Can you tell if it's a good copy of a 24-70 L?

Hi,

Just got this lens today . This is my first L lens and I'd like to make sure I have a good copy. Thanks!

Here's the original no PP, just resized for web at 4x6 ...

without an embedded EXIF is hard to tell a lot of things

Post the EXIF. This looks soft, but without knowing what length you were shooting and what shutter speed, it's hard to tell whether it's from camera movement.

How do you do that if you're using CS2 and want to embed this information. Thanks!

Figured it out ... did a save as instead of save for web.

Please check again. Thanks!

OK both image should now have the exif info. Thanks!

where was your focus on the shot?

On the dog.

How about you type out the EXIF for us lazy folks?

It looks a bit overexposed or shot at high ISO without knowing the EXIF - that explains the washed our colors and lack of contrast. As for sharpness, let's continue investigating.

majs wrote in post #5579230
On the dog.

dude, if you focused on the dog, you definitely got a problem with the 1000-bux-lens

ISO 1600 ruins sharpness.

Your EXIF says you were using iso 1600 which is way too much in daylight, which is also why it is overexposed. Keep it to 100 or 200 for the day and try again. The 24-70 has a slight learning curve but it is well worth it.

SlyJosh wrote in post #5579284
Your EXIF says you were using iso 1600 which is way too much in daylight, which is also why it is overexposed. Keep it to 100 or 200 for the day and try again. The 24-70 has a slight learning curve but it is well worth it.

The lens really has no learning curve, the OP needs to read the camera's manual first.

I'll have to agree that this isn't the best shot for testing/sampling.

Take another at ISO100/200, and tripod mount it.

angryhampster wrote in post #5579299
The lens really has no learning curve, the OP needs to read the camera's manual first.

Yeah, I don't really understand the whole 'learning curve' of a lens. If you know how to use your camera then you know how to use any lens on it.

edit: Except for TS lenses which do require some experimentation and practice.

yeah, just make sure you know all the littlw switches and its just like using any other lens... As for the OP's shot, 1600 is no way to judge sharpness. To judge it, shoot an object on a tripod with MF at iso 100 and a 100 percent crop.