[purplepleaser]

Hi Folks,

I have recently bought a 100-400 for my Canon 350d , now i need a lense to replace the kit lense. The new lense would be for everything that the whopper can't cover.

I have used Sigma 28-70 2.8 which seemed great until i got the shakes . So i think i would be better off using a IS lense. Would the 24-105mm be a good lense for the 350d or is there anyother lenses that would be better for a 1.6 sensor. I have seen that this lense seems to be sold with the 5d so it must be a good lense.

I might in the very distant future upgrade the camera to a full frame this depends on my ability and available funds.

Help me spend my money

Thanks for reading

Lee

[Soupdragon]

I hope someone replies as I too am considering this optic.

[stepheno]

That is exactly the route I went. I replaced my 70-300 IS with the 100-400 for the extra 100mm. I then thought it was an opportunity to replace my Tamron 18-200 so bought the 24-105 which is an excellent lens and I don't miss the 95mm the Tamron had.

That left me a bit short at the wide end so to complete the line-up I've ordered the Sigma 10-20. That's my spedning finished for a long while. Anyway - get the 24-105, you won't regret it.

[danpen]

I have the 24-105L and it's a great lens. It's very sharp, the IS performs as expected. It's well built, feels solid and a joy to use. I use it regularly on a 20d and a 5d, I can get a bit of vignetting on the 5d under certain circumstances but never on the 1.6 crop sensor of the 20d.

Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS



cheers

Dan

[sejanus]

Not wanting to be contentious or anything but a monopod costs a fraction of the price and is guaranteed to make your pictures sharper. A tripod will make them sharper still...

[Dave]

Originally Posted by stepheno

....so bought the 24-105 which is an excellent lens ...

Can't see your review here :- http://www.pixalo.com/reviews/showpr...duct/187/cat/5

[purplepleaser]

Hello

Thanks for the replies.

I am really keen on trying the 24-105 so i might go to Jessops tomorrow. I have a tripod and may get a monopod too.

Would the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM be a good lense for my 350d. I would have to use the monopod a lot of the time i think. Sort of defeats the object of getting a everyday lense though.

Anymore ideas would be great

Lee

[Liam O'Neill]

The simple answer is yes, it's a great lens on any camera, but so is the 24-105L too.

It's the 30mm and IS versus the 1-stop of light. Only you can really know which way you want to go there. Maybe you do a lot of portraits, so the shallower DoF that 1-stop gets you looks tempting. Maybe the fact you have the 100-400 rather than one of the 70-XXX zooms might push you one way. You could maybe claw back some of that 1-stop loss with the 50 and 85 1.8's.

It's a problem I had with the last lens I bought.I had narrowed it down to 2 lenses, and couldn't decide which one to get. It finally dawned on me that they were both great lenses, and I'd get great results and be delighted with which ever one of them I went with, it really didn't matter. I bought the lens the next day, and don't regret it for a moment, and I know I'd feel exactly the same if I'd bought the other. There isn't really a "wrong" answer.

[purplepleaser]

Hi Liam

Thanks for your advice.

I am not sure what i really want to take pictures of. I mainly bought the 100-400 for wildlife. I would like this new lense for everything else. may be thats not possible with either the 24-70 or the 24-105. My thinking is that i would be able to shoot quicker, more accurately with the 24-105 without messing with a tripod/monopod.
I also realise that the 24-70 is a quicker lense in lower light conditions. This makes sense to me but if i have shaking hands this lense would be a waste.

[purplepleaser]

Hi

Been busy today in Jessops, tried the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM and the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM in and around the shop.

Well the both lenses were excellent but i could not bring myself to buy the 24-70, the extra weight, money and the thought of blurred images put me off.

So i bought the 24-105, i used the offer in Digital Photo and saved some money and bought a Hoya filter too. I just hope i enjoy using the lense

thanks for the advice, i hope that the weather improves in a day or so, today has been snow then rain then add a little hail too

Lee

[silver]

bit late now mebbe but also there's the efs 17-55 2.8 with IS, really a nice lens and handy focal length on a 1.6 crop - depending..

Sil

[purplepleaser]

Hi Sil

I had a look at the 17-55, was very tempting but if i was to change to a Canon 5d the lense would not fit/work according to the helpful lady a Jessops.

[silver]

Originally Posted by purplepleaser

Hi Sil

I had a look at the 17-55, was very tempting but if i was to change to a Canon 5d the lense would not fit/work according to the helpful lady a Jessops.

yep - is true unfort,. still is a nice lens on a 20/30d

Sil