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nswelton
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Review Date: Apr 11, 2012
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| Rating: 10
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fast focuser, sharp, great colors, good build quality, inexpensive, not too bad a vignette
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i wish it went to 120 like the nikon variant
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i really like this lens. when i first got it in the kit with the 5d2 i was a bit of a 2.8 snob, but the more i used this walk around lens the more i liked it. it's fast to focus and very very accurate. the colors are bright and punchy and the contrast adds a lot of vibrance to the lens. it's resistant to flare, and tack sharp wide open. having switched to nikon recently, i miss this lens a lot. nikon's version has the advantage of being a little longer on the long end, but it's glacially slow to focus and it vignettes BAD. this lens is a great all purposes addition to a canon shooter's lineup. highly recommended.
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 Apr 11, 2012
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Mike Mahoney
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Review Date: Mar 8, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,000.00
| Rating: 10
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Zoom range, good build quality , lightweight, image stabilization, sharp wide open, great image quality, short minimum focus.
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None really
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I bought this shortly after I sold my 24-70 2.8 as I needed that focal range for a few jobs .. so without really doing a lot of research on the lens I bought it, and it's become one of the nicer lenses in my bag.
I mostly shoot with very much wider aperture lenses and own the big three fast ones .. 35, 85, and 135. So this is the slowest lens in my bag by far but is still a pleasure to use.
It's seen a lot of use as my studio lens where I usually shoot at F8 and has replaced my 24-70 2.8 for that work.
Anyone looking for a excellent general purpose wide range zoom should consider the 24-105 F4.0
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Mar 8, 2012
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annoh
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Location: Netherlands
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Review Date: Feb 17, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 7
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Low vignetting
Fast AF
Handy zoom range·
Seal against dust and water
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Strong distortion at 24 mm
A bit too high chromatic aberration at 24 mm
Not a very nice bokeh
Hefty purchase price in relation to moderate resolution in the corners at 24 and 105 mm
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The combo Canon 5D MK2 and Canon 24-105 mm I use a lot.
But, it must be said, files made with a Canon 70-200 2.8 II look crispier. Futhermore, bokeh of the 24-105 is pretty bad. Here my complete story: www.camerastuffreview.com/en/component/content/article/57-test-canon-24-105-is
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Feb 17, 2012
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Kevin Sherman
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Review Date: Jan 19, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $750.00
| Rating: 8
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Excellent range, excellent value when bought with a camera body, sharp, Image Stabilization.
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f4
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Great value if you are able to buy it with a body (I got mine with a 5D back in the day). A very nice range, you can do a lot with just this lens.
f4 is too slow for me now, Image Stabilization helps and is a nice feature. Pretty sharp, but nothing remarkable. Would be a well rounded lens for video.
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Jan 19, 2012
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L.J.G.
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Location: Australia
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Review Date: Jan 10, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,077.00
| Rating: 9
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Great as a walkaround on a full frame, sharp, good build quality, fast focus
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trombone zoom, I prefer zoom within the lens
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I needed a general purpose walkaround on my 5DII that filled the gap my 15-85 did on my 50D and this one fits the bill nicely. It is a terrific general purpose lens on my 5DII. A far better walkaround on the 5D than my 15-85 ever was on my 50D. It is sharp, has a good build and focusses very quickly and accurately. I have to be very careful applying sharpening in post processing as images are already quite sharp straight out of the camera. Images taken with it look great in print. My only critisism is the trombone zoom, my 17-40 and 70-200 both zoom in lens and I do prefer this method. I would recommend this lens to anybody who was satisfied with an aperture of f4 and did not really need the extra of f2.8.
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Jan 10, 2012
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G.G.M
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Review Date: Dec 7, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 10
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Great walk around lens.
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None.
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Had this lens, used it a lot, sold it when I bought the 24-70 2.8, used that half a year, after that I wished I still had my 24-105, so I sold the 24-70 and bought me a new 24-105, it's the one I'm always using, it's the one I really love, it's just the perfect lens for me, will never sell it again.
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Dec 7, 2011
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taemo
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Location: Canada
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Review Date: Nov 14, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $900.00
| Rating: 10
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IS, versatile focal length on a FF camera, can be used as cheap macro with extension tube, great results even at widest aperture
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price, build quality? (from what I've read/heard online)
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love this lens on my 5D, when travelling/hiking it's on my 5D 90% of the time.
being weather proof I can bring it out on any conditions without fears of damaging it.
great focal length from wide to med-tele, IS handy and f4 is sharp
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Nov 14, 2011
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Andy123456
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Location: Canada
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Review Date: Nov 8, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,250.00
| Rating: 10
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1. Good for tight spaces and decent zoom range. A good walk around lens.
2. Weather sealed
3. Nice hood lens
4. Sharpness is decent
5. IS works really well
6. Auto focus is fast
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1. Price is high
2. Heavy
3. F4
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This is a really good general all purpose lens. I bought this lens in 2008, so far it has been my favorite lens. I don't have to change lens too frequent as this can introduce dust to the camera. The image stablization system worked really well. The manual focus ring is really smooth. The auto focus is really quick and accurate. The sharpness is not as sharp as prime 85 1.2 LII, but the sharpness is decent. The weight of this lens is still quit heavy for an F4. I really enjoy using this lens because of its wide range and decent zoom. I highly recommend this lens over other lens.
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Nov 8, 2011
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evannuil
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Review Date: Sep 15, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Great IQ, very robust, weather sealing, great range
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Heavy, no f/2.8
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The IQ is very great, I really like this lens. This is a great walk around lens which I have on my camera most of the time.
Here are some sample shots I took:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/evannuil/tags/ef24105mmf4lisusm/
I only wished it was f/2.8 but then it would be much heavier.
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Sep 15, 2011
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Paolo76
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Aug 23, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 9
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Sharp, solid, focal range, IS
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Max apertute
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Got it with the 5D MkII kit and absolutely love it.
This lens is very solid and fits perfectly on the 5D. It is very sharp and, on full frame, is an excellent walkaround lens.
Coming from the 17-55 (with 40D) I miss the 2.8 (but high-ISO performances of the 5D compensate quite a bit). My alternative was the 24-70 but preferred to invest on the longer range and IS and I am absolutely happy with it. I also decided to pair it with a 50 1.4 that I use in low light situations.
I just got back from a trip and I am really happy with this lens. If you want to check some examples, give a look to this set (http://www.flickr.com/photos/paolofontana/sets/72157627367235529/)
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Aug 23, 2011
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sbay
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Review Date: Aug 20, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 10
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sharp, IS, very useful focal length range
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vignetting, distortion, size
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This is by far my most used lens and I have taken thousands (probably tens of thousands) of pictures with it. I will probably hang on to this lens forever -- it is that good.
The lens has some negatives like the f/4 max aperture, vignetting and distortion. However these are not necessarily big drawbacks for the type of photography I do (travel). I'm often stopping down anyway for DOF, and vignetting/distortion can easily be corrected in post processing.
Although I often stop down, the lens is still quite good wide open. Go to http://bayimages.net/blog/reviews/canon-24-105mm-f4-l-lens-review/ for 100% crops taken from the lens.
My only other comment is that the lens seems quite big especially with the hood on.
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Aug 20, 2011
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bj.fm
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Location: Canada
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Review Date: Aug 10, 2011
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Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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So, what's up with the ratings for this lens? Cons include: Only f4; No IS; only 17-40mm. Did no one read the box before you bought this lens? I want a review of the quality of this lens ... not a dream list of your perfect lens (mine would be a 20-100mm f2.8 IS III (with no distortion and exquisite image quality that could also make lime cocktails and french toast). This site is particularly bad for this type of ``wish list'' reviews. Why not comment on the quality of the lens and leave the `great lens ... but it doesn't mow my grass or shovel my snow' comments for your own blogs! I am pretty well giving up on FM reviews ... sorry!
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Aug 10, 2011
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JackyFong
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Location: Singapore
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Review Date: Jun 27, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 9
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The range it covers, built like a tank, good weight to balance between camer and lens, color it produces and cool optics.
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Hunts a bit in low light, a bit soft on wide end and IS needs to be switch off when used on a tripod.
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I begin to realise I can no longer bring 2 DSLRs for event coverage like neighbourhood activities and weddings. My usual work cameras are 1Dmk2 with an EF 20mm f2.8, EF 50mm f1.8 and 7D plus EF 70-200mm f2.8 L. Since I am no longer young, I decided to go for a walkaround lens for these activities.
This EF 24-105mm L IS USM is what I need. Eventually I found a guy selling off this copy of mine still very much in mint conditions and flawless lens optics, just a bit of fading in the rubber. I solved the fading rubber by applying a few coat of black markers and immediately it looks new. Some more, the guy who sold me includes a B+W haze filter for me! I got a gem lens.
The second day bought in along to a beach for some quick test, on my 1Dmk2 with is 1.3x, it is not too wide unlike my 20mm and the longer focal length is acceptable in most conditions. Just like any Canon's wide angle, this one suffers a bit of clarity issues when using at f4 but a little unsharp mask will do the job.
On the 7D body, it fits well too. Onlt that I took sometime to adjust the AF adjustment; I had to test and set the AF to -7 before everything is working fine.
Image quality is superb then the normal lens I used. Comparable to my 70-200mm L.
Overall, it is a fine walkabout lens.
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Jun 27, 2011
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R10
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Review Date: May 10, 2011
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focal range, AF speed, IS, overal performance and versatility
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rather low contrast; short end at f4 on FF with severe vignetting & corners could be better for an L-lens; sample variation!
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Meanwhile I need to update my review about this lens.
So far, I used two samples of this lens on a 5D MkII. While I rated the first one an 8 (see my last review why), the 2nd one is considerably better concerning corner performance (better than the 1st one; full aperture corner performance on FF is still unworthy of Canon’s L league, but maybe I'm too much used to Leica standards).
So, the 24-105 can be better than that of my 1st review, but this is an embarrassing fact for Canon at the same time, ie for Canon’s quality control. Such sample variation is just an unreasonable demand, especially with lenses with such a price tag.
Still, as mentioned before, the 24-105 is a very useful and a good all-around lens. I still like the AF and IS performance very much.
I'd rate it now a 9 (can't edit the rating with this 2nd review!?)
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May 10, 2011
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R10
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Review Date: Mar 9, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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focal range, AF speed, IS
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low contrast, on FF (esp short end & f/4) blurry corners and severe vignetting
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I used this lens on a 5D MkII for about one year.
This is a very useful and good all-around lens! I liked the AF and IS performance very much!
I found it not that sharp though (less than the 24-70L which I had before and which I had to buy 3(!) samples of before I had a centered one) but I liked very much using it as a travel lens.
It is a pretty ‘weak L lens’ at full aperture (corners are totally useless, esp at the short end). It is pretty good at f/8 but I expected more from an L lens and I have no understanding for expensive zooms that are not able to produce at least ‘somehow useful’ corner sharpness at full aperture, even not on monitors or small prints (‘full-aperture-crisp-corner-zooms’ do exist, they feature no red ring and no L but a red dot and a name that starts with L...). This makes this lens rather useless for images with shallow DOF where the focused subject is outside the center area.
To prevent misunderstandings, I liked using this lens. It’s optical performance, focal range, rapid AF and good IS altogether make it a very versatile companion.
Finally, however, I sold it in favor of a Zeiss Contax-N Vario Sonnar 24-85 (Conurus converted to EOS) which, optically (color, contrast, tones, 3D, Bokeh), outperforms both the 24-70L and 24-105L with ease (with f/3.5-4.5, no IS, and a bit slower AF though).
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Mar 9, 2011
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agnesleung
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Review Date: Mar 8, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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range, size and weight, IS, built, color.
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aperture
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The range of this lens is perfect on my full frame camera Canon 5D mark II, it serves really well as a walk around lens, for it's nice range, weight & size, especially for landscapes and snaps.
The color of this lens is really good, bokeh is nice when taking close up on the tele range. The sharpness of this lens is pretty good, too. The built is solid, AF is fast...on par with my Canon 17-40mm f4L zoom lens. The build-in IS comes in handy in some low-light situation, such as shooting stills in the museum where no flash is allowed.
I brought it as the kit lens with 5D2, so the price is comparably more reasonable.
This lens is overall a VERY GOOD performer in many aspects, it can take EXCELLENT landscapes, too. However, this lens does not shine in low light situations, and the picture quality (e.g. bokeh, DOF) is no way comparable to those canon L primes with larger aperture, such as my Canon 35L and 200 2.8L.
I use this lens mostly for outdoor video taking, thanks for it's great range! I highly recommend this lens for video taking.
You can see some samples I took with this lens:
http://agnesleung.com/tag/canon-24-105-f4l/
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Mar 8, 2011
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