24-105L II delayed until December, but the kit with it is in stock right now

[H. Jones]

I do find it kinda strange that they've held back the general release but released it in a kit. Got to play with the 24-105 F/4L IS II at a local camera store while checking out their 5D Mark IV, and the II is ergonomically pretty great. Looks great and feels great. Seemed a bit better than the original but I couldn't really tell. Definitely going to be keeping my 24-70mm F/2.8L II though.

 

[candyman]

Finally I was able to test the new 24-105L II (basic testing - I am not an expert in that area)
For the record: it was not a kit-lens but separate lens that comes in the original Canon box.
The production date is October 2016 (4603xxxx67xx)


MK II
I see some improvement in mid- and corner sharpness at 24mm (f4) over the original version
Vignetting at 24mm (f4) slightly worse than the original version

Distortion at 24mm (f4) same as original version
At 105mm (f4) the center sharpness is less than the original version
At 105mm (f4) the vignetting is worse than the original version
At 105mm (f4) the CA is pretty much the same


The Canon dealer was surprised as well about these results. It is possible that I got a bad copy. They just had one copy so I could not compare with another MKII. Delivery is still difficult.
Somehow I think that the first batch has a QA problem after reading on the internet about other comparisons.


I decided not to replace my orginal 24-105. I will wait a couple of months into 2017 and try again with newer batches.

 

[tron]

Finally I was able to test the new 24-105L II (basic testing - I am not an expert in that area)
For the record: it was not a kit-lens but separate lens that comes in the original Canon box.
The production date is October 2016 (4603xxxx67xx)


MK II
I see some improvement in mid- and corner sharpness at 24mm (f4) over the original version
Vignetting at 24mm (f4) slightly worse than the original version

Distortion at 24mm (f4) same as original version
At 105mm (f4) the center sharpness is less than the original version
At 105mm (f4) the vignetting is worse than the original version
At 105mm (f4) the CA is pretty much the same


The Canon dealer was surprised as well about these results. It is possible that I got a bad copy. They just had one copy so I could not compare with another MKII. Delivery is still difficult.
Somehow I think that the first batch has a QA problem after reading on the internet about other comparisons.


I decided not to replace my orginal 24-105. I will wait a couple of months into 2017 and try again with newer batches.

Thanks for the info. I believe though that's just that and there is not a QA problem (but of course if you can check back in 2017 you are more than welcome to do so...)