New Canon 24-70mm F4 IS announced (vs f2.8 vII)

Featured Thursday, 15 November 2012 04:50

New 24-70mm f4 IS lens announced -- here discussed in comparison to the 24-70mm f2.8 version 2 that Canon recently released.

When available, you can get it at DCW here: http://goo.gl/tX1RP
Or at Adorama: http://goo.gl/kGZUl (Or Amazon: http://goo.gl/sVxZw )

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Comment Link Thursday, 15 November 2012 22:33 posted by Kent Blackburn
I get it with respect to the f/2.8 having its place in the camera bag vs the new f/4 ... faster shutter speed in low light to stop action, but the harder comparison (to me), is the 24-105mm f/4 vs this new 24-70mm f/4. Sure there is the almost-macro on the new lens, but the reach is not there. Then the almighty price differential ... the 24-105 is significantly less than the new lens. Any thoughts?
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