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Daniel Precht

9 Years Ago

Canon Ef 24-105mm F/4

hello there,
who is using the canon ef 24-105mm f/4? do you have good experience with it?
I wondered if it would be worth it to sell all my 3 lenses to buy this one?

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Daniel Precht

9 Years Ago

the 3 lenses I'm talking about are the canon 18-55mm, canon 50mm 1.8 and the tamron 70-300mm

 

JOHN ROCKWOOD

9 Years Ago

Daniel I use the lens as a walk around lens on either my 7D or 70D anywhere I don't need a super wide angle or a long zoom.
Lighter and cheaper then the 24-70L. Works well indoors with a flash.

 

Robert Frank Gabriel

9 Years Ago

Daniel,
Try keeping the Canon 50mm 1.8....For a backup lens...and for a super fast lens...otherwise go for it.

 

Tony Colvin

9 Years Ago

If you're talking about the 24-105 L-lens, it's an excellent lens. It depends on what you make photographs of the most so it's hard to say if you should get rid of your current lenses. I might get rid of the 18-55 but the 24-105 doesn't have the reach of the 70-300 or the low light capabilities of the 50mm 1.8. But like I said, it depends on what you photograph the most.

 

Daniel Precht

9 Years Ago

And I mostly take photos of landscapes, animals and architecture. Lately im trying portrait photography sometimes.
how is the lens for those kinds of photography?

 

William Kuta

9 Years Ago

You see a lot of pro and con comments about it, but I apparently had a good copy, which I used for seven years on my Canon 5D. Have sold off all that stuff (and replaced it with Sony gear, including the equivalent of a 24-105).

If you feel a need for longer telephoto, the 24-105 won't provide that. But it was just right for 90% of what I shot.

I wouldn't get the 24-105 for an APS-C sensor camera--you wouldn't get enough wide angle.

If I were you, I would hang on to the 50mm, as the 24-105 is an f4 lens.

 

Mike Savad

9 Years Ago

you shouldn't sell old lenses because one lens can't cover all tricks. i would get it used if anything else. or just learn to use the range you have.

you'll find that you'll miss the wide shots, and the zoom of a tele. you can also get cheaper lenses from tamron and sigma.

---Mike Savad

 

Daniel Precht

9 Years Ago

Oh and I am talking about the L-Lens

 

Daniel Precht

9 Years Ago

What does the L stand for?

 

Mark Papke

9 Years Ago

I can't vouch for the Canon but I have the Sigma 24-105 f/4 and it is a great lens.

 

Mike Savad

9 Years Ago

L, DO and i think one other is nice, but it's over rated. L mostly means that the body is sealed and the lens is contained. but that just makes it heavier and bulkier


---Mike Savad

 

Joseph C Hinson

9 Years Ago

As Robert said, keep the Canon 50 mm 1.8 for the reasons he stated and also because somebody would have to be stupid to buy that lens used for more than 10 or so dollars when they can get it used for 125. It's a great little lens. I just had to replace mine after many years.

I, too, would love a 24 to 105 f$ lens, but even if I got one, I would keep something wider for a crop sensor. Even the crap kit lens, which also isn't going to fetch a lot used, will still be handy to use.

So, thinking about it, I don't believe I would bother selling my old lens at all.

 

JC Findley

9 Years Ago

Actually the L is simply Canon's designation for "pro" gear. There IS L glass that isn't sealed like the 70-200f4L


 

Roxie Crouch

9 Years Ago

I really like this lens. I took it to Iceland a month ago and it performed superbly. I also have the 50 mm 1.8 lens. I would keep it as well.

 

Cathy Lindsey

9 Years Ago

I love my 50mm... I wouldn't give that one up!

 

Robert Frank Gabriel

9 Years Ago

I have a book from Canon in which it says the L stands for luxury....
Like I have an L 100-400 zoom lens....and the price is ..............luxury $$$$$$$

 

Gary Fossaceca

9 Years Ago

Hey Daniel!

I have one on my 6D and love it. It's my go-to lens without a doubt. I used it extensively in Asia and I rarely took it off my camera. One draw back is that it seems to have quite a bit of chromatic aberration. Not sure what that's all about.

PS: the L stands for luxury.

Gary

 

Steven Ralser

9 Years Ago

i have heard reports that it may not always be the sharpest of the L lenses

 

Alexis Birkill

9 Years Ago

It's a good lens (for what it costs, it's a ridiculously good lens), but it's not a lens I would personally choose as my only lens if I had a crop-frame camera. On a full-frame camera it's a great walkabout lens, but 24mm on a crop-frame camera is really not wide at all (38mm equivalent). I would find it extremely frustrating even if I had a wider lens, as I'd be constantly switching between them, and as your only lens would preclude you from doing anything even slightly wide-angle. It would also be pretty useless for star photography, as you're discussing in your other thread.

On a crop-frame camera, I'd rather consider the Canon 15-85mm lens (a great step up from the 18-55 kit lens without breaking the bank), or the Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 lens (an L-quality lens in all but name) as better options, but I'd still be reluctant to replace anything but your 18-55 kit lens with either of them, unless you really never use the other two.

 

Edward Fielding

9 Years Ago

I concur it's not always the sharpest of the L Lenses. At least my copy. It was the kit lens on with my 6D. Its a big lens and if you are tempted to go out to the far end you'll be disappointed.

If you are starting out I'd strap that 50mm on your camera and shoot with it until your camera melts. Develop your eye and don't worry about L equipment.



 

Edward Fielding

9 Years Ago

Some thing to consider:

"you don't need a giant collection of expensive glass. All you need is creativity, taste, and the skills to make the best out of what you have."
http://reframe.gizmodo.com/this-fashion-photographer-uses-only-one-beat-up-hand-me-1586569058


One camera, one lens’ is the idea that in order to improve your photography, you should only use one camera and one lens as your photographic tool. Using several cameras, or several lenses (or a zoom lens) supposedly doesn’t help you, because you spend too much time thinking about which focal length to use, changing lenses, and you don’t get familiar enough with one focal length to really know it and use it well.
http://www.paulcoatesphoto.com/2013/06/one-camera-one-lens.html


"Working with restricted camera gear forces you to think outside of the box."
http://www.photoventure.com/2014/04/18/9-reasons-you-only-need-one-camera-and-one-lens/

 

Lynn Palmer

9 Years Ago

I shoot mostly with my L 24-105mm (over 2 years now) and love it. It's very versatile and so far durable.

 

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