Is it worth waiting for an upgrade to 24-105?

[awinphoto]

I'm currently using 550D + Sigma 17-70 OS, but I plan to move to a FF body sooner or later (most likely I'll grab 5dmkII when mkIII gets released), and that's why I want to buy 24-105 now and use it on my cropped camera (as far as I know it's pretty good for APS-C cameras), but the lens is 4 years old and has some drawbacks, e.g. pretty pronounced distorsion at 24mm. So is it worth waiting to get it, or I'd better buy it now and save money for an FF body?

I would wait until you go FF. That way you might at least get it at kit discount price perhaps or maybe something better will be out by the time you finally go FF.

He said on a post where i mentioned the same thing it's cheaper, in his country, to buy them seperately than as a kit.  Seems odd but it's a shame that's not a viable option for him

[dilbert]

I'm currently using 550D + Sigma 17-70 OS, but I plan to move to a FF body sooner or later (most likely I'll grab 5dmkII when mkIII gets released), and that's why I want to buy 24-105 now and use it on my cropped camera (as far as I know it's pretty good for APS-C cameras), but the lens is 4 years old and has some drawbacks, e.g. pretty pronounced distorsion at 24mm. So is it worth waiting to get it, or I'd better buy it now and save money for an FF body?

Let me rephrase this question...

"I want to buy a FF camera but I want to get a good deal on it and hopefully when the 5D3 comes out will be a good time. I'll also need a new lens for it when I do."

Given the price drop and rise over the last 3 months of the 5D2, perhaps you should look for a price to match your budget, whenever that happens to be, rather than wait for a particular event or time. Waiting for the price to reach its lowest point will likely mean you wait too long.

[lexonio]

Thank you for your continuing feedback, I've already purchased a new 24-105 - using it on my cropped 550d atm, love it. However I decided to accumulate a bit more money than I originally intended and go for 5dmkIII. I think it is wiser in the long run.

[Jules]

Not sure how soon this lens will get updated.  Not a perfect lens, but I think Canon is focusing on ranges, and with the 24-70 and the 70 - 200 they have a nice range, as well as the rumored 200 - 400 coming out as well...

So to me the 24 - 105 seems like an overlap lens.  Don't get me wrong, I use this lens a lot, but I don't see it being addressed anytime soon.

Well, my understanding of ranges was that it is the "light" and "not so speed hungry" kit that goes with the 100-400 ... meaning some would pick 3 pieces of 24-70 + 70-200 + extenders (or the 200-400 monster) if they look for f/2.8, and others who don't need to go down that much would be satisfied with the f/4 and get only 2 pieces of 24-105 and 100-400 ?
(it is basically my questioning as i am going to upgrade soon my glass to L, but at the same time trying to guess what would be my range when going to FF one day ...)

[awinphoto]

Thank you for your continuing feedback, I've already purchased a new 24-105 - using it on my cropped 550d atm, love it. However I decided to accumulate a bit more money than I originally intended and go for 5dmkIII. I think it is wiser in the long run.

Wise choice...  I'm sure the 5d3 will definitely be a great camera (compared to the 5d2), keep shooting and keep us updated   

[liubros]

I have a 7D body, with sigma 17-70, canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS II, and I recently replace sigma 17-70 with canon 24-105 IS. The 24-105 is for sure the lens if you can only carry 1 lens. It is a lot sharper than sigma 17-70. I was debating on 24-105 f/4 IS or 24-70 f/2.8 for a while. The new 24-70 II makes the old look bad, and the new one is way to expensive, and without IS.  The 70-200 f/2.8 is so heavy, unless I know I will need to use f/2.8, I don't want to carry it.

[Jim K]

I have a 7D body, with sigma 17-70, canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS II, and I recently replace sigma 17-70 with canon 24-105 IS. The 24-105 is for sure the lens if you can only carry 1 lens. It is a lot sharper than sigma 17-70. I was debating on 24-105 f/4 IS or 24-70 f/2.8 for a while. The new 24-70 II makes the old look bad, and the new one is way to expensive, and without IS.  The 70-200 f/2.8 is so heavy, unless I know I will need to use f/2.8, I don't want to carry it.

As long as you know that you will be going FF at some time or don't need anything at the wide end you should do fine with your new lens. Enjoy!