New 6D user : 24-205mm f/4 kit or 24-70 f/4 + 70/200 f/4, or what else ?

frenchtraveller wrote:

Right now I see 3 options :

1) Just go with the 24-105mm 6D kit lens, and enjoy getting to know life in full frame !
After all, Ken Rockwell says this lens is "spectacular" and even "For smart people, it ought to be the only lens you ever need. With the crazy-high ISOs of the 6D, you don't need anything faster than f/4 to shoot in any light" ! I know it has bad distortion on the 24mm end though... and well, there's always a trick with kit lenses right ?

Despite what KR says , the 24-105 is indeed a very good lens.

2) Go with a 24-70mm f/4 + a 70-200mm f/4.
Pros : better IQ for sure

Not so sure. The 24-70/4 is weaker in the middle of the range, quite disappointing for a newer and a shorter lens. According to DXO it is brighter (better T-stop) but this is in the center only. It vignettes more at the long end.

+ much more coverage at the tele end (but for what?) + no compromises.

The 70-200/4 IS (I hope you mean the IS version) is excellent but why not the 24-105 + 70-200/4 IS?

Cons : 3x more expensive, and I might have to carry both all the time.
The "3x more expensive" bit is somewhat countered by the "it's not every day you're in Japan, grab a bargain!" argument but still, image quality had better be much, much better than with a single kit lens to justify it ! Is that the case ?

3) 24-105 kit lens + a couple of cheap primes (other than the 50mm 1.8) ? Which ones ?

The 50/1.8 has terrible AF. If you want cheap - the 85/1.8 maybe or the 100/2?