24-70 OR 24-105

i need help deciding on which lens to get. i'm using this lens as a walk around lens and maybe some studio.

I went through this myself. Depends of you need a faster lens or longer lens.

I chose faster, for the shallower DOF. Buddy of mine swears on his 24-105 IS. What do YOU want/need more?

There are a million darn threads on this - do a forum search and you'll find a wealth of information.

As a summary, most people tend to find the 24-105L to be a better walkaround due to the range and IS and the 24-70 better for weddings and portraits.

There's LOTs of discussion on this one Dew - it pops up regularly and a quick search will reveal more than the following:


https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=433523&highli​ght=24-105

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=142974&highli​ght=24-105

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=623305&highli​ght=24-105

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=622919&highli​ght=24-105

https://photography-on-the.net …t=622541&highli​ght=24-105

For me though and the way I shoot the answer is obvious: the 24-105. I've taken 10,000+ shots with it and have not been disappointed. - Stu

dewydang wrote in post #7013171
i need help deciding on which lens to get. i'm using this lens as a walk around lens and maybe some studio.

If you get the 24-105, you'll like it but then you'll end up selling it for the 24-70 later on

I loved it as a walk around lens. The 105 was just long enough and the IS was pretty sweet.

However, as others have said, I moved more towards portraitures and traded the 24-105 for a 24-70.

f/2.8. It's better too have and not need. Than need and not have.

Space wrote in post #7013703
f/2.8. It's better too have and not need. Than need and not have.

That can be a contradiction depending on what one shoots.

24-105 for sure.

dewydang wrote in post #7013171
i need help deciding on which lens to get. i'm using this lens as a walk around lens and maybe some studio.

get the 24-70L. you're welcome .

ed rader

+1 for 24-70

bluefox9er wrote in post #7014175
+1 for 24-70

make that another +1 over here!

Flip a coin. Seriously. Polls have shown these two neck and neck. People can argue either of these one way or another.

4x4rock wrote in post #7013537
If you get the 24-105, you'll like it but then you'll end up selling it for the 24-70 later on

For me it was the other way around.
I bought a 24-70 and hated it from day one.

Sold the 24-70 and bought myself a 24-105
and it was love at first site.

Good luck.

Salleke wrote in post #7014229
For me it was the other way around.
I bought a 24-70 and hated it from day one.

Sold the 24-70 and bought myself a 24-105
and it was love at first site.

Good luck.

And I did the same thing...the other way