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I shot with a 24-70 II / 6D for about 18 months, and LOVED that lens. No complaints or issues at all, just great images all the time. Ultimately though I felt like I wanted to downsize my kit, and I started shooting more with primes that had particular rendering styles/looks, so I sold the 24-70 II, but then picked up the F4 IS version on a whim when one popped up locally for a very good price, just as a zoom backup for those times when I wasn't in prime mode.
To my eye, it's the equal of the II in colours/contrast/sharpness, and the macro mode works great. Losing 2.8 is not ideal, but given that I mostly shoot a faster prime, it's not that critical, and the IS works extremely well - better than the 24-105L and 35 IS that I've had.
It's quite a bit smaller and lighter and it's a great combo for the 6D if you don't really need the 2.8.
I never loved the 24-105L as I found the distortion at 24mm really aggravating, and the 24-70 F4 has way, way, less. It's also sharper.
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