Lightweight and stabilised: Canon launches a new ultra-wide-angle zoom lens
11/10/2023
Translation: machine translated
The new Canon lens with a focal length of 10 to 20 millimetres has an image stabiliser and is much lighter than its predecessor for SLR cameras.
The new Canon lens starts at a focal length of 10 millimetres in full format. This results in a viewing angle of 130 degrees. Such ultra-wide-angle lenses are often used for landscape and architectural photography as well as for interiors. The speed is f/4 and the lens has autofocus, which is not always the case with such short focal lengths. Even rarer are ultra-wide-angle lenses with image stabilisers - this is also included in this lens. Nevertheless, it weighs comparatively little at 570 grams.
The closest comparable Canon lens to the new model is the 11-24mm F4. However, it has no image stabiliser and is more than twice as heavy. It is also made for the SLR bayonet and can only be used on a mirrorless EOS-R camera with an adapter.
According to the manufacturer, the image stabiliser compensates for up to five exposure levels, and up to six levels together with the camera's stabiliser. It offers the "Peripheral Control" option: This compensates for camera shake at the edges more than in the centre of the image. This is because the risk of camera shake is much greater with an ultra-wide-angle lens. As this option results in a very slight crop, it can also be deactivated.
Without having seen the image quality: Half the weight at a comparable focal length and price already seems like a significant improvement to me. <p
David Lee
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David.Lee@digitecgalaxus.chMy interest in IT and writing landed me in tech journalism early on (2000). I want to know how we can use technology without being used. Outside of the office, I’m a keen musician who makes up for lacking talent with excessive enthusiasm.
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