Canon 24-105
I acquired this lens out of curiosity as it was mentioned in the list of Nikon's 10 Worst Lenses by Ken Rockwell. Ironically the list only contains 6 lenses, so it must be really bad. However, I still maintain most equipment is more than good enough and I will plant to use this lens for the sharpness section.
This is a typical kit lens although I am not sure if it was ever directly bundled with a camera. It goes from quite wide and is longer than a typical mid-range zoom, but not long enough to be used as a universal zoom. It sacrifices speed (f/3.5-5.6) to reduce the weight and price and become an attractive do it all type of lens, but not quite.
An interesting comparison is Nikon 24-70. From focal length the 24-120 is clearly better, but it is also notably slower. However, not all quality is really captured by numbers. From my first experiments, there is nothing visibly wrong with this lens, but I will need more time to make experiments.
Versions
- This is the cheaper f/4-7.1 version
- Canon has also a f/4 only version.
| Price | Cheap, usually comes bundled with the camera |
|---|---|
| Weight | Light, 400g |
| Good for | Typical kit lens lacking on the longer end |
| New or used | I do not follow Canon lens prices as much, usually the more expensive f/4 version is on sale, this one maybe 200-250, 500 new |
This is designed to be used on a full frame camera. Like many others kit lenses the lens covers a very usable range but lacks the longer focal length range to become a truly universal zoom.
It will technically work, but there is no sensible reason to use this on an APS-C camera (plus Canon does not produce modern mirrorless APS-C cameras (yet).
Gallery
Trying to capture something close up at the Zoo.
This is almost a quasi macro shot, using the long end of the range.
Gorgeous shot, handheld, what else can I say.
These pages are for Amateur Photographers and not really for seasoned photographers and professionals. I have no affiliation or commercial interest with any brand/make. I write from my own experience. I ended up using mainly Nikon, so I am more familiar with this brand than others. See price for notes on pricing as well as photography related links.