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MtnSloth Jun 26, 2011

This is the kit lens for the Canon 5D Mk. II, and it is worth the added cost if you buying that camera and don't already have a comparable zoom lens (e.g. the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM). This is an excellent general purpose lens. In comparison to the EF 24-70, it is obviously going to suffer a...

Strawe Jan 28, 2012

Just a note on the zoom mechanism design: This lens comes with a stubby designed-for-24mm lens hood which isn’t very useful for anything but….24mm. While Canon's 24-70 reverse-extends, making efficient use of a deep lens hood which attaches to the outer barrel, the 24-105 uses a traditional zoom...

martinsoler Oct 8, 2010

I just moved over to full-frame and got this lens as the kit lens on the Canon 5D MII, it is the most versatile lens I have found so far. The bokeh quality and overall speed of the lens is quite good. Doesn't compare to a 1.8 lens of course but I have to say for a zoom lens I was quite...

phalgun Apr 20, 2013

The best walk around lens. A great story telling lens too. With ample light you get very very sharp images throughout the zoom range. A must own lens.

jeffself Mar 1, 2012

This is my first L-series lens from Canon and I couldn't be happier. Well, maybe if it was a 2.8! But it rarely comes off my 7D now. I pretty much use it for everything.

MichaelMiller Oct 4, 2012

Awesome lens. Very useful for general use. Can be a bit heavy for long trips but the quality is worth the weight. I use this lens 90% of the time.