| Announced | 1988-11-01 |
| Indicative price (USD) | 356 |
| Aperture | f/2.8 |
| Focal range (mm) | 24 |
| Filter diameter (mm) | 58 |
| Max diameter (mm) | 67.5 |
| Mount type | Canon EF |
| Stabilization | No |
| AF Motor | Micromotor |
| Zoom type | |
| Rotating front element | No |
| Tripod mount | No |
| Color | Black |
| Full-Time manual focus | No |
| Number of lenses | 10 |
| Number of groups | 10 |
| Diaphragm blades | 6 |
| Circular aperture | No |
| Length (mm) | 48.5 |
| Weight (gr) | 270 |





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For shooting high quality landscape, architectural or interior photos, a “fast” wide-angle prime is a must. They offer significantly improved optical performance over many zooms that, while versatile, often suffer distortion and edge softness at wide focal lengths and maximum apertures. Let’s take a closer look at the Carl Zeiss 25mm f/2 wide-angle prime for Nikon and Canon lens mounts to see what it has to offer. |
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After almost 25 years, Canon has updated one of its oldest prime lenses with the new Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM. Adding optical image stabilization and a ring-type ultrasonic autofocus motor, the new fixed, wide-angle lens is an update to the Canon 24mm f/2.8 wide-angle prime originally released in November of 1988. |