With a length of just about 22.8 mm and a weight of only around 125 g, the L261 is extremely compact, making it ideal for those who want to carry their EOS everywhere. Its particularly compact design also makes it very discreet - especially great for street photography.

The 24mm lens provides the same field of view on an EOS with an APS-C sensor as a 38mm lens on a full-frame DSLR. This is nearly the angle of view that the human eye perceives, making your images appear very natural.

The exceptionally quiet STM autofocus focuses very quickly for still photography and offers continuous focusing for video recordings without the noise of the focus drive disturbing the footage.

A high aperture of 1:2.8 allows plenty of light to reach the sensor, enabling shooting in low-light situations without a flash. It is also ideal for creating attractive background blur, allowing the subject to stand out against a soft background.

The lens enables razor-sharp images from the center to the edges and is particularly well-equipped against lens flares and chromatic aberrations. The close focusing limit of just about 16 cm allows for an exceptionally close view of small subjects.