Lightweight yet powerful and easy-to-use, the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM standard zoom lens offers an ideal choice for advanced amateur photographers and professional photographers alike. The L-series is Canon's flagship professional lens range, incorporating best-in-class precision-designed EF optics, superlative handling and dust- & moisture-resistant construction. This model covers a large zoom area ranging from 24mm wide-angle to 105mm portrait-length telephoto, great for a number of situations like reportage, event, travel, and celebrity photography. Its optical construction includes one Super-UD glass element and three aspherical lenses to minimize chromatic aberration and distortion. The Image Stabilizer Technology steadies camera shake up to three stops, and the constant maximum aperture of f/4 provides effective consistency when at the telephoto end of the zoom range. The ring-type USM gives silent but quick AF along with full-time manual focus, thus you can fine-tune the focusing without switching out of the AF mode.

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This easy-to-use standard zoom lens can cover a large zoom area ranging from 24mm wide-angle to 105mm portrait-length telephoto, and its Image Stabilizer Technology steadies camera shake up to three stops. Constructed with one Super-UD glass element and three aspherical lenses, this lens minimizes chromatic aberration and distortion. The result is excellent picture quality, even at wide apertures. Canon's ring-type USM gives silent but quick AF, along with full-time manual focus. Moreover, with dust- and moisture-resistant construction, this is a durable yet sophisticated lens that meets the demands of advanced amateur photographers and professional photographers alike.
Superb Optical PerformanceThis lens is made of 18 elements in 13 groups, including one Super-UD glass element and three aspherical lenses. The Super UD (ultra-low dispersion) glass element helps eliminate secondary chromatic aberrations, and the aspherical lens elements correct for spherical aberrations. The result is crisp, high-contrast, undistorted optical performance throughout the zoom range, without color fringing at high-contrast edges.
Image StabilizerCanon Optical Image Stabilizer technology makes handheld photography more practical at slow shutter speeds, accommodating more low-light shooting situations than ever before. Canon Optical Image Stabilizer technology uses miniature sensors and has a high-speed microcomputer built into the lens. The sensors analyze vibrations and apply correction via a special stabilizing lens group that shifts the image parallel to the focal plane. Motion blur is canceled, resulting in sharper image.
Ultrasonic MotorThe Ultrasonic Motor delivers fast and quiet autofocus performance, which is particularly important to video recording.
Focus PresetFocus Preset enables you to program a focusing distance in the camera’s memory. Normal picture taking and focusing are unaffected by preset distances. For example, at a soccer game, you Focus Preset the goal area. Shoot normally elsewhere on the field, but once the action moves toward the goal, you can instantly return to the preset distance by turning a ring on the lens.
AF Stop FeaturePressing the AF Stop button momentarily locks the AF to prevent the focus from shifting to a passing obstruction. After the obstruction has cleared, the focus will still be on the subject, and you can quickly resume shooting. AF Stop buttons are positioned at four locations around the lens grip for easy access.
Fixed apertureThe f/4 maximum aperture of the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM is fixed throughout the lens' focal-length range, so shutter speeds will not change as the lens is zoomed.