C100: C100 24-105 4.0 is

I have been looking at the 24-70 L 2.8 for some time. Price and no IS stops me from getting one. It's one of the best lenses Canon makes. Very popular with photojournalist and wedding photogs for good reason. Fast and super sharp. My thinking is if I buy this lens it's more like having f2.8 primes in one lens. If you look at it that way the cost makes more sense. 24,35,50 and 70mm. At 70mm it's actually a perfect interview lens.

One thing to keep in mind is does your lenses match? Having diffrent color and contrast with your set will make editing a real pain.
 
Erik Naso said:
I have been looking at the 24-70 L 2.8 for some time. Price and no IS stops me from getting one. It's one of the best lenses Canon makes. Very popular with photojournalist and wedding photogs for good reason. Fast and super sharp. My thinking is if I buy this lens it's more like having f2.8 primes in one lens. If you look at it that way the cost makes more sense. 24,35,50 and 70mm. At 70mm it's actually a perfect interview lens.

One thing to keep in mind is does your lenses match? Having diffrent color and contrast with your set will make editing a real pain.
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Thats exactly where I'm at with it. It really is like having a whole bunch of 2.8 primes and I'd use it as such. It seems the perfect lens for my tripod/slider use also.

But sure enough the $2k price keeps me from immediately purchasing it.

Still I wonder how much of the iq gains come through on these cameras over the 24-105? That is the ultimate decision maker for me
 
philiplipetz said:
Might as well have the otherwise excellent 15-85 that admits it is a variable f stop. How much slower is it really?
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The 15-85 is my go to lens for docu shooting. I find the 24-105mm not wide enough for most situations. However, I use it for interviews. I would say some things about the 15-85. Mine vignettes a bit. And the iris will sometimes flash while zooming. I've not seen that on the 24-105mm, so I think there is something to their claim to be constant aperature, but I have also noticed it's darker when zoomed all the way in.
 
The 24-105 is so sharp, that it can cause aliasing artifacts in some shots on C100/300 (the OLPF is not perfect). So you definitely don't need sharper lens.
 
the one negative i've found with the 24-105 is that it's not a true constant f4. zooming in you'll notice a dimming. it's smooth, but it's NOT an actual f4. the c100 again is the saving grace here. the 24-105 is my go to "controlled" environment" lens. so i won't be using it today for run around coverage of a triathlon. that goes to the sigma 18-250.
 
I carry both the 24-105 f4 L IS USM and the 24-70 f2.8 L USM lens at the same time with the C300. The 24-70 f2.8 is the first choice when I am using tripod. If it is handheld, then the 24-105 is used. If I am shooting at subjects against the light, then I choose the 24-70 f2.8. Also, the longer focal length of the 105 mm helps in certain run and gun situations. It also serves me as a backup. However, increasingly I am striving to use more of tripod based shots and using the 24-70. The results when projected in big screen is better.

I also use the 70-200 f2.8 L IS II USM lens when required, as well as the longer tele photo lenses.

There is a difference in the quality of the L series lenses. Not all of them are alike. One needs to choose each lens based on budget, quality requirements and convenience.
 
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