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RF 24-105/4 vs 24-240 for hiking

Started May 24, 2021 | Discussions thread
MikeJ9116 Veteran Member • Posts: 6,955
Re: 24-105mm

tkbslc wrote:

Royd63uk wrote:

I was just pointing out is is a very usable good walk around lens with good image quality

I don't think I claimed otherwise.

My main points were that

a) the 24-240 is worse at both ends than it is in the middle of the range

To be fair, I think the comparison needs to be made at 24mm and 105mm between the two lenses. Anything above 105mm is a win for the 24-240mm lens. At 105mm the 24-240mm lens is quite good and very close to the 24-105mmL in IQ from what I have seen here and in reviews. I don't own the L lens so I can't say this based on personal experience. I do own a good copy of the EF 24-105mmL and the RF 24-240mm lens does compete closely with it for most of its range. This said, I do think the RF version is better than the EF version so my experience isn't a direct comparison for the RF versions.

b) the 24-105 is better at 24mm and more consistent through the zoom range.

Once out of the severe correction focal lengths, which happens right off 24mm, things tighten up a good bit between the two lenses. What lens one chooses all comes down to how useful the extra 135mm of reach is to the user.

Never did I say that the 24-240 was bad. In fact, I said the exact words- "It's not "bad", but it isn't at the 24-105 level"

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