I just got the 24-240 and already based on the posted raw photos on DPR I knew it would be great, but I'm very happy with it. It will be my new point & shoot on the R; it's vastly better than the 28-300 that it replaces in my drawer, and better than pretty much anything I had in my collection in 2003 when I got the 1DS.
Given that I just got the RX100v7, there's a definite difference between the "true" P&S and this baby. For people who don't mind the slightly bigger bulk definitely a worthwhile "update".
Because I have to decide what bodies and lenses to take to Antarctica next month I will do some more scientific shooting between the 5DSR and 24-70m2 vs. R and RF24-105L, to see if better glass on a less resolving sensor is that much worse than not so good glass on the highest resolution sensor. I'll throw in the 24-240 into the comparison just for giggles. I'm wondering what other people's experience is with this lens.
I haven't purchased the 24-240 yet but I'm very interested in the lens. Curious to see how it compares to the RF 24-105L in image quality and rendering. Paired with the RF 35mm, the 24-240mm is the perfect vacation lens.
I also have the M50 and 18-150mm lens which would be an interesting comparison as well.
jeraldcook wrote:
I haven't purchased the 24-240 yet but I'm very interested in the lens. Curious to see how it compares to the RF 24-105L in image quality and rendering. Paired with the RF 35mm, the 24-240mm is the perfect vacation lens.
The color rendering is a bit weird, to be honest - I feel that all recent EF L lenses have a certain color & look, the new RF lenses have a more subdued color, and the 24-240 is a hint more green and less saturated. Nothing you can't fix. The strangest thing is the mind boggling degree of vignetting at 24mm, which renders the corners fundamentally black in ways I've never seen before. LR fixes it well, but there's only so much miracles that you can do.
The center sharpness is fine but it falls off across the frame, the way I would expect with most EF lenses, and in a way that the RF lenses don't.
Once I have some comparison with the RF 24-105L I'll post it.
stanj wrote:
The color rendering is a bit weird, to be honest - I feel that all recent EF L lenses have a certain color & look, the new RF lenses have a more subdued color, and the 24-240 is a hint more green and less saturated. Nothing you can't fix. The strangest thing is the mind boggling degree of vignetting at 24mm, which renders the corners fundamentally black in ways I've never seen before. LR fixes it well, but there's only so much miracles that you can do.
The center sharpness is fine but it falls off across the frame, the way I would expect with most EF lenses, and in a way that the RF lenses don't.
Once I have some comparison with the RF 24-105L I'll post it....Show more →
Does vignetting settle when stopped down as well? I'm pretty happy with the 24-105 but if this guy is pretty good at f9 I'd consider it for my travel kit. I've been pleasantly surprised by the 24-105 on the wide end. Not *quite* as good as the 16-35 f4 but more competitive than expected.
On the other hand the 24-105 + EF-S 55-250 is a pretty compelling package for similar cost with the obvious caveat that the 55-250 only covers the APS-C area.
Something is very wrong if you are getting that "vignetting" with the lens. It looks like something (filter? step down ring? hood mounted incorrectly?) is interfering at the edges and corners.
gdanmitchell wrote:
Something is very wrong if you are getting that "vignetting" with the lens. It looks like something (filter? step down ring? hood mounted incorrectly?) is interfering at the edges and corners.
That cannot possibly be right.
Nope. The lens vignettes VERY hard at 24mm because it assumes there will be strong distortion corrections applied. Canon is just copying Sony in regards to "faking" the wide end in order to simplify the lens or make it smaller.
I just downloaded the DPR samples at 24mm and they have the same hard vignetting.
What really makes me mad about this nonsense is that Canon is selling people a lens that crops the sensor at 24mm. You are not using a FF lens at 24mm, and I think not making that fact very clear is very dishonest. Consumers won't care, but it's a dirty trick, especially for a company we all know can produce some incredible optical designs that do not crop the sensor at certain focal lengths.
gdanmitchell wrote:
Something is very wrong if you are getting that "vignetting" with the lens. It looks like something (filter? step down ring? hood mounted incorrectly?) is interfering at the edges and corners.
That cannot possibly be right.
My guess is that the hard vignetting is corrected by the distortion correction. This behaviour is very common among compact cameras. If you look at an uncorrected raw file from say a Canon G7X in an independent raw converter, you will see the same, but much more pronounced.The uncorrected field of view at the wide end is also wider than the focal length suggests.
Nielk Mike wrote:
It is 24mm after cropping. So there is nothing wrong. The lens is meant with distortion correction applied.
Other than that you don't get the full sensor resolution. Which isn't that critical with this lens class. And with a higher resolution sensor to start with, it will become trivial.
Milan Hutera wrote: that vignetting is craz-eh... I'd say stick with tried and tested 24-70 and 70-200 combo...
Sure - or stay with a range of primes to get best possible IQ. :-) This is an all-in-one lens meant to appeal to people who want to travel light but like to have the full range from wide to tele. I have tried it at Photo Leistenschneider in Berlin and it feels good on the camera. IQ will be a compromise (to no surprise). But if it performs as well as Sony's 18135 for APS-C, it is worth the money. Correcting distortion with a profile saves cost and weight. Sony and other companies do it. The FE24105/4 is only one example. And that is a very good lens.
August 7, 2019
Firmware changes:
Firmware Version 1.3.0 incorporates the following enhancement:
1. Support for the RF24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM lens has been added.
