Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 L II USM Lens

I have always employed a filter for one, or both of the following reasons: 1, To protect the front element of my expensive lens — and 2, to be a functional filter to whatever purpose. A new UV filter always is purchased with each new lens. This time around, B&H bundled the Chiaro Pro 98-UVATS Ultra-Violet light frequencies filter with the zoom tele I wanted, so I benefited from a real value added package. In my initial test shots as well as field use, I see no unwanted effects and only positive clarity. I would recommend this to a fellow camera club member — a high standard!

Chose this over a 24-70 f/2.8, for weddings and most everything else. Previously have extensively used a 24-105 f/4 (5D series kit lens) and 24-70 f/2.8, and I currently also have a 24mm tilt-shift. I shoot with a 5D Mark IV (full frame). With the 24-* lenses, mostly they tend to be used either at 24 or at 70 or 105, and much less frequently in-between. The 24mm tilt-shift is fantastic for many purposes, but is really a specialty tool with a relatively slow f/3.5 maximum aperture, and no auto-focus. So rather than the 24-* zooms, a 70-200 makes more sense to cover the longer end, with the clearly superior 24 1.4 covering the wide end. The 24 1.4 is also a specialty tool - not a walk-around lens or the only lens you'll ever need, arguments that could be made for the ... MoreChose this over a 24-70 f/2.8, for weddings and most everything else. Previously have extensively used a 24-105 f/4 (5D series kit lens) and 24-70 f/2.8, and I currently also have a 24mm tilt-shift. I shoot with a 5D Mark IV (full frame). With the 24-* lenses, mostly they tend to be used either at 24 or at 70 or 105, and much less frequently in-between. The 24mm tilt-shift is fantastic for many purposes, but is really a specialty tool with a relatively slow f/3.5 maximum aperture, and no auto-focus. So rather than the 24-* zooms, a 70-200 makes more sense to cover the longer end, with the clearly superior 24 1.4 covering the wide end. The 24 1.4 is also a specialty tool - not a walk-around lens or the only lens you'll ever need, arguments that could be made for the 24-* zooms, depending on your requirements. It's really rather wide, in a way you don't quite notice when using a 24-70 or 24-105 since you can zoom if 24 is too wide. But it's not quite right for landscapes; either something wider, or the 24mm tilt-shift is more appropriate for that. Though I could see it being quite usable, it's probably not the best for rapid-fire photojournalism - there's a reason the 16-35mm is a standard there (and you typically wouldn't shoot wide-open because you risk missing focus, so the 1.4 is wasted in that case). What it's for, then, is portrait and event shooting - and specialty applications like astrophotography. For event running-and-gunning, it works best in a two-camera setup where you have immediate access to another camera with a longer lens (for weddings, we have either a 50 1.2 or a 70-200 2.8 on the second camera, and the 24 1.4 stays on pretty much the entire time). Shooting at 1.4, you feel the need to use a flash far, far less (and it focuses great in low light with a 5D III and IV). For portraits this is a special lens because, with care, you can get a pseudo-medium-format look if shot at 1.4 (with ND filter if outdoors) - wide angle with narrow DOF.

As far as I know, the filter is fine. I had to buy it as my camera dropped going through security and the old filter shattered, but the lens was fine. What I didn't know was that by accepting free shipping, combined with the mid priced cost of the filter, meant that it would go DHL. And that took 10 days to get to me. I think that should be mentioned before the order goes through. I could easily have bought something else to bring the price up to get speedier shipping had I know this was the policy. Or I could have paid for the shipping myself. I was eager to receive this as I didn't want to take the camera out without a filter on board.