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24-70mm f2.8 seemed like a no-brainer

Started 7 months ago | Discussions thread
Jose Rocha Senior Member • Posts: 1,165
Re: 24-70mm f2.8 seemed like a no-brainer

I went through a long process as well with lots of review watching, and even contacted sellers to provide samples taken with their lenses.

In the end, I had two contenders: the RF 24-70 new for 2100€, or the EF 24-70 II used for 1500€. The EF II is a remarkable lens but I wouldn't like to use it forever with the adapter. Also, it would be hard to sell it in a few years as DSLRs are dead anyway, and 1500€ for that lens, used, it's hard to swallow...

For that reason I went with the RF and, after taking it with me on vacations, I am extremely happy with the results. It's a no-brainer if you want top quality. The AF is incredible, it's completely silent and basically instantaneous, and the IS is very nice. Sharpness and bokeh is even better than I thought, I'm very impressed (on a R6). For these reasons I think that 2100€ were well spent, but that's only because it's my most used focal range by far.

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