so lately I've been using my rebel xt for stop motion videos. Probably is that I basically have the 50mm 1.4 since I've sold my other lenses. I was originally going to get a 24-70mm 2.8L which would have been awesome. My situation has changed, and other important things have come up so my budget isnt going to allow me to get that lens. I still need something in the 24mm range though. I've been looking at the 24mm 2.8 which is a lens that will reasonable fit my needs. I need something wider that the 50mm. It just doesnt cut it at times. With the 50mm I knew it was going to be a good lens right from the start. Good reviews, lots of sample pics. With the 24mm, well.. it's an older lens. Not as fast which I guess really isnt a problem, but I'm seeing a lot of reviews point out a lot of negative things. I can only assume the lens fills a market that pretty much doesnt exist anymore and canon isnt going to make a new and better model. Seems like a lens hood is actually going to be needed with this lens. But what I came here for mainly is to see if anyone had any hands on experience. Doesnt really seem like it's a lens that's justifiable by it's price.