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p.3 #3 · p.3 #3 · How many 24-70 shooters moved to a different lens. | |
trumpet_guy wrote:
Robert,
I recall your 24-70/2.8 mkI to be a very good copy. My advice is to keep it.
You wouldn't get top dollar for it, now that the mkII has been shown to be
superior and lighter. But the mkI is still a _very_nice_ people lens. Do you ever
do wedding shooting these days? It's great for that.
It's handy when you need it, and if you are getting reliable focus with it on your
bodies, then it will be more than adequate when used at portrait distances.
Regards,
Tim,
I have nothing to compare it to, but I can't find anything wrong with my copy. Of course at 24mm there is field curvature, but that's called physics (optics) and anything wide is going to have it to some degree. As for weddings, I did it twice. It takes a braver man or woman than me! Let's just say that bridezilla lives and roams the earth As noted earlier for reporting it is the main people lens.
When I look at what I could get for the 24-70 v1 compared to the cost of v2 and consider lenses that could make a fundamental difference for me (like perhaps the Sigma 120-300 f/2.8 if it proves to AF well), buying the the 24-70 v2 is well down my list. Like many people I keep watching the Tamron 600 and hoping, but it appears to be or questionable value.
Besides I'm still trying to get my 1Dx to function properly. It's been in the shop for a week now, so I have no clue when it will come back and how it will work.
Robert
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