Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM 24mm
Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD
What Buyers Say
Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM 24mm
The Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM pancake lens is widely praised for its compact size, sharp image quality, and excellent value. Users love it as a lightweight walk-around lens for travel, street photography, and landscapes, with many noting its surprisingly good macro mode and low-light performance. A few criticisms mention vignetting at wide apertures, noisy autofocus, and lack of image stabilization, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.
Pros
- Compact and lightweight design
- Sharp image quality
- Excellent value for money
- Great for travel and street photography
- Surprisingly good macro mode
Cons
- Vignetting at wide apertures
- Noisy autofocus in some cases
- No image stabilization
- Not compatible with full-frame cameras
- Slow autofocus for video
Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD
The Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD lens is widely praised for its sharpness, versatile zoom range, constant aperture, and effective stabilization, making it an excellent all-around lens for APS-C cameras. Users appreciate its solid build quality and value for money, though many note it is noticeably heavier and larger than typical kit lenses, which can feel unbalanced on smaller camera bodies. A few reviewers mention minor issues like chromatic aberration at the longer end and noise from the aperture blades at certain settings, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- sharp image quality across zoom range
- constant f/2.8 aperture
- effective image stabilization
- fast and quiet autofocus
- versatile 17-70mm focal range
Cons
- heavy and large for APS-C body
- chromatic aberration at 50-70mm
- aperture blade noise above f/5.6
- short zoom throw initially stiff
- no aperture ring on Fuji version
Scores
Specifications
| Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM 24mm | Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD | |
|---|---|---|
| Optics | ||
| Type | prime | zoom |
| Focal Length Min | 24 mm | 17 mm |
| Focal Length Max | 24 mm | 70 mm |
| Elements | 6 | 16 |
| Groups | 5 | 12 |
| Aspherical Elements | 1 | 3★ |
| ED Elements | 2 | 2 |
| Coating | Super Spectra coating | Fluorine Coating |
| Aperture | ||
| Max Aperture | f/22 | f/2.8 |
| Min Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.8 |
| Constant | ✓ | ✓ |
| Diaphragm Blades | 7 | 9★ |
| Build | ||
| Mount | Canon EF-S | Sony E |
| Format | APS-C | APS-C |
| Weather Sealed | ✓ | ✓ |
| Weight | 0.13 kg★ | 0.54 kg |
| Filter Thread | 52 mm | 67 mm |
| AF & Stabilization | ||
| AF Type | STM★ | RXD |
| Stabilization | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Focus | ||
| Min Focus Distance | 160 mm★ | 190 mm |
| Max Magnification | 0.27x | 1:4.8★ |
Pros & Cons
Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM 24mm
- Strong build (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong af (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Below average bokeh (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average aperture (22nd percentile)
- Below average versatility (34th percentile)
Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD
- Strong optical (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong versatility (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong bokeh (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong aperture (86th percentile)86th %ile
Pricing
Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM 24mm offers 2.7x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 97 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 4 of 21 specs.
