For anyone interested, we finally have some sunny weather here and I just tried the new 24-105 on my IR converted A7R2 (830nm). Small but distinct hotspot at 24mm to about 85mm from above f/4, which of course gets worse as you stop down. Wide open it's OK-ish. From 85mm-105mm the hotspot is manageable until about f/8 or so. So basically, for me, it's sadly not gonna be used for IR, at least with a deep IR filter.
akclimber wrote:
First impression is that it's a reasonable size and weight compared with the 24-70 f/4.
(Pity about being poor with IR hotspot, but thanks for the info) When you say "reasonable" cf the 24-70/4, do you mean it feels only a little larger/heavier, or a lot?
GMPhotography wrote:
I’m passing for awhile just got aTamron 24-70 F2.8 generation 2 lens to try. This is strictly a PR , event lens. Want to see how the 24-105 pans out first.
Anyone put a variable ND on the FE 24-105 yet? The version one Canon vignetted wide-open @24mm with the variable ND, making it pretty much useless for video IMO (even at 16:9).
chrisgibbs wrote:
Anyone put a variable ND on the FE 24-105 yet? The version one Canon vignetted wide-open @24mm with the variable ND, making it pretty much useless for video IMO (even at 16:9).
Not done it myself, but I did read in Ken Rockwell's Review where he says:
"Filters, use with:
There's no need for thin filters.
Go ahead and use your standard rotating polarizer and grad filters.
I can use fat 77mm filter and get no vignetting at 24mm on full-frame, and I can stack filters at longer settings on full frame."
I have had this lens for about 2 weeks. I am mainly a prime lens user and bought it hoping it would be good as a travel-with-wife lens. I will say that it has exceeded my not-too-high expectations and is going to be a keeper. Finally...
I would like to know if others who now have this lens have issues with what on my copy is a super-sticky zoom ring. I'm not a video shooter but there is simply no way one could zoom my lens without herky-jerky starts-stops-starts. IMO this is just not right...
jim251 wrote:
I have had this lens for about 2 weeks. I am mainly a prime lens user and bought it hoping it would be good as a travel-with-wife lens. I will say that it has exceeded my not-too-high expectations and is going to be a keeper. Finally...
I would like to know if others who now have this lens have issues with what on my copy is a super-sticky zoom ring. I'm not a video shooter but there is simply no way one could zoom my lens without herky-jerky starts-stops-starts. IMO this is just not right...
Anyone else experiencing this? Thanks...
Doesn't sound normal at all to me. And since this lens is touted as being a good possibility for video, I would think that the zoom would be smooth. It seems that I remember in reading Ken Rockwells review that the zoom was smooth and easy to use.
jim251I would like to know if others who now have this lens have issues with what on my copy is a super-sticky zoom ring. I'm not a video shooter but there is simply no way one could zoom my lens without herky-jerky starts-stops-starts. IMO this is just not right... Anyone else experiencing this? Thanks...
Mine is pretty much the same. Zooming from 24-105 is smooth and not herky jerky. Zooming back from 105mm to 70mm is a bit tighter than the rest of the range but I wouldn't call it super sticky and I expect it to loosen up just a bit after some use.
^^^ Thanks for the replies. Well I guess it's going back then, to B&H, where it is again, naturally, on backorder. Actually that's no big deal - I just can't believe it took so long for me to conclude that "this is just not right."
