Canon Intros New Wide Angle and Standard Zoom Lenses

Canon releases cameras on a regular basis, but this time it chose to offer a couple of lenses instead, a Standard Zoom Lens and a pair of Wide Angle Lenses.

The EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM & EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM are Canon Standard Prime Lenses with Optical Image Stabilizer.

Excelling at wide-angle image capture, they feature the Image Stabilization technology and Ultrasonic Motor-powered auto focus.

Canon made sure to implement the Optical Image Stabilizer technology as well, which enables up to four shutter speed stops of correction.

June, 2012 is when these two are set to start selling, for $849.99 / 648.59 Euro (EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM) and $799.99 / 610 Euro (EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM).

The third lens that Canon introduced was the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, for “harsh and rigorous conditions” as the announcement calls them.

With a Super UD element and two UD lens elements, it maximizes quality throughout the whole zoom range, leading to less “chromatic aberration” in the outer area at wide-angle.

The newcomer is also highly resistant to water and dust, as well as weather-sealed and equipped with a zoom lock that secures the zoom position during transport.

Furthermore, the lens coatings have been optimized for reduced spherical aberration and color balance while minimizing ghosting.

With Availability scheduled for April, the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM lens will boast an approximate retail price of $2,299 / 1 754.29 Euro.

“Our heritage is our optics with over 70 years of expertise, we look to continually further our promise to our users and deliver the ultimate image quality,” said Yuichi Ishizuka, executive vice president and general manager, Imaging Technologies & Communications Group, Canon U.S.A.

“These new lenses are powerful tools for photographic and video enthusiasts to pair with Canon cameras to help enable and enhance their creative vision.”