Inside info on Canon 24-105mm L

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Hi all

You have all told me it's a fab lens... and still waiting for it to arrive... 7 days to go...

But have you any inside info on the lens...

Things I should watch out for?
Performance pro's cons?
What is the sweet spot apature for the sharpest pics?
Flare Issues???

Etc Etc

Anything in fact... even post your best pic with this lens...

Thanks again

Mark
 
:lol:

Anything in my gallery that is a portrait is with this lens.. studio shots and out and about...great lens:thumbs:


Now you have few examples:D


md:thumbs:
 
105mm shot on a wobbly steam train...
http://sittingbourneSPAMerver.com/downloads/Photos/TP_Shared/IMG_1317_edited-2.jpg

My only criticism of it is the zoom ring, which is spaced linearly as opposed to logarithmically meaning v.close at the short end.
 
Good shots... fills me with confidence... has anyone done the sweet spot test... what F no is it sharpest/ best clarity?

Any other minor pros cons i should be aware off!?!?

How does the IS perform... I've always found it good in the 28-135mm

Do you need to turn the IS off when using it on a tripod... this was the one thing I always forgot to do with the 28-135... and got some poor results as a punishment!

M
 
Fab IS, had pin sharp shots at the 105 end well below 15th of a sec.

Horrible horrible bokeh. For me that's the high and low points of this little puppy. About as versatile a bit of kit as I've ever owned.
 
dazzajl said:
Fab IS, had pin sharp shots at the 105 end well below 15th of a sec.

Horrible horrible bokeh. For me that's the high and low points of this little puppy. About as versatile a bit of kit as I've ever owned.
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What is bokeh????
 
Ah thanks mike...

So by horrible what do you mean Daz... Does it produce nice round circles in the out of focus areas or just a blur?

M
 
bokeh is very subjective. I don't mind the bokeh of the 24-105. The focal length and f4 though are both pretty limiting factors.
 
One here indoors, no flash at f/4.0. Click for a bigger version.



and this one was at f/7.1 outdoors obviously.

 
I think it will be a great walkabout lens and all those shots are very clear...

Im guessing my next lens purchase will be a nifty 50 or a 35mm prime... not sure which yet... the f4 of this lens I think is a downside... I so wish it was even a 2.8... but that said it is what it is!

However I dont see how the focal length is a downside!

Still no one has offered the sweet spot apature value???
 
in terms of bokeh its too short to blur the background much at f4, thats all the focal issue

and i don't know where its sweet I don't have it
 
Thanks david

Does anyone know where the sweet spot is?

I'll prob do the test myself anyway mind you!
 
one of my favourite bits of glass on the 5D. It does everything I'd expect a great f/4 IS lens to do, nothing more, nothing less. For everyday walk around shooting, it's hard to beat.
 
Taken from this link - http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-24-105mm-f-4-L-IS-USM-Lens-Review.aspx

"The Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens is quite sharp wide open and shows only very slight improvement when stopped down. Corner sharpness is very good - Full frame DSLR users will see some softness in the far corners at the wider focal lengths until stopped down.

As with most lenses, full frame users will also see some light fall-off with the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens wide open - especially at the far corners at the widest focal lengths. The light fall-off quickly improves as the lens is stopped down. Reduced field of view Digital SLRs will avoid most of this effect.

Also common with lenses in this focal length range is distortion. The Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens shows noticeable barrel distortion from 24mm until disappearing near 40mm. Pincushion distortion begins at 80mm and becomes mild at 105mm. As usual, this distortion is most noticeable of a full-frame body.

Flare? Well, flare is very well controlled with one exception. In very early models of this lens, a very bright point-light source positioned precisely in the corner of a full frame viewfinder with the lens set to 24mm and not stopped down much will result in often beautiful but generally not wanted rays of flare. The rays gets smaller as the lens is stopped down. The rays fade away as the focal length is increased until completely disappearing at 35mm or so. "


I own one and it's rarely off my camera! great bit of kit
Phobic
 
Fantastic lens only rivalled by the 24-70 which I didn't get because I wnated the extra reach.

That and my 400mm are the lenses I use the most.
 
david1701 said:
in terms of bokeh its too short to blur the background much at f4, thats all the focal issue

and i don't know where its sweet I don't have it
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That's actually incorrect.

Shoot at 105mm close to your subject at f4 (or even smaller) and the b/g will be completely oof.

Sure the extra stop of the 24-70 does help but the 24-105 is not a poor performer You just need to know how to use it and know its limitations.
 
Pixel peeping already and you havn't even got the lens yet :nono:

24-105 L is one of the very best reasons to go Canon full frame, but nothing is perfect so shoot Raw and run the images through Canon's DPP software that came with the camera. The latest update is available for free download.

DPP is a really good processor anyway, and it makes a big improvement to residual CA, and sorts out distortion and vignetting completely with a mouse click. It's brilliant, and I think unique to Canon in the way it works and the quality of results. It makes one of the tastiest camera/lens combos even sweeter :)
 
I got my own 24-105 last week and the first thing I did was to try and get a handle on it's strengths and weaknesses. I found mine to be a little soft at F4, but was spot on when stopped down to F5.6 or smaller. Don't get me wrong, wasn't horrible at F4, just not quite as sharp, and only really visible when you're pixel peeping. Easy test to do, give it a try when you get it.
 
I was looking at this lens very recently alongside the 24-70L
I went for the 24-70L in the end.

After talking to a few togs, they all complained about the barrel distortion at the wide end, but very easily fixed in PP.

Yes you do need to turn off IS on tripod which is the case with any IS lens.

f8 is supposed to be the sweet spot.

I personally was looking for a really good portrait lens and needed f2.8 for concert work. The 105 is f4.

The 105 is no shoddy lens, if it wasn't for the f2.8 I would easily have gone down that route and enjoyed the extra reach and IS.

As someone else hinted, know it's limitations and work with them.
 
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