What lense would you recommend or taking pictures of children?

Is there any better lense than the 24-70mm I just want a really good lense with amazing qaulity. I want to upload my pictures on the computer and instatnly see the difference between a normal lense to the amazing lense. Any ideas of what I could get. I don't mind about the cost. I need to upgrade.

Too little information. Zoom, prime, what are your working distances? The 24-70 is a great lens, but I cant tell from your post if thats what you have and are hoping to upgrade to, or from. As for seeing instant improvement thats a pretty high standard as it is dependent on good technique.

L lenses normally give better color rendition. And prime lenses are normally sharper than zoom lenses.

I prefer using the 70-200 f/2.8L or 135 f/2.

I don't know when you're trying to get shots so it's not a fair question to answer. So I'll break down what I use and when. My results are for a full frame camera, so some of the focal lengths might not quite be as useful for you.

1. Most common: Tamron 28-75 f/2.8. This is comparable to your lens, though many will argue yours is capable of being sharper with better color rendition. This is a good range for full frame, though it might be a bit tight for a crop camera, not sure. On my crop camera I used a Tamrom 17-50 instead of the 28-75 and I adored that lens!

2. Capturing the scene: Canon 17-40 f/4. This lens is a bit wider, and makes for capturing entire scenes. I can get the entire family doing stuff, or if outdoors can make the photo much larger than just the subject. This lens also is great for indoors in close quarters, there's a minimal amount of distortion so it works well.

3. Outdoors: Canon 70-200 f/4 IS. This lens is great for getting nice up close and personal shots when running around out doors. It also allows for good tracking/motion shots with the IS. This lens is good for indoors if you're capturing real tight head/shoulders type portraits.

4. The Primes, 50 /1.4 and 85 / 1.8. These are both great for capturing posed photos indoors, or out, and can be great for getting good photos in low l ight that might not otherwise be possible. I stick mainly to the f/4 lenses, so my glass isn't the fastest for indoors, so that's why I suppliment with these two primes. On a crop sensor the 50 was my favored, but the 85 is now more used.

35L. its on my camera like 99% of the time. amazing image quality and perfect for indoor low light.

2jackedLUNGS wrote in post #12349310
35L. its on my camera like 99% of the time. amazing image quality and perfect for indoor low light.

I'll second that 35L suggestion!! (If you're looking for L quality).

But in my opinion, just about any lens is good for shooting children, as long as you're just looking to capture the joy of a smile, the wonder of discovery, or their spirit of adventure... scan through most of the lens pics threads, and you'll find wonderful pics of kids.

about that immediate results, thing.... that's a bit harder... takes quite a bit more than jsut good glass to acheive outstanding results

(having said that, though, after I bought my first "L", the quality discovered while shooting was instantly noticeable -- even on the LCD. I sold my Non L (save for the 10-22) and the rest is history )

as to 4, sigma 30mm 1.4 is a good alternative for cropped body.

Ephur wrote in post #12296530
I don't know when you're trying to get shots so it's not a fair question to answer. So I'll break down what I use and when. My results are for a full frame camera, so some of the focal lengths might not quite be as useful for you.

1. Most common: Tamron 28-75 f/2.8. This is comparable to your lens, though many will argue yours is capable of being sharper with better color rendition. This is a good range for full frame, though it might be a bit tight for a crop camera, not sure. On my crop camera I used a Tamrom 17-50 instead of the 28-75 and I adored that lens!

2. Capturing the scene: Canon 17-40 f/4. This lens is a bit wider, and makes for capturing entire scenes. I can get the entire family doing stuff, or if outdoors can make the photo much larger than just the subject. This lens also is great for indoors in close quarters, there's a minimal amount of distortion so it works well.

3. Outdoors: Canon 70-200 f/4 IS. This lens is great for getting nice up close and personal shots when running around out doors. It also allows for good tracking/motion shots with the IS. This lens is good for indoors if you're capturing real tight head/shoulders type portraits.

4. The Primes, 50 /1.4 and 85 / 1.8. These are both great for capturing posed photos indoors, or out, and can be great for getting good photos in low l ight that might not otherwise be possible. I stick mainly to the f/4 lenses, so my glass isn't the fastest for indoors, so that's why I suppliment with these two primes. On a crop sensor the 50 was my favored, but the 85 is now more used.