Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM - The Brick ON CROP SENSOR

[inspectoring]

Hi - during my research I came across a lot of threads where posters were contemplating using this lens on a crop sensor.

Would it be ok to request people who have this lens and a crop body to post their samples here to help out their friends here decide?

[LucasCK]

Good idea

[spotz04]

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Image Date: 2012-02-02 14:08:13 (no TZ)
Focal Length: 70mm
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure Time: 0.0025 s (1/400)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
White Balance: Manual
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Digital Photo Professional

Shot RAW. DPP sharpening is at 5 so there's still a little more room left to sharpen further. No post-processing applied.

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/yy173/go_pics/pics/cropbody_24-70-lg.jpg

100% crop of same image.

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/yy173/go_pics/pics/cropbody_24-70-sm.jpg

[kdw75]

I ordered mine just the other day and it will be here Monday. I will let you know what I think of it.

I have tried out the 17-55mm 2.8 IS and really wasn't that impressed with it. Don't get me wrong, it was a very nice lens, but the price just seemed too high for it to lack weather sealing and metal construction. I do plan to upgrade to a FF camera at some point and that was the final reason I went with the 24-70.

[ashikuli1]

Here are some of mine on a 60D

[mury]

This is the question I ask myself for quite long: Will 24-70mm be useful on
crop sensor? Especially in my case since I have the excellent 50mm 1.4 and
28mm/85mm both 1.8. So I will definitely swap lenses less with 24-70mm,
but is it worth the price? On FF no doubt, but on crop ….slightly wide to
short tele

[kdw75]

Having used both I must say that I find myself needing the extra reach to 70 mm while almost never needing anything wider than 24mm even on my crop sensor. Shooting family events is primarily when I need the 24mm and it works great.

[Nocturnus]

http://www.photo-mojo.net/gallery3/var/resizes/2011/04-30-2011/IMG_2807.jpg?m=1311050957

http://www.photo-mojo.net/gallery3/var/resizes/2011/06-18-2011/IMG_2856.jpg?m=1311050959

[kdw75]

http://www.photo-mojo.net/gallery3/var/resizes/2011/04-30-2011/IMG_2807.jpg?m=1311050957

http://www.photo-mojo.net/gallery3/var/resizes/2011/06-18-2011/IMG_2856.jpg?m=1311050959

Absolutely love the first shot. The colors and clarity are great.

[Nocturnus]

Thanks. Up until that shot, I was questioning that lens. After that. I loved it.

[neonspace]

Taken on a 400D (no filter). Heavy but colours are fantastic.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6815590103_0c507368bc_b.jpg