Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS II USM

Canon EF 24-105mm f4 L IS II USM

Main characteristics

Lens type:

standard zoom lens

Focal length:

24-105mm

Aperture:

F4

Minimum aperture:

F22

Zoom:

4.3x

Lens mount:

EF

Auto focus:

Yes

Macro shooting:

No

Image stabilization:

Yes

Full frame camera:

Yes

Release date:

2016

Lens construction

Elements/groups amount:

17 elements in 12 groups

Aperture blades:

10

Size:

84.5 x 114.8 mm

Lens weight:

795 g

Shooting parameters

Minimal focus distance:

0.45 m

Additional info

Electric motor:

USM

Average price:

$1,100 USD

Rating:

Official website:

canon.com

Thematic Portals

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Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS II USM is a premium standard zoom lens with a variable focal length, produced by Canon for full-frame DSLR cameras.

Lens Usage

This lens has a wide focal range, making it suitable for a variety of purposes: nature photography, portraits, product photography, architecture, reportage, and more.

Advantages

• Wide focal length range, allowing for wide-angle shots, portraits, and telephoto images with good zoom.
• Relatively compact size and weight (although there are more compact and lighter lenses, typically prime lenses).
• Excellent optics and performance. The lens provides more precise and smooth focusing, along with outstanding image quality.
• Additional features. The lens includes a built-in optical image stabilizer and autofocus with fast and smooth focusing.
• Convenient design. The device is compact and easy to carry.
• The lens features a constant f/4 aperture across all focal lengths, ensuring consistent exposure when zooming.

Disadvantages

• Slight image softness at the edges at different focal lengths, although stopping down the aperture partially mitigates this issue.
• High price. The cost of the lens is higher than most other lenses with the same focal range.
• Unintuitive controls. It takes some time to get used to the switches and buttons on the lens, which may be challenging for some users.

Lens Specifications

Differences from the Previous Version

The developers aimed to improve the lens overall. The key differences include:

• Enhanced optical performance with six UD elements and two aspherical elements;
• Improved minimum focusing distance of 0.45m for closer and more detailed focusing;
• Enhanced 4-stop image stabilization;
• Distortion issues from the previous model have been corrected;
• Improved construction and control mechanisms;
• Relative improvement in image quality and sharpness.

Autofocus

The Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS II USM features high-performance digital autofocus, enabling fast and precise focusing on the subject.

Sample Photos

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Author's Notes

This lens is the second version in this series, following the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM. There are also similar lenses with comparable focal lengths and more light-sensitive alternatives for DSLR cameras, such as the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM (first version), Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM (second version), and Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM (less light-sensitive). Additionally, there is a mirrorless counterpart, the Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM. A more basic option with a similar focal range is the Canon EF 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM. This category of lenses offers a wide selection, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

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