Are you going to "upgrade" your 24-70 2.8 I

[stochasticmotions]

I probably would have seriously considered spending new money on a replacement if it had IS. The price for the enhancements this one has is just not enough for me (I really like the v1 lens, it was very good quality and I thought a reasonable price).

I will probably be spending my money short term on the new "equivalent" panasonic 12-35 f/2.8 for my GX1. Hopefully I will be as happy with that as I am with the canon

 

[crasher8]

My Mk1 is great no lens envy here.

 

[Beautor]

Personally I'm not in the market for the vII. The Upgraded price puts it way out of our league at the moment. I bought my wife a 24-70 vI in January at the end of the rebates for just under $1200. Its our 2nd "L" lens after our 70-200 F4L. The 24-70 was a huge step up from all our previous lenses, but it also was a significant chunk of change for a pair of casual photographers. If I could ever convince my wife to continue with portrait photography (and earn a little income with it) we might have the money to invest in more/better lenses, but for the moment the original 24-70 works fantastic for us.

Personally I'm certain that I would be a fast prime addict if I could afford anything more than my 50 F1.8. I love low light and shallow DOF, but that little plastic 50 just looks so funny on my old 40D.

 

[JEAraman]

Sold my MK1 in March and discovered that the April launch was postponed.!!!

 

[Mencho(22)]

YES! I preordered mine on Feb/20th hoping I will have it on April... well... July is just around the corner :S

 

[Tayvin]

I found that if you shoot with the 24-105L and THEN shoot with 24-70L it looks much better to you

 

[wickidwombat]

No original 24-70mm to upgrade, but I'll be getting the MkII.

same but i want to see the quality first if its as good as the mtf suggests then i would probably be pretty keen if at 50mm and 2.8 and narrower its sharper than the 50 f1.4 i might grab the 50 f1.2L too

 

[bdunbar79]

I won't be buying the 24-70L II at all. I already have the 16-35L II, 35L, and 50 primes, plus the 24-105L, so really it is not necessary for me. I think instead I'll save $670 ($1629 vs. $2299) and pick up a 24L prime.

 

[Tcapp]

I do agree with that. I use my 70-200 2.8 is for most of the wedding, with my 24 1.4 L on my second body for the wides.

Have you a 135f2? I'm finding it's very much like a 70-200 but without the horrendous WEIGHT! lol! Have to watch the shutter speed though - you need 1/125th at the VERY least to get a sharp shot. In low light I'll use the 70-200 because of IS.

I don't have the 135, but I would love to own it some day! Sounds like an amazing portrait lens when you want a little more compression than the 85 can give you.

 

[Tcapp]

I won't be buying the 24-70L II at all. I already have the 16-35L II, 35L, and 50 primes, plus the 24-105L, so really it is not necessary for me. I think instead I'll save $670 ($1629 vs. $2299) and pick up a 24L prime.

you will love it. the 24L is nice. It's almost weird being able to get such a shallow DoF with such a wide lens.

 

[houston1852]

I've been back and forth on this for months....buy V1 or spend a little more and get V2. Now I have a new dilemma. I use a Canon T2i. Do I really want to spend that much on this lens when I could upgrade my camera to something like the 5D mrk ii? Maybe I should buy a used V1 and save a little more and buy the camera too.

 

[bdunbar79]

I won't be buying the 24-70L II at all. I already have the 16-35L II, 35L, and 50 primes, plus the 24-105L, so really it is not necessary for me. I think instead I'll save $670 ($1629 vs. $2299) and pick up a 24L prime.

you will love it. the 24L is nice. It's almost weird being able to get such a shallow DoF with such a wide lens.

I'm sold!

 

[Random Orbits]

I've been back and forth on this for months....buy V1 or spend a little more and get V2. Now I have a new dilemma. I use a Canon T2i. Do I really want to spend that much on this lens when I could upgrade my camera to something like the 5D mrk ii? Maybe I should buy a used V1 and save a little more and buy the camera too.

Depends on what you shoot. If it's NOT sports-centric, then I suggest the 5DII. IQ is better and you'd gain a stop or two at higher ISOs for the same level of noise. You might not need a midrange zoom, especially if you have a telezoom and/or a wide-angle zoom. Instead, you could get a fast prime, which comes in handy in low light situations.

I moved from a crop body to a 5DII earlier this year and sold my 17-55. I did not replace it with a FF mid-range zoom but use a 50mm prime instead. For anything longer, I'm using the 70-200.

 

[roumin]

I am pretty happy with V1, but if MKII had IS, it would have made it irresistible specially for video.

 

[Tcapp]

I won't be buying the 24-70L II at all. I already have the 16-35L II, 35L, and 50 primes, plus the 24-105L, so really it is not necessary for me. I think instead I'll save $670 ($1629 vs. $2299) and pick up a 24L prime.

you will love it. the 24L is nice. It's almost weird being able to get such a shallow DoF with such a wide lens.

I'm sold!

Yeah buddy! 8)

 

[Chris Geiger]

I am new to Canon and was shooting with Nikon till this year (full time wedding shooter). When I purchased two 5D3's I got one of them with the 24-105 kit lens. I also bought a 70-700 2.8 and a 50 1.2. Both the 24-105 and the 70-200 have been very sharp. I've been waiting for the 24-70 II and have one on order. The 24-105 will make a good backup and vacation lens.

What I really want is a 35-85mm 1.4 zoom but that's not to happen.

 

[wickidwombat]

What I really want is a 35-85mm 1.4 zoom but that's not to happen.

hell yeah even if it was f1.8 or even f2 with the hybrid IS of the 100L if it was sharp wide open it would never leave my camera
ahhh to dream

 

[Axilrod]

If it's as sharp as the 70-200 II then absolutely. The idea of not being able to carry around a bunch of primes is too appealing to me.

 

[Dylan777]

If it's as sharp as the 70-200 II then absolutely. The idea of not being able to carry around a bunch of primes is too appealing to me.

+1....on pre-order

 

[motorhead]

If it's as sharp as the 70-200 II then absolutely. The idea of not being able to carry around a bunch of primes is too appealing to me.

+1....on pre-order

+2..... ditto