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Style: 24-70mm f/4.0L
Features
- LSeriesstandardzoomlensdeliverssuperbimagequalityinacompact,lightweightdesign
- 2 aspheric and 2 UD lens elements for high image quality throughout the entire zoom range
- Fullmacroshootingmodewithupto0.7xmagnification,easilyaccessiblewithaonetouch switch at the extreme telephoto end
- Image stabilization effective up to 4 shutters peed stops and Hybrid IS compensates for both angular and shift types of camera shake for macro shooting
- Resistanttodustandwater,enablingshootingeveninharshandrigorousconditions
Description
Focal Length: 24 - 70mm, Diagonal Angle of View: 84 - 34 degrees, Filter size: 77 mm, Closest Focusing Distance: 1.25 feet.
Specs & Other Info
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Canon |
| Focal Length Range | 24-70mm (Standard Zoom) |
| Type of Lens | Standard Zoom |
| Compatible Camera Mount | Canon EF |
| Number of Lens Elements | 9 |
| Dimensions | 3.66 x 3.27 x 3.27 inches |
| Weight | 1.32 lbs |
| Model Number | 6313B002 |
| Battery Requirement | 1 Specific Type (not included) |
| Still in Production | No (Model not discontinued) |
| Release Date | November 6, 2012 |
| Produced by | Canon US |
Frequently asked questions
The 'L' in Canon EF 24-70mm f/4.0L IS USM indicates that it's part of Canon's Luxury line of lenses. These lenses are built to higher optical and build quality standards, offering better performance, especially in terms of sharpness, durability, and weather-sealing compared to non-L lenses.
The Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM is compatible with Canon's full-frame and APS-C DSLR cameras thanks to its EF mount. However, it's not directly compatible with the newer RF-mount mirrorless cameras without using an EF to RF mount adapter.
Yes, the Canon EF 24-70mm f/4.0L IS USM offers a macro shooting mode at the 70mm end of the zoom range. It provides an impressive 0.7x magnification, allowing for detailed close-up shots. However, it's not a true macro lens but offers good macro capabilities for a standard zoom lens.
The Image Stabilization (IS) system in the Canon EF 24-70mm f/4.0L IS USM helps to reduce the appearance of camera shake, allowing for sharper images at slower shutter speeds. The Ultrasonic Motor (USM) provides fast, precise, and near-silent autofocus performance, enhancing both photo and video recording experiences.
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The Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L lens has garnered mostly positive reviews from a range of photographers, from hobbyists capturing moments in their gardens to those needing sharp, clear images in low-light conditions. It’s praised for stellar image quality, fast autofocus, and durable build. However, one user experienced repeated issues with a factory defect leading to blurred images, highlighting potential quality control issues. Overall, the lens is highly regarded for its versatility and performance.
Pros
- 📸 Stellar image quality with sharp, clear photos across various conditions
- 🌈 Excellent color and contrast, enhancing photo vibrancy
- 🎨 Beautiful bokeh, perfect for portrait photography
- 🔧 Full-time manual focus, giving photographers creative control
- ⚡ Lightning-fast autofocus, capturing moments as they happen
- 🛠️ Durable build, making it a reliable investment for heavy use
- 🎒 Versatile zoom range, suitable for many photography styles
Cons
- 💪 Heavy, which may be cumbersome for long shoots
- 💸 High cost, representing a significant investment
- 🛑 Potential quality control issues, as noted in a case of repeated factory defects
- 🚫 Lack of image stabilization, requiring more attention to technique
Should I Buy It?
If you’re serious about photography and willing to invest in high-quality gear, the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L lens is an exceptional choice. Its pros far outweigh its cons, especially for users valuing image quality, speed, and versatility. However, be mindful of the potential for factory defects, and consider purchasing from a retailer with a good return policy. Overall, it’s a strong buy for those looking to elevate their photography.
Style: 24-70mm f/4.0L
I enjoy landscape, travel and macro photography and felt the 24-70 4L IS USM would be a good fit for me. Here's what I thought about it after several months of use. BUILD is excellent: quality plastics, weather seals, attractive semi-matte finish and sturdy metal mount. Electrical switches are beefy and nearly impossible to inadvertently change. The ribbed rubber zoom and focus rings are large and grippy, and positioned similarly to my 17- 40L and 70-200 4L IS. Appearance is similar to the 24-105L but slightly shorter and lighter. It feels solid and balanced on my 6D. FOCUS is internal so the barrel doesn't rotate or change in length. AF is blazing fast and accurate on my 6D. Manual focus is always active (no switch flip required), smooth and finely pitched, allowing precise adjustments. ZOOMING is accomplished via a single nested barrel. Zoom action is smooth but slightly stiff between 50 and 70. There is no zoom drift when pointed up or down so the barrel lock at 24mm seems superfluous. However, zooms tend to loosen with use so maybe I'll appreciate the lock a few years from now. OPTICAL PERFORMANCE at F4 is sharp edge to edge. Center frame is similar to my 24-105 4L but corners are vastly improved. The best overall performance is at 24mm and 70mm, with slight deterioration at 50mm. This lens required +5 Microadjustment (MA) at 24mm for optimal sharpness (was front focusing). The long end was tack sharp at default (0). In contrast, my 24-105 4L is sharp at defaults (0) and required no MA on my 6D or 5D MKII. There is a small amount of light falloff or corner darkening at 24mm and F4 but noticeably better in this regard than the 24-105 4L. Light falloff at 70mm is about the same as the 24-105L. Stopping down to F5.6 renders light falloff inconsequential. I don't notice light falloff unless testing on a white wall. The most noticeable improvement over the 24-105L is the near absence of barrel distortion at 24mm. My ocean horizons are true! Chromatic Aberration (CA) is also reduced: a tiny amount of color fringing is visible via pixel peeking in corners at 24mm, but almost nothing at longer settings. It certainly bests my 24-105 4L in this regard. Sunsets, spotlights and other bright light sources exhibit little to no flare. Flare resistant is markedly better than the 24-105L, making blazing Hawaiian sunsets a snap! However, use of the included EW-82L hood is recommended for protection from stray light, raindrops and doggie noses. This hood sports rayon flocking, matte black paint matched to the lens and petal cutouts. It has a lock release button but is a little loose and will come off with a light whack or firm rub on a beer gut. I prefer the snug fit of the EW-82H, the OEM hood for the 24-105 4L IS USM. And, yes, the EW-82H fits the 24-70 4L perfectly albeit slightly deeper. There is absolutely no vignette so it's staying on my 24-70 4L. Macro results are impressive at .7x, making it ideal for flowers, small products and artwork. Press and hold the macro switch while turning the zoom past 70mm to engage macro range. Combined with Hybrid Image Stabilization I got sharp free standing flower shots I normally need a tripod for. I still prefer a tripod for such shots but being able to get a sharp impromptu macro is a wonderful feature for travelers. IMAGE STABILIZATION (IS) gave me three additional stops of hand holdable range at 70mm, sometimes four on a good day (no coffee and 8 hours sleep!). The big deal is Hybrid Image Stabilization compensating for both up-and-down and swaying forward and back movements. The swaying back and forth movement often foiled my attempts at shooting museum artwork where tripods weren't allowed, so a welcome feature along with auto panning mode. In a quiet room, I can't hear the IS mechanism while using the camera. IS is only audible if I place my ear directly on the lens. So quieter than the IS unit in the 24-105 4L USM (audible as soft grinding in quiet rooms). LAST BLURB: I had to calibrate (MA) this lens for optimal sharpness. Once dialed in, images were satisfyingly sharp, contrasty and vivid from edge to edge. The game changer--and the main reason to pick this lens over the 24-105L--is the macro and Hybrid IS features. It's basically two lenses in one--normal zoom and macro--and lets me leave my macro lens at home when traveling light. Finally, the most frequent criticism of this lens is the high selling price ($1499). As of August 31, 2014, Canon reduced MAP to $999, making this a darn sweet deal.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2014 Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2014 by P.K. Frary
Style: 24-70mm f/4.0L
Listed as “Used – Good,” but the lens arrived looking like new. The body is clean, zoom is tight with no creep, and the optics are superb. Image quality is exactly what you expect from Canon L glass: sharp across the frame, great contrast, and beautiful color rendering. The included hood and rear cap were a nice bonus, and the one-year warranty gives peace of mind. For the price, this turned out to be an outstanding value. I couldn’t be happier — it performs like a brand-new lens at a fraction of the cost. Highly recommended.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2025 Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2025 by JD
Style: 24-70mm f/4.0L
Great versatile lens. This lens is great if you need a mid range zoom with some macro capability. The macro feature on this lens is better than most zoom lens that purport to have a macro ability. It is not as good as a true macro, reaching only 0.7 magnification, but it is a nice feature to be able to have without switching to a true macro lens. The macro feature allows (and requires) you to get very close to your subject, within inches. This can make lighting with a flash difficult and is not practical for some living subjects, but for stationary subjects, it is fine. The lens is great for full-frame and is as sharp as can be expected. Pair this lens with a telephoto and that is all you would need for most causal shooting. It is pretty compact and balances well on a full-frame. It has a pretty close focus distance of 1.25' which is great for getting in close to your subject. Obviously the zoom range is less than a 24-105 or 28-135; that might be an issue for some, but for most shooting, you will have a telephoto lens handy for the longer shots. The IS works great which means for low light with a high ISO the lens is very usable. But with the f4 it still wont be as fast as the more expensive f2.8 in low light conditions. For most shooters though the high ISO of cameras now combined with the great IS will be sufficient for the majority of shooting situations. On a crop sensor the lens still performs great, and balances well on the higher quality (and heavier) cameras like the 70d. However, it is not wide due to the 1.6x crop factor. It is sharper than the 18-135 IS STM, but that lens is plenty sharp and offers a much wider zoom range on a crop body. The reason to use this on a crop body would be for the excellent build quality, weather sealing, and most importantly, (I think) the macro feature. If getting in close and getting close to 1:1 (0.7 as I said before) is important without needing to carry a dedicated macro lens, than this lens could make sense on a crop body. Especially if the wide shots are not as important or you are carrying the 10-22mm or the new 10-18mm STM
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Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2014 by Rob Douglas
Style: 24-70mm f/4.0L
Images are sharp. Build is good. focus speed and accuracy are very good with lot's of light, but focus lock and tracking fall off when lighting levels start to drop. This is not a low light lens. I have had better luck with my 3 year old 24-105 f4 IS, than with my new 24-70 f4. I am not going to return it because it has an awesome macro. It's is a great "walk around" lens, but I will not be shooting events with it. It is just to slow to focus in challenging lighting situations. All tests done on a 5d mk4
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Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2018 by A. Xavier
Style: 24-70mm f/4.0L
I will start by saying that I've owned all three of Canon's current "standard zoom" lenses, the 24-105 f4 L IS, the 24-70 f2.8 L II, and this 24-70 f4 L IS. I will explain below, but if you read no further than this sentence, just buy this lens (and buy it used if possible!). I am a gear nerd, and after shooting with all three of these lenses, I can honestly say that this lens is the best of all worlds if you can only carry one lens. Sure, it can't do portraits as well as the 24-70 f2.8 L II, but for almost all other situations, since I shoot between f4 and f5.6 most of the time, the IS system and the size advantage will more than make up for the lack of f2.8... not to mention that at f5.6 this lens is just as sharp as the f2.8 L II! If you want to compare to the 24-105 f4 L IS, it's a slaughter. Simply put, this lens is smaller, sharper, has a better IS system, and has a zoom lock. When you take into account how much sharper this lens is than the 24-105 (at least the one I owned), the extra zoom is easily negated by the ability to crop zoom OR just walk a few steps closer (I'm an old prime lens "zoom with your feet" kinda guy). If that's not good enough, and you spend much of your time above 70mm, you should just get one of the wonderful 70-200 options, or an older 80-200. they will all serve you better than the 24-105, I promise. To the point about the zoom lock: the 24-105 is pretty prone to barrel creep while you walk around, I never thought a lens lock would be a big deal, but after dealing with the 24-105 constantly "zooming out" while it was around my neck, the built in zoom lock on the 24-70's is wonderful. Frankly, Canon dropped the ball by not including one on the 24-105. I bought this lens to be the "walk around" lens on my 6D for every day photography, the 24-70 f4 steps in and perfectly fills this role. I previously used the 24-105, but the size and the lack of zoom lock were intolerable for me, and the harsh sharpness downgrade every time I switched back from the 24-70 f2.8 was too painful. Now I don't have to worry about it. Unless I'm shooting people, or low-light, the 2.8 can stay in my bag and I carry the f4.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2016 by Steven P.
Style: 24-70mm f/4.0L
I already have a 24-105 F4.0 L and was looking for a lens to replace the aging 28-135 F3.5~5.6 on my Canon 6D. This lens, on paper on on several reviews looks like nothing new, when compared to the newer 24-70 F2.8II and existing 24-105 F4L. However, I'm really delighted with the lens for the following reasons: 1. 1/2 the price of the 24-70 F2.8II and 99% as good, has 4 stop IS and much lighter and better balanced on a 6D 2. Has Macro which is very handy when travelling or hiking with only one lens. 3. Much lighter, shorter and better balanced on a 6D than a 24-105, and much better at 24mm, less CA and distortion. Will I misst the 70-105 range?, not so much as a slight crop takes care of that. Will I miss the F2.8 of the expensive lens, no, I'll go up one stop on ISO Will I miss the F2.8, period? No, I'll put on a F2 prime for that, since bokeh shots will be planned, not snapshots. The lens is fully weather-sealed and has smudge resistant fluorine coatings front and back elements, and the color, contrast and resistance to flare is second to none. The lens has a zoom lock that is great when hiking and travelling. I've had other lenses zoom out wen pointed down or when least expected, and this is great. I wish all zooms had this feature.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2014 by AYD
Style: 24-70mm f/4.0L
Entendemos que podemos tener situaciones y mas cuando se tratan de productos electrónicos usados. Pero es algo que se debe garantizar al momento de colocar un producto a la venta. Compre un lente 24-70 f4 de segunda mando en $600.00 un precio razonable para el precio del producto como nuevo , entendiendo que podía tener algunos signos de uso pero esperando que funcionara en perfectas condiciones. Al recibir el producto y probarlo con la cámara me percato que la apertura del lente no abría ni cerraba y por lo contrario se mantenía cerrada en todo momento. Al momento de intentar realizar la toma automáticamente arrojaba un error (ERROR 1 EN CANON ) que indica un problema con la conexión del lente y la cámara , esto evidentemente confirmaba el daño de las hojas de la apertura del lente. Al comunicarme con el VENDEDOR el mismo día de recibir el producto indicándole el daño sin hacer preguntas me indica que me van a realizar la devolución ( , básicamente dejándome con mas dudas ya que ni siquiera me asesora como realizar el proceso o en su defecto si se podía remplazar el producto ( MALA COMUNICACIÓN y SERVICIO ). Le escribo nuevamente para que indique como gestionar la devolución ( Algo que se me debió indicar desde el principio ) y en pocas palabras me dicen comuníquese con Amazon que ellos se encargan. Me comunico con Amazón y el servicio y repuesta brindada ha sido muy oportuna y rápida en especial atención a Ruby quien me ha asistido en todo momento. Indicándome todo los parámetros a seguir. para realizar la devolución. ( Servicio 5 Estrellas ). Actualmente en el momento que escribo esta reseña me mantengo a la espera de la devolución ( 19 de Diciembre ) cuando el producto lo devolví el 2 de diciembre y la ultima comunicación que mantuve me indicaron que me pusiera nuevamente en contacto el 29 de Diciembre para mayor información , lo que básicamente esta tomando 1 mes desde el momento que se realizo todo el proceso y que supuestamente tomaría 7 días hábiles. He querido mostrar mi disconformidad , no solo por el mal servicio del vendedor al momento de recibir el producto dañado , si no también en la capacidad y tiempo tomado al realizar la devolución. Yo me dedico a la fotografía a nivel profesional y he tenido que alquilar lentes para cumplir con los clientes , ya que no he podido realizar otra compra por mantenerme en este proceso. Atte: Xavier Morcillo
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Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2020 by Xavier
Style: 24-70mm f/4.0L
I already have a 24-105mm L lens and love it, but after reading the many rave reviews on this lens and considering the $200 rebate I just had to order it. It completes my lens collection along with my other 70-200mm L. I do have the 50mm 1.8 prime that is easy to carry and gives surprisingly great sharp photos with both my 6D and 60D Canons. The final price of $799 really hooked me as I want to do more macro shots in addition to closer work with the less of a long 70 reach than the 105 lens provides. Some of the reviews claimed it does a better job than the 24-105 on edge sharpness, but I haven't had a chance yet to compare it in the field. The macro feature is pretty straight forward but I had to read the manual to realize that you have to hold forward pressure on the macro switch as you go beyond the 70 telephoto into the macro mode. I did a macro shot of a rose that I attached to this review. I'm pretty happy with the outcome as it was handheld at 5000 ISO with not much noise and quite sharp. The color seemed deep and the dew drops were mostly clean and sharp to the eye. The bokeh background really was impressive at F4. I highly recommend this lens also based on the IS. I'm older and not as steady as I used to be. The IS feature made the difference to me compared to the 24-70mm 2.8 that did not have IS and was much more money. I felt that most of my shooting is outside and I didn't really need the faster f2.8 advantage.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2015 Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2015 by Placeholder