Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II Hands-on Review
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- We take a look at Canon's updated 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM lens(bit.ly/1ro1BwT). The Mark II(bit.ly/Canon5Dmk2) seems pretty good on paper, but is it worth the extra cash?
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One of the least boring camera reviews I've ever seen. Informative and entertaining
Well that was a great start to the video to have my sound on really high...
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3:15 "I Like that lady's pose... Wide open." Ahahaha
Kai's sense of humor is awesome. "Look alamby is showing some legs today"
I am still rocking a 28-70mm 2.8L :) Woo!!! Fantastic pictures!
I just bought my first 28-70 i cant wait to shoot it
I currently own the 70-200 ii It is an INCREDIBLE lens The build quality is all metal so I would say its better in that part. The optical quality can not be beat period. I have pictures of horses at 15+ yards and when you crop you can pick out flies and gnats in detail buzzing about.
omg. I've seen this guy do a lot of reviews, and never have i heard him say "I've gizzed my pants"
There is one video where he compares the 7D 5D and t2i or t3i. When he tries the 9fps photo burst of the 7D, he says it
I like that lady's pose, wide open! LOL Anybody ever notice how the videos go straight from him taking to the picture to showing the picture, but then never showing the aftermath of him taking the picture? I wanna see their faces!
At that focal length, you are usually doing landscape or portrait photography. If you really stop down below 1/8 second shutter speed, you get a tripod for landscape or a flash gun for portrait. Alternatively increase the ISO to add extra stops of light
All they had to do was add IS and this would be a dream lens!
I want to use this for video! thats why I want IS
It's true, it's not as sharp, however, the difference is not significant and considering the price the Tamron is better value for money.
How about the AF? Any difference on speed and accuracy?
I watch other reviews and I have to say Kai, Lok and Alamby are definitely the reason people love this "show".
I have been following couple of videos from you and I should say, you are amazingly good... Thanks for sharing all your reviews and I am totally enjoying it...
The original 24-70 2.8 I is a great lens. If you have it don't bother upgrading. I did but the new one isn't, looking at the prints, enough sharper to see any improvement. But it is lighter so that's a good point.
Bottom line is the 24-70 either version is in the bag of just about every pro Canon shooter. Both are outstanding. I just wish that I had kept the original and saved the extra expense. If you don't already have one, go for the II version. Just my .02 worth:)
I may get the Gen2 in the future but, I'm keeping my original forever. It's a really great lens.
Using my 24-70 2.8 I, while in the city and hiking, I still prefer to have the hood fixed on the body, I feel like the lens is better protected.
Kai, thank you for this wonderful review. I also have the older one.
I've just ordered this, can't wait to use it!
Nice comparison - I have the old 24-70L, and it's a great lens. From what I've seen so far from various reviews, there's little incentive for me to upgrade.
It's 2x the old price, no IS, and although it does have more resolution (to be expected after 10 years), it makes it tough to justify purchasing. The Tamron version is literally 1/2 the price of the new lens and has IS, which makes it a nice alternative.
that old 24-70 looks like it'd been through a life with Kai- probably dropped a few times.
"You Get What You Paid For" -Kai W
loved the reverse zoom design of the old lens and that the hood attached to the body of the lens instead of the extending zoom part, shame they couldn't keep that.
so little difference, so why pay so much more for latest version??
think so
Sometimes I watch these videos 2nd and 3rd time just to laugh at Kai's humor. I think he can make a career out of it.
The last of the 24-70mm v1's were $1599, $2299-$1599 = $700, not a grand, and it's a huge improvement over the v1. I understand it's expensive if you're just a hobbyist, but if you're a professional it's absolutely worth it. I normally only shoot with primes, but with this I can easily switch focal lengths quickly and not miss a shot, but also not have to worry about compromising the quality by using a zoom over a prime.
That was the most poshest wording of somebody saying they jizzed there pants.
I really don't know why Canon changed the lens from the reverse zoom. it was such a brilliant design. Not only did it give the hood the right coverage for the focal length you were at but it protected the lens much better and fixed it's length when a hood was attached.
"I think I've just jizzed in my pants" passes two girls-stay classy Kai.
THAT'S THE LENS I'VE BEEN DREAMING 'BOUT
You are literally the funniest person ever I can’t stop watching your videos. So many good quotes 😂😂😂
It makes sense for it to be longer when wide open, because the lens hood attaches further back and won't be in the frame because it doesn't move out with the lens.
2:06 do that in germany, and you got slapped.
It's always like this when videos are new.
So happy! I ordered mine today! So excited for it to be mine soon :)
Shockingly, yes.
I didn't believe it myself. You can go and check out the MTF-Charts.
I´m not a big fan of those, but thats the only way to be able to compare them by "numbers", because there are not many sample-pics out there.
Who wants a car if you can have a lens like this! Think how many great car photos you could take with this lens.
the shutter sound of the new 5d is awesome
Loved the humor mate! I jittered in my pants
I like this guy's colonized English accent.
Zhang SongYi lmaooo
Certainly sounds better then ra ra ra ra fa
None of these videos are 'reviews'. it's more of Kai rambling and destroying perfectly good equipments
laughed harder than i should have
It's been a few years now and i still find myself coming back to watch the intro of this video. "I think i've just jizzed in my pants"
It's also the last camera on Hoya-Pentax's road map. Ricoh-Pentax starts production of new products next year.
The image stabilization on the Tamron is really fantastic. I wish that Canon had included it on this lens.
You don't NEED it like you do on the 70-200, but it would be useful. I have the EF-S 17-55 IS USM and I love the extra 3 stops of exposure that IS provides.
I have this lens and i love it. It's great with the Canon EOS film SLR as well with the 5D Mark iii. I have both film and digital Canon EOS SLR 35mm cameras. It's very nice to shoot with slide film with this lens.
good for potraits?
I think it is,but Primes are much better,but wehen you need wideangle too,this Lens is your choice!😄😉
never going to own a canon, probably wont ever buy a lens that costs this much, yet I still enjoy watching any drtv video
Lensrentals did that comparison already. The Tamron did better than the 24-70 v1 but the 24-70 II creamed both of them. 24mm (center)- EF24-70II - (954), Tamron - (815), 24-70v1 - (730). The kicker is the 24mm TS-E scored a 915 at the center, and that's the sharpest canon 24mm around. At 70mm(center) EF24-70II - (950), Tamron - (735), 24-70v1 - (705). While the 70-200 f/2.8 IS II @70mm scored an 885 and that is arguably the best zoom in the world (maybe not anymore though).
I just bought a 5D Mark iii. Should I go this lens or the 70-200 IS? Non pro, lots of architecture, landscapes, night scares and some portraits.
One of your last comments was something like "This is the new version so it is bound to be more expensive."
In what other industry do the manufacturers get away with producing new versions - virtually indistinguishable from previous versions - and charge more, let alone DOUBLE!!! Look at computers for example, Apple adds a lot of extra features and charges more or less the same, or maybe a bit more. Lower down the food chain PC manufacturers add lots of features and generally charge less.
Speaking from personal experience, the Tamron equivalent is good for about a few months before you start to feel it falling apart. I.E. the zoom will feel rickety, and the bits in focus will begin to fringe uncontrollably in certain lights. I bought a Canon 85mm f/1.8 to replace my Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 as my 5D Mk.II's walk-around lens, and I haven't turned back since.
I shoot with nothing but primes normally, but use this lens for a day yourself instead of listening to a bunch of people trying to marginalize it because they're angry about the price. It's sharper than the 24mm TS-E@24mm and sharper than the 70-200 f/2.8 IS II @ 70mm, if you've used either of those lenses you should be impressed. This thing is stupid sharp, but aside from that the color rendition and bokeh are excellent and the AF is insanely fast.
This lens (v1), and its weight, is a big part of the reason I went primes. Makes awesome photos, but way too heavy!!
"It's made in Japan though, so it's good plastic." LOL
Construction zone! It's been so long since you've been to one! Way to get back to the roots.
Can you do a Video on best "walk around" lens??
What the fuck is a walk around lens?
+S&S Pictures you can't be rude with a third person youtube description m9
Yeah way to be a douche +S&S Pictures and you've never heard of a walk around lens? Are you you know anything about photography?
Wow. Posting the same comment with the same grammatical errors three times? Okay...
+S&S Pictures yep sorry good grammar is reserved for good people.
Its the Zoom with the best resolution out there.
Even 2000€ primes cant hold up with that. Its really a blast.
yeah, its great for fil making aslong as you have a steady cam rig or tripod/monopod.. as it doesn't have IS..
I believe Lok uses the 24 - 105 F4L IS on a 5D iii for the filming of all DRTV episodes...
buying mine next week !!
Now introducing the new canon 70-200mm is version 3! It has a full plastic body, plastic filter threads, a worse hood, it's marginally sharper 1/8 lighter and only $4200....This is essentially what canon did with the 24-70.
Now that's how you start a video!
What pictures are you missing out on by not reducing the shutting speed from 1/6400 to something like 1/400, so that the ISO can come down from 1600 to 100?
Love the intro!
Great start to a video, very original usually that happens at the end of the video.
Dear DigitalRev, as usual another interesting review. Very good idea to show the difference in photographs between the I en II version, please more of that.
One note on the side though: on the DigitalRev-shop the filter you mention to buy with the lens is a 77mm and, as your very cool streetphotographer says in the clip: it's a 82mm lens ;-)
Enjoyable video DRTV.
Regarding this lens; people are far too concerned about the sharpness of a lens instead of going out and just taking a good photo. Sharpness doesn't equal perfection. The older 24-70 is still a fabulous lens that comes up for sale quite often in the used departments of many photo stores or online sites such as Kijiji or Ebay.
Unfortunately...... I cannot afford 90% of the equipment presented in DRTV videos. But I still keep watching.
This is the review I've been waiting for.
And I'm sure the majority of people who look at and admire a Ferrari can't afford one either, but what does it matter? At any rate, this is a good video that shows some comparisons to the original lens and some real world tests proving that they really aren't all that different! However, I'm sure those who purchase it will enjoy it and get a lot of good shots out of it.
do a video about full frame and cross sensor and what that means with different lenses please! thanks!
Yeah, I was documenting new york comic con a year ago, and a 6'2" dude dressed as a ghostbuster I was taking a picture of all of a sudden faced me down, and got ready to punch me, as if he didn't expect people to take his picture. Thank god a cop on a horse was right there, and that ended my day!
ahh the long awaited review!
My buddy has the 24-70 I have the 50mm 1.4. 24-70 is sharper in day light but at night obviously the 50 was sharper because of the extra stop down to 1.4 while to get the same lighting, the 24 -70 needed increase ISO which causes a lot more noise. The 50 is harder to use and causes camera shake because it takes kind of long to focus, where as the 24-70 focus' faster and gives you better result and reduces camera shake. Bottomline, 24-70 is sharper for general purpose.
Well I am buying the older one lol hmmm this video is 10 years old now
best opening line ever
I was once in Beijing and couldn't believe how noone cared about being photographed. They just didn't care at all. But here in Budapest, where I live, everyone is really concious of their sorroundings and most of the time they find it insulting when someone is trying to take a picture of them. The difference in attitude is so damn enormous.
I would love to see more of the intern - Theo - in your videos. :D
i have a canon 7d and i shoot music videos whats the best lens i can get for a good price my range is up 1,300
@TheHUstlersCircle
My suggestion is something that has a minimum aperture of 2.8.
This lens has a perfect range, but you can't go wider than 4.0, which is too limiting I would think.
Sigma and Tamron have some competitive offerings in your price range, but I have one of those Tamron lenses (24-70 f/2.8) and it's not quite up to L-glass standards. Plus, it has a track record of focusing issues (see reviews on most websites).
if you're not fussed about upgrading to full frame anytime soon then I'd recommend sigma art 50-100 f1.8 or 18-35 f1.8. very sharp lenses and the wide apertures take in allot of light.
i think it is because HK's cinematography presence that the residents are accustomed to cameras, there are always some movies being shot their even by foreigners.
is it parabolic like the old lens? Meaning can you zoom in and focus and zoom out and it keeps focus?
It would be so handy towards the 50-70 range. But oh well it's a hell of a lens!
correction ... they have a helpful article posted on their DigitalRev blog.
go to DigitalRev's main youtube channel, click on the Facebook link on the right, scroll down a little on the FB page, & you'll see the article/link.
also this youtube video is SUPER helpful ... /watch?v=SVKcY4IZ5Ag
1st few minutes are about using the lenses for video.
around minute 4 is when it gets super helpful.
None of this stuff is HIS stuff, he’s just the presenter for an online camera shop, so it’s either a review unit {to be mailed back} or a unit bought at wholesale by someone else.
No personal attachment. In other videos when he’s showing off HIS stuff, he does have a strap.
-Jacob
Should I trade in my 85 1.2II for this or should I just keep it and save
I'll keep my old 24-70 L. Thanks for the review.
I heard this lens is amazing for film making, is this true? also what lense is your camera man shooting with and what do you recommend for film making using dslrs?
What lav mic are you guys using to record with. Sounds stellar each time.
I actually shot with the same set up he has. It was great. I highly enjoyed it
how about a review on the new iPhone 5 's 8MP camera with iSight and review the specs and features of the iPhone 5
Great review. Can you also do a review and comparison of the Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 DI VC USD Lens for those of us who don't have an extra $2300 laying around? Or do a shootout of the Canon, Sigma & Tamron 24-70 lenses.
Very enjoyable video presenting relevant facts…thanks for your humour 😝
just got mines yesterday.... but cant really tell how much of a difference from the first... i'm sure there is a reason for the price premium if anything the first cost just about the same when it was released... Right?
for some reason I trust this man
but the AF-D lenses are old ones aren't they? These days Nikon only produces the AF-S and manual focusing lenses. So, no one produces metal lenses anymore except for carl zeiss etc.
I only would like to say that this L lenses or the pro lens gear from nikon is not built out of metal but they are still very well built and much lighter... my opinion..
Canon EF 24-70mm f / 2.8L II I decided to buy this lens; But esta has no image Stabilization and my question is not recorded on camera video Much would affect me to take pictures? Or stabilization is only for movies
Maybe if you used a 24-70mk1 that has not been dropped down a flight of stairs it might produce a better image. It would be nice to see the mk2 compared to a nice mk1.
Of course & yes, it affects the quality. The quality will be vastly improved compared to EF-S lenses.
I like the new related videos at the end!
7:44 - Did you have lens abberration correction turned on during the shoot? Perhaps color fringing was corrected at the camera level. I would like to know if the fringing is apparent without correction.
I'm thinking of getting this lens. what should i get, i have the 17-40 f/4L. I'm stuck for this lens or the 100mm 2.8L macro. which should i get
deciding on a standard zoom lens is pretty tough. ive been trying to figure out what to get for 2 weeks now. the tamron has IS and is much cheaper, but the canon is sharper and has FAR less distortion. i know i can fix distortion but you can't fix sharpness.
go get the canon if u have the money ....becoz it's far way better than the tamron ~
Great review
You can get this lens on preholiday sale now with a rebate on www.photolg.com/CanonEF24-70mmf2.8L
should also do a comparison with the tamron 24-70 VC.