Canon 24-70 f2.8 L

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I just tested some footage inside with the Canon 24-70 f2.8 L lens and I don't know why many people are trying to use other lenses with adapters when Canon makes some very good lenses such as this lens.

After using this lens for video, I can't imagine buying anything else INSTEAD of this lens for this focal length.

Anything else that can shoot at least a constant F2.8 will be at least as much and most likely not as good.

I have used the Zeiss lenses and to me they seem soft in the edges..all of them.
And if you are using the 5D II, they may hit your mirror.

The Canon L lenses are sharp to the corners and very sharp comparitively at f2.8 and f4. Most everything else i have seen needs at least f4-5.6 before the sharpness kicks in.
 
And the rumor is that Canon will soon release the updated 24-70L that integrates their new hybrid IS technology. Now THAT will be the lens to have (if you're not all about primes, that is).

Though I must say that 24mm at the wide end is just not quite there for me on the 7D. On the 5DII, however…
 
stephenmick said:
And the rumor is that Canon will soon release the updated 24-70L that integrates their new hybrid IS technology. Now THAT will be the lens to have (if you're not all about primes, that is).

Though I must say that 24mm at the wide end is just not quite there for me on the 7D. On the 5DII, however…
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I agree, for really wide, you may want to go with something wider than 24 on the 7D, but from 24-70mm, why would any one want "something else". I don't get that.

Wider than 24mm, I don't see anything that blows me away, except for the Canon 14mm II f2.8 L

or the Canon 16-35 f2.8 II L
 
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The 17-40 f4L is also very nice even open all the way and it is a freak bargin at $700.

I have a set of leica primes I use which I love the feel of the heavy metal focus mechanism. I bet that is a real draw to people using Nikon and zeiss glass as well (that and the speed and manual aperature ring). It is also fun to change lenses ;)
 
For the 5D, I got this lens and loved it. However, I shoot handheld and it was too heavy so I sold it, top quality images and video though.
 
Same question here, how does the focus ring work on this Canon lens, is focussing repeatable with a follow focus system?
 
All the "L" lenses I've used(85,24,50) don't hard stop at infinity or the nearest focussing distance. This was the main reason I didn't go canon and went C/Y zeiss and a tokina11-16(for my wide) instead. I' ve never tried a canon L zoom though.
 
I use Tokina lenses on my Panasonic GH1 and they're great especially the 11-16 and manual focussing works great too, but when shooting handheld I am getting better results with the Panasonic kitlens because of its vibration reduction, then of course manual focussing is a pain due to the servo controlled focus ring (no hard stops), I am now considering getting a 7D as well and would prefer to use Canon lenses with hard stops on focus ring and vibration reduction.

Thanks for your answer.
 
RieniO said:
I use Tokina lenses on my Panasonic GH1 and they're great especially the 11-16 and manual focussing works great too, but when shooting handheld I am getting better results with the Panasonic kitlens because of its vibration reduction, then of course manual focussing is a pain due to the servo controlled focus ring (no hard stops), I am now considering getting a 7D as well and would prefer to use Canon lenses with hard stops on focus ring and vibration reduction.

Thanks for your answer.
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I have found it almost impossible to shoot handheld without some kind of support system. You may want to look at that first before you replace your GH1 with a camera that has the same issue. IS doesn't really solve anything.
 
The 17-40 f4L is also very nice even open all the way and it is a freak bargin at $700.
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Not sure I could justify paying $700 for a f/4 17-40 when for $300 more, you can get the f/2.8 17-55.
 
saneproductions said:
I have found it almost impossible to shoot handheld without some kind of support system. You may want to look at that first before you replace your GH1 with a camera that has the same issue. IS doesn't really solve anything.
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I use a handheld frame. With Tokina 11-16: too much shake. With Panasonic kitlens totally zoomed in at 140mm: fantastic calm images. IS makes a huge different.
 
I own a

- Canon EF 17-40 mm f/4L USM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens
- Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L
- Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Zoom Lens

All are extremely sharp and couldn't see myself going with any other lens !!



I'm looking to sell my brand new only put on the camera once Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Zoom Lens for $1400 if anyone is interested PM me. It was a christmas gift and well already have the focal range covered.
 
Any reason you've got both the 17-40L and 16-35L? The 17-40L is the budget version of the 16-35L, and has no benefit except 5mm of extra range.
 
"Any reason you've got both the 17-40L and 16-35L? The 17-40L is the budget version of the 16-35L, and has no benefit except 5mm of extra range."

Christmas present and you're actually gaining F1.2 of light.
 
How would you compare it with the 24-105 f4.0L? I hear great things about that lens as well, although it's not quite as fast. Do you feel you need the speed of the 24-70 over the greater focal length and IS?
 
Personally, I will never buy a zoom lens that does not offer some form of IS. It often makes the difference in having a shot that's usable versus one that's not. (Of course I shoot mostly handheld/run-gun stuff.)
 
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