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jonbrach
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Registered: Dec 22, 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 895
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Review Date: Oct 7, 2005
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Price paid: $1,249.00
| Rating: 10
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Lens build,sharpness,IS
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none as of yet
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Perhaps I have gotten a superb copy of this lens but i must rave about it anyway.I currently own the 135 2.0,the 200 2.8,the 35 1.4,the 70-200 4.0 and i used to own the 70-200 2.8 IS and the 24-70 2.8 so i am no stranger to L len's.I have only owned this lens for a short time but so far I am thrilled.I find the sharpness on par with the 24-70,the build quality is typical L and the IS is truly exceptional.I was able to shoot pictures of very detailed objects at 1/10 second and get wonderfully sharp images.In fact,the IS works so well and is such a positive factor that i now find it difficult to use a non IS lens.This lens adds length to the 24-70,keeps the sharpness and adds invaluable IS which to me clinches the deal.Perhaps over time i will uncover problems but as of now Im a big fan.Yes,it is expensive but if you are serious about your photography it is worth it....a winner.
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 Oct 7, 2005
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sjms
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Registered: Mar 20, 2003
Location: United States
Posts: 16283
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Review Date: Oct 6, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,100.00
| Rating: 9
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lighter, smaller, and and excellent range. then they throw in the IS. well someone was thinking at canon
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just the obvious one. you know the slightly large empty space where once cold hard cash occupied.
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what can i say. my new standard lens
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Oct 6, 2005
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Jamse
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Location: Denmark
Posts: 23
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Review Date: Oct 5, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Great range. Sharp wide open. Stellar image quality with very good contrast. Fast focus and excellent IS. Very good build quality.
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Perhaps the zoom is a little "tight" right out of the box but that changed over a few days.
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Very nice lense. It isn't exactly lightweight, but not heavy either. It is easy to carry around on my 300D and i repeatedly smile when looking at my images. Only other L-lens i own is the 70-200 f:4. The 24-105 is every bit as good.
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Oct 5, 2005
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francishmt
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Location: China
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Review Date: Sep 30, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,300.00
| Rating: 10
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Everything.
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Nothing.
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Love it! Perfect lens!
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Sep 30, 2005
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Zeder
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Location: Canada
Posts: 708
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Review Date: Sep 30, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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VERY VERY sharp! Supurb color/contrast, fast/silent AF, and the IS is leaps and bounds better that the 28-135 IS I had! An absolute joy to use!
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$$$
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Hello,
Well I got a call from my local dealer yesterday, my 24-105L IS was waiting for me! I jumped in my car to go take a look. I told myself on the drive down, I would look/test then MAYBE... buy. I have been agonising over this lens and the 24-70L 2.8. Which I demo'd for all of last week. I tested 24-105L store lens, which was about 2 hours old, while the salesman went to get mine from the back, all I can say is WOW! I happened to have my 20D with me, bonus, when he returned he had brought a big box of them. They where still on the shipping dock in receiving. He kindly let me try 4 brand new lenses and let me use the store computer to do some pix peeping, it appears Canon has got their act together with the QC on this lens. All 5 lenses were the same! I mean we really could not find any difference between them. We tried all different apertures, f4-f22 @ 24mm, 50mm 105mm with my camera on a tripod. I used my remote with the mirror lockup function ON. No mirror slap, and no hand movement, the IS OFF. The results from this lens have blown me away. I wanted to test it against the store 24-70L but after close to 2 hours of swapping lenses and uploading to the store computer I though I wouldn't push my luck with this guy. So I bought it! The store has a 15 day no questions asked return policy. This lens has completed, well for now, my setup. I have the 10-22mm EFS, now this 24-105L, and a 75-300 IS. I had a 17-40L also an f4, 2 weeks ago, another great lens, but it didn't have enough reach for me. Very sharp lens, but IMO this one beats it hands down, and the IS is a big bonus for me! I took some quick shots of a new Porches in a near by parking stall with the IS on, hand held, started @ f4 and stopped it down to f22 with individual shots. Looking at the pictures on my computer, I am VERY VERY satisfied. I really suggest you try this lens if you are thinking about getting the 24-70L 2.8, while it is a different creature, for me, the 24-105L is the way to go. It balances great on my 20D, the 70mm just a little too much for me. Build quality is excellent for both, I mean they are L’s. It’s pricy but I am one happy camper! I will follow up in a few days of real world shooting. TRY IT! YOU'LL LIKE IT!
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Sep 30, 2005
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albertomonte
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Location: Italy
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Review Date: Sep 28, 2005
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colori plastici e pastello-contrasto quanto basta- uno sfocato esemplare
riprendi il cielo e vedrai venor fuori una pennellata limpida - satura e luminosa. Velocissimo nella messa a fuoco. Il suo impianto di stabilizzazione d'avanguardia ti offre sicurezza e ti consente riprese nitidissime anche con tempi di otturazione molto bassi. Non eccessivamente pesante come il 24-70 2,8, a 24mm non mostra alcun flare in controluce nè luci parassite la sua lunga escursione ti risparmia la conduzione di diversi obiettivi e, comunque con un 17-40 il 24-105 e un 70-200 i giochi sono fatti.
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Anche se correggibile, presenta una fastidiosa distorsione a botte di circa il 2% alla focale 24mm nonchè una certa vignettatura anch'essa eliminabile con photoshop
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ampiamente soddisfatto
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Sep 28, 2005
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Martin L
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Location: China
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Review Date: Sep 22, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Covers the range I most of the time using. L-lens really stunning. Weight just about right for me taking very stabilized shots. Great quality photos way far better than my kit lens.
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Price on high side. F/4 only (don't mind having heavier and larger lens if F-number smaller)
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Have been using kit-lens of 350D for months, and the plastic 50mm f/1.8 II and Tamron 28-200mm. Feels like having shots not as stunning as I'd expect from a DSLR....looks like nearly the same as my digital IXUS...
Thought it may be related to my rough skills needing refinement, until I get this 24-105 L f/4 lens....Photos are getting much richer and I get amazed at what my DSLR (and probably my skills :-) ) can do for me!
Have taken whole lots of landscape photos and the results are just different. Richer, deeper, and more stunning. I am sure I won't have my photographic skills improving drastically within one day so the big differences in image quality before and after getting this lens should have a significant part played by the lens.
Concerning IS feature... I am sure a lot of people find it useful and it definitely has its use (and 'selling point' in terms of marketing by Canon)....To me, on the contrary, I don't have as much 'addiction' to it. I consider myself a rather 'stable hand' photographer and IS have not been giving significant impact on my day-in day-out photography. I will see in coming months and may change my mind.
L-lens disease/syndrome...have been hearing this for some time, and I deliberately pay a lot more to taste this... no regrets, and if Canon has made L lens in that 10-22mm range I will definitely go for that without delay. I'm still pretty reluctant to get that EF-S 10-22 which may not last and which only works for a few bodies, and i expect myself getting 5D or 1D series in coming year or so... don't want' to waste the lens indeed.
BTW I am not a professional photographer earning a living with photos; just a person taking lots of landscapes and plants pictures...L lenses results will definitely satisfy your need if you belong to my same category :-) Forget about the pricy thing and go for it!
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Sep 22, 2005
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dphototeam
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Location: Australia
Posts: 6
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Review Date: Sep 22, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 9
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Sharp, great range, IS is WONDERFULL
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Expensive..
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With 17-40mm and 100-400mm, now i'm very well covered from 17-400mm.. The IS is a BIG plus in this lens. Wish it was faster, but then I guess it would be way more expensive... 
bottom line: I'M HAPPY !
Posted up some samples with 350D and 20D here: http://www.dphotojournal.com/canon-ef-24-105mm-f4l-is-usm/
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Sep 22, 2005
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HuubL
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Location: Netherlands
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Review Date: Sep 22, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Sharpness (IS!!), contrast, built
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Not cheap
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The lens arrived yesterday (am I the first one in the Netherlands??) so I haven't yet extensively tested. I also own the 28-135 IS and the 24-70 L. It's no comparison to the 28-135. At f/5 it's on par with the 24-70. The big bonus is the superb IS. I find it delivers at 1/30 s exposure razor sharp images that I cannot get handhold with the 24-70. The extra reach is nice!!
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Sep 22, 2005
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albertomonte
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Location: Italy
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Review Date: Sep 19, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Contrastato-nitido-Autofocus velocissimo-ottima stabilizzazione
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su 1d mark II una leggera distorsione
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Ampiamente soddisfatto per la sua abbondante escursione posso assimilarlo decisamente al 24-70mm 2,8. Ho apprezzato la stabilizzazione in quanto efficacissima e la velocità della focalizzazione. Spero, a breve, poter dare altre indicazioni.
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Sep 19, 2005
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canonguy05
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Review Date: Sep 14, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,199.00
| Rating: 10
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Image quality superb, Solid lens, fast af, IS very effective
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Price but it is a L series so what do you expect
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I have had a couple of weeks to spend with the lens. I have to say I am very impressed with the Image Stabilization on this lens. I previously had the 28-135 IS USM and the IS on the 24-105 is heads above that one. This lens is a great pick up for a wedding or portrait photographer.
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Sep 14, 2005
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petermendelson
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Registered: Sep 2, 2003
Location: United States
Posts: 2610
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Review Date: Sep 13, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,133.00
| Rating: 8
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Sharp, good range, IS, fast AF
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Expensive, F/4
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Having used the 24-70L and Tamron 28-75, I was looking for a lens with a wider focal range and image stabilization. While this lens is a bit slower than the others at f/4, I am mainly using it as a daytime carry-around lens, and it performs this function admirably (I have faster primes for low-light shooting).
The lens is very well made but feels a lot lighter than the 24-70L. The IS function is nearly silent and works very well. Sharpness is good, even in the corners, at least on my 20D (full frame may be a whole other story). Contrast and color are comparable to the 24-70L. This and the 10-22 make a good travel kit.
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Sep 13, 2005
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Heimo
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Location: Austria
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Review Date: Sep 11, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Very useful walkaround zoom for full frame cameras (or medium to long for 1.6x); good image quality without much CA or distortion at both ends, IS, compact and light, lens extend at tele end (not at WA, like 24-70 - something I couldn't get used too).
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Only f4, a tad expensive - but prices will probably come down a bit.
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I could try this great new lens on a pre-production 5D body, and while I am not allowed to post samples, I was generally impressed and will order this lens as a Kit together with the 5D, for sure. All in all, my test and impressions are in line with the very pleasing results that have been posted by Phil Askey and others using the same setup.
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Sep 11, 2005
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