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At Building Panoramics we have both lenses. I can assure you the new 24-70 f4 is significantly better than the 24-105. Too early to tell on the IS yet.
Is it worth the hefty price ? If you can afford it then yes. If not, don't loose any sleep over it !
I've just posted a pic in 'best landscapes' shot on the 24-70. You can see a much bigger version on our website.
One thing to consider is the horrible barrel distortion of the 24-105mm at the wide end
I guess this is a personal thing, but in the real world it is only really noticeable in critical shots and can easily be corrected in post if needed. FWIW chromatic aberrations (I really hate CA) are largely absent at all apertures and focal lengths so that's a good thing.
I'm still considering selling my 24-70 f/2.8 L. The 24-105 is that good...
Can't argue with that! Cheers Neuro! Think I might be swayed towards the 24-105, second hand. Who knows how long it will take for the 24-70 f4 price to come down.
Oops, missed your last reply. I see you've decided, best of luck with the 24-105mm!
I'm interested in buying a new 24-something lens for full frame purposes. Also how would these lenses compare with the 17-55 in terms of IQ?
Worth noting that the true FF equivalent of the EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS lens is a hypothetical 27-88mm f/4.5 IS - so the 24-105L on FF is wider, longer, and faster (in terms of DoF for equal framing) than the 17-55 on APS-C.
I went from 7D + 17-55 to 5DII + 24-105 and the latter combo delivers much, much better IQ.
I recently sold off my 85 1.8 and 50 1.8 II so have about $400 or so extra. Was going to buy a Sigma 35 but might do this upgrade first. Decisions decisions.
Are you really missing the gap between 40-70mm?
I'm using a laser-printout of the target. I remember someone commenting in another thread that the printout should be taken using an inkjet printer - is this correct? If yes, why?strange ... wonder what could be so critical that one has to use only inkjet
we always had the 24-70f4LIS kit here in japan.
and there are two EOS6D kits here :the 24-70f4LIS kit and the 24-105f4LIS kit.
the 24-70mmf4LIS kit is about 43000yen(roughly 430USD) more expensive than the 24-105mm f4LIS kit.
I have been debating which kit to buy for a long time, I've decided to get the 6D for its extreme high ISO capability combined with the -3 EV lowlight AF but not sure about which std lens to get with it.
I also consider just a 6D body alone +EF35mmf2ISUSM but it is cheaper to get the kit than the body alone.
the 5D3 is a great body but the 5D3 kit is just a bit too expensive , especially for a dual mount user like me.
if I decide I can live with only Canon kit , then I will get the 5D3 in addition to the 6D, though for now , I think I want to keep my Nikon and Fuji systems intact in addition to the Canon.
BTW, Canon says the 24-70mmf4LISUSM lens got some special tough coating to protect the front element of the lens and this is why the lens does not need any filter to protect the front element of the lens.
If this is true , I will get that lens with the 6D.
Difference between those two kits is more like 35.000 yen at the moment. Also, body alone is cheaper than the kit, unless you mean buying body and lens separately compared to kit. 6D body starts at around 146.000 yen, 24-105 kit at 211.000 yen.
I don`t use front filters to protect my lenses. If you get a cheap filter it will lower your picture quality, and an expensive filter is not really much cheaper than replacing the front element of your lens.
I don`t really like the feel of the 6D, it feels cheaper and more "plasticy" in my hands compared to my 40D. But in the end it`s the internals that count.
I also didn`t feel like spending 125.000 yen extra for the 5D Mk III, as the 6D should be good enough for my purposes.
I used the screen of my macbook pro retina as target, so I had no problems with light indoor.Good tip ... thanks for sharing.