Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM

[keith breazeal]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5685818435_fafe749a64_b.jpg

[binz]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4525684276_797c8c8f65_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bstong/4525684276/)
_MG_5750 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bstong/4525684276/) by binsin (http://www.flickr.com/people/bstong/), on Flickr

[x_tan]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5282/5686983342_4a897f9d01_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5686983342/)
Rhine, Germany (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5686983342/) by X_Tan (http://www.flickr.com/people/x_tan/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5686984236_74c3e088de_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5686984236/)
Rhine, Germany (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5686984236/) by X_Tan (http://www.flickr.com/people/x_tan/), on Flickr

[gregr2]

From Disney:
ISO 6400
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5029/5681842080_7a206d005a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregandmellina/5681842080/)
Its a Small World (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregandmellina/5681842080/) by Greg and Mellina (http://www.flickr.com/people/gregandmellina/), on Flickr

ISO12,800
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5225/5678022706_e522a93ea8_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregandmellina/5678022706/)
High ISO (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregandmellina/5678022706/) by Greg and Mellina (http://www.flickr.com/people/gregandmellina/), on Flickr

[Fricks]

wow thats amazing high iso results there

[dizzye36m3]

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1787/img6026h.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8725/img6003g.jpg

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/2498/img6002c.jpg

[angelIV]

key biscayne miami fl

[mattymx]

First day with my new 24-105. Lovin it!

http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy10/motohawk/_MG_5228.jpg

[x_tan]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5308/5689092231_e9583227b8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5689092231/)
Rhine, Germany (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5689092231/) by X_Tan (http://www.flickr.com/people/x_tan/), on Flickr

[tonyniev]

http://tonyniev.smugmug.com/Photography/Venetianblockparty50411/i-KKWBJFW/0/L/img_0147-L.jpg

[Jericobot]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5184/5689848000_cd91af1550.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jericobot/5689848000/)
D700 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jericobot/5689848000/) by Jericobot (http://www.flickr.com/people/jericobot/), on Flickr

[IanW]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5184/5689848000_cd91af1550.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jericobot/5689848000/)
D700 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jericobot/5689848000/) by Jericobot (http://www.flickr.com/people/jericobot/), on Flickr

You had to go and spoil it! :rolleyes: ;)

[TeleFragger]

You had to go and spoil it! :rolleyes: ;)

no he was pointing out that there is a camera out in the open and even the thieves dont want it!!!!!!! :lol:

[IanW]

I think that I got a good one!

First shots with my new toy.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5690961919_f84d47f01a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallerni/5690961919/)
24-105 Test Shots 03-05-11_2404 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallerni/5690961919/) by Ian and Nikki (http://www.flickr.com/people/wallerni/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5303/5691526862_2f0ca49bce_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallerni/5691526862/)
Roger 05052011_1394 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallerni/5691526862/) by Ian and Nikki (http://www.flickr.com/people/wallerni/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5225/5685131922_dd1e0cd407_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallerni/5685131922/)
24-105mm Test Shots (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallerni/5685131922/) by Ian and Nikki (http://www.flickr.com/people/wallerni/), on Flickr

Ian.

[GregoryF]

:lol:Look's good! I really am thinking about getting one of these and I am close to having the wife on board! I am curious. At what focal length and aperture were the dog and horse photo's shot at??

[angelIV]

just trying out the bokeh

[328iGuy]

just trying out the bokeh

Looks good to me! :cool::p

[x_tan]

EOS T2i @ 24mm
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5304/5693360334_c42d436496_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5693360334/)
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5693360334/) by X_Tan (http://www.flickr.com/people/x_tan/), on Flickr

[angelIV]

Looks good to me! :cool::p

Thanks

[IanW]

:lol:Look's good! I really am thinking about getting one of these and I am close to having the wife on board! I am curious. At what focal length and aperture were the dog and horse photo's shot at??

Dog was 4.5, horse was 6.3. You can click on images to go to flickr and see all EXIF data.

Ian.

[328iGuy]

Dog was 4.5, horse was 6.3. You can click on images to go to flickr and see all EXIF data.

Ian.

No EXIF data doesn't seem to be saved in the images themselves.

[NovusPhoto]

no he was pointing out that there is a camera out in the open and even the thieves dont want it!!!!!!!

Lol. Awesome!

[VisualUniverse]

Never planned to use this as a portrait lens. That all changed recently when I photographed sisters, ages 1 and 3. They were all over the place, so had to ditch the fixed focal length lenses and go with this zoom. Was impressed with the performance:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5030/5648648004_6c706bbbc0_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5190/5648648344_441fd1efdc_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5107/5648085187_739f130f8b_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5070/5648085413_e38780c915_z.jpg

[keith breazeal]

as a new owner, my initial impression is that this is one great lens and the IQ creates an image very accurately. These two shots are like I'm looking at them live. Color and contrast are better than expected.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5105/5686743392_8b9b750c65_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3120/5692029001_1b7639e6f4_b.jpg

[tamasvarga]

Never planned to use this as a portrait lens. That all changed recently when I photographed sisters, ages 1 and 3. They were all over the place, so had to ditch the fixed focal length lenses and go with this zoom. Was impressed with the performance:

Nice pictures and what a cute little girls... :D

[IanW]

No EXIF data doesn't seem to be saved in the images themselves.

It's a Flickr thing. :( The EXIF is not available in the embedded image, you have to go to Flickr and select EXIF data from the Action menu.

Ian.

[keith breazeal]

USAF RQ-4 Global Hawk

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3300/5694998731_ae4d56d6c5_b.jpg

[Jericobot]

Great aircraft shots

[toffiloff]

Snuck up too close for comfort on this one, but I rather enjoyed the results:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2345/5696036128_d078e2c1d6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/toffiloff/5696036128/)
Urban Cow (http://www.flickr.com/photos/toffiloff/5696036128/) by toffiloff (http://www.flickr.com/people/toffiloff/), on Flickr

[Jericobot]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2097/5697691016_173fd61ddc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jericobot/5697691016/)
FujiFilm instax mini (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jericobot/5697691016/) by Jericobot (http://www.flickr.com/people/jericobot/), on Flickr

[TeleFragger]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5027/5699670542_d7a8bca981_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56197228@N05/5699670542/)
BNiceItsMomDay (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56197228@N05/5699670542/) by TeleFragger / RootBreaker (http://www.flickr.com/people/56197228@N05/), on Flickr

[toffiloff]

Norway!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2076/5700336567_965d907995_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/toffiloff/5700336567/)
Omnious Clouds (http://www.flickr.com/photos/toffiloff/5700336567/) by toffiloff (http://www.flickr.com/people/toffiloff/), on Flickr

[keith breazeal]

weeks of cleaning up the winter storm damage

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2109/5701081473_30b708480e_b.jpg

[IanW]

Man, I am loving this lens!!!!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3454/5700048936_070e41efa7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallerni/5700048936/)
West Wood Bluebells 5348 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallerni/5700048936/) by Ian and Nikki (http://www.flickr.com/people/wallerni/), on Flickr

Ian.

[n4ck]

Borrowed this lens from my dad's friend for a week. It's sharp! I wish I could own one! Here's one of the first shots I've taken.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/5704004371_bb7b28afb1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nackphotography/5704004371/)
Kuma (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nackphotography/5704004371/) by NackPhotography (http://www.flickr.com/people/nackphotography/), on Flickr

[toffiloff]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2525/5705064436_ed1673ae80_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/toffiloff/5705064436/)
Early Morning, Nijmegen Central Station (http://www.flickr.com/photos/toffiloff/5705064436/) by toffiloff (http://www.flickr.com/people/toffiloff/), on Flickr

[reprazent]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3590/5697727648_fc3624f1fe_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tequilazu/5697727648/)

[Biological Contagion]

Borrowed this lens from my dad's friend for a week. It's sharp! I wish I could own one! Here's one of the first shots I've taken.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/5704004371_bb7b28afb1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nackphotography/5704004371/)
Kuma (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nackphotography/5704004371/) by NackPhotography (http://www.flickr.com/people/nackphotography/), on Flickr

Great shot! Brings me straight to the dog's eyes.

[Mr. Bill]

Shot taken at Durham Bulls Athletic Field last week. 3-shots stitched together.


http://mr-bill-photography.smugmug.com/Travel/North-Carolina/Durham/i-dqJXMQ2/0/XL/Durham-Bulls-Athletic-Park-XL.jpg

[x_tan]

Norway!

Nice, one of the place must visit!

Thanks for sharing

[mattymx]

http://mattymx.smugmug.com/photos/i-xwPxndT/0/XL/i-xwPxndT-XL.jpg

[theviper]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2629/5708565122_2d76596cb8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinnyburns/5708565122/)
Screen Shot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinnyburns/5708565122/) by vinnyburns (http://www.flickr.com/people/vinnyburns/), on Flickr

[mattymx]

http://www.mattymx.com/photos/i-bwXsZKD/0/XL/i-bwXsZKD-XL.jpg

[keith breazeal]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3311/5711347676_14807ee720_b.jpg

[Codes]

Just got this lens recently, one of the first shots I took :)
http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lke6m2hqXG1qet60ro1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId =AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1305295821&Signature=ADtPX5xPg8oS%2FqyBxknhmGCw%2B8M%3D

[nekrosoft13]

Nice, what is that

[n4ck]

Great shot! Brings me straight to the dog's eyes.

Thanks! Here are a few more:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2009/5712117739_b0c4e10283_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nackphotography/5712117739/)
Michael (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nackphotography/5712117739/) by NackPhotography (http://www.flickr.com/people/nackphotography/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2773/5712004431_5dacf919a7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nackphotography/5712004431/)
The Park (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nackphotography/5712004431/) by NackPhotography (http://www.flickr.com/people/nackphotography/), on Flickr

[Codes]

Nice, what is that

They're a fruit called rambutans =)

[angelIV]

They're a fruit called rambutans =)
wow i was not aware that rambutan is available in australia? import or locally grown?

[Natsu]

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z423/deemunar/24-105/IMG_0055.jpg

[fiebru1119]

I have a pic request from you guys!

Can anyone post pics of what 105mm on FF at f/4 looks like for a waist up portrait? Looking specifically what the bokeh and dof are like.. considering using this as a portrait zoom. The 24-70L seems too short for portraits even though its faster.

[328iGuy]

I have a pic request from you guys!

Can anyone post pics of what 105mm on FF at f/4 looks like for a waist up portrait? Looking specifically what the bokeh and dof are like.. considering using this as a portrait zoom. The 24-70L seems too short for portraits even though its faster.

If your interested I will do a direct trade for your 24-70L and you can test for yourself with a MINT lens? :D

[cueball]

I haven't been able to really get out and shoot much since I got my 1D3 last week. I was playing around in the office using ISO 3200 and fill flash with my 430EX. Noise reduction set to Color 25 in LR3. I'm still trying to get used to this camera's awesomeness :) Anyway, below is my mini Beagle looking pretty. 1D3 at 3200 ISO with 24-105 f4L IS at f4 and 84mm.

[Peteris]

http://i972.photobucket.com/albums/ae210/pberzk/016.jpg

I love this lens. This is a friends daughter on a trampoline. Apparently there was a little static electricity, and raised the hair.

[megrac]

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z423/deemunar/24-105/IMG_0055.jpg

Awesome shot :)

[Peteris]

http://i972.photobucket.com/albums/ae210/pberzk/022.jpg

Love the bokeh.

[andrewhuxman]

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t47/ahuxman58/2011/32bbc610.jpg

[tamasvarga]

@andrewhuxman - Great shot!:D

[VisualUniverse]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2176/5714513725_e155eb440a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/visual-universe/5714513725/in/photostream/)

[LeeRatters]

I have a pic request from you guys!

Can anyone post pics of what 105mm on FF at f/4 looks like for a waist up portrait? Looking specifically what the bokeh and dof are like.. considering using this as a portrait zoom. The 24-70L seems too short for portraits even though its faster.

off the top of my head, these i think

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/5136923956_de11925c43.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/5136923956/)
K-M Waiting for Zombies........ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/5136923956/) by Lee/Ratters (http://www.flickr.com/people/ratters445/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5227/5657288206_923386709f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/5657288206/)
Katie-May (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/5657288206/) by Lee/Ratters (http://www.flickr.com/people/ratters445/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5025/5656714221_1067eaa0d4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/5656714221/)
Keiran (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/5656714221/) by Lee/Ratters (http://www.flickr.com/people/ratters445/), on Flickr

[theviper]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2649/5716808372_bcd83c752e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinnyburns/5716808372/)
Hot Shot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinnyburns/5716808372/) by vinnyburns (http://www.flickr.com/people/vinnyburns/), on Flickr

[Jericobot]

Just in time for the weekend. Nice shot vinny

[theviper]

Just in time for the weekend. Nice shot vinny

Ha. Thanks. Just remember to blow it out carefully after all the Sambuca mishaps I have seen posted on youtube :-)
All the very best.
Vinny.

[328iGuy]

Just in time for the weekend. Nice shot vinny

no "pun" intended? :lol:

[fiebru1119]

@LeeRatters, thanks!

Now this lens is NOT weathersealed right?

[angelIV]

@LeeRatters, thanks!

Now this lens is NOT weathersealed right?

I thought it was, I may be wrong.

[VisualUniverse]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3324/5717114349_dea554263d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/visual-universe/5717114349/in/photostream/)

[Jericobot]

no "pun" intended? :lol:

Pun very intended, cheers!

[GregoryF]

I thought it was, I may be wrong.

It is weather sealed.

[x_tan]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3654/5718169732_30c7329b48_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5718169732/)
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5718169732/) by X_Tan (http://www.flickr.com/people/x_tan/), on Flickr

[theviper]

no "pun" intended? :lol:

:-)
All the very best.
Vinny.

[The Shaheen]

I looked at hundreds of threads in different forums about the 27-70mm and the 24-105mm..

Some great shots with both lenses..

The reach and the all round ability of the 24-105mm is unquestionable, over the 27-70mm's sharpness and f2.8..

There's been MANY times in the past, for a great shot, where i was stuck, and there just NOT enough natural light for a f4.0 lens, with IS or not..

Maybe, i am saying this, because i am still undecided and confused...

The reason for all these 'confused' ones may be, that what we really want from Canon is a :

Canon EF 24-105mm f.2.8 L IS USM MII...

WOW! That would be some lens...

[Katalyst]

I have the 24-70 2.8 and I love it, my works wonders but... I thought about this the other night, it isn't a very sensible decision between this one and the 24-105!? Unless you're a gear snob or just a idiot (like me) you're going for the 2.8 because hell, it's 2.8... That's awesome! But on the other hand the 24-105 gives you more reach, IS and be honest, constant aperture of f/4 still isn't bad!? I can't help myself but if I were able to think clear the 24-105 would be the obvious choice!

[reprazent]

It's a choice you have to make for yourself, do you really need 2.8? That's about the only advantage I think of. IQ wise I don't think one is much better than the other. It's heavier, has less reach and no IS. If f/4 is too slow, then f/2.8 probably can't save you either.

[The Shaheen]

I have the 24-70 2.8 and I love it, my works wonders but... I thought about this the other night, it isn't a very sensible decision between this one and the 24-105!? Unless you're a gear snob or just a idiot (like me) you're going for the 2.8 because hell, it's 2.8... That's awesome! But on the other hand the 24-105 gives you more reach, IS and be honest, constant aperture of f/4 still isn't bad!? I can't help myself but if I were able to think clear the 24-105 would be the obvious choice!


In a normal situation, in a town, village, near windows, there would be enough natural light... Or you would have time to pop a flash on..

I have seen photojournalistic pictures, from war zones or refugee camps, where you are NOT allowed flash, only natural light.. Or night time operations, where even an f.2.8 would struggle...

One great example was, sorry i don't have the link at hand.. This photographer took a shot in a refugee camp in Somalia, i think, by just opening a tiny flap from outside the tent (like an indian teepee), just pointed his lens in, without disturbing the patient inside, it was a shot of an ill woman lying in bed and the only shaft of light coming through was from the flap he opened.. and the light lit her face..

Stunning shot... 24-105mm would have been useless in that situation and even the 24-40mm..

Hate to think, he might have used an M9 and a Leica f1.8 prime...

That's why those lenses cost as much as they do...

[mitsu13gman]

My first post with this lens, a little guy who was on my bed last night. He was rather resistant to moving, so he became a model. Sadly, when I went to evict him in earnest, I found he had long since passed. :cry:

This was shot on a 5D2 with a Kenko 2x TC at minimum focus distance (manual focus with focus-confirmation. I used an Alien Bees ABR800 ring light to get the brightness for the shot:

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/6690/newburyportmacro0027.jpg

This was JUST barely resized down from a 100% crop - the original crop was 1159 on the long edge to the 800 on this image. I did apply sharpening, but as anybody who's tried to sharpen a blurry image before knows, it just calls attention to a lack of sharpness. I still intend to pick up some extension tubes, but this does a fantastic job given the compromises a 2x TC puts on a lens, especially one like this!

[Fricks]

i love using this lens for macro

[peterbj7]

I don't see the big debate between f4.0 and f2.8. There really isn't that much difference, and as high-ISO capabilities of cameras keep rising that difference becomes moot. There's virtually nothing I can do with my Tamron 28-75 f2.8 that I can't also do as well with my 24-105 f4.0. And when it comes to just sticking a camera through a hole in a tent, that's very hit and miss. I've taken shots (a bit) like that in the past with my Minox 35ML, as well as many shots in tombs etc, always without flash. It usually comes down to technique.

I recently bought the 28-75 for a particular project, but to be honest it's more useful for its restricted depth of field than for its light-gathering properties. My walk-around lens on my FF camera will continue to be my 24-105, just as the walk-around lens on my crop camera will remain the 15-85. Even though that lens isn't particularly fast, AND has a variable f-number. I find it very easy to get good shots with it even in low light, just as I do with the 24-105.

[AzzKicker]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2507/5719077124_c84c0d7791.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rubenzamora/5719077124/)
RDZ_3642 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rubenzamora/5719077124/) by Ruben Zamora (http://www.flickr.com/people/rubenzamora/), on Flickr

[VisualUniverse]

Maybe, i am saying this, because i am still undecided and confused...

My 24-105mm f/4L came with my 5D Mark II. Initially, I hardly ever used the lens and contemplated selling it to fund a 24-70mm f/2.8L. Recently, however, I have used the 24-105 frequently and am warming up to it. I no longer plan to sell it. I'm still up in the air on whether or not I should add the 24-70mm f/2.8L to my collection.

[randy98mtu]

I have recently discovered the 24-105 is my favorite lens for video on my 7D. I only shoot short clips of the kids, but the IS and range are invaluable, and you can turn the shutter speed down for video and use it in a wider range of lighting conditions. I also like the 24-105 for shooting stills of the kids playing in the yard. The 70-200 is a bit long for my yard but it's nice to have a zoom. I'm still very happy to have this lens in my bag.

[peterbj7]

I primarily use my 24-105 on my FF body, but recently I've started using it on my crop body and I really like it. It has no wide end of course, but at the long end it gives FFE 168 which is very useful.

[x_tan]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2219/5718126012_bb1baf13c5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5718126012/)
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5718126012/) by X_Tan (http://www.flickr.com/people/x_tan/), on Flickr

[x_tan]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3526/5722142041_e51842980e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5722142041/)
Milford Sound, New Zealand (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5722142041/) by X_Tan (http://www.flickr.com/people/x_tan/), on Flickr

[Fricks]

Thats such a amazing place you live!!!

[x_tan]

No, this is Ricardo222 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/member.php?u=239172)'s backyard :D, I'm from Australia ;)

[Fricks]

No, this is Ricardo222 (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/member.php?u=239172)'s backyard :D, I'm from Australia ;)

Oh. Well Australia is also a amazing place.

[mitsu13gman]

Okay, I will admit, I was REALLY skeptical about having IS in a 24mm focal length, but here's an image I took yesterday with a 1 second (!!!) exposure, handheld. I was sitting on a rock with my elbows braced against my knees, but still, there's NO way I could have gotten this without IS or a tripod. The second is a 50% crop. I thought 100% was asking a bit much, but this should print up very well at 8x10, and probably look decent at 17x12 if I wanted to:

Full Image:
http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/9071/perkinscove0038.jpg

50% Crop:
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/2220/perkinscove003850.jpg

[The Shaheen]

I have the 24-70 2.8 and I love it, my works wonders but... I thought about this the other night, it isn't a very sensible decision between this one and the 24-105!? Unless you're a gear snob or just a idiot (like me) you're going for the 2.8 because hell, it's 2.8... That's awesome! But on the other hand the 24-105 gives you more reach, IS and be honest, constant aperture of f/4 still isn't bad!? I can't help myself but if I were able to think clear the 24-105 would be the obvious choice!

[QUOTE=mitsu13gman;12414385]Okay, I will admit, I was REALLY skeptical about having IS in a 24mm focal length, but here's an image I took yesterday with a 1 second (!!!) exposure, handheld. I was sitting on a rock with my elbows braced against my knees, but still, there's NO way I could have gotten this without IS or a tripod. The second is a 50% crop. I thought 100% was asking a bit much, but this should print up very well at 8x10, and probably look decent at 17x12 if I wanted to:


Congrats to the IS and the photographer... Great picture..

Checked it at 300%, can't see any obvious shake..

Careful there's some vignetting coming in from the top left and right corners..

Strange, as i presuming you shot this with an FF camera, looking at your gear..

You could also improve it a lot with some PP work, levels, contrast and some popping colours..

[Katalyst]

It was shot at f/13, I can hardly imagine there will be any vignetting unless something is blocking the view?

[mitsu13gman]

Congrats to the IS and the photographer... Great picture..

Checked it at 300%, can't see any obvious shake..

Careful there's some vignetting coming in from the top left and right corners..

Strange, as i presuming you shot this with an FF camera, looking at your gear..

You could also improve it a lot with some PP work, levels, contrast and some popping colours..

Thanks for the complements! In the 100% crop, it's not perfectly sharp, but as I said, it'll print up nicely.

The vignetting is from the circular polarizer I was using. It's odd in that it only shows up when the light angle is just right. I'll invest in a good thin polarizer one of these days, but if I print 8x10 (or any 4x5 equivalent,) it'll be gone from the shot anyway.

And absolutely, it needs some lovin' to make it 100%, but I'm focused on my print output these days, so I'll target for that when I do my next run.

And yes, this was shot on the 5D2. I really did agonize over this lens-buying decision. The 24-105 is not one of those lenses that gets the sentimental adoration that even the Sigma 50 and 85 1.4s do. And having shot with nothing slower than f/2.8 since starting in the DSLR world about two and a half years ago, I was VERY nervous about being limited to f/4. Some people even suggest that there's some copy variation with this particular design, to the point that they suspect sharpness issues. But I'd shot with the Sigma 24-60 in the past on my 1D3 and I really didn't feel that the 24-70 would give a broad enough range of focal lengths to be able to leave the 70-200 behind.

Having spent a week or so with it now, I know that my copy comfortably out-resolves my 5D2, and it is at the very worst my 2nd-sharpest lens to the 300 2.8, but I'd probably call it a tie. The contrast and color are excellent, it does a beautiful job with people, and it's light and compact enough to hang off of one wrist and not worry about it.

Just as I feel that the 16-35II is the best walk-around lens on the APS-H crop bodies, I think the 24-105 is nearly the ultimate all-purpose lens on the 5D2. And honestly, shots like that beach shot or the earlier macro shot I did are unexpected surprises for me with this lens.


The true irony in all of this is that I was originally in the pre-order for the 5D2 kit, and now it looks like that will be my primary rig. Well, it only took 30 months to come full-circle! :-)

[peterbj7]

The 24-105 is not one of those lenses that gets the sentimental adoration that even the Sigma 50 and 85 1.4s do

I think that's simply because it has been included with some bodies as a "kit" lens, and in some people's minds that makes it not really worthy, and its use a sign that the photographer isn't discriminating. But when I bought my 5D this lens wasn't packaged with it in a kit and I made a positive decision to buy it. I was a bit concerned about its performance at one point, but I was merely being paranoid and blaming my poor technique on the lens. I now think it's a superb lens.

Interestingly I don't regard the 16-35 as the "natural" lens for a crop body. For me that's the 15-85, another superb and under-rated lens (probably just because it doesn't sport a red ring).

[Jericobot]

SOOC
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3533/5725563030_af7158a419.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jericobot/5725563030/)
Beverage of Choice (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jericobot/5725563030/) by Jericobot (http://www.flickr.com/people/jericobot/), on Flickr

[The Shaheen]

SOOC
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3533/5725563030_af7158a419.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jericobot/5725563030/)
Beverage of Choice (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jericobot/5725563030/) by Jericobot (http://www.flickr.com/people/jericobot/), on Flickr


SOOC, That's, Straight-Out-Of the Can is it?? :p

I had to repost that picture again, proof that the IS works fine even after a can of beer (or maybe two)..

I agree that the 24-105mm suffers, because of being 'given away' as a kit lens... But my doubts were, because it was an f4 and it had a protruding zoom, the inner body extending when zoomed.. I swore ages ago, that i would never buy a lens that's less than f2.8.. This where the 24-70mm jumps in, with f2.8 and a considerable reputation amongst Landscape shooters, who don't usually need a Walkabout lens.. and the reach..

I used the Tamron 28-75mm for 4 years on a 20D body and a Full Frame... Superb lens optically, but again with extending zoom and a plasticky body, making it feel more flimsy somehow..

To me, 16-35mm f2.8 MII feels like a combination made-in-heaven on a full frame body... Some who own it would swear, that's one of Canon's sharpest lenses.. Even better than the 70-200mm f2.8 IS USM... I couldn't take any crap shots with lens and i tried hard, even after few beers.. I find the distortion on it is part of the fun..

I can understand though, someone who owns a cropped body, would feel the same about the 15-85mm, which seems to get 9/10 in all the reviews i have seen.. Yes i think there's a snobbish value with the L lenses..

I also think there's too much emphasis on 'Sharpness' these days, maybe we are being spoilt by pin-sharp lenses.. If you look at the best pictures in the history of photography, most of them were out-of-focus, but they had "Content'..

I hope i am not opening another can-of-worms here..

[Peteris]

http://i972.photobucket.com/albums/ae210/pberzk/bookers1.jpg

Composition could have been better, I know. Hand held when a tripod would have been much better. Flash bounced off the left adjoining wall.

[cptrios]

Hey guys, just a painful story to tell:

About a month and a half ago, before I left France to return home, I picked up a Zeiss 35-70 and decided to sell my 24-105 (with which I had frankly never been that happy...I don't feel right with an all-purpose zoom anymore). I got it pretty cheap, as it suffered from the traditional serious zoom creep and had a cracked focus window, so I put it on the market for 500€, or a bit over $700 (around $50 less than I paid). I was very honest in the ad, and immediately had a bunch of people jumping at it given that $700 is a ridiculously low price in Europe.

So I finally decided on this guy who seemed very nice (he teaches at a school very near to another school at which I once taught), and who was willing to drive 2.5 hours (and pay cash) to me just to get the lens. So he shows up with his girlfriend in tow, we sit and talk for about an hour about photography, and we both leave thrilled at the whole deal. He gets a huge bargain, and I don't have to stick the 24-105 in my bag for the plane home! I even offered to ship him a replacement for the cracked focus window when I got home (they cost around $10).

So weeks go by, I arrive home, and I get an e-mail from him. Apparently the zoom creep bothered him more than he'd though, so he tried to repair the lens himself. He of course broke off a piece (from his description, one of the big contact ribbons) and rendered it useless. He just sent it off to Canon, where they'll repair it "for a large price." That e-mail made me physically sad!

Moral of the story: lens repair is for people who know what they're doing!

[LeeRatters]

i successfully repaired the first lens i took apart :) i don't think i'd touch an L though...... :lol: :lol:

[peterbj7]

That's usually the cheapest way to get a second lens - dismantle one. You usually have enough parts left over after you're reassembled it to make another.

[navydoc]

This is a hand held 1 sec exposure at the Orange Empire Railroad Museum. I had the lens mounted on my 1Ds Mk II. Aperature was f4 and iso 400.

http://genelewis.smugmug.com/Photography/HDR-High-Dynamic-Range-photos/1s/1013083101_WecpW-XL.jpg

[Jericobot]

Nice shot gene

[TeleFragger]

^^ i agree.. my first look... saw the seats and thought hdr... nice colors...

[tomrf]

the tiger, shot last saturday
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/5732650152_aae362a2cf.jpg

[A5forfighting]

Nice looking Jaguar ^

[keith breazeal]

From the Chino Planes of Fame airshow(Southern California)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/5732090907_6e16dfca8e_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/5732635596_74660202bd_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2240/5720979033_f11fbf8552_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/5720978549_57f33092c0_b.jpg

[theviper]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2433/5734789625_cc9b2128f6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinnyburns/5734789625/)
Best Shot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vinnyburns/5734789625/) by vinnyburns (http://www.flickr.com/people/vinnyburns/), on Flickr

[TeleFragger]

something totally different..
water supposed to fill bottom... go up and spin the eye.... then funnel down.. comes out through the top skull with tongue....



http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3380/5734930791_a71572d28d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56197228@N05/5734930791/)
SkullsInSkulls3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56197228@N05/5734930791/) by TeleFragger / RootBreaker (http://www.flickr.com/people/56197228@N05/), on Flickr

[Denis99]

Just bought a used 24 - 105 this week, first real opportunity to use it today.

http://denis99.zenfolio.com/img/v24/p862292711-5.jpg

[toffiloff]

Summer Palace, again. Heavy crop and the lake was blown out as hell before I could recover it in PP.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3521/5736193914_beb18eb335_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/toffiloff/5736193914/)
Yu Feng Pagoda (http://www.flickr.com/photos/toffiloff/5736193914/) by toffiloff (http://www.flickr.com/people/toffiloff/), on Flickr

[MattRaizoku]

Will have mine by next week, is so excited!

[GregoryF]

Just bought this lens. It is shipping tommorrow. I will soon have something to add to this thread!

[reprazent]

...and the lake was blown out as hell before I could recover it in PP.


Always tricky when you have a very bright sun and water to deal with.

One taken in HK:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5147/5740724149_7245e17c52_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tequilazu/5740724149/)

[dizzye36m3]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5741389410_194a9a7cde_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5741389410/)
IMG_6658 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/zippychance/5741389410/) by ShandizTookIt (http://www.flickr.com/people/zippychance/), on Flickr

[keith breazeal]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2453/5742380378_0f50342180_b.jpg

[mattymx]

This is from this last week at work. Taken from the flight deck of the Bonhomme Richard aircraft carrier.

http://www.mattymx.com/photos/i-CCk8K3k/0/XL/i-CCk8K3k-XL.jpg

[BrianP]

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g474/brianpeters33/kite.jpg?t=1305996605

[BrianP]

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g474/brianpeters33/3.jpg?t=1305999838

[Sydor25]

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/FW_Dinosaurs_4.12.11-115_8x10.jpg

[megrac]

Shot with a 60D @f/5, 100% version here (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3532/5735930071_11a0492186_o.jpg)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3532/5735930071_fce9e9b706_b.jpg

[reprazent]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5748313700_1633d38ece_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tequilazu/5748313700/)

[GregoryF]

:)Mine will be delivered tomorrow morning!

[RogWarham]

http://www.bladecomms.com/samples/20100705-IMG_8529B.jpg

Rog

[Sydor25]

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Las_Vegas_1.23.10-186.jpg

[The Shaheen]

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Las_Vegas_1.23.10-186.jpg


Beautiful shot and Post-production... I see a mild soupcon of HDR in there... Correct??

[hmongstang]

I been having wet dreams about this lens for along time. well, untill the 70-200 2.8 is II came out.

[Fricks]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2138/5721919883_9beb7e57d8_b.jpg

[The Shaheen]

I been having wet dreams about this lens for along time. well, untill the 70-200 2.8 is II came out.


Personal issues aside :lol:... You should buy both and then the 16-35mm f.2.8 MII..

Then you can upgrade to Full Frame with your Holy Trinity already covered.. And use the 7D as a secondary camera..

[Perry Ge]

Yeah, I'd say it's a pretty good lens :p. Best travel lens ever when paired with the 5D. From a recent trip to the Canadian east coast.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2683/5752876816_8a49a30ea2_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5752389731_12c204fcbd_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2749/5752263245_6cd587439e_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2048/5752627898_6d6736383f_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5750389933_49db0f2e4f_b.jpg

[x_tan]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3180/5754571928_d723dc863b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5754571928/)
Milford Sound, New Zealand (http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5754571928/) by X_Tan (http://www.flickr.com/people/x_tan/), on Flickr

[Peteris]

Saturday afternoon beer.

http://i972.photobucket.com/albums/ae210/pberzk/005-1.jpg

[VisualUniverse]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5064/5756776121_6c7546c95c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/visual-universe/5756776121/in/photostream)

[kipliq]

Universal Island of Adventure April 2011

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i337/kipliq/Universal%20Orlando/_MG_7166.jpg

http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i337/kipliq/Universal%20Orlando/_MG_7176.jpg

[MattRaizoku]

Recieved mine two days ago weather has been crappy so I'm just test shooting it for the moment, but the lense is amazing =3 Absolutely worth the money. =D

[TeleFragger]

Saturday afternoon beer.

http://i972.photobucket.com/albums/ae210/pberzk/005-1.jpg

makes me want a red stripe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lovely pic.. and i can taste the beer!!!!!!!!!!
;)

[winmazing]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3184/5714720217_2128d04cf5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/winmazing/5714720217/in/photostream)

[angelIV]

^^ nice, thailand ?

[JoelBosco]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2261/5774260742_0f966077d4_b.jpg

[winmazing]

^^ nice, thailand ?

Close. In Siem Riep - Cambodia. Angkor Wat sunset is amazing!

[Highlight_Photography]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=535786&stc=1&d=1306756960

[Mr. Bill]

Door found at base of Bok Tower

http://mr-bill-photography.smugmug.com/Travel/Florida/Lake-Wales/i-NSWFZzj/0/L/May-29-2011-IMG1780-7-L.jpg

[TeleFragger]

Door found at base of Bok Tower

http://mr-bill-photography.smugmug.com/Travel/Florida/Lake-Wales/i-NSWFZzj/0/L/May-29-2011-IMG1780-7-L.jpg

love the colors

[silvrr]

Picked up this lens yesterday and loving it so far.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5070/5776707262_720337ceda_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adammrugacz/5776707262/)
Chicago Skyline - Week 21 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adammrugacz/5776707262/) by Adam.Mrugacz (http://www.flickr.com/people/adammrugacz/), on Flickr

[Sydor25]

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Las_Vegas_1.25.10-0912_6x18.jpg

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/Las_Vegas_1.25.10-1216_8x10.jpg

[ching]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5264/5779107839_73cdcec053_b.jpg

[toffiloff]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5783442378_03051f114c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/toffiloff/5783442378/)
Last House on the Hill (http://www.flickr.com/photos/toffiloff/5783442378/) by toffiloff (http://www.flickr.com/people/toffiloff/), on Flickr

[keith breazeal]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2001/5783830962_524cb06351_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3582/5783712922_67299b695d_b.jpg

[Peteris]

http://i972.photobucket.com/albums/ae210/pberzk/038.jpg

[GregoryF]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5146/5783442378_03051f114c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/toffiloff/5783442378/)
Last House on the Hill (http://www.flickr.com/photos/toffiloff/5783442378/) by toffiloff (http://www.flickr.com/people/toffiloff/), on Flickr

Beautiful photo!

[x_tan]

Last House on the Hill[/url] by toffiloff (http://www.flickr.com/people/toffiloff/), on Flickr

Nice!

[Natsu]

This is the only lens I use for studio shoots!

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z423/deemunar/Eva_Profile_120.jpg

[silvrr]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5030/5792118310_3e9e7eda79_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adammrugacz/5792118310/)
Lake Shore Drive (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adammrugacz/5792118310/) by Adam.Mrugacz (http://www.flickr.com/people/adammrugacz/), on Flickr