Canon has two wide-angle lenses announced with image stabilization and an ultrasonic focus motor for silent and fast focussing. In addition, Canon has a new EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L lens released.
The two primelenzen are the EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM and the EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM, which, successively, the EF 24mm f/2.8 and EF 28mm f/2.8 redeem. According to Canon, it is the first wide-angle primes in the world that are equipped with image stabilization. This delivers, according to the company’s advantage of four stops. The lenses are equipped with Canon’s USM technology for silent and fast focus, with the ability to immediately at any time for manual focus.
Canon has the optical design of the two lenses, which are suitable for full-frame cameras, completely renovated. Was the older 24mm f/2.8-lens is still composed of ten lens elements in eight groups, in the new version are eleven lens elements used in nine groups. It is also the number of aperture blades increased from six to seven. The lens is about the same length, but the width has increased slightly to make place for the image stabilization system. The filter size of 58mm is the same.
The simple 5/5-lens design of the 28mm f/2.8 is replaced by a structure composed of nine lens elements, divided into seven lens groups. The limited number of five of diaphragm blades of the older lens to the new is replaced by seven, and the filter size has grown from 52 to 58mm. Due to the larger number of lens elements, the weight of the lens significantly, increasing from 185 to 260g.
Also announced Canon a new version of its 24-70mm f/2.8 L lens. The EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II USM, such as the designation of the new professional L-lens in full reads, as above, primes a new optical formula. Instead of 16 lens elements in 13 groups, uses Canon for the new lens 2 lens elements, while the number of groups remained. The number of aperture blades has grown from 8 to 9, while the filter instead of 77mm is out on 82mm.
The new 24-70mm lens is an inch shorter, and Canon has the weight of the lens know reduce 950g with the previous model to 805g in the new version.
The EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM and the EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM from June to purchase for a suggested retail price of respectively 859 829 euro, while the new 24-70mm lens two months earlier in april is available for a suggested retail price of 2579 euros.
