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

I love this lens.

neonlazer wrote in post #10327435
First version was 28-70 2.8 then second is the 24-70 2.8..there is no i or ii

Thanks, must have had that confused with some other lens.. Too many too keep track of!

Was digging through the hard drives and found this.

Is this lens called "the brick", because it is heavy?

400dabuser wrote in post #10329258
Is this lens called "the brick", because it is heavy?

Heavy and built like a brick But that's not necessarily a bad thing

seems a little strange to have something small weigh so much, but i guess that tells you about the quality of the lens.

compared to the 50mm 1.8 its more like a tank than a brick

max3k wrote in post #10330205
compared to the 50mm 1.8 its more like a tank than a brick

Hahaha, well at least I guess that because of my 85mm f/1.8

taken couple of days ago:

First shots taken with my Brick!

kbh2107 wrote in post #10332361
taken couple of days ago:

That is so awesome

CarbonFly wrote in post #10332819
First shots taken with my Brick!

I remember those style of skates

and I also remember trying out rollerblades for the first time....and realizing very fast that the brakes were no longer in the front

Pward1980 wrote in post #10332929
I remember those style of skates

and I also remember trying out rollerblades for the first time....and realizing very fast that the brakes were no longer in the front

Haha. These are my wife's skates. She is on a roller derby team. With the cost of these skates I could have bought another piece of "L" glass!

Yosemite Falls from Glacier Point yesterday. For a resolution test, there is a crop from the lower left.(2nd photo) The crop was resized. If the info is there, it can be brought out. Processed in raw. 1/500th, f7.1, 43mm, Live View

Still can't decide between this and the 24-105. I understand the Pro's and Con's.

1. non-IS vs. IS
2. 70mm vs. 105mm
3. Weight (don't care about this though)
4. f/2.8 vs f/4.0

At this point, I'm wondering what the DOF difference will be throughout the focal range. I don't use a shallow DOF all the time... but it's a great tool to have. I'd like to see exactly how much effect f/2.8 has at creating a shallower DOF vs. f/4 throughout the whole 24-70mm focal range. Does anyone have samples?

I've tried the calculators, they're helpful but aren't a great substitute for actually seeing the pictures.