviews)

Rating

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Most helpful reviews

9,6/10

Super objective!

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• Sandy wilmaer
• 25 June 2013
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,2/10

Makes forget its predecessor, big difference!

• Super sharp in all corners, even on full frame
• Little flare and chromatic aberrations
• Price

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• Patrick
• 28 October 2016
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,8/10

Best investment ever!

• sharpness
• Quality
• Weight

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• De plaatjesmaakster
• 18 August 2015
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,4/10

An expensive but very nice lens

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• Otto kalkhoven
• 31 October 2012
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8,0/10

A lens that can do it all!

• Aperture at all distances.
• Price quality
• Weight

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• N sieprath
• 16 February 2020
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

Versatile and razor sharp

• Versatile
• razor sharp
• No image stabilization

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• H. peters
• 15 September 2016
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

Beautiful lens and comfortable

• sharp
• compact

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• Rene
• 17 October 2019
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

Expensive but totally worth the money!

• Extremely sharp photos
• Even under poor light conditions
• Not a real lightweight...

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• Remko bor
• 3 February 2017
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10/10

Top lens that every photographer should have

• Fast autofocus
• Aperture 2.8
• No image stabilization

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• Maxim bode
• 15 August 2016
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,2/10

Fine, all-round lens

• Works great
• big

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• Sharon
• 12 January 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,6/10

Super objective!

I bought this lens to replace my Canon 24-70mm Mark I. The first version of this lens was very good. But the mark 2 is simply fantastic. A lot more expensive compared to the mark I but definitely worth the money! Razor sharp and beautiful colors in combination with my 5D III. There is no IS on it as many had hoped, but actually I don't miss this. The lens weighs 145 grams less compared to its predecessor. It doesn't seem like much, but during long wedding photography I definitely notice the difference. Very satisfied with my purchase and especially with the coolblue service!!

• Sandy wilmaer
• 25 June 2013
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,2/10

Makes forget its predecessor, big difference!

• Super sharp in all corners, even on full frame
• Little flare and chromatic aberrations
• I think I have a top copy!
• Price

This is the sharpest Canon lens I've owned so far. Separate primes are not sharper, at most more specialized with an even larger aperture.
I hope for others that the spread in quality is no longer as great as with its predecessor!

• Patrick
• 28 October 2016
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,8/10

Best investment ever!

• sharpness
• Quality
• Bright
• Weight

What a fantastic lens! I had had my eye on the lens for a while and when I tried the lens of a colleague photographer, I immediately gave in and ordered the lens from CoolBlue (the lens was already delivered the next day, top service!). The quality and sharpness of the photos taken with this lens is phenomenal. I use the lens for various purposes, such as (city) landscape, portrait and wedding photography in combination with the EOS 7D (1st generation). Absolutely recommended in my opinion!

• De plaatjesmaakster
• 18 August 2015
• Automatically translated from Dutch

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Specifications

Product

Product number

172662

Manufacturer code

5175B005

Brand

Canon

Warranty

2 years

Processing of your defect

Via Coolblue

Usage

Lens type

Wide-angle

Type of photography

Architecture and interior, Landscape, Nature photography, Portrait, Product, Sports and action, Wild animal photography

Suitable for

Lens mount

Canon EF mount

Lens compatible with

Canon SLR cameras

Suitable for camera type

APS-C, Full frame

Compatible with lens filter

Filter size

82 mm

Lens series

Canon EF

Properties

Zoom or prime lens

Zoom lens

Maximum magnification factor

0,21

Aperture

2,8

Number of aperture shutters

9

Fixed aperture

Number of groups

13

Number of elements

18

Type of lens elements

Super UD, UD

Special lens elements

Image stabilization

Minimum focal length

24 mm

Maximum focal length

70 mm

Fixed focal point

Focus

Shortest focusing distance

38 cm

Manual focus override

Silent focusing motor

Type of focusing motor

USM

Internal focus

Focal distance control

Autofocus

Physical properties

Color

Black

Weight

805 g

Material

Metal

Diameter

88,5 mm

Length camera lens

113 mm

Resistance

Dustproof

Shockproof

Water resistance

Splash proof