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11/03/2012 09:00:56 AM · #1

Probably shouldn't have, but bought the Canon 24-105mm. It's stunning. So VERY excited about this lens. Hope I can do it justice.

Not a great picture, but it's a start.

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

11/03/2012 11:34:20 AM · #2

Oh, you'll be a happy camper.

PennyClick uses her 24-105 as the go-to lens on HER 7D now, it's especially stellar on the cropped sensor. And of course I use it on the ff 5D2. But be sure to make friends with "lens correction" in the RAW processor, there's noticeable barrel distortion at the wide end. Easily corrected.

Message edited by author 2012-11-03 11:34:41.

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

11/03/2012 11:41:22 AM · #3

Yup. My bad consists of the 10-22, 24-105, and 100-400 now. I'll throw in some specialty ones depending upon the situation. But that's pretty much my everyday lens. Sweet!!

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

11/03/2012 12:27:58 PM · #4

All I want to do is shoot, shoot, shoot! Unfortunately chores are getting in the way. Dang!

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

11/03/2012 12:30:08 PM · #5

Originally posted by vawendy:

Yup. My bad consists of the 10-22, 24-105, and 100-400 now.

Must be frustrating when a shot requires a 23mm focal length ... ;-)

Cuttooth

Canon EOS R

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

11/03/2012 12:43:06 PM · #6

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by vawendy:
Yup. My bad consists of the 10-22, 24-105, and 100-400 now.

Must be frustrating when a shot requires a 23mm focal length ... ;-)

Hah. I also have the 10-22 and 24-105 and it sucks not being able to shoot anything at 23mm. ;)

The 24-105 is my walkaround lens and I love it. It can get heavy hanging on your neck on long photo days but it's manageable. Awesome lens.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

11/03/2012 12:57:54 PM · #7

Well, on the serious side, at either 22mm or 24mm you'd be at the extreme end of either lens, and my understanding is that zoom lenses usually look their best in something like the middle 80-90% of their range.

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

11/03/2012 01:14:50 PM · #8

Originally posted by Cuttooth:

The 24-105 is my walkaround lens and I love it. It can get heavy hanging on your neck on long photo days but it's manageable. Awesome lens.

I noticed that it was a little heavy, but it's still awesome.

RayEthier

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

11/03/2012 01:26:42 PM · #9

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Oh, you'll be a happy camper. PennyClick uses her 24-105 as the go-to lens on HER 7D now, it's especially stellar on the cropped sensor. And of course I use it on the ff 5D2. But be sure to make friends with "lens correction" in the RAW processor, there's noticeable barrel distortion at the wide end. Easily corrected.

I am ever so glad I read this... I thought that my eyesight was going because I am getting older (shaddup you younguns... who asked you).

I will definitely look that up and see if that rectifies things a tad.

Thanks Robert.

Ray

RayEthier

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

11/03/2012 01:26:42 PM · #10

nudder double post.

Message edited by author 2012-11-03 13:27:15.

Cuttooth

Canon EOS R

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra

11/03/2012 02:19:37 PM · #11

Originally posted by PuppyDogMom:

Originally posted by Cuttooth:
The 24-105 is my walkaround lens and I love it. It can get heavy hanging on your neck on long photo days but it's manageable. Awesome lens.

I noticed that it was a little heavy, but it's still awesome.

Not sure if you're still using the neck strap that came with your camera but I ended up getting a padded strap. It made a big difference when carrying around the camera for long periods of time.

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

11/03/2012 03:10:50 PM · #12

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Yeah.

PennyClick has it nailed; when I got the 16-35mm f/2.8L she grabbed ahold of the 17-40mm f/4L, so now she has 10-22, 17-40, and 24-105 -- accordingly, she has the sweet spot for every increment :-) She's my sweetie!