Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens USA

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

Ultra sharp lens...haven't had a session since that I haven't used it. I couldn't be happier with this lens!

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

This is a superb lens, very sharp, very fast. Highly recommended.

I am using for photgraphy and also for video.

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

I bought this lens mainly for travel so I could take a single lens to shoot in low light and still have some zoom. It hasn't disappointed. Last weekend in northern china, it performed amazingly, even in sub-zero weather.

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

This purchase was a big one, but well worth it.

Fantastic lens! Better than life photos. The lens is very solid and sturdy and bh includes a very nice lens hood, lens bag and 1 yr warranty. A great deal. This lens does great in low light and macro. I am a semi pro photographer and jewelry artist and this lens is perfect for photographing my work and people as well.

bh does a great job with the processing and shipping too. The package required my signature which is nice and was protected and packaged securely. Great product and great company.

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

Excellent quality - as expected from an L series lens. Stays mounted on my camera.

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

Good for landscapes, portraits, indoors and great for trying to catch my 2 year old daughter in the run

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

This lens used on my 40D to replace my EF-S 15-85mm kit lens. This lens is heavy. Build like a tank. The feel of the rings are just super smooth. Wow what beautiful images it can capture. This lens is what a [$] should be.

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

I chased a used lens on national auction website for 3 months before I purchased this one. Just couldn't justify only spending $150 less and not get a warranty. This lens looks like it keeps its value, so spending the extra will pay back and I get a warranty.

I have used the lens at least 3 times since I recieved it last week and its work just as advertised.

Thanks for the great buy and awesome glass!!

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

nice lens but heavy

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

This is lens is ready for just about anything. Having it in your bag means you're good to go!

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

This lens is always attached to my camera. I might switch it out for a 16-35 or 70 to 200, but the 24-70 is my primary lens. It is fast and sharp, a little heavy, but well-worth it.

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

I have been borrowing this lens on almost every shoot for the last year.
I shoot short films on the 7D and because of the conversion in camera it works as roughly a 35-110mm. It covers most of my needs with one high quality zoom lens. I admit I also use a 16-35 for when I need the wider stuff, but most of the time, this one lives on my camera. I was finally able to get my own and I couldn't be happier!
It's a fast lens with great optics and it has never let me down.

Also worth noting, if you're getting into film making, canon is releasing a camera to compete with the red and the Alexa that looks amazing. They're going to make it with a pl AND ef mount, which means, I'm investing in lenses for a 15-20k camera while shooting on the 7D. Hopefully this lens will help me get there! Happy shooting!

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

I have shot a number of weddings this completes my tool kit

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

This is a beast of a lens. Optically beautiful, superb build quality.
Heavy but bright and sharp wide open.

24mm on a crop sensor is plenty wide enough, minimal distortion.
24mm on a full frame is super wide and this lens really shines on a full frame sensor.

Enjoy

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

This is supposed to be a pro lens, but it is having serious quality and reliability issues which have to be addressed, or Canon will soon see me switch to a Nikon 24-70 2.8 with a dedicated body. Then the rest of my system may soon follow suit, if it turns out I like the Nikon experience.

I have now owned 5 copies of this lens, all of them wonderful while they lasted, but all have developed serious focusing and sharpness issues within a year or two. Once, I photographed extensively for two days just to discover that all 2000 exposeres taken within those two days at the wide-angle end just had centre sharpness - they were hopelessly unsharp anywhere but the middle of the frame. Two days of lost work, and oh boy, did it embarass me in front of the client.

My fifth copy returned from service a couple of months ago, in the time that has passed since I have had a complete hit-and-miss experience regarding focus and sharpness. Obviously, the 3 month warranty on the repair has now expired - that s the very nature of the problem; it is difficult to reproduce reliably. So, even the errors are having reliability issues! :-P

24-70 is my most used focal range (I just read Ken Rockwells review of this lens or the Nikon equivalent and was amazed, as according to him, no real pros use mid-range zooms. Sorry Ken, but you don't know what you are talking about. It's not just me, I have several colleagues which use this lens all the time - but are just as frustrated as I am. Try to work as a pro for some time before you start telling other people what pro's do or don't).

As a workaround I plan to use the 24-105 and 24 1.4 until Canon will release an updated version of this lens. If that takes forever, then I may end up switching systems, as the 24-70 2.8 is so essential to my working style that living without a bright lens in this focal range isn't really an option in the long term. This lens is more important to me than the camera that sits behind it. If you are reading this, may I suggest that you go with the 24-105 rather than the 24-70? The 24-105 lacks the bokeh of the bigger lens, but reliability-wise it has turned out to be far superior. Sharpness is excellent, and distortion is only slightly worse than the 24-70. But if portraiture and low-light photography is your thing then you would be as annoyed that I am that Canon simple can't produce a decent copy of the 24-70 2.8.

And for those who will suggest me using primes instead - yeah right. You obviously don't do fast-paced shoots the way I do. Changing lenses all the time breaks the flow, and reduces the number of keepers. I want a decent 24-70 2.8!

Canon, are you listening?!!

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

I use this lens primarily as an all around lens and let me tell you it doesn't disappoint! The focus is fast and perfect, the picture quality is second to none, and the lens itself is built like a tank!! I would definitely recommend this lens to anyone!!

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

I was looking for a lens for shooting indoors. This lens gives me more options and more light so I don't have to use a flash.

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

A great fast lens that compliments my 70 to 200 nicely.
Great price, great service and a quick delivery.
Thanks B&H

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

I use this for everything. For video , walk around, and portraits

zoom reage is efficicent for everything. from wide to zoom

only thing not great about this is how heavy it is, but its a great lens otherwise.

Comments about Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens:

After hearing a lot about this lens from friends and family, and how it is a must have in my camera bag, I finally took a dive and purchased Canon 24-70mm 2.8 L. I am not a Pro Photographer and I mainly take photos of my family and events. Because I shoot my child running around and things that he does indoors, I usually shoot with a 50mm prime lens. I thought that I would only buy prime lens because of the speed and generally the sharpness of the lens, but after shooting with this lens, I found my self using the prime lens only when I needed the fast aperture of 1.4.

The Canon 24-70mm L is a great lens due to the fact that focal range is perfect for almost any situation. On a crop sensor, it is wide enough for great portrait showing both subject and the environment. On the longer end of the focal range is perfect for tight portraits and still object photos. The constant aperture of 2.8 throughout the focal range ensures the fast speed even in the long end.

Because of the zoom capability, I found my self moving less to compose my picture, but I am getting more pictures that I want instead of having to quickly compose a picture while the patience of my child runs out. I rather have a picture than miss out on one because I needed to move back 10 ft from my child.