I finally got to test this lens and gave it quite a run this past couple of days, it got heavy usage and never left my camera. This is undoubtedly a lens that can handle 90 percent of all types of photos I do, just can't handle is super wide and super tele. For event shooting and portraiture this is pretty much the best zoom lens you can get for a cropped sensor. Its focal length covers a wide range of photography type and dude....

after looking through all the photos, the 24 70 absolutely/positively slaughters all the lenses I own hands down. It's not even a close race, its a substantial mark up in visual fidelity in terms of sharpness, color balance, black level detail, and CA. It tops all my lenses by a wide margin.

Not only that, Im starting to use shallow depth of field again in my photography, I didn't like it because I got bored playing with shallow dof, but the background blur quality on this lens is absolutely beautiful.

Sorry I didn't get a chance to do street photography, my schedule has been slammed the last couple of days..

here 's I simple pic I took with the new lens yesterday.. my only complaint is that the focal range is a bit on the short side. I just wish it had a bit more reach. But this lens is seriously good enough to handle most everything I photograph.

 

Yeah, I want to get into portraiture photography and the 24-70 seems like the perfect lens. Thanks for posting the picture! Sounds like you really like it, good to hear for a prospective buyer.

 

yeah its perfect.. it tried it out and it really sharp something i didnt think a zoom lens could do.. i love the bokeh it creates!

 

here's a simple shot i took with 24-70..

 

damndamndamndamndamn....wantwantwantwantwantwant

lol

 

These were taken out at the field last week









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AH-64 Apache. Doesn't get much sexier than that. A-10 Warthog ain't too shabby either. ha ha

 

haha yea, we do work with both but the A-10 is our best friend.

 

55-250 IS
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-55-250mm...7682577&sr=1-2

or if you want to spend more
70-300 IS
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-EF-Telep...1975839&sr=1-1

 

anyone here use GIMP?

 

JR

 

I'm willing to sell my 55-250 IS if someone wants it...i need to pay off my CC & get the 70-200 F/4 L

 

Tina, u NEED the 70-200 when u already have a lens with more range? ha ha

 

any high res from this?

 

She just keeps finding more ways to spend money.

 

she is no JEDI like me. ha ha

 

stfu, you're the one who keeps telling me to get it.

 

Don't listen to him then. lol

 

shhhhh!!!!!!! U have released classified info, now I must dispose of u!