The Follow-up to the RF 24-70 F2.8L IS USM Could See More of the World
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I am the proud owner of the RF 24-70 f/2.8L. It’s a great lens and I’m a HUGE fan of it. That said, and not surprisingly given its expense, I would want its successor to have more range on both ends say 20-85? Last fall, I picked up a 24-105 f/4L (a stupendous sale on Canon’s refurb site) and have found the additional reach beneficial for events and “less formal” photographic scenarios. I’m glad that Canon is trying different formulas and look forward to seeing what else, like the 45mm f/1.2 they’ll cook up!
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I am quite disappointed in my 24-70, not because of optical performance or anything like that, but because it has amassed internal dust in the optics after not that much usage. Even worse is that it was a replacement for another copy (brand new from retailer) that had a rather large brownish piece of debris that looked like tobacco behind the front element. Must have been a bad batch of Monday products or something, but it is beyond me that the first one even passed inspections. None of my other RF lenses except for the RF 28 2.8 has any dust in them. The 28 2.8 I can understand and forgive as it is quite a complicated little budget lens. I can live with some dust in the optics, but what bothers me is the hit i take with resale value.
I think Nikon did a smart move with their new 24-70 which is internal focusing.
I think Nikon did a smart move with their new 24-70 which is internal focusing.
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I find 24mm fine for walk around work. 70mm is ok, but the 105mm is a better top end. That said the 23-105 f2.8 is too heavy for my liking. I found the 24-105 f4 to fail to focus correctly in low light on the R5 Mark II, so I stuck with the 24-70 f2.8. Perhaps that was an early focus issue with the mark II, which has been fixed? Anyone having problems with that combo (R5 II, 24-105 f4 at night time with lit buildings or bridges)
24mm seems plenty wide enough, unless you go indoors, when the 10-20mm is king.
24mm seems plenty wide enough, unless you go indoors, when the 10-20mm is king.
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This rumoured RF 20-70/2.8 L would easily tip me into swapping our my current EF 24-70/2.8 II L as my main / general lens. The extra wide angle of view would be a seriously more versatile lens. I would mate this with the RF 10-20mm f4 L for a super versatile pairing. Mostly for any situaton where I won't need filtration. The EF lenses with the drop in adpater as such a great solution for me. The question is with this RF 20-70/2.8 L, what to pair with it at the long end. The RF 70-200/2.8 LIS Z is a stunning optic, but it's expensive and large. Maybe see what comes from the VCM range, there are rumours of a petite and light RF 70-180mm f2.8 VCM non L.
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A 20-70 mm f2.8 would likely be a purchase and I would trade in a 15-35 mm f2.8 and 24-70 mm f2.8 towards the purchase. Basically I would replace two lenses with one. I rarely shoot wider than 20 mm and when I do I have Canon RF 10-20 mm f4 lens.
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