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Question re: image quality 24-105 Kit lens with new 5D Mark III
Bentley2012:
I'm new to be able to comment on this form but have been checking it out for quite some time. I can't really compare mine and my wife's copy of the 24-105 lens since we both use them on 7D's. The one thing I can say is you must have a bad copy because my wife won't shoot with any other lens until she can get a better one. Hers has to be the sharpest of any lens I have seen. Mine is extremely good but not as sharp as hers. If I didn't tell anybody that is was a zoom they would think her pictures were taken with a macro, they are that sharp. I would either send it back to Adorama or just for the heck of it go to your local camera store and try one of their copies.
Invertalon:
I must have been lucky with two extremely sharp 24-105L's... I sold the one I have been using the past two years with the new one I got with my 5D3 kit, just as sharp... Wide open from 24mm to 105mm is very sharp. It may not be prime sharpness, but it damn good for such a versatile zoom. I never had any gripes about the sharpness.
Dylan777:
--- Quote from: JR on April 02, 2012, 08:43:58 PM ---
--- Quote from: Dylan777 on April 02, 2012, 08:34:18 PM ---
My 5D III & 24-105 are currently with Canon Service Center, Irvine CA. I posted the softness issues last week - some peeps were making joke of the post >:(
"hey my 5D III doesn't make coffee" etc....
Anyway, I should have the body & lens back soon - stay tune for update. I think you should give Canon another shot before return it.
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Looking forward to the update Dylan. Everytime I tried the 24-105 myself (2 copies) I always found it much less sharp then my prime lenses. DOnt know if the lens itself is at fault, or simply the fact that primes are just better then zoom! The only zoom I can live with currently is the 70-200 2.8 II IS. I hope the new 24-70 II is as good!
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Will do JR,
Just FYI my 24-105 is sharp with 60D and 5D II.
Can't go wrong with 70-200 II IS ;) - tack sharp even at 2.8. My next lens will be 35mm L - will see :o
cpsico:
I never really like the 24-105, to much lens flare not super sharp. It's a good light walk around lens that cost to much
briansquibb:
--- Quote from: cpsico on April 02, 2012, 11:43:56 PM ---I never really like the 24-105, to much lens flare not super sharp. It's a good light walk around lens that cost to much
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- the 24-104 is a low cost L lens
- looks pretty sharp to me
- the low weight makes it suitable for fast moving sports
- fast af makes Servo mode work well
Here is one from the weekend - on a low tech 1Ds3, should be better on the 5DIII, high speed panning with a heavy lens is VERY difficult
Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Image Date: 2012-04-01 13:01:25 +0100
Focal Length: 45.0mm
Aperture: f/13.0
Exposure Time: 0.010 s (1/100)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: +0.33 EV
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