As someone who just bought a 24-70/2.8 GM II and already have a 24-105/4 I would say the 24-105 is by far the most flexible "general" lens to have because of the added reach, lower cost, and OSS (which I do find more effective than in camera IBIS, but YMMV).
You will probably already know if you need the speed of the faster lens, but don't get sucked into the bokeh obsession -- an F4 lens can obliterated backgrounds perfectly well with the right compositions, and for most "general" shooting you'll probably be using a smaller aperture than f/4 anyway. And these days as extra stop of ISO is not really a big deal.
I only bought the 24-70 because I'm increasingly doing gigs in low light that is already taxing on my ISO tolerance and fast prime lenses are not always a good solution in fast-changing situations. A 24-70/2.8 is a bread and butter photojournalism lens and having owned one for 10+ years when I shot Canon I learned that it really is not a great general purpose or travel lens.
I also once owned a Tamron 28-75/2.8 and can confirm that loss of 4mm on the wide end is a deal killer and very frustrating. After all, you can crop slightly effectively get more reach. You can't un-crop to go wider!
As someone who just bought a 24-70/2.8 GM II and already have a 24-105/4 I would say the 24-105 is by far the most flexible "general" lens to have because of the added reach, lower cost, and OSS (which I do find more effective than in camera IBIS, but YMMV).
You will probably already know if you need the speed of the faster lens, but don't get sucked into the bokeh obsession -- an F4 lens can obliterated backgrounds perfectly well with the right compositions, and for most "general" shooting you'll probably be using a smaller aperture than f/4 anyway. And these days as extra stop of ISO is not really a big deal.
I only bought the 24-70 because I'm increasingly doing gigs in low light that is already taxing on my ISO tolerance and fast prime lenses are not always a good solution in fast-changing situations. A 24-70/2.8 is a bread and butter photojournalism lens and having owned one for 10+ years when I shot Canon I learned that it really is not a great general purpose or travel lens.
Aug 10, 2022 at 09:58 AM
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