Canon 24mm f/1.4 L II USM lens

Following hot on the tail of Canon’s new EOS 5D Mark 2 is the announcement of a new pro grade wide angle lens, the EF 24mm f/1.4L II.

Most interesting in this lens, is the inclusion of a new coating system to improve optical performance. Unlike traditional anti-glare/anti-reflective coatings, this new lens debuts a new technique that varies the density of the coating so as to produce almost no reflected light what so ever (traditional coatings work by having the reflected light from the air-coating interface and the coating-glass interface destructively interfere thus canceling them out). It will be interesting to see how well this works for controlling flare.

Canon 24mm f/1.4 L II USM lens: Digital Photography Review.

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