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Great cheap lens :)

Started 2 months ago | User reviews thread
thunder storm Forum Pro • Posts: 10,139
Re: Great cheap lens :)

davel33 wrote:

This lens was a nice surprise. Its very sharp but slow at the long end. I use it on a R6 which has awesome high ISO performance. I have never been a fan of the 24-105 range but this with its small size weight its a nice walk about lens.

I'm wondering how it compares to the Sony FE 28-60mm at f/7.1 or f/8.0. The Canon will perform better at 61-105mm obviously, however, the Sony is definitely more compact in traveling position. The Canon is 395g whereas the Sony is 167g.

The 24-27 of the Canon isn't that much of an advantage to me, as it might be better IQ wise anyway to bring a wide angle for these focal lengths, and I don't like the stretched corners of anything wider than 28mm so much.

An f/2.8  24-70mm can make me wishing for a bit more on the long end, but when the max aperture isn't suitable for portraits 60mm might work as well. I definitely don't need anything over 80mm in a standard zoom.

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