Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II

[Joel Arvidsson]

Can anybody confirm that the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L USM II is parafocal?

 

[Loic Parent]

Here it says yes :
http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2011/02/photo-lenses-for-video/4

But they refer to the serie 1, maybe serie II is not?

 

[Joel Arvidsson]

That site was where I read it would be. Hopefully some one with that lens can chime in.

 

[Loic Parent]

Mine is on a shoot when it get back i'll test it, but from my memory no it's not..

 

[Lauri Kettunen]

Hi Joel, yes it is. I've used that lens to collimate the Birger mount of Red One and have tested it stays in focus while zooming back and forth.

 

[Tobias Straka]

As with every lens designed for photography, I would definitely not count on it. Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't. Short answer: no.

 

[Lauri Kettunen]

Tobias's comment reminds me about when bought the lens, the dealer had first the lens backfocus adjusted by Canon maintenance before sending it to me.

 

[Dave Blackham]

We have 4 and they all behave as Parafocal.

 

[Joel Arvidsson]

Thanks will get one of those.

 

[Kyle Gentz]

We have 4 and they all behave as Parafocal.

Mine is Parafocal BUT I have heard other, maybe older, copies are not.

 

[Raphael Varandas]

Mine so far is.