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The first thing that strikes you about this lens is it’s size. This is a big heavy chunk of glass, with the biggest lens hood I’ve ever seen on a lens of this spec. It feels very well made although the zoom action is only smoothish, not absolutely even. It stiffens slightly at the wide end. Part of the reason for this and the huge hood is that the front of the lens extends quite some distance as you reach 28mm. This lens was replaced by the 24-70 f2.8L some time ago, but as it appears built to last a lifetime, I’d have no worries about buying a used one. Canon’s L series of lenses are famous for their optical quality, but most, like this one, were designed for film. Canon sell the EOS 5D with a 24-105 f4 IS “kit” lens rather than their 24-70 f2.8L which is about the same price. That suggests to me that the 5D and presumably the 1Ds Mk2 really need a different design of lens to exploit the cameras full capabilities. Having found the results from the Canon 20-35 f3.5-4.5 dissapointing with the 5D, even though I know it’s a good lens with film or the 20D - I’m really curious to know if this film age lens suffers the same drop in performance.
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