24-70 What are the Chances

pup wrote in post #3073549
well, one someone gets a bad copy, bad press is usually the consequence

and people tend to not come and talk about how they got a good copy...but they do come when they think they have a bad copy.

That is why it is hard to go by user reviews...many times the happy people do not go around looking for places to tell the world about it.

Never had a problem with mines

Mine's great...

pup wrote in post #3073408
I had a 24-70 L about 2 months ago.
The copy was horriblely soft and OOF.
I loved the focal length though.

This might be an impossible question, but on your experiences,
What are the chances of me getting a TACK SHARP copy of the 24-70?
I know there are so many BAD copies floating around.
I cannot settle for anything less.
I WANT this lens badly.

That said, I will be getting rid of my 35L (which is a gem BTW).
I don't have a need for a prime like this.

50-50....you'll either get a sharp copy or you won't .

ed rader

There was a period when there were very regular complaints and now they seem to have dried up, so I suspect Canon fixed whatever the problem was that caused inconsistency across copies.

A few other lenses suffer similar inconsistency: Sigma 30mm 1.4 and 100-400 IS L are two that come to mind. You just have to read this forum regularly over a couple of years to note the consistency in reported inconsistency

I have never owned a zoom that was as sharp wide open as stopped down. The closest has been my 70-200mm IS L 4.0. So, when you test expect the 24-70 to perform well at 4.0 and a tad less well wide open. This based on using three copies and owning one. This was pretty consistent across three copies. One I tried 18 months or so ago was actually pretty poor and I think was faulty.

Like any slightly dodgy lens bought new I would just get it fixed if you have a problem because then you are sorted.

Got mine from B&H last week for $984 and it's sharp. I'm really happy.

Rw

Mine has been good since I got it however long ago (2-3 years?) it was.

cdifoto wrote in post #3073544
The chances of you getting a GOOD copy are far greater than those of getting a BAD copy. If yours was bad, you should have had it calibrated by Canon.

I know mine isn't TACK SHARP at f/2.8, but it's a zoom. By f/4 it's almost a pin, and by f/5.6 it can cut me if I'm not careful. Anything to the contrary is user error.

Mine gives me the same result ... a bit soft until f/4.

mine is also super sharp, I guess we only hear from those having issues. 99% of owner are super happy with their purchase.

I have mine now for over a year and it stays on my camera 85% of the time. It is one sharp lens, The only problem i ever have is user error.LOL. Great lens. pos

MIne arrived 2 days ago... here is a large test shot.

Shot in RAW... on the 5D. No additional sharpening applied other than the default setting in ACR 4.0

http://www.flickr.com ….gne?id=2146978​340&size=o

Order another one and see what you think.
Mine is wicked sharp...
Hatch

AccidentalArt wrote in post #4596269
Got mine from B&H last week for $984 and it's sharp. I'm really happy.

Rw

Hi there,
I just got mine from B&H too and it travelled half way round the world with UPS in one piece. The Canon box itself is actually squarer at the corners than my other lens bought from a local dealer.( B&H and UPS must be listening) Shipping was rather slow as expected from the multiple holidays. Had a quick test and so far so good. Will do some more shooting later.May I ask what is your date on the lens? Mine is UV07, reason asking being my local dealer selling as new as UV10. Thinking that B&H has such a high volume sale I 'd thought it'd be fresh from factory.No I am not paranoid that it is a return, It's be faster for me to sent it to our nearest Canon but was just wondering? Thanks

From the 1st roll. Taken @5.6 though

Hatch1921 wrote in post #4597215
MIne arrived 2 days ago... here is a large test shot.

Shot in RAW... on the 5D. No additional sharpening applied other than the default setting in ACR 4.0

http://www.flickr.com ….gne?id=2146978​340&size=o

Order another one and see what you think.
Mine is wicked sharp...
Hatch

What did u focus on here ?

mine is tack sharp.

ed rader wrote in post #4595678
50-50....you'll either get a sharp copy or you won't .

ed rader

You do realize you're responding a person who is now deceased don't you, Ed? Pup is no longer with us.

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=315108

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=316331

R.I.P. Pup.