Sell 24/1.4L II and 70-200/f4L IS for 24-70 II or not?

[Viggo]

Thanks a lot guys! I will absolutely enjoy this lens, I can see it growing to be a part of my camera, lol.

Did afma today and at 24mm=+1 and 70mm=+3, I say that's REALLY good. AF accuracy is 99,4% with 20 testpoints, ridicolous!

Hopefully I get a chance to really try it out over the weekend.

For now, all I can say, if you're thinking about getting one, and you're not quuuuiiite sure it's worth it, forget all of that, it can't possibly get any better than this....

 

[hammar]

Thanks a lot guys! I will absolutely enjoy this lens, I can see it growing to be a part of my camera, lol.

Did afma today and at 24mm=+1 and 70mm=+3, I say that's REALLY good. AF accuracy is 99,4% with 20 testpoints, ridicolous!

Hopefully I get a chance to really try it out over the weekend.

For now, all I can say, if you're thinking about getting one, and you're not quuuuiiite sure it's worth it, forget all of that, it can't possibly get any better than this....

I just need to find a buyer for my 24/1.4L II first

 

[Viggo]

Thanks a lot guys! I will absolutely enjoy this lens, I can see it growing to be a part of my camera, lol.

Did afma today and at 24mm=+1 and 70mm=+3, I say that's REALLY good. AF accuracy is 99,4% with 20 testpoints, ridicolous!

Hopefully I get a chance to really try it out over the weekend.

For now, all I can say, if you're thinking about getting one, and you're not quuuuiiite sure it's worth it, forget all of that, it can't possibly get any better than this....

I just need to find a buyer for my 24/1.4L II first

That is my problem also, although a fantastic lens, it's been as hard as the TS-E 17mm to sell... No takers..

 

[discojuggernaut]

Hmm, i just checked my catalog to see how many shots i take with the 24mm f/1.4 at f/2.5 or wider. Not that many, mostly low-light clubstyle no-flash shots and the occasional shallow DoF landscape or portrait shot.

Now i'm thinking about selling it and my venerable 28-70 2.8L to fund a 24-70 mkii. Love my 24mm though, maybe if the wide end on the 24-70 is good enough than a sigma 35mm will be in order.

So for me it's a major transition from a prime guy to a zoom guy. from 24/28-70/50/135/300 (+1.4x) set of lenses to a 14/24-70/70-200/300 (+1.4x) zoom sandwich

 

[hammar]

I just picked up my 24-70 and it is disgustingly sharp! Just silly-sharp! Nice bokeh as well.

 

[Viggo]

I just picked up my 24-70 and it is disgustingly sharp! Just silly-sharp! Nice bokeh as well.

Congrats man ! Yeah, it's VERY sharp, and my second copy is even better. Afma is +1 all the way from 24 to 70.

 

[hammar]

However, I haven't manage to get the two lenses sold yet. I guess it will be even harder to get the prime sold when people realize that the 24-70 is on the same level/better apart from the f/1.4.

 

[Viggo]

However, I haven't manage to get the two lenses sold yet. I guess it will be even harder to get the prime sold when people realize that the 24-70 is on the same level/better apart from the f/1.4.

Use lack of vignetting and distortion as an argument to sell the 24, because at that it's much better. I still think 2.8 dof is a little too much, the AF and corner performance of the 2479 outweighs that a lot.

It took me a while to find the right AF settings with it and the 70-200, because they're SO fast the settings I used for my other lenses didn't work. I really like case 4 and -1 on sensitivity with those two lenses taking pictures of my kids.

 

[hammar]

However, I haven't manage to get the two lenses sold yet. I guess it will be even harder to get the prime sold when people realize that the 24-70 is on the same level/better apart from the f/1.4.

Use lack of vignetting and distortion as an argument to sell the 24, because at that it's much better. I still think 2.8 dof is a little too much, the AF and corner performance of the 2479 outweighs that a lot.

It took me a while to find the right AF settings with it and the 70-200, because they're SO fast the settings I used for my other lenses didn't work. I really like case 4 and -1 on sensitivity with those two lenses taking pictures of my kids.

TBH, I haven't spent much time trying out the different cases for the AF. I've been happy with case 1 but perhaps I should check out the others as well. I rarely shoot anything that moves fast.

Do you (or anyone else for that matter) use polarizing filters with the 24-70 and in that case, which? So far, I have only been using B+W MRC UV for protection and I will probably get one for the 24-70 but I'm considering getting a pol filter instead. As I have never used one, how much "work" does it take, i.e. do I need to turn the filter for every shoot to make sure it looks nice (angle to the sun, I understand how it works .

Would you recommend a pol. instead of a standard UV for this lens?

 

[Viggo]

I will buy one, I was suppose to get a Heliopan HT, those are without filterthreads in front, and that is essential, the thinner the filter the less it affects vignetting, and the 24-70 mk2 is bad with vignetting, really bad imo.

You turn for every shot almost, well, not all, but if you flip the camera from horisontal to vertical, you need to turn to get the effect, but this goes without thinking after a short while.

DO NOT use a pol-filter as a replacement for a protector or UV, because it steals at least one stop of light, so might as well get a 24-105 instead.

I love pol filters, but beware of 24mm and pol filter, you will get very uneven polarization, still, I try to do a compromise and use it anyway,

 

[hammar]

I will buy one, I was suppose to get a Heliopan HT, those are without filterthreads in front, and that is essential, the thinner the filter the less it affects vignetting, and the 24-70 mk2 is bad with vignetting, really bad imo.

You turn for every shot almost, well, not all, but if you flip the camera from horisontal to vertical, you need to turn to get the effect, but this goes without thinking after a short while.

DO NOT use a pol-filter as a replacement for a protector or UV, because it steals at least one stop of light, so might as well get a 24-105 instead.

I love pol filters, but beware of 24mm and pol filter, you will get very uneven polarization, still, I try to do a compromise and use it anyway,

Yeah, that actually why I never got one for my 24/1.4. I guess I will just get the B+W MRC UV, perhaps the slim version to protect the big and juicy front element