5D Mark III Kit - Why did Canon choose the 24/105 f.4 IS?

[wickidwombat]

What all the rest said about the 24-105. Only downside to it is (in a very dusty environment such as Burning Man) that it extends and contracts when you zoom, unlike the 70-200. Thus, you can air (and dust!) being sucked in and then pushed out. My only real complaint about it, although I would LOVE to have this at f/2.8, but then it'd probably cost as much more more than the new 24-70m2, or it'd have to be variable aperture, or something like that.

tell me about it last time i had mine sent in to clean iron ore out of the focus ring cost me $170
mind you, me, the camera and lens got completely covered in mud so i'm not suprised a little made it through the seals

 

[Jamesy]

tell me about it last time i had mine sent in to clean iron ore out of the focus ring cost me $170
mind you, me, the camera and lens got completely covered in mud so i'm not suprised a little made it through the seals

How did you get iron ore in the lens - what environment were you shooting in to have that happen? A mine?

 

[AvTvM]

quite simple: Canon will not have the 24-70 II ready by the time the 5D III starts shipping.
At least not in the quantities needed if they were to bundle it as kit lens with an attractive enough discount for people to really buy it.

And of course looking at a bundle price 5DIII + 24-70 II, people would fully realize, how much money Canon wants to extract from them if they want a a body+lens combination that really delivers [hopefully] really good image quality.

While the 24-105 ist a nice and compact, universalist lens with a really convenient focal range, its optical shortcomings were also quite visible already on the 5D II.

 

[Drizzt321]

What all the rest said about the 24-105. Only downside to it is (in a very dusty environment such as Burning Man) that it extends and contracts when you zoom, unlike the 70-200. Thus, you can air (and dust!) being sucked in and then pushed out. My only real complaint about it, although I would LOVE to have this at f/2.8, but then it'd probably cost as much more more than the new 24-70m2, or it'd have to be variable aperture, or something like that.

tell me about it last time i had mine sent in to clean iron ore out of the focus ring cost me $170
mind you, me, the camera and lens got completely covered in mud so i'm not suprised a little made it through the seals

Not sure which is worse, getting it covered in mud, or the extremely find grit & dust floating everywhere in the air at Burning Man. Hell, if there was even 1 good quality zoom with normal ranges that had completely internal mechanisms and good sealing otherwise, I'd take it at long as it wasn't $$$. Even if it was a 3rd party and not Canon L.

 

[mrjamiegilbert]

Pretty sure this kit is coming. It was even part of the Canon Australia press release, dubbed the "Pro Kit":

http://www.canon.com.au/About-Canon/News-Events/News-Press-Releases/EOS-5D-Mark%20III-released
(see end of article, under 'Availability')

Actually, in Oz I believe you can pre-order this kit. So don't panic, I reckon we'll see it soon - maybe in a month or two, once the 24-70 II's start shipping...

I hope so anyway, I want it!

 

[wickidwombat]

tell me about it last time i had mine sent in to clean iron ore out of the focus ring cost me $170
mind you, me, the camera and lens got completely covered in mud so i'm not suprised a little made it through the seals

How did you get iron ore in the lens - what environment were you shooting in to have that happen? A mine?

yep and I can confirm that 1D bodies are extremely resilient in harsh environments

 

[itsnotmeyouknow]

The 24-105 is a workhorse lens, very good quality, reasonably light and compact has great versitility and as others have said is probably the best General purpose lens. the 28-300L is possibly better but its 3 times the size and 2 and a half times the price

And considerably heavier - I have that lens although haven't used it for a while

 

[EvilTed]

Personally, I'm not a fan of it yet.
It's way too heavy for the 5D MK3 body and very front heavy.

I would have preferred the option to get the 50 F/1.2 prime as a kit lens, but that's just me.
The IQ is not as good as the Nikon D7000 + 50mm F/1.4G lens I sold to switch to Canon.
Maybe it's a prime thing, but I really don't see a need for a 24-105 or a 24-70...
A great 50 and my feet produce better results, work better in low light and are a lot lighter.

My $0.02

ET

 

[smirkypants]

notch below the best camera... notch below the best lens. makes sense to me.

 

[XanuFoto]

Just recieved my kit today from B&H. My order was delivered in Toronto Canada. Ordered it on the 23rd. This thing focuses in almost darkness. Went up to 25000 ISO and got some interesting results. This is all JPEG so far. Will test RAW and other features later. The AF just rocks. Coming from the 7D its easy to work with the AF.

 

[EvilTed]

I would have preferred the option to get the 50mm F/1.2L or 35mm F/1.4L.
I'm not a fan of the 24-105 F/4, at least not the one I received with my MK3.
Maybe it needs micro-adjustment?

ET