picturefan said:monkey44 said:Comparing the "three" - I suspect with the technology approximately equal, those that own the V1 will keep it, and the new buyers coming up into the Canon box will buy the V2 ... once the V1 runs out of stock. So, my guess is Canon figured this out already and built V2 for the new buyer market, not the upgrade market. The weatherseal is one benefit over Siggie for sure ... especially those of us that primarily shoot outdoors.
Those that like/buy Siggies will probably still buy Siggies...
Those that know technology better than me (HA, most of you) say it's as good as glass can get when building a 24-105 zoom range. So, maybe we're at that point, and anyone needs better glass can go with 16-35 and a 70-200 - filling that void with a couple prime lenses if necessary. Disappointing, that the new 24-105 lacks enough improvement, but we shot without it all these years, so will just continue ... there's never a true all-purpose mulit-purpose lens anyway ... most are for specific settings - so that didn't change at all.
When the sigma became available, I was in the market for an 24-105. As you wrote, it should mainly become an outdoor landscape lens. So the siggie was too big/heavy and, main criteria, no weather sealing. Waited for the 24-105II. But it is not worth the upgrade from ver I, espec. at that price point. So still waiting. Tammy 24-70? 24-70 2.8II?
Also was thinking about 16-35 4.0 and some primes to fill the gap to 70-200. This should be quite good, high quality, fair prices. But the gap to 100-400 is too big.
I own the 16-35 f4 ... 24-105 v1 ... 70-200 f4 IS ... 100-400 v2, so am covered. In general I use the 24-105 as a walk / carry around lens, but for most work time, I use it when needed, and rely on the other three most of the time. Don't find I miss that 35 -- 70 size too much, and the 24-105 is not a bad lens, for sure. It does have its faults, but if you watch what you do, it's still a fine lens. I was looking forward the the upgrade so then every lens I own will be pretty top-notch and would not have to compromise, ever. but, with the reviews on this v2, it makes little sense to upgrade for a grand and find small improvement. I'm pretty happy with what I have now, and it all fits where it fits ...
Ya'll have a great holiday - and a prosperous next year.
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