Compact and lightweight 25cm close focus distance 84 degree field of view The Canon EF 24 mm f/2.8 is a fixed focal length wide angle lens which is conveniently light and small with the quality of optics to produce high quality landscape, low light and group portrait image. A photographer starting out, or an advancing amateur wanting an affordable wide angle solution, with an APS-C DSLR such as an EOS 60D would be well suited to this lens, which is considerably cheaper than the newer stabilised, USM version. Thanks to the 25cm minimum focus distance fine detail can be captured up close, making it possible to shoot landscpae images with front to back sharpness. The f/2.8 aperture not only gives greater flexibility over depth of field, but enables shooting in low light as well, keeping the ISO and digital noise down and the focus rapid. Both full frame and APS-C DSLRs can make use of the Canon EF 24 mm f/2.8 thanks to the EF mount type making it very flexible for advancing photographers looking to the future.