Canon 24-105 f4

[Mestizo Devon]

Anyone using the 24-105 on the scarlet? Any thoughts to share about this lens?
Are you finding it fast enough most of the time?

[Stephen Mick]

I've used it on my Epic and C300, mainly when I need to roll light and handheld outdoors. I love it for that kind of shooting. Indoors, it's not my first choice on the Epic.

[Bruce Johnson]

It is one of Canon's best mid-range zooms (beats the 24-70 2.8) and one of their best kept secrets. It isn't a constant F4 though, it will drop down a bit at the long end.

[Nick Morrison]

Another lens to consider...if you want great manual focus and Zeiss look...is the Contax 28-85 3.3-F4.

One of the sharpest still zooms ever made, and incredibly smooth and buttery feel to it.

Ryan De Franco shot most of this music video on it:

https://vimeo.com/37192626

[William Robinette]

Use it all the time. Every now and again I wish for a little more light indoors when I'm on the long end of the lens. I like it so much more then the 24-70 f/2.8. The IS is really good and useful to have as well.

[Mestizo Devon]

Which is better to pair with canon 70-200 2.8
the 24-105L
Or zeiss 35 f2

[Nick Morrison]

I mean presumably the Canon 24-105 will "pair" better with the 70-200 than a Zeiss will. Canon and Zeiss glass have different "feels". IMHO.

[Mestizo Devon]

True, they do have different feels to them.
Give a little take little.....

[Mestizo Devon]

Whats the consensus on the 16-35 2.8 version one?
I can't seem to keep a steady relationship with my lens choices

[Maik Müller Menendez]

You should think about what you're going to do. ;) The 16-35 and the 24-105 are very different lenses, both are good for what they are. With the 24-105L you'll get a lot more zoom-range and IS, which is a big plus for handheld shooting. I've bought this as my first lens, i was surprised by its performance, i didn't expected it to be that good. It's a great start, you'll have a good all-around lens, and it will be good enough for lots of situations, especially if you want to carry around only one lens.

Of course, its not made for everything, i sometimes miss more wide-angle and for indoor/lowlight it could be a bit faster. But you can't have everything, the 24-105 offers a lot for its low price-tag and if IS is usefull for you, there aren't many other options. I've chosen this lens over the 24-70 2.8 and i think it was a good choice.

My next lenses will be primes and maybe i'll add the 16-35 to my kit too.

[Robert Andriessen]

i found the 16-35 to be very soft, 24-105 is a great all purpose lens for the daylight. waiting for tokina to update their 11-16 for a wide lens this summer

[Mestizo Devon]

So I've herd 16-35 is soft at the wide end...

[Sergio Perez]

It's a good all round zoom, but in terms of sharpness , bokeh and even color rendition is the worst of the zoom lens I have- I have the tokina 11-16, the canon 16-35 and the 70-200 is 2.8 II. the IS was what sealed the deal for me.

[Timothy Jones]

Thanks Nick,

That's a great video and the Contax look fab! But, only the forest scene was shot on the 28-85 zoom. The rest was with 35 1.4 and 85 Contax.
Looks really nice though. Thanks for posting it.

Here is a clip i shot with the canon 24-105 from moving car using IS : https://vimeo.com/42795360

Thanks,
Tim
www.tjphoto.net (http://www.tjphoto.net)

[Mestizo Devon]

Ahhhh,

to run like this again, so easy, so effortless...
Grabbed the 24-105L hope it works out well

[Nick Morrison]

Thanks Nick,

That's a great video and the Contax look fab! But, only the forest scene was shot on the 28-85 zoom. The rest was with 35 1.4 and 85 Contax.
Looks really nice though. Thanks for posting it.

Here is a clip i shot with the canon 24-105 from moving car using IS : https://vimeo.com/42795360

Thanks,
Tim
www.tjphoto.net (http://www.tjphoto.net)

Haha. I own all that Contax glass too. LOVE IT.