Canon 24-105 l F4 II (Page 2): For a first time purchase of a 24-105 it is an excellent choice. As an upgrade over the previous 24-105 the answer isn't too clear yet. Enjoy! Please...

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

billnourse wrote:

Don't know if it is that much of an upgrade. Several reviews I have read say yes, but this in an addition, not an upgrade for me. Old one is 999 new one is 1099. It's worth the 100 to me. And it is an authorized dealer, white boxed out of a 5dmk 4 kit.

For a first time purchase of a 24-105 it is an excellent choice. As an upgrade over the previous 24-105 the answer isn't too clear yet.
Enjoy! Please post some photos and your impression of it.

billnourse Loc: Bloomfield, NM

I miss spoke about the release date. It was actually released on 10-31-16 then immediately out of stock on back order with a new ship date of 12-8-16.

Bill

Tracy B. Loc: Indiana

I have this lens. It was in my Canon 5d mark iv kit. I love this lens, however I didn't have the 1st version so I can't compare the two.

Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina

Thanks for the input Tracy!

Best,
Todd Ferguson
Harrisburg, NC

RichardSM Loc: Back in Texas

I have a question does it have any creeping when the lens is tilted downward?

Haydon

RichardSM wrote:

I have a question does it have any creeping when the lens is tilted downward?

Version 1 does. Version II hasn't been tested which requires latency.

Canon lately has been putting locks on the them for insurance I suppose. Some of the lower priced L lens have been known to have lens creep Mind you, none of my L lenses have this trait.....yet.......

billnourse Loc: Bloomfield, NM

The 2 has a lock to prevent creep.

Bil

RichardSM Loc: Back in Texas

Haydon wrote:

Version 1 does. Version II hasn't been tested which requires latency.

Canon lately has been putting locks on the them for insurance I suppose. Some of the lower priced L lens have been known to have lens creep Mind you, none of my L lenses have this trait.....yet.......

Well I know that ver1 can be adjusted to stop it, mine is not to bad.

billnourse Loc: Bloomfield, NM

Just checked Canon, Amazon, Adorama, and B&H for this lens. Canon has gone from available on 12-8 to backorder, Adorama is on backorder now instead of release 12-8, B&H now shows a release date of 12-10 instead of 12-8, and Amazon is showing "In stock" 12-12. Glad I was able to find the one that I did as it will be delivered today.

Bill

billnourse Loc: Bloomfield, NM

Got the lens today and messed with it a little. Very fast focus. Seems as sharp as my 24-70 f2.8. The extra 35mm is going to be an advantage I think. Taking a trip to Durango tomorrow to shoot the mountains and take some shots of the steam train, so I'll have a better idea then.

Bill

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

My shipping notice email from B&H came today.

Haydon

billnourse wrote:

Seems as sharp as my 24-70 f2.8. The extra 35mm is going to be an advantage I think.
Bill

I'd love to have an IS lens in this range but I'm very happy with the 24-70L II. Where you will see the differences between these two lenses is at 24 mm with corner sharpness. You're paying more for the 24-70L II for more than one reason.

billnourse Loc: Bloomfield, NM

Got to do a little shooting with the 24-105 yesterday. Went to Durango, Co and took some pics of the steam train. Think I am going to like this. Don't know if the pics will get moved to Gallery or not, but I am posting them here because it about the lens, not the image.

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LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

billnourse wrote:

Got to do a little shooting with the 24-105 yesterday. Went to Durango, Co and took some pics of the steam train. Think I am going to like this. Don't know if the pics will get moved to Gallery or not, but I am posting them here because it about the lens, not the image.

The first shot, the one of the engineer, shows significant color fringing, especially around the white numerals on the locomotive. I didn't notice any in the other photos. None are really sharp enough to show what the lens can do. At 100% it is quite noticeable. I see that 3 were shot at 1/60 sec and the fourth at 1/80 sec. All at 100 ISO. I assume they were hand held. That seems to have worked against you. Under the circumstances, a higher ISO and faster shutter speed could have made a big difference. Looks like a really interesting location.

Haydon

LFingar wrote:

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I agree with Larry on this. There is major CA (purple color fringing) in the first image most noticeable around the lettering. Shooting wide open at F4 can cause this at some focal lengths depending on the lens. I'd recommend stopping up a couple of stops to reduce this. Also I can clearly see motion blur and even with 3 to 4 stops of IS, 1/60 of a second isn't fast enough. The second image is shot at 105mm and 1/60 is way to slow. Don't be scared pushing your ISO past 100. This will help you obtain sharp shots and reduce CA along with aperture/shutter speed balancing.