{"id":2410,"date":"2008-09-17T15:18:05","date_gmt":"2008-09-17T15:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/masterchong.com\/mig\/photokina-2008-canon-announces-ef-24mm-f14l-ii-usm-lens\/"},"modified":"2013-08-18T00:37:05","modified_gmt":"2013-08-17T16:37:05","slug":"photokina-2008-canon-announces-ef-24mm-f14l-ii-usm-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/photokina-2008-canon-announces-ef-24mm-f14l-ii-usm-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"Photokina 2008: Canon Announces EF 24mm f\/1.4L II USM Lens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Intro\">\n<p align=\"justify\">The new EF 24mm f\/1.4L II USM lens is the successor to Canon&#8217;s EF 24mm f\/1.4L USM professional wide-angle lens released in 1997. Targeting professional photographers, the new EF 24mm f\/1.4L II USM lens has been introduced to address the advancements high-resolution digital SLR cameras with re-designed optics and use of a new anti-reflection lens coating called SWC (Sub-Wavelength Structure Coating) to minimize ghosting and flare. Features such as dustproof and waterproof construction that have been adopted make this a high-performance lens with specifications that respond to the demands of professional users. A welcome complement to the EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR camera, the EF 24mm f\/1.4L II USM lens is scheduled to be in stores this December at an estimated retail price of $1,699.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h3>Specification<\/h3>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"258\">Focal Length &amp; Maximum Aperture<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"367\">14mm f\/2.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"258\">Lens Construction<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">14 elements in 11 groups<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"258\">Diagonal Angle of View<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">114\u00b0 (on full-frame cameras)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"258\">Focus Adjustment<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">AF with full-time manual<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"258\">Closest Focusing Distance<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">7.9 in. \/ 0.2m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"258\">Filter Size<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Gel filter holder at rear of lens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"258\">Max. Diameter x Length, Weight<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">3.2 in. x 3.7 in. \/ 80mm x 94mm<br \/>\n22.8 oz.\/645g (lens only)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-377\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/2865687420_8d1ee6bd0a_o.jpg?resize=640%2C481\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Canon EOS 5D Mark II with EF 24mm f\/1.4L II USM Lens<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new EF 24mm f\/1.4L II USM lens is the successor to Canon&#8217;s EF 24mm f\/1.4L USM professional wide-angle lens released in 1997. Targeting professional photographers, the new EF 24mm f\/1.4L II USM lens has been introduced to address the advancements high-resolution digital SLR cameras with re-designed optics and use of a new anti-reflection lens [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[2351,2723],"class_list":["post-2410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-professional-photographers","tag-usm-lens"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.masterchong.com\/v4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}