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

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  • image quality, good long range, constant aperture, zoom range, great build quality
  • bad bokeh, only suggestion, but managable, a little pricey, large and heavy

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Zoom lens is manufactured by Canon Corporation. This lens can cover a large zoom area ranging from 24mm wide-angle to 105mm portrait-length telephoto. The Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM features Image Stabilizer Technology which steadies camera shake up to three stops. This lens has been constructed with one Super-UD glass element and three aspherical lenses (18 elements in 13 groups). This lens has a Circular aperture design, even stopped down two stops. An Electronic diaphr…

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Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Zoom lens is manufactured by Canon Corporation. This lens can cover a large zoom area ranging from 24mm wide-angle to 105mm portrait-length telephoto. The Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM features Image Stabilizer Technology which steadies camera shake up to three stops. This lens has been constructed with one Super-UD glass element and three aspherical lenses (18 elements in 13 groups). This lens has a Circular aperture design, even stopped down two stops. An Electronic diaphragm manually set apertures stay constant from f/4 to f/22.

This lens provides Diagonal Angle of View between 84° - 23° 20’ (with full-frame camera). The Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM has a 5-group helical zoom system(front group moves: 32.5mm). Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM minimizes chromatic aberration and distortion resulting in excellent picture quality, even at wide apertures. Canon’s ring-type USM gives silent but quick AF, along with full-time manual focus. At the wider focal lengths, the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens is very sharp wide open. The Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM is specially designed with a dust- and moisture-resistant construction which makes it very durable. This Lens is designed to have a durable construction with weather resistant network of gaskets and seals.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM has a filter size of 77mm and measures 3.3 in. x 4.2 in., 23.6 oz. / 83.5mm x 107mm. This lens weighs 670g. It provides users a focusing distance as close as 1.48 ft./0.45m. Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM comes with a one year warranty. The Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens ships with a Canon EW-83H lens hood and a Canon Lens Soft Pouch. Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM is compatible with any Canon EOS body, film or digital.

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Lens

  • Focal Length & Maximum Aperture
    24-105mm f/4
  • Lens Construction
    18 elements in 13 groups
  • Diagonal Angle of View
    84° - 23° 20' (with full-frame camera)
  • Focus Adjustment
    Inner focusing system with focusing cam
  • Closest Focusing Distance
    1.48 ft./0.45m
  • Zoom System
    5-group helical zoom (front group moves: 32.5mm)
  • Filter Size
    77mm
  • Max. Diameter x Length, Weight
    3.3 in. x 4.2 in., 23.6 oz. / 83.5mm x 107mm, 670g (lens only)

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This easy-to-use standard zoom lens can cover a large zoom area ranging from 24mm wide-angle to 105mm portrait-length telephoto, and its Image Stabilizer Technology steadies camera shake up to thre…

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

    Reviewer: PhotoZone.com
    3 weeks ago
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    Regarding its equivalent zoom range (39-168mm) on an APS-C DSLR the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 USM L IS may not be the most sexy lens here but its performance figures are very impressive nonetheless. In fact the resolution results beat those from the EF 24-70mm f/2.8 USM L and match the EF 28-70mm f/2.8 USM L with its much more conservative zoom range (but higher speed). There's a slight decrease in performance at 105mm but even here the quality remains on a very high level.... Read more

  2. Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS Compared to EF 24-70mm f/2.8L and EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lenses

    Reviewer: Images by William Castleman
    4 weeks ago

    Out of Focus Light Patterns There are minimal differences in the patterns of out of focus background lights among the lenses. The 24-70 produces the smoothest out of focus backgrounds (bokeh). The 28-135 shows hexagonal aperture out of focus lighting pattern. All tests were run at about 70mm. Read more

  3. Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens Review

    Reviewer: SLR Lens and Camera Reviews
    25 September 2008

    Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM is a very solid lens. On APS-C cameras, the lens becomes an interesting medium telephoto zoom lens. For full-frame dSLRs this is however a fantastic standard zoom. The build quality is very solid.  Overall performance varies from exceptional at the wide focal length to average at telephoto length. The lens adds a solid 4.4x zoom, which some will find quite handy. Image stabilizer is an another bonus here, making the overall package quite... Read more

  4. Canon 24-105mm f/4L

    Reviewer: Ken Rockwell
    07 July 2007

    This is Canon's highest performance professional midrange zoom for film, full-frame and 1.3x digital cameras . The Canon 24-105mm f/4L has great optics and works extremely well. My biggest whine is that the zoom ring takes a lot of effort and that the wide end of the zoom range is cramped , making it difficult to set wide focal lengths precisely. It's silly to use this on a 1.6x sensor camera like the Rebels and 30D because 1.) you're paying a premium for large-sensor... Read more

  5. Reviewer: photo.net
    07 November 2006

    This is an EF lens, casting an image circle large enough to cover a 24x36mm piece of film or the sensor in Canon's more expensive "full-frame" digital SLRs. The camera will work fine on a small-sensor body, but you will be carrying around more lens than you need and the focal length will be a "slighty-wide-to-telephoto" range. Read more

  1. Great Multi-Purpose Lens!

    Reviewer: p8282428435, Epinions
    1 week ago
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    This was my first "L" lens. I bought it to replace my 5 year old Canon 28-135 which was first generation IS and starting to get noisy and vibrate. The 24-105 seems to be a winner so far. There's a reason this optic costs $1000+ as opposed to the 28-135 which costs half that. Image quality is supurb, for a zoom. The overall build and zoom/focus rings are silky smooth. The Image Stabilization really lets you pull off some amazingly low shutter speeds handheld. This is a... Read more

  2. Great lens, but make sure you know what is in the box

    Reviewer: mhnstr, PriceSpider.com
    25 December 2007
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    I purchased this lens to replace my 28-135mm lens. The 28-135mm served me well but I have been quite pleased with other Canon L lenses and decided to upgrade. I shoot photographs to submit to competitions and so I wanted the additional sharpness that L lenses can give. My first impression of this lens is that the focus is a bit soft, but I have been shooting indoors and may be seeing the limitation of the f4. This is something to consider if you shoot indoors. In this... Read more

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