If I had to pick only one lense for the rest of my life, It will be this one. Its my workhorse for fashion photography and editorial work. Very versatile, I've shot fashion campaigns inside cars and move to tight portraits with the same lens

It's just a beautiful quality piece of glass; no noticeable lens distortion or aberration - expensive but you get what you pay for with Canon..

Very expensive

Regardless of brand, two f/2.8 zooms have for many years dominated professional photographers' camera bags, covering the 24-70mm and 70-200mm ranges. In Canon's case, these are both no-holds-barred lenses that are designed without compromise to meet the needs of the most demanding users.

Excellent sharpness; Build Quality

Slight colour fringing at short focal lengths

it's the best general Canon lens ever. It's good for everything- reportage, weddings (you have just one lens- it you can use it for the whole day), family and children photography. Food photography is also ok with this, but anyway i would want some macro lens for the best food pics.

Sharpness, weather resistant, overall quality of the build, images; Just spectacular optics

The Price

The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM is an improved version of a respected wide-aperture lens, but how does it perform?

Excellent sharpness; Build Quality

Slight colour fringing at short focal lengths

The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM delivers the best image quality of any Canon standard zoom lens, but it's also an incredibly pricey standard zoom lens too. Although it features a fast maximum aperture of f/2.8 throughout the zoom range and is very usefully weather-proofed, the lack of built-in...

Sharp, fast, compact, and durable—this lens is a pro's best friend.

Absolutely love this lens! Perfect for shooting wedding ceremonies in tight spaces that I need the wider angle but can also zoom in closer for the detail shots without changing my lens. I had the 24-105 f/4, and the f/2.8 with this lens is a game changer!

While photo enthusiasts suffer in the throes of GAS (gear acquisition syndrome)-endlessly buying hot new cameras and lenses, reselling them, and buying the next cool thing-professional photographers stick with what works.

The EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM is a near-flawless lens with optics that come very close to matching a set of top-quality primes. With fast, accurate autofocus and weathersealed construction, it's difficult to find any really serious faults at all.

Professional and serious enthusiast photographers looking for the best possible optics in an 'everyday' standard zoom lens.;

Photographers who shoot a lot at close focus distances;