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Which zoom lens/lenses (24-105, 24-240, 70-200 etc)?

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jwilliams Veteran Member • Posts: 6,385
24-105 4L IS ...
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LennyLevino wrote:

Anyway, tell me more about the 24-105mm f/4L. From what I've seen and heard, it doesn't seem to be a particularly sharp lens.

Somewhere you got some really really bad info. I've had quite a few high end standard zooms and for something covering 24-105 I do not think there is anything better from anyone.

Keep a few things in mind:

1 - Don't believe everything you read on the internet!

2 - Most people review a single copy so it is always possible to get a 'bad one' (most likely more like a 'less good' one).

3 - Any zoom lenses will have FL/aperture combos that are good and some combos of FL & aperture that aren't as good.

4 - Lenses are tested on many different cameras over different brands. In essence they are testing one copy of camera/lens and that's not always a good indication of whatever camera you own or may use in the future.

5 - Reviews that only depend on test charts are shot at farly close ranges. At wide angles the chart is very close to the lens and all they are really testing is the close focus performance which can be very different from the far field performance.

The main thing I'd stress about the 24-105 4L IS is that it really has no bad FLs in the range. It is a very good lens and is very consistent over the FL range and very usable wide open at every FL. Now as always some FLs re better than others, and with this lens the wide end is a bit better but it is very usable at any FL and aperture.

Maybe there are other similar zooms that ever so slightly outperform it at certain FLs, but taking the whole range into account I've never found anything better. The lens was one of the main reasons I went with the R system.

Whatever you read about this lens I'd simply discard because something is very wrong there.

While I never trust any single review, I do like how this reviewer does real life reviews and I've found what he has written about this lens and others I have purchased to be correct.

https://admiringlight.com/blog/review-canon-rf-24-105mm-f-4l-is-usm/

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