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

[mizouse]

man, some of these pictures make me wish i went with the 24-70 over the 17-55

[Rehuel]

man, some of these pictures make me wish i went with the 24-70 over the 17-55


You get what you pay for. :wink:

[mizouse]

You get what you pay for. :wink:

they're about the same price thou? about a $100 difference

[Dorman]

man, some of these pictures make me wish i went with the 24-70 over the 17-55

There are many great shots in here, I debated long and hard between the 24-70 and the 17-55 and really both produce great results. While the L-snob in me pained for the 24-70 and I really would have preferred the build from it, I chose simply based on the focal length. I had to remind myself that many of the images I loved in here were shot on a FF or 1.3 crop camera. Now, down the road maybe I chose wrong, but for now I'm happy with my choice

[Zebceponaf]

can't wait. mine's in the mail.

[arok]

^^ mine is too!

[solecal123]

I am on the fence whether to get this lens or not...i heard that there are some bad copies of this lens...is this true? and have they fixed the problems? what date code would ensure a sharp copy? thanks

[ieatstars]

I am on the fence whether to get this lens or not...i heard that there are some bad copies of this lens...is this true? and have they fixed the problems? what date code would ensure a sharp copy? thanks
That's the first time I've heard about bad copies of this lens. Odd. If you're FF, I'd highly recommend this lens. I almost never want/need to take it off.

[stevegreen]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2096/2313778729_fa2ba52a60_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_green/2313778729/)

So very impressed with this lens!!!

[WillK]

I just had the 17-55 for a couple days, after comparing and comparing some more I returned it and got the 24-70! :D
I love this lens!


man, some of these pictures make me wish i went with the 24-70 over the 17-55

[spamster]

You know what helped me decide on this lens? The red ring and this thread. Hahaha. 7mm extra ... I just went with the Sigma UW to cover that.

[Zebceponaf]

well I just shot with this news lens at our bbq tonight and I'm pretty impressed. Was using high iso so sharpness wasn't all to visible, but colors, WOW, colors come straight out of this lens amazing!

[Sfordphoto]

cute pics

Some recent random shots with 24-70mm and 30D. Love the versatility of this lens.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/206/521047559_8d86c14a51_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/229/485862021_cce75023c3_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/485672985_740e0c0a95_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/212/445590463_2346b99f53_o.jpg

[Sfordphoto]

Man, when I move to FF, would love to add this lens...otherwise 17-55 is where I'll be :)

[Sfordphoto]

You get what you pay for. :wink:

Thing is, they're both around $1000

[Sfordphoto]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2341/2256348899_e1e12da343_o.jpg

very nice

[Rehuel]

Thing is, they're both around $1000

On one of them, you are paying for the IS and not the image quality. I'm not saying that it isn't a great lens, i've seen damn good photography with it but it does not have the same IQ as the 24-70. If you shot both, you'd see the difference.

[Rehuel]

I shot this one today.

[Zebceponaf]

Man, when I move to FF, would love to add this lens...otherwise 17-55 is where I'll be :)

I used to think the same thing, then I realized that a 24-70L and a 10-20 Sigma is going to be a killer combo.

[Mum2J&M]

On one of them, you are paying for the IS and not the image quality. I'm not saying that it isn't a great lens, i've seen damn good photography with it but it does not have the same IQ as the 24-70. If you shot both, you'd see the difference.

I believe this is true as well. After having owned the 24-70L, 17-55 IS and the 24-105L, I definitely think the IS makes a difference in IQ. That's why the 24-105L went back even though I sometimes still struggle with handshake. I just have to make up for it in other ways.

[Mum2J&M]

Not sure why I'm posting this as this is definitely NOT one of my favorite images with this lens. I just recently got it back again and am trying to learn more about my 430EX. I'm clearly in the dark (ha, ha :rolleyes:). Clearly underexposed and tried to make up for it in PP. My WB is off as well.

http://Priors.smugmug.com/photos/264225787_3tB7T-L.jpg

[thrash_273]

downtown baltimore.

[fz_za]

Not sure why I'm posting this as this is definitely NOT one of my favorite images with this lens. I just recently got it back again and am trying to learn more about my 430EX. I'm clearly in the dark (ha, ha :rolleyes:). Clearly underexposed and tried to make up for it in PP. My WB is off as well.

...


Doesn't look too bad to me!

[tonylong]

Not sure why I'm posting this as this is definitely NOT one of my favorite images with this lens. I just recently got it back again and am trying to learn more about my 430EX. I'm clearly in the dark (ha, ha :rolleyes:). Clearly underexposed and tried to make up for it in PP. My WB is off as well.

Your Exif data isn't viewable, and since you've touched it up in PP it's hard to say what happened!

How was your white balance set? If it was set to Auto and you were mixing your flash with indoor lighting it might explain your WB problem. As far as being underexposed, we would need to see your settings to guess at that as well, including whether you used any flash exposure compensation.

If you could post the original untouched image with exif attached or you supplying your settings, it could help us to give you feedback!

[Fabrian]

Not sure why I'm posting this as this is definitely NOT one of my favorite images with this lens. I just recently got it back again and am trying to learn more about my 430EX. I'm clearly in the dark (ha, ha :rolleyes:). Clearly underexposed and tried to make up for it in PP. My WB is off as well.

http://Priors.smugmug.com/photos/264225787_3tB7T-L.jpg

Looks like you bounced the ceiling. I've been experimenting with the 430 myself lately too. What I find myself liking is the following (for head shots and such): set your camera (in custom functions) to use 1/250th for flash, turn on the "H>>" on your flash (need that setting for 1/250th), set flash head to 60 degrees and set exposure on the flash +2/3. (Av mode of course)

I'm a freakin noob with the flash stuff so far, but since you like the eyes, I find the former settings mentioned to my liking. Try it!

Now all you pro's can bash me :lol:

[Mum2J&M]

Can't hurt. I'll give it a try next time. It was bounced off the ceiling and I was in the kids bathroom. I'm having difficulty exposing properly I think because I'm thrown off by my new 40D and am just having a heck of a time with my flash. I also really need to start (and keep) shooting in RAW. Thanks for the help. Hmmm... wonder where my exif went. I'm pretty sure I didn't use NeatImage for this one.

Anyway, here's another I took today with the pop-up as fill (bad habit, I know). I just can't resist his eyes and perfect skin. Poor kid must be so sick of the camera. His older brother won't even let me near him with the camera anymore.

http://Priors.smugmug.com/photos/264788280_gsFDe-L.jpg

100% crop

http://Priors.smugmug.com/photos/264837382_kt6oa-L.jpg

[Mum2J&M]

Oh man. That picture was HUGE! Sorry. :o

EXIF for first pic was...

Exposure Time 0.0062s (1/160)
Aperture f/3.2
ISO 400
Focal Length 70mm

[gospastic]

I just realized how good this lens performs wide open:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2122/2328269152_c6a52e1d6b_b.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2122/2328269152_635dcb3320_o.jpg)

34mm, f/2.8, 1/400s, ISO 400

[Bukka]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2106/2327816639_b4ac53c644_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2417/2322599999_e8c735f157_o.jpg

[BJWOK]

that's it. i am getting one.

no, i mean it, i am on ebay now and am not signing out until i find one!

[leninglass]

Here is more archive pictures for you guys!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2379/2326967385_8e9ae6bde4.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2313880914_bcaaeb9c3d.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2146/2313062729_1576606241.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2329/2313060201_c7e674f482.jpg

[crosswire80]

I have a chance of buying this off someone and saving around $700 retail..should i make the plunge.My current 30d doesnt have much lens selection except the 50mm and kit lens.plus ill be going to italy in the fall.so should i should i not get this lens...very tempting.?

[Tareq]

I have a chance of buying this off someone and saving around $700 retail..should i make the plunge.My current 30d doesnt have much lens selection except the 50mm and kit lens.plus ill be going to italy in the fall.so should i should i not get this lens...very tempting.?

This lens is must. go for it, it is my best and first L zoom lens

[steelhead_killer]

24-70mm f2.8...

[crosswire80]

is this lens good enough for taking on trips.like etc..architecture etc..landscapes..low light

[Phil Light]

I have a chance of buying this off someone and saving around $700 retail..should i make the plunge.My current 30d doesnt have much lens selection except the 50mm and kit lens.plus ill be going to italy in the fall.so should i should i not get this lens...very tempting.?

If I could save $700 I'd buy a second one!

[Phil Light]

is this lens good enough for taking on trips.like etc..architecture etc..landscapes..low light

I don't think you could ask for a better lens for these situations.

[Tareq]

is this lens good enough for taking on trips.like etc..architecture etc..landscapes..low light

When i travel, the first lens will be ultrawide like 10-22 on crop body or 16-35 on FF, and then 24-70 for both crop and ff.

[BJWOK]

well i got one! for 1500 aussie dollars, now i am just waiting on postage! woohoo

[i_am_hydrogen]

Is it sharp enough for ya? I barely applied any USM.
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/1602/pinkrose4uh6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Adamora]

Is it sharp enough for ya? I barely applied any USM.
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/1602/pinkrose4uh6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Dear god! thats beautifull.

[austincabot]

Is it sharp enough for ya? I barely applied any USM.

So you only autofocused a little? :lol:

[Mum2J&M]

So you only autofocused a little? :lol:

I take it they mean "unsharp mask," not "USM"?

[Dorman]

I take it they mean "unsharp mask," not "USM"?

I'd say so!

On a side note, I went through this gallery yesterday to fuel my excitement. I have a 24-70 on the way and I'm stoked - swapped my recently acquired 17-55 for it. To add to my excitement a photog friend stopped by last night with a rented 24-70 so I got to play with a copy that isn't mine to get me through the shipping wait blues. :)

[austincabot]

I take it they mean "unsharp mask," not "USM"?

Yup - just being funny. ;)

[ieatstars]

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/suuupra/Untitled-1copycopy.jpg

[leninglass]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2326/2341429734_8b9c060d41.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2089/2341440454_ffec927676.jpg

A few more! =) I love this lens! Aside from the weight of it, its well worth each pound. ha

[blam]

that first photo is adorable.

[leninglass]

Hey thanks BLAM!

[suyenfung]

just got mine tonight. whoa. i thought the 17-55 was good, but this is in a different class. build, iq, focus, everything about it screams quality. i tested it very quickly in the studio -

http://www.inluxcreative.com/images/uploads/potn/08.03.19_10.10.44.jpg

oh and ieatstars I LOVE YOUR PICTURES.

[Mycroft]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2294/2345263266_68da930765_o.jpg

[DJOZ]

Great shot Mycroft almost looks 3D, I love my 24-70

[JCheungPhoto]

I give up trying to hold back the temptation...I am going to have to get this lens...

[Sfordphoto]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/rickrockin/_B9K1952.jpg

wouldn't mind getting a pair...of this lens of course

[JCheungPhoto]

wouldn't mind getting a pair...of this lens of course

;) haha

[Dorman]

I give up trying to hold back the temptation...I am going to have to get this lens...

Resist not, it is THAT good. Mine should arrive in the next couple days. :)

[Tareq]

I give up trying to hold back the temptation...I am going to have to get this lens...

It is a must Canon L zoom to have, i will recommend it as first L zoom to get no doubt, it is my first L as well ;)

[TaDa]

God I love my 24-70. I feel sorry for the folks that say that theirs is soft at 2.8

I know it's not a duck, but it's raining like nuts outside and I'll eventually find some ducks to shoot :). Just the usual Canon lens cap. Just to show mine at 2.8, 1/100 handheld, no flash, ISO 800 at 59mm.

http://lh4.google.com/nytada/R-G3ozzXZFI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/OeXsM4osSIQ/s800/cap.jpg

[JCheungPhoto]

It is a must Canon L zoom to have, i will recommend it as first L zoom to get no doubt, it is my first L as well ;)

I sorta subscribe to that buy once and be satisfied for awhile theory =) Gonna get this and the 70-200 f2.8L with a 5D hopefully

[BrantG]

I sorta subscribe to that buy once and be satisfied for awhile theory =) Gonna get this and the 70-200 f2.8L with a 5D hopefully
Certainly is a good combo.

[suyenfung]

Resist not, it is THAT good. Mine should arrive in the next couple days. :)

so you ditched the 17-55?

[BJWOK]

i just received mine here at work and first thing i will say is did someone order heavy? goodness me! travel = no.

[Tareq]

Congrats to all who got this great glass!
Enjoy it and show us more ;-)

[tomhide]

One of those sleepless nights, I drove down the road to played around with my camera and Sekonic lightmeter :)
Shots taken around 1am on Moday... I was about the only person here haha.

5D + 24-70L

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8475/1sydnightlightmeter6copxt6.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/8196/2sydnightlightmeter4uv5.jpg

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8351/3sydnightlightmeter3he2.jpg

[Dorman]

so you ditched the 17-55?

I did, just couldn't get on with it - the build feel was a real turn off, the IQ didn't wow really (I found the images flat).

[JCheungPhoto]

I did, just couldn't get on with it - the build feel was a real turn off, the IQ didn't wow really (I found the images flat).

we have one at my yearbook staff as a secondary option but no-one likes here because how flimsy it seems compared to the 16-35L (so I just use that and crop a little)

[rsmedley]

Yeah I know it's not really known as a portrait lens but it works pretty well for me:

http://www.smedphoto.com/images.net/test/IMG_3344.jpg

[suyenfung]

I did, just couldn't get on with it - the build feel was a real turn off, the IQ didn't wow really (I found the images flat).

right on. now that i have this one i can't blame you!

[Tareq]

Yeah I know it's not really known as a portrait lens but it works pretty well for me:

http://www.smedphoto.com/images.net/test/IMG_3344.jpg

to me it is one great portraits lens, good shot!

[JCheungPhoto]

this'll be a potential buy later...I can't afford it since I need the 70-200 f2.8L more, gonna need a lighter travel lens as well, maybe the 24-105 (colors and pop seem fairly similiar)

[gospastic]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/2345029082_e9b4f1bda5_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2300/2338448553_5942d94faf_b.jpg

[Dorman]

right on. now that i have this one i can't blame you!

IQ I find there's no comparison between the two - I rented a 24-70 last weekend which cemeted my decison to switch. The 17-55 is a better range if you're rocking only one lens, but I have a stellar copy of the 17-40 for my wide and the images from it were also better than the 17-55 to my eyes. The 24-70 definitely has incredible colors, contrast, sharpness, and pop. can't wait for mine to get here!

[coorz]

Sold my brick today! Perhaps we'll meet again in the future...in the meantime i'll enjoy this thread.

[Dorman]

Sold my brick today! Perhaps we'll meet again in the future...in the meantime i'll enjoy this thread.

From the looks of your gear list you're well equipped even without the brick. ;)

[Alejandro Sandoval]

Chicks dig this lens

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/cyber_amnesia/IMG_2368-small.jpg

[JCheungPhoto]

thats hot =)

[TinyTim]

All of you are making it tough! Great images!
I have been on the fence between this lens and the 17-55 f2.8 IS. Between these images and seeing the build quality of a 24-70 f2.8 on a pro photographers setup while doing an equipment shoot at my work place, I think my mind is made up.

Now i have to think of something really nice to do for the wife, or at least figure out a way to cover the bruises she will leave on me.;)

[suyenfung]

damn hot shot alejandro

[Alejandro Sandoval]

Oh really ?..lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/cyber_amnesia/IMG_2336-small.jpg

[suyenfung]

ayooo lighting setup please

[Alejandro Sandoval]

ayooo lighting setup please

1 strip box each side
1 Octabox above camera feathered down

[suyenfung]

gorgeous, thanks.

[Alejandro Sandoval]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2296/2349673351_5809606c88_o.jpg

[JCheungPhoto]

that's really sharp

[Tareq]

Aztech, you making me to check my brick, would you swap? or better you send me those models and i will take care of them with my brick and 1Ds2 [instead of 5D, and maybe 1Ds3 soon after 8 weeks probably]. ;)

[Hatch1921]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3251/2345296865_cc6a954553_o.jpg

We shot a bodybuilding show this weekend. I like the way this one turned out. The 24-70 was used in the studio all night...I worked the zoom to death. The images coming from the raw files need no sharpening... the lens is wicked sharp!!! LOVE IT!

Some adjustments in Photoshop CS3. B&W conversion and curves adjustment. 3 AB's ...one large softbox to his left, one overhead on a boom and one with an umbrella above and behind me... black background.

Credit goes to Steve and Kristy... for the lights and the pose... I justed pushed the button. ;)


Canon 5d, Canon 24-70

Let me know what you think...
Hatch

[ieatstars]

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/suuupra/IMG_7485copy.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/suuupra/IMG_7547copy.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/suuupra/IMG_7563copy.jpg

[David S]

TheAztech - Some of the best portraits on here, bar none.

ieatstars, where were these shot? Dog shot is fantastic.

[Tareq]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3251/2345296865_cc6a954553_o.jpg

We shot a bodybuilding show this weekend. I like the way this one turned out. The 24-70 was used in the studio all night...I worked the zoom to death. The images coming from the raw files need no sharpening... the lens is wicked sharp!!! LOVE IT!

Some adjustments in Photoshop CS3. B&W conversion and curves adjustment. 3 AB's ...one large softbox to his left, one overhead on a boom and one with an umbrella above and behind me... black background.

Credit goes to Steve and Kristy... for the lights and the pose... I justed pushed the button. ;)


Canon 5d, Canon 24-70

Let me know what you think...
Hatch

May I? not so good enough but i like it as it is more popping to me.

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/6825/2345296865cc6a954553ows1.jpg

Forgive me if you don't like it.

[Hatch1921]

I like where you are headed with it... but... look at the top of his hand... you lost any subtle detail. Maybe a version with 1/2 the boost?

Hatch

[Tareq]

I like where you are headed with it... but... look at the top of his hand... you lost any subtle detail. Maybe a version with 1/2 the boost?

Hatch

I know what you mean, and also some spots overexposed on hand/arm.
just experimenting photoshop and i took your photo as it is really something exceptional.

[Tareq]

Another take, same as before but different color and editing a bit.

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/347/2345296865cc6a954553oxv2.jpg

[Hatch1921]

That works for me! I really like the "POP" the image has. Thanks for the ideas. :) Looking back...I should have reflected more light back to the back of his head. We were pressed for time. I think we ran 60 people through the studio... not much time to make many adjustments.

Thanks again for the edit.
Hatch

[swagger]

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4707/img4406nj0.jpg

[Tareq]

That works for me! I really like the "POP" the image has. Thanks for the ideas. :) Looking back...I should have reflected more light back to the back of his head. We were pressed for time. I think we ran 60 people through the studio... not much time to make many adjustments.

Thanks again for the edit.
Hatch

Thank you very much :-)
Still your work is amazing and i am not done very well on your shot, but i think you got what i was looking for and i hope you wouldn't mind my pp.
Keep up your nice works, always would like to see them. :D

[ieatstars]

ieatstars, where were these shot? Dog shot is fantastic.

Thank you! :D Chicago. Gotta love the crazy weather! It was hitting 60F just a few days ago.

[Tareq]

Thank you! :D Chicago. Gotta love the crazy weather! It was hitting 60F just a few days ago.

Snow at 60F? :shock:
we have the minimum temp around 50F once within 6-10 years and we never got snow, we never got 32F even or below.
Nice shots anyway.

[ieatstars]

Snow at 60F? :shock:
we have the minimum temp around 50F once within 6-10 years and we never got snow, we never got 32F even or below.
Nice shots anyway.

No no no.. I meant how quickly the weather changes. It was almost 60F a few days ago, and now it's 20F and snowing.

[Adamora]

Snow at 60F? :shock:
we have the minimum temp around 50F once within 6-10 years and we never got snow, we never got 32F even or below.
Nice shots anyway.

Maybe the day before it had...err...snow :confused::confused::confused:

[Tareq]

No no no.. I meant how quickly the weather changes. It was almost 60F a few days ago, and now it's 20F and snowing.

aha i see.
we have only heat and few days cold but still above 60F alot, maybe very rarely we can get around 60F only in the night for few days in a month, but never get snow.

[ieatstars]

aha i see.
we have only heat and few days cold but still above 60F alot, maybe very rarely we can get around 60F only in the night for few days in a month, but never get snow.

Ah, yeah. That's completely different :D I like the heat too but I need cold to balance it out. It's what I'm used to :lol:

[malla1962]

@f2.8
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/malla1962/VY8X9508-full.jpg

[Adamora]

Ah, yeah. That's completely different :D I like the heat too but I need cold to balance it out. It's what I'm used to :lol:

Your mocking us :p, We get heat and more heat, and oh, more heat :evil:

[adamp88]

A couple favorites from a recent trip to the PNW.

http://web.mac.com/adamp88/Site/Pacific_Northwest_files/Media/IMG_7692/web.jpg

http://web.mac.com/adamp88/Site/Pacific_Northwest_files/Media/IMG_7737/web.jpg

http://web.mac.com/adamp88/Site/Pacific_Northwest_files/Media/IMG_8032/web.jpg

[Bubble]

http://vietnamet.com/photos/yosemite/3.jpg

[ieatstars]

Your mocking us :p, We get heat and more heat, and oh, more heat :evil:
Oh I didn't mean it that way. I just figured you liked heat over the cold. My mistake :)

And one from Easter with this lovely lens
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/suuupra/IMG_7656copy.jpg

[Adamora]

Oh I didn't mean it that way. I just figured you liked heat over the cold. My mistake :)

And one from Easter with this lovely lens
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/suuupra/IMG_7656copy.jpg

Its easter :lol:?

lovely egg :), bet you enjoyed killing its offspring with the delicous creamy chocolate filling.

[BJWOK]

well, after the first day of shooting i gotta say the pics i took are pretty dismal. i guess this lense will take a lot of adjusting! from the kit lense i have to this is a big difference!

not only that i starting shooting in raw and i gotta say i have no clue what i am doing lol! might go back to auto settings until i actually suss the lense out!

i'll post the best pic from the day when i get home tonight...

[gospastic]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/2356439741_651014bd86_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2216/2350268075_5f73996ff0_b.jpg

[Mum2J&M]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/2356439741_651014bd86_b.jpg



Boston, right?

[crazyskillz07]

I want this lens

[i_am_hydrogen]

Boston, right?

Chicago, actually.

[ieatstars]

Its easter :lol:?

lovely egg :), bet you enjoyed killing its offspring with the delicous creamy chocolate filling.
That's a real egg. No chocolate filling, sadly :lol:


Boston, right?

I'm pretty sure that's the Hancock building in Chicago

[suyenfung]

if there is one thing i am obsessive about it is low light performance. i am always testing and pushing the limits of what i can do. if a lens cannot perform in low light it generally doesn't interest me. that being said i tested the 24-70 tonight at our favorite restaurant. iso 1600, f/2.8, 1/40 for the first two, and iso 3200, f/2.8, 1/80 for the next two. that is pretty dark. bars and night clubs are usually only about a stop less light. the 24-70 performed wonderfully, great focus and clarity (no sharpening) in crappy conditions. oh and the 5D helped :cool: i am amazed by this lens.

24mm
http://www.inluxcreative.com/images/uploads/potn/08.03.25_07.51.03.jpg

34mm
http://www.inluxcreative.com/images/uploads/potn/08.03.25_07.51.26.jpg

48mm
http://www.inluxcreative.com/images/uploads/potn/08.03.25_08.02.30.jpg

70mm
http://www.inluxcreative.com/images/uploads/potn/08.03.25_08.03.06.jpg

[suyenfung]

one more, why not -

http://www.inluxcreative.com/images/uploads/potn/08.03.25_07.38.58.jpg

[tonylong]

one more, why not -

Very nice shots! The 24-70 does a great job of sucking in that available light, does it not?

[franklinn]

I was out and about shooting with my 50mm 1.4 for today, and I bumped into a fellow photog (a complete stranger mind you) with several fantastic lenses. He had the 24-70 and I asked to borrow it to fire a few frames, and boy, I must say...

I am absolutely impressed with this lens. Extremely impressed.

Here's a shot of the girlfriend - 50mm - @ 2.8

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/1293/img2351editqd6.jpg
(note: she's holding my little 50 1.4 ;))

[silvex]

I rented the lens this past easter weekend...and it is very nice!
#1
http://silvex.smugmug.com/photos/269746851_zZsbo-XL.jpg
#2
http://silvex.smugmug.com/photos/269852591_wBB7Q-XL.jpg
#3
http://silvex.smugmug.com/photos/269746787_HLbFj-XL.jpg

[BJWOK]

so here are two of the best from my first time with this lense... (and also the first time shooting in full manual - which i clearly suck at)

[BJWOK]

you can't tell from these low res versions but they are really pixelated in full crop...

[Tareq]

Great that this lens is doing the job that it should be.
I am happy with this lens and i do the best thing in my life to buy this as my first L, and because this lens i got more Ls.
Just i use it indoors only these days because i can't remove the filter on it since about 7 or months ago, and i don't want to send it to canon service as they don't help much and i will miss my lens, and i didn't find anyway yet to remove that suck sticky broken filter.

[Mum2J&M]

Chicago, actually.

DOH! Looks like a building in Boston. :o

[ieatstars]

DOH! Looks like a building in Boston. :o
No worries :) I only recognized it because I live there :D


On that note, how about a few Chicago shots from a couple days ago :]

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/suuupra/IMG_7634scopy.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/suuupra/IMG_7637scopy.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/suuupra/IMG_7636ss.jpg

All taken from a car window :o :lol:

[TMR Design]

Wow you can feel the crispness of the Winter air in those shots. Simple, sharp and beautiful.

[AlanU]

My daughter eating a homemade chocolate chip oatmeal cookie.

http://members.shaw.ca/volks1/cookie.jpg

[terriyaki]

Wow, great colors, ies! Did you use a polarizer for those or did you achieve those vibrant colors with a few tweaks in post?

[Tareq]

Fun in studio

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/9684/pp1fk2.jpg

[Alejandro Sandoval]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2244/2365469000_6072d3d1ce_o.jpg

[i_am_hydrogen]

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3152/west01vb3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[hqbach]

For some reason I feel unease to see Sears tower got cut off like this

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3152/west01vb3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[i_am_hydrogen]

It was a tough call. The Sears Tower goes so much higher than what's shown in that photo--especially its antennas--that including all of it would've interfered with the composition I was trying to frame.

[suyenfung]

goofin around with my flash today -

http://www.inluxcreative.com/images/uploads/potn/08.03.27_03.14.55.jpg

[leninglass]

1
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2411/2365664282_a307a7b76f.jpg
2
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3264/2365664548_ee9fa3e957.jpg
3
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/2365664846_fd2c667360.jpg
4
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/2365665152_0a5667495c.jpg

[TMR Design]

Hey leninglass,

Very nice. I love the processing on image #3. Great shot.

[leninglass]

Thanks Robert! =)

[Dorman]

Great recent shots everyone, my copy seems to be eternally stuck in customs. :(

[David S]

Spring time at the Bellagio

70mm and wide open...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3059/2368408792_85fc7a3f9c_o.jpg

[Dorman]

Finally released from customs, now the wait for the cross country express. Stoked!

Awesome shot David S!

[mizouse]

Spring time at the Bellagio

70mm and wide open...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3059/2368408792_85fc7a3f9c_o.jpg

nice!

[borneoeye]

I shot this with only my HOYA UV attached, reckoned it will look even better with a polariser.
http://lh6.google.com/borneoeye/R-yEiezU2hI/AAAAAAAACU4/wJwuTcSUIh8/s800/Img360copy.JPG.jpg
View Album (http://picasaweb.google.com/borneoeye/LayangLayangIsland)

[mizouse]

man, look at that water!

[danpass]

I'm convinced that this lens makes any dSLR look like a medium format camera :mrgreen:

[agphotography]

Not my absolute best shots, but they are brand new, just took these today in New Zealand.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2127/2370549030_02026d7b7d.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2016/2369715243_563082fb83.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2182/2369716641_9f05e456eb.jpg

and these were a couple days ago.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2412/2368667784_5d2152dd0d.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2412/2368667784_f657ba60db_o.jpg)
You should look at that one full-size. It's pretty neat :) Toy City!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2219/2362518419_f974d84a65.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2362518907_cf82332d46.jpg

I use this lens quite a bit, especially on my 1DmkII. It's a lot of fun and a really useful range of FLs. I don't think I have a tack-sharp copy personally, but its good enough to use certainly. I just have to do a bit of USM afterwards. I've always been happy with it though.

[Chosenbydestiny]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/chosenbydestiny/IMG_3235.jpg

This is my very first shot with my 24-70L, took my wrist watch off for a quick test. I love it! Bought it yesterday, hehe.

[David S]

Thanks Dorman and mizouse!

Dorman - Checked out your gallery and they are top notch. Get some shots in the archive once you get the lens.

[Cap0ne]

:)

http://www.fototarget.ro/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=48201

[rodal126]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3090/2353204235_b928c9d6cb.jpg

[Chosenbydestiny]

About to run around the city with my new lens, I'll be back with some good photos hopefully... if this bad weather clears out. OMG this lens excites me.

[Franko515]

One from a recent shoot

[BrantG]

Loving this lens more and more.

@2.8
http://www.brantgajda.com/images/gallery/people/large/lydia9.jpg