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As an owner of Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 II lens and facing a very uncertain upgrade path I am starting to look at modern alternatives; pretty much any brand...
I would say this current lens leaves me wanting quite a lot compared with something like 70-200mm or even 16-35 f/4. I felt about it much better in the beginning after moving on from the really mediocre mk1 but I realise it still lacks a bit when you want corner to corner sharpness particularly on the 5DS and some sort of image stabilisation. I will essentially want a notable improvement in these two areas and also durability, metal construction and longevity (don't care about size or weight at all).
The alternatives for EF mount don't look inspiring at all. Sigma not great, 24-105 I/II even worse, maybe only Tamron G2 is a more interesting side step.
24-70 is probably the go to lens for landscapes and video so it will be the one to replace, and then adapt all the rest.
So the contenders are of course the Canon RF version, Sony G, Sigma and perhaps even Nikon and the rest... So what do you think are the best ones and are they notably better than the EF one?
I would say this current lens leaves me wanting quite a lot compared with something like 70-200mm or even 16-35 f/4. I felt about it much better in the beginning after moving on from the really mediocre mk1 but I realise it still lacks a bit when you want corner to corner sharpness particularly on the 5DS and some sort of image stabilisation. I will essentially want a notable improvement in these two areas and also durability, metal construction and longevity (don't care about size or weight at all).
The alternatives for EF mount don't look inspiring at all. Sigma not great, 24-105 I/II even worse, maybe only Tamron G2 is a more interesting side step.
24-70 is probably the go to lens for landscapes and video so it will be the one to replace, and then adapt all the rest.
So the contenders are of course the Canon RF version, Sony G, Sigma and perhaps even Nikon and the rest... So what do you think are the best ones and are they notably better than the EF one?