I’ve actually got both… they definitely have their own advantages and disadvantages.
The 24-105 is the perfect walk-around lens, and light-weight, has the IS, but indoors you will just crave for a faster/brighter lens.
The 24-70 is lacking the IS, but indoors it’s excellent, and very sharp. But at 70, I miss going the extra length, and sometimes feel like I have to switch to the 70-200. Also, I wouldn’t consider it a good walk-around because it’s so heavy!
You have BOTH?! hahaha You gotta update ur equipment list! So baller!
But does the IS make huge difference since the 24-70 has lower F-stop?
But yea, the 24-105 is pretty light right now! and my FF camera copes with the indoors pretty well, i’m lucky XD
I do, they both have different purposes though. Too bad they don’t make a 2.8 version of the 105 ;-) Then it’s best of both worlds! IS for the hand-shake and 2.8 for the low light.
December 31st, 2009 at 4:46 pm
niiiiiice… that 70-200 lens is so tempting……. =D
I wish Santa will deliver it to me! hahaha
January 5th, 2010 at 1:29 am
It’s actually my mid-range lens, the 24-105 f/4! ;-)
But I do agree, the 70-200 is still the one to beat!
January 7th, 2010 at 11:20 am
oh you got the 24-105 too?? nice!!!
actually i’ve been comtemplating to switch with the 24-70 f/2.8 instead…..
January 7th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
I’ve actually got both… they definitely have their own advantages and disadvantages.
The 24-105 is the perfect walk-around lens, and light-weight, has the IS, but indoors you will just crave for a faster/brighter lens.
The 24-70 is lacking the IS, but indoors it’s excellent, and very sharp. But at 70, I miss going the extra length, and sometimes feel like I have to switch to the 70-200. Also, I wouldn’t consider it a good walk-around because it’s so heavy!
January 8th, 2010 at 1:21 am
You have BOTH?! hahaha You gotta update ur equipment list! So baller!
But does the IS make huge difference since the 24-70 has lower F-stop?
But yea, the 24-105 is pretty light right now! and my FF camera copes with the indoors pretty well, i’m lucky XD
January 14th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
I do, they both have different purposes though. Too bad they don’t make a 2.8 version of the 105 ;-) Then it’s best of both worlds! IS for the hand-shake and 2.8 for the low light.