canon 24-105mm L f4.0 or 24-70mm L IS - let the fight begin

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Hi - contemplating a switch

got the 17-40mm and the 70-200mm IS on a 5d MkII

also have the 24-105L f4.0 - but think I miss the extra blur of a 2.8 - should I switch. My main drive is portratit photography - lots of which is indoors

take me out of my misery & tell me what I should do
 
I've had both and have the 24-70 now and cant fault it one bit, its heavy no arguments there but what a lens!
 
What about 85 F1.2? :)

Otherwise the 24-70 is a great lens for portraits, easily my favourite although it doesn't get used as much as it should. I actually find it a bit short on a 1.3X crop although you shouldn't have that problem in the studio.
 
Or how about a 135L? Awesome for portrait, on my wish list!

I too have the 24 - 105 and love it as a walk around lens, when I was looking to get it I was also considering the 24 - 70. I still sometimes wish I went for the 24-70 when I do weddings as it will give you better low light shots, but I still like my 24-105.

If portrait work is your thing, I would look at keeping the 24 - 105 and get a prime such as the 85 or 135.
 
For me, 24-70 is not long enough for portraits on full frame, and it doesn't have IS (as per your title).

What version is your 70-200? If you want less depth of field, maybe look at the 2.8 version. Or 100 2. 135 2 would be perfect IMHO :)
 
No-one going to mention the 85mm f1.8... bargain lens with oustanding output :)

Edit - to add, 24-70 isn't long enough for mega blur, even with 2.8.
 
Yes, I'd suggest buying the 85mm F1.8 (have one and like it a lot) or the 100mm F2, and keep the 24-105.

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richard
 
pearce_jj said:
No-one going to mention the 85mm f1.8... bargain lens with oustanding output :)

Edit - to add, 24-70 isn't long enough for mega blur, even with 2.8.
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I think 85mm is still too short on full frame, but that a personal thing.

How does length affect blur? Focal length doesn't affect depth of field, only image size does, ie move closer with a shorter lens and DoF is the same.
 
True - but not too sure for portrait use 24mm "in-yer-face" would be the way :)
 
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