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p.2 #1 · p.2 #1 · Canon 24-105 vs Canon 24-70 f/2.8 ii question | |
gdanmitchell wrote:
So, let's just lay it out there.
The 24-70 f/2.8 L is an outstanding lens in optical terms. Stabilize the lens/camera system and it can produce excellent resolution with low levels of various kinds of "distortion" that affect all zoom lenses. I use one now for much of my landscape photography and the combination of that lens and a 51MP sensor and very careful shooting technique allow me to produce very large, high quality prints.
So, wouldn't anyone prefer the 24-70? After all, it is sharper.
Here is where things get tricky and where it is important to think about the whole picture when it comes to selecting things like lenses. After all, the 24-105 has some things going for it, too. In particular, there are circumstances in which the overall package of the 24-105 could both produce excellent photographs and provide more versatility than the excellent 24-70 lens.
Let's imagine a hypothetical user. This person is going on a European vacation and cannot or doesn't want to bring 4-6 lenses and a large tripod. The person is likely to be shooting mostly or entirely handheld. The photographer will be on foot a lot of the time. Photography is not the primary goal of the travel, but more likely is something done as part of the overall travel activities. Photographs will be shared on social media, emailed to friends and family. They may not ever be printed, or at least not printed larger than letter size or perhaps 13" x 19".
In this scenario, I think that the advantages of the 24-105 are likely to play more to the needs of the photographer than the advantages of the 24-70. The 24-70 still has the same slightly better resolution potential, the one additional stop of aperture, and the lower barrel distortion and vignetting. But the 24-105 has excellent resolution for the intended output, a larger focal length range, the ability to extend low light performance by 3 stops in many cases.
I'm not trying to tell anyone that their own choice is right or wrong — just to reset the discussion back a bit and make the specific needs of the individual photographer the deciding factor.
YMMV,
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All good points, but IMO the 24-70 f/4 IS is the best
compromise. The 24-105 is just not that good optically, especially at the wide end -- heavy distortions and vignetting (on my copies, asymmetrical too).
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