Unboxing of the the Canon EF 24mm f2.8 IS USM

[RLPhoto]

This lens is good and all, but I just dont see a solid purpose besides video.

 

[LetTheRightLensIn]

Taken with 5DII @ 1/160 f5.6 iso50, resized to half with DXO.

can you post a full, non-resized image like that at f/8?

that looks quite promising edge to edge, but with half-resize you can't really tell much, it could be blurring 2 pixels into 1 for all we know

 

[LetTheRightLensIn]

2.8 isn't pretty. My 40mm Pancake blows it away.

Take a few more shots to rule out focus error.

No this wasn't just focus error. This is representative of what I was seeing with all the images I was taking. My 15-85mm at 24mm and f/4 is even a tad sharper, so this new lens gives me nothing I don't already have in my bag. Back it goes.
Diane

Your 15-85 at 24mm f/4 is sharper than the 24 IS at f/4? Or do you mean the 15-85 at f/4 is sharper than the 24 IS at f/2.8?

 

[LetTheRightLensIn]

This lens is good and all, but I just dont see a solid purpose besides video.

Sharp corner to corner (or so one would hope ;D) landscape lens for FF at less cost than 24 1.4 II or 24-70 II (or 24 T&S II while also being a bit more quick and ready than that one) that also has IS so, for the times, when you don't want constant tripod work slowing you down and becoming a bother you can still get some nice snaps along the way?

Anyway that is what I'd look to it for.

 

[DianeK]

2.8 isn't pretty. My 40mm Pancake blows it away.

Take a few more shots to rule out focus error.

No this wasn't just focus error. This is representative of what I was seeing with all the images I was taking. My 15-85mm at 24mm and f/4 is even a tad sharper, so this new lens gives me nothing I don't already have in my bag. Back it goes.
Diane

Your 15-85 at 24mm f/4 is sharper than the 24 IS at f/4? Or do you mean the 15-85 at f/4 is sharper than the 24 IS at f/2.8?

I meant the former, but also the latter is true obviously.
The lens did get returned and I tried the new 28mm with disappointing results. In fact my results were the opposite of LensRentals quick review. The 24mm sharpened up from f/2.8 to f/4 but didn't sharpen all that much after that. The 28mm, on the other hand, was softer at f/2.8 than the 24mm, sharpened up at f/4 and sharpened even more noticeably at f/5.6.
I would like to try different copies of the new 24mm and 28mm, but I'm not so sure the camera store will let me back in
Diane

 

[RLPhoto]

This lens is good and all, but I just dont see a solid purpose besides video.

Sharp corner to corner (or so one would hope ;D) landscape lens for FF at less cost than 24 1.4 II or 24-70 II (or 24 T&S II while also being a bit more quick and ready than that one) that also has IS so, for the times, when you don't want constant tripod work slowing you down and becoming a bother you can still get some nice snaps along the way?

Anyway that is what I'd look to it for.

17-40L is more of a landscape lens that this prime for about the same $$$.