Which 24-70mm f/2.8 EF mount lens?

Andy01 wrote:

Did you have a look at the TDP links I posted above and compare the lenses at different focal lengths and apertures ?

Colin

Yes, I did actually take a look at those. And I do appreciate the time you took to post them.

Though what I am interested in hearing are the personal experiences of people who are using, or have used these lenses on a regular basis. A broader sample group than the typical single sample “review”. I have seen charts that were the exact opposite of each other, so much so that the reviewers had to seek out a second or even third sample to find a “good one”.

I have read reviews of the Canon version 1 that said it was wonderful and others that said it was a dog. Same with the Tamron and the Sigma.

To be honest, judging by the popularity of this range zoom, I kinda thought that there would be at least a hundred responses-at least to the poll. Three days later and we have what-7? LOL! On a forum of this size there are only 7 people using a 24-70mm f/2.8 lens that cared enough to answer? Lol.

Just scratching my head a little bit that’s all.

So answers like-why do you need f/2.8? Or, Why don’t you get the F/4.0? Or, just buy the ($1900!!!) Canon ver. II! Are really not getting me what I am after. (Your links did help somewhat to give me a general idea of the differences).

So what am I after?

”Had the Sigma…shots were sharp, but the AF just could not keep up so I bought the Canon.”

”I do mostly portrait and event work and replaced my Canon ver. I with the Tamron G2. WOW! What a difference it made having IS!”

“For me, the color and contrast of the ver. 1 Canon more than makes you for any loss of sharpness compared to the Sigma.”

There are like 400 posts on the Canon 100-400mm (OK, a bit of an exaggeration…lol). So ask about three of the most popular 24-70mm zooms and ….. (Surely I must be Incredibly Invisible! Haha).

Curious if you have a 24-70mm f/2.8 , and which one you have if you do? What do you think of it?

All The Best!