Hello to all,

I will be looking for a standard zoom lens to go with my 5D (and also my 1Ds). Which one would fit the best for general photography?

Thanks for your help.

Young.

the 24-70L is what I use as my general lens for my 5D. I like it a lot.
A lot of my friends use the 24-105L and they like that a lot.
They both have pros and cons but i'm sure you already know that.

"Standard Zoom" as in 'standard focal length?...Then your choices are pretty simple, either the Canon 24-105/4IS or the 24-70/2.8. Of course some people consider 'standard' to be either wider (like the 17-40) or longer (like the 70-200).

Omar

The 24-70L, 24-105L, 28-105 and the 28-135 IS come to mind.
I have the 24-70L and the 28-105 and that little 28-105 on the 5D as a walkaround is not bad.
The 24-105L would probally be my first choise as a general zoom lens.

Canon 28-70 f3.5-4.5 II

Best non-L standard zoom Canon ever made.

David

Psychic1 wrote:
The 24-70L, 24-105L, 28-105 and the 28-135 IS come to mind.


based on your financial situation, there you go.

I use the 24-105/4L IS for this.

I dunno. I use my 50L 80% of the time and the 16-35II the rest. My 24-105 is good outside when it's bright but I'm just not grabbing it.

Thanks for all your replies guys

I was hesitating between the 28-70 2.8L and the 24-105 L but now you made me thinking

24-105LIS for general/walk around.

24-70 (28-70) for any situation requiring f/2.8.

I have both, but the 24-105LIS sees more action because it is lighter and a bit smaller.

I like my 24-105 but in the light of a Canadian autumn, it can't hack it. I'm sure the Brits being way further north would have even more issues with F4.

EyeBrock wrote:
I like my 24-105 but in the light of a Canadian autumn, it can't hack it. I'm sure the Brits being way further north would have even more issues with F4.

We are further north than Canada? News to me

Way further north than where most of the population is. Goose Bay in Labrador (as in the frozen north) is about the same latitude as Liverpool.
Where I am in southern Ontario is about the same latitude as southern Portugal-Spain.
Easy stuff, you just have to look at an atlas. Not really news, just geography.

dhphoto:
We are further north than Canada? News to me

I am at Latitude 42° 59'. London, England is 51° 32'; Rome is 41° 54'
Do not forgot that Canada is bigger than Europe including Russian part of.

Most of the Canadian population live within 200 miles of the US border.

...and the weather is predominantly not like in Portugal.

dhphoto:
Do you get the same weather as Portugal

No, we do not. Where are live (South Western Ontario), it can definitely get hotter and more humid in Summer than in Portugal (and of course, colder in Winter).

jfulton wrote:
24-105LIS for general/walk around.

24-70 (28-70) for any situation requiring f/2.8.

I have both, but the 24-105LIS sees more action because it is lighter and a bit smaller.

DITTO

mfurman wrote:
dhphoto:
We are further north than Canada? News to me

I am at Latitude 42° 59'. London, England is 51° 32'; Rome is 41° 54'
Do not forgot that Canada is bigger than Europe including Russian part of.


According to Wikipedia Canada is the second largest country after Russia. But smaller than Europe
Canada 9 984 670 kmē
Europe 10 180 000 kmē

I traded my 24-105 for a 24-70. There hasn't been one instance that I regretted it. With that said, the 24-105 is a stellar lens.

David