Canon 24-105 f4 IS or Tamron 24-70 VC f2.8

-|ScottFree|- · 15 Jul 2012 at 06:21

Still undecided about which of these to choose... I shoot DSLR Video which is important to note!!

I have the 5d mkii and mkiii.. the extra stop of light, although made negligible by my 5d mkiii, is still of some concern on the mkii. I have to say that I am liking everything I hear about the Tamron. Sharp and quick and of a similar price to Canon alternative. I get the longer focal range on the Canon... but that extra stop of light can come in really handy when shooting in low light situations, and you get the shallower depth of field. I love shooting 50mm range, when I use my 50 1.4 I'm normally stopped down to F3.2 to F4 for the focal plain anyway!! but it is nice to be able to go shallower if you want or need to....

Any of you guys using the Tamron! .. I know the 24-105 is a loved lens with the DSLR community!! that lens gets a lot of love.

Nexus · 15 Jul 2012 at 12:12

The 24-105's IS makes it a fantastic lens for video.
Got no experience with the Tamron though.

ElDude · 15 Jul 2012 at 12:30

I was going to get that Tamron lens as initial previews were good, but further reviews and user comments have put me off it. I've seen a few people saying they returned it, on various forums (although I'm not sure if they rented it or bought it). I was gutted as I had high hopes for it

Guitarman0 · 15 Jul 2012 at 13:36

This may be of some use if you haven't already seen it:

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D.P. · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:09

Why to the canon 24-70 2.8? If you are going to use an f/4 lens then you may have been better serveed by a crop camera and a 17-55 f/2.8

kitfit1 · 15 Jul 2012 at 17:11

D.P. said:
Why to the canon 24-70 2.8? If you are going to use an f/4 lens then you may have been better serveed by a crop camera and a 17-55 f/2.8

Because the OP already has a 5D mkii and a 5D mkiii. He also states that Video is very important to him, both bodies he has are two of the best there is for this.

I have the 5D mkii and with the 24-105L IS it makes for some of the best HD video you will find. The IS more than makes up for the lens being slower than some.

-|ScottFree|- · 16 Jul 2012 at 05:43

After some careful consideration and a lot of reading, I went for the Tamron. This will be perfect for video coupled with the the mk3... I will probably leave this lens on there 80 percent of the time... its perfect for what I do!! so I am happy.

Thanks guys I appreciated your thoughts.