Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens for Canon EOS SLR Cameras

List Price: $1,249.00 Discount Price: Too low to display

Features:

• 24-105mm standard zoom lens with f/4 maximum aperture for Canon EOS SLR cameras
• 1 Super UD glass element and 3 aspherical lenses minimize chromatic aberration and distortion
• Ring-type USM system delivers silent but quick autofocus (AF); full-time manual focus
• Image Stabilizer technology steadies camera shake at up to 3 stops; weighs 23.6 ounces
• Dust- and moisture-resistant; measures 3.3 inches in diameter and 4.2 inches long; 1-year warranty

Accessories:
TIFFEN 77WIDUVP 77MM UV Protector Glass Filter	Adorama Deluxe 5 Piece Lens Cleaning Kit	Lowepro Lens Case 1 (Black)	Tiffen 77mm Wide Angle Filter Kit	Quantaray - 77mm Skylight 1A Multi-Coated Filter

Customer Reviews:

Great lens. [Posted on 2008-12-12]
This lens has been great and if you are in the market for a high quality lens in this Focal length, spend a little more and get the L series like this if you can. It is well worth it.

Perfect, exactly what I wanted. [Posted on 2008-12-24]
Perfect, exactly what I wanted, brand new, fast delivery came un-opened with hood, case and manual in factory box. Sent a question to the company and they responded very soon. Great buy.

Great lens and it is worth the price [Posted on 2008-12-27]
This lens has the optical quality of the shorter zooms and the range provides enough opportunities to capture many great photos. The constant aperture along with DSLR's improved ability with high ISO's allows many great photos in low-light that were previously impossible.

I originally purchased the Tamron 28-75. It was a lens that took very good photos at times but it had some real limitations. The limited zoom kept me wanting more width at the wide end and more zoom at the telephoto end. Also, it was not good in low lighting. The lens would hunt to focus on the subject. Therefore, candid shots were challenging due to the inability to focus quickly.

I decided to purchase the Sigma 18-200. This lens gave me great range and I initially gave it very good reviews. However, as I started focusing on image quality, the superzoom convenience became less important. The compromises in image quality, aperture settings and other aspects became a hindrance. The vignetting and lack of sharpness required me to send it back for service. They fixed everything but my confidence in the lens.

I used to purchase the cheaper lens because I didn't believe the difference in image quality was worth the additional price. However, I now have many more "keepers" with the Canon. It focuses much faster than the Tamron. Now, I have many more candid shots of people indoors. The IS gives me handheld opportunities I couldn't get with the faster 2.8. I see more subtlety in color such as my daughter's brown eyes instead of looking black.

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The Canon has changed my perspective regarding professional lenses. Although there are some lenses providing quality comparable to an L lens, I believe in purchasing them now because I've gone the alternative route and I see the limitations firsthand.

The constant aperture, IS, and L lens quality makes this a great all-around lens. People often use the term "all-around" to indicate an implied limitation. However, this lens can be used for weddings, travel, and many other situations. It's a great lens and I've sold the Tamron and I plan to sell the Sigma also.

Great walk around lens [Posted on 2008-12-31]
I purchased this lens just over a year ago and have loved it! It is on my camera most of the time. I would recommend it to a friend.

Useful general purpose lens, but... [Posted on 2009-01-06]
I bought this as a "kit" lens for my 5D MkII. It's images are very good in the middle of the zoom range, particularly when stopped down a bit; however, at both zoom extremes it gets very soft. I didn't even need to have "test" photos. Just a casual observation and comparision to my EF-L 70-200 IS lens' images confirmed my suspicion. Even wide open, the 70-200 is pretty dramatically superior at all of it's focal lengths.

I used the 24-105 to take about 1600 out of about 2000 shots on a recent cruise. It was very good around 70-80 mm and 5D MkII's low noise at ISO 3200 yielded excellent available-light shots, indoors and out at dawn and dust. Where the lens lacked was doing wide angle scenics, where it was just too soft to bring out the best of the 5D's huge resolution potential. Putting on the 70-200 sharpened things up considerable, but, of course, that's not wide angle.

I expected a little more for a kit lens with the excellent 5D MkII, which has way more potential than this lens.

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