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Lens for streetlife Canon 24-105 STM vs Canon 24-70/4L vs Tamron 24-70/2.8VC

Started Sep 1, 2015 | Discussions thread
Steve Balcombe Forum Pro • Posts: 15,582
Re: Lens for streetlife Canon 24-105 STM vs Canon 24-70/4L vs Tamron 24-70/2.8VC
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dzunglv wrote:

I am currently using Canon 24-85 USM for my street photos (canon 6D) and I am actually happy with it. However, I still want the IQ to be improved a little bit. So I need IQ, lightweight and zoom range. Here are my photos so you can understand what I need: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dzunglv/

After a while of searching, I narrow down my options to 3 candidates:

Canon 24-105STM: lightweight, cheap and 105mm tele reach. Good IQ. However a bit slow at tele end (5.6).

Canon 24-70/4L: lightweight, great IQ. Great build for my eyes. Only reachs 70mm for tele and a bit expensive considering it is only 4.0 aperture maximum.

Tamron 24-70/2.8: VC, great IQ and 2.8 (I know I don't need 2.8 that much for street photos but It can be useful occasionally). However, the lens is a bit heavy. Also tele reachs only 70mm.

So, that is what I've found up to now. I also want to hear more comments from you guys about my decision, espescially from whom have used those 3 lenses.

I'm surprised you haven't included the 24-105L in your shortlist. Sure it's not one of the latest models but it's a stop faster than the 24-105 STM and only slightly more expensive. 3-stop IS vs 4-stop is not likely to be an issue, and USM vs STM is possibly even a slight advantage. F/4 vs f/5.6 is a big benefit for throwing those backgrounds out of focus.

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