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jonorees
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Registered: Jun 26, 2012
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 20
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Review Date: May 8, 2013
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Weight & size, IS very good optically, filter sizing & don't forget the lens caps...
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Often compared with the 24-105 and I guess purely from the numbers, zoom range and aperture.
My copy of the 24-105 had pretty bad CA which was especially noticeable when shooting into sunsets and the corner quality was really shown up on my full frame.
The the question for me was really to go for the 24-70 2.8, 4 canons or to go for the Tamron.
The Tamron I tested in store had major C.A which left the two canons.
I went for the f4 mainly because I don't need the 2.8 on a standard zoom and because I already have the 50L I thought that the would settle for the zoom rather than switching over.
The f4 is close to the perfect all round lens, weight & size, zoom range, IS and for those who want a part time Macro lens.
Images are sharp the auto focus is quick, though captures these have mainly been landscapes and I have yet to test it out on moving subjects or people.
This is is definitely coming with me on my 6 week trip to India, Nepal and Tibet later this year.
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 May 8, 2013
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rbussmann
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Registered: Apr 11, 2013
Location: United States
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Review Date: Apr 11, 2013
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,499.00
| Rating: 10
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Compact size, built, macro function, overall image quality
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None I have found so far, maybe price.
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Got one of the first of these, and have used it on expeditions to Bolivia and Madagascar so far. This is really a compact lens that is easy to carry around in rough terrain, pretty light, and the built is great, weather- sealing works very well. For a me as a botanist the macro function is a plus. I don't do and lab tests w/lenses, so I can comment only on field experience. Image quality is very good, and yes, there is some focus creep, but that has never been an issue in real life for me.
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Apr 11, 2013
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Alb. de Wilde
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Registered: Mar 31, 2007
Location: Netherlands
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Review Date: Apr 1, 2013
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 5
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Average good results, well build, smooth use of rings to focus.
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Severe obtical faults.
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Most reviews of the Canon Canon 24-70mm f/4 L IS lens are not complete and much to positive.
This lens suffers from a severe obtical problem.
When (with manual focus) stopping down, the point of focus shifts backwards, see file below.
So, if you use a tripod and try to make a portrait you need to focus again when stopping up or down.
Also on full frame and wide angle there's very much vigniting from f4 - f8.
I hadn't expected this problem in such a costly lens. Not a lens for canon to be proud of.
http://www.ahw.me/a2/canon24-70mm-f4-IS_MF_RSA_1cm.per.stop.jpg
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Apr 1, 2013
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twistedlim
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Registered: Oct 20, 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 3046
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Review Date: Jan 14, 2013
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Sharp throughout the range. Compact. Uses 77mm filters. USM and IS.
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None within the paremeters of the lens. Priced high but then again this is Canon.
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Purhased to replace my 24-70 2.8 MK1. My 2.8 is one of the good ones, very sharp from 2.8 out. Problem is it is so heavy I tend not to have it in the bag. 4.0 is really fine for me. 2.8 is not fast enough to leave the flash at home so the stop I am giving up does not mean that much.
I found the lens to be sharp at 4.0 and only slightly better at f8. The extreme right edge and bottom left corner have only the slightest softness which is much better than the 17-40, and 24-105 I have used. All and all a fine lens which will be nice to have in the bag for travel and paired with a flash a good event lens.
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100% of reviewers
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