24-70mm or 24 -105mm for family travel?

Discussion in 'Canon Lens Discussion' started by SinkThewest, Feb 8, 2023.

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For family travel

  1. 24-70mm

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  1. SinkThewest

    SinkThewest New Member

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    Cannon 5D mark 2 and 3
    24-70 1th and 2th generation
    24-105
    I have both lens and wanted to pick one for my family trip.both lens are very versatile I know .
    My camera is 5d mark 3.
    Any suggestions? And why ?
     

  2. johnsey

    johnsey Site Moderator Staff Member Site Supporter

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    5dMk4, 5dsR, 5dMk2, 20D, 70-200 2.8L IS, 100mm 2.8 Macro USM, 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.8, 17-40mm 4.0L, TS-E 24mm 3.5L II, Rokinon 14mm 2.8; Pixma Pro-100
    Personally I would get the 2.8 version of the 24-70, Id rather have a faster lens than a few more mm of zoom. They have similar cost, the 24-70 should preform just a hair better optically from what I have read, but both are really good L series lenses. The 24-105 does have IS, but I usually find I don't rely on on IS very often unless I am hand holding long lenses.

    Full disclosure I never went this route, i opted for a 17-40 as my first zoom, then added prime lenses in that range,
     
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  3. SinkThewest

    SinkThewest New Member

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    24-70 1th and 2th generation
    24-105
    Thanks for the opinion. Yes my 24-70 is 2.8/F. Btw, is “IS” meaning stabilizer? I saw this “IS” a lot . I thought 24-70 has stabilizers too
     
  4. johnsey

    johnsey Site Moderator Staff Member Site Supporter

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    5dMk4, 5dsR, 5dMk2, 20D, 70-200 2.8L IS, 100mm 2.8 Macro USM, 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.8, 17-40mm 4.0L, TS-E 24mm 3.5L II, Rokinon 14mm 2.8; Pixma Pro-100
    The F4 version has IS, not the 2.8 that I am aware. Yes it means image stabilizer.



    Also here is a good lis of ef lenses for quick comparison....
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EF_lens_mount
     

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