Canon 24-70L II

[Jarek Zabczynski]

I gotta say, I was a bit disappointed with the original 24-70L, always felt it was a bit soft. The New II version is killer! Sharpness is on par with my 70-200L II. Will post some samples when I get a sec, but I'm really really liking this lens! It's a must upgrade. Though I was only able to score $1400 for my used 24-70L...still worth it if you ask me.

 

[Jiri Vrozina]

I own it.
The only problem is, if you zoom IN you will loose 1/2 stop of light.

 

[Clovis Ong]

Really? I own the original 24-70 and I don't see a loss of 1/2 a stop. Is this an issue with the newer lens?

 

[Jarek Zabczynski]

I own it.
The only problem is, if you zoom IN you will loose 1/2 stop of light.

I did notice that, but I will sacrifice that for the sharpness.

 

[Jon Thomasberg]

Huh? I thought it was 2.8 throughout the zoom range. How does it lose 1/2 a stop?
Comparatively speaking, have they made any improvements in terms of maintaining focus? Hated that about the v1. e.g. Compose shot at 35, zoom to 70, nail focus, zoom back to 35, out of focus -- ugh.

 

[Jarek Zabczynski]

Huh? I thought it was 2.8 throughout the zoom range. How does it lose 1/2 a stop?
Comparatively speaking, have they made any improvements in terms of maintaining focus? Hated that about the v1. e.g. Compose shot at 35, zoom to 70, nail focus, zoom back to 35, out of focus -- ugh.

I will have to double check that. Though I had a crazy shoot the other day and had a much easier time focusing with this than the v1. Some of the sharpest stuff I've shot using still lenses.

 

[Justin McAleece]

The original def ramps. The F-Stop may be constant but the T-Stop certainly isn't.

 

[Clovis Ong]

The original def ramps. The F-Stop may be constant but the T-Stop certainly isn't.

Fascinating. So it does lose about 1/2 a stop

 

[Jiri Vrozina]

Nice zoom but give me Zeiss ZE primes any day. What happened to RED PRO 17-50 zoom?

 

[Nils Ruinet]

Fascinating. So it does lose about 1/2 a stop

Yup, noticed that too.

 

[Nils Ruinet]

What happened to RED PRO 17-50 zoom?

Wow, so that one is gone too now... I wonder what's happening with Red's lenses. They all seem to be disappearing from the store as time goes by. I have a feeling they are preparing for a new line of lenses. Electronic lenses maybe ?

 

[Marcos Montenegro]

I have a Canon 24-70mm V2. It's a good lens, better than the first, but I still prefer the look I get from the Nikon's counterpart. Having said that, it still gets me the shots I want. Here's an example:

 

[Sam Taylor]

Nice zoom but give me Zeiss ZE primes any day. What happened to RED PRO 17-50 zoom?

Zeiss ze primes are great, but in some situations a zoom is needed. I am happy about this news, as the old one was definitely not as sharp as was needed.

 

[Häakon]

The original def ramps. The F-Stop may be constant but the T-Stop certainly isn't.

The 24-105L does this too.

 

[Stefano Ceccon]

Very sharp, also at 2.8.
My copy but does not take the focus when you zoom in
Even your??
the 70-200 focus ok for all mm