mcclizam

What is MFT?

twhrider Loc: Indiana

Personally, I have a habit of hanging onto things....after all, "It isn't eating anything..." Costs nothing to keep something, and I'd rather hang onto an item that I might use than to sell it and then find out a few months later that I have a use for it.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Thank you. As you may have now seen, more information upfront helps to generate a focused discussion rather than just general comments and commentary that may / may not be of any help in addressing your question.

Your earlier comment hit on the limitations of the 24-105 focal length zoom on a cropped-sensor body such as your T5i. With a field of view of 38mm (24 x 1.6), the wide-end is nowhere near as wide as your 18-35. When you need a long lens, a field of view of 168mm (105 x 1.6) doesn't get you as much as even your 55-250. Your 50 f/1.4 provides low-light options your f/4 24-105L can never approach.

You didn't mention if the 24-105L is the original or vII. The older version will sell at less than half the purchase price, regardless of age and physical appearance. It's a very capable and useful lens whether on a full-frame or cropped sensor, but it has limitations in one or several categories when compared to all the other lenses you own. You'll have to decide whether the funds it can generate via resale can be better used on other equipment.

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Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

I agree with what Bill_De said.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

"Micro Four Thirds" or M4/3. Small cameras of high quality by Panasonic Lumix and Olympus. Mirrorless with superb EVFs. Sensor slightly smaller than APS-C, but the 4/3 format uses more of the lens and needs less cropping to 10x8. Continuous live view. Much lighter cameras and lenses. Many say the cameras of the future.
You would not regret having a good look.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

I have gone all day at car shows, Civil War re-enactments, steam punk festivals etc with only that lens - but on a full frame camera. On your APS-C it effectively acts as 38-168. Still a useful range but a bit too long for the wide angle end, unless you have room to back off. Back in the film days my wide angle was a 35 mm. It all depends on what you are used to using and how you tend to frame shots.

For about two years I used 1) 14 mm prime 2) 50 mm f/1.8 3) 24-105 4) 150-600 (since replaced with 100-400 + 1.4x extender) on two bodies 6D full frame and 7DII aps-c. I did some trading in Nov & Dec and now use 5DIV and 80D with those same lenses I switch bodies and lenses based on what I am doing at the time. I also have a 180 mm macro. Then since our daughter leaves her camera and lenses home most of the time to avoid distractions at the university I have access to the lenses I purchased for her. The aps-c body is almost exclusively used for birds and the 100-400 + extender stays on it most of the time.

When it comes to the 14 mm prime and the 50 mm, like you I almost never use them. but I will not get rid of them unless I replace them with another ultra wide or fast lens. (Umm? a fast ultra wide - now we are talking money) The 14 mm is the only thing I have that works in really tight spaces like museums etc. I belong to a railway museum and the last time I used the 14 mm was interior shots of various rail cars and street cars in our collection. For the exterior shots in the car barns I can use the 24-105 most of the time. I have wide sweeping panorama landscapes on my list of "things to learn how to do well" for the future and will want that lens for that project. The 50 mm is my low light lens and I keep it for that.

If all I had was an aps-c body my ideal set of lenses would be 10-18, 24-105 and either 100-400 + extender if the aps-c can AF at f/8 or a 150-600 if the aps-c didn't AF at f/8. Then possibly add a macro and a low light lens. If I was not after really high level image quality and wanted to avoid changing lenses much I would probably go with the Tamron 18-400 and the 10-18 and possibly add a macro and/or a low light lens for special needs.

By the way, what lenses do you use most of the time and what others do you own? That will tell a lot about why the 24-105 doesn't get used much.

If you have any faint idea of going FF, keep the 24-105 the mark 1 or the mark 2 are outstanding "walk around" choices. As I said - all day at events with just that lens.

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

A lens on the shelf is just a nik-nak if it doesn't get used. Sell it and treat your wife to a fine evening out.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

A friend of mine and got into hot water. It was her lens.

Bill_de Loc: US

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MrBob Loc: lookout Mtn. NE Alabama

Golly Gee, is that why I can't even move around my loft without tripping over electronic toys etc...

JPL

Ok, that explains everything. You have good lenses for everything, the 18-35 Sigma is a perfect lens for landscapes and very good for travel and tight situations also, the Canon 50 1.4 is also good for landscapes and very good for portraits and whatever and the new Tamron 18-400 covers the rest of your needs.

The lens in question would get more loving from you if you had a full frame camera. There the 24 mm at the wide end come in handy. It is generally a very good lens but you have no real reason to keep it unless you plan to get a full frame camera body.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Mc, welcome to the Hog!!!
When I got my first digital, a crop camera, I too bought a 24-105 because everybody said it was the lens to have.
Turns out, on a Crop that lens is just not wide enough and I never used it, I tried, but it just didn't work!
So into the closed it went, replaced by what I SHOULD have gotten, a 15-85!!!
BUT, a year later when I moved up to FF, now the 24-105 is my MOST used lens and has been for 10 years!
Its a great lens for a FF but not on a crop.
If you should sell of not depends on your style of photography and your camera.
If you don't see it in your future, GET RID of it!!
Again, welcome!
SS

bull drink water Loc: pontiac mi.

I would assume you are using it on a fx body. keep it find more times to use it . it's a primo lens.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

You mentioned you travel. Well, IMHO, the 24-105 would be my go to lens for travel, family and dogs. IMHO.

fourg1b2006 Loc: Long Island New York

It's a good lens...hold on to it.