24-105IS people

SmellyTofu

Who has one here?? does someone have in their collection a sample of a group photo at 24mm with a FF camera?? I'm looking at one to substitute the 28-75 I've been punting about in for weddings. I'm really hesitant to use the 17-40 for group shots as it distorts badly (for group shots) at anything <24mm.. and I don't have time to change lenses all the time...

Thanks

Catpiano

Um ... what u need to know?

It is good .. it is handy ..   even from wedding ..  at 24mm .. IS is awesome ..  even when u move up to say 50mm ..  do 1/10 sec ..  good!

Great colour, great quality ..good price ..  

Awesome for travel too, I always carry 24-105 for travel, combined with 12-24.

U can search for sample pic easy ..    ^_^

SmellyTofu

I know it's good and I know in terms of sharpness, contrast, shutter speed and aperture range..... but what I need to know is that it doesn't distort at the edges. All the reviews I've read say it has barrel distortion at 24mm end.. which the 17-40L has (though more at <24mm end... it's quite disgusting in a big group if their faces are stretched.. and it's sorta unacceptable to give a client those pics like that.... so I try to avoid using the 17 end unless I really have to. I just want a more all in one lens that I don't have to reach in my lens bag for the 17-40.

Searching on google don't seem to have the pictures like that.. only landscapes and all that...

Catpiano

I will say ..  17-40 @ 24mm should have less distortion then 24-105@24mm at the edges ..  

If you only need the 24mm range from 24-105... and dont need to IS at all, stay with 17-40 or 16-35 la..

echo

17-40 @24mm

24-105mm @24

echo

test method:
  
腳架加水平珠.

echo

17-40mm @24


24-105mm @24

echo

bring two , one 17-40mm , another 28-75mm

SmellyTofu

echo, many thanks for the pics .. I presume that's off a 5D?... seems like 24-105 at 24 has too much distortion for group shots then.

CP, I'm trying to consolidate lenses so I don't have to carry 3 at the same time. Oh well, saves me some $$ buying a lens I'd probably be unhappy with for group shots. Can't justify a 24-70L yet... (and not even sure if that's acceptable too)

echo

有要求, 24-70mm 2.8 唔會令你滿足.