Steven Campbel Offline Upload & Sell: Off
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Gunzorro wrote:
I don't know why you aren't simply replacing the lens you liked and are already familiar with.
If you didn't use the 24-105 IS that much before, I don't know why you think you'd use the more zoom-challenged (range) 24-70.
The 24-105 is selling "used" (often near new, or from a 6D or 5D3 kit) for between $500-600. That's awfully hard to beat, and the IQ is quite good. You can afford to add (as opposed to replace) the non-IS 24-70/2.8 II later on, at no real loss, using the 24-105 for those times you want an IS all-in-one lens.
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I agree with you, but I am looking to sell my 35L 1.4 also and have read great things about the 24-70 2.8 IS, so I'm hoping it can replace two lenses in my bag. I have the money put away from the sale of my 5DII and the 24-105. I used most of these lenses either mounted or in decent outdoor lighting conditions, so the extra speed of primes isn't always needed. It's going to be tough to replace the nice look the 35 1.4 gives, but I'm really trying to simplify my kit. I also have a 28 2.8 IS which is a great low light lens.
On that note, last night I was able to aquire a nice used 24-70 2.8 II which should be here in a few days. I'll see how it compares to the 35 1.4 at that point. I know it will beat the 24-105, especially at 24mm, albeit at a much higher price.
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