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I Have both a Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 L and a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM .. I really can't see the advantage to keeping both , unless some one can point one out to me . I had the 24mm first then got the other .So i think i might sell the 24m .. Does anyone know how much they tend to sell for .It's a mk 1


cheers

Rog :thumbs:
 
Mr_Sukebe said:
How do they compare against each other for IQ?
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Well i have em on a 5d mk 2 .. so to be honest i think i have to look really close to see much of a differance ..

I'm thinking of getting a 14mm super wide .. That along with buying a second 5d mk 2 .. Funds could do with topping up ..

I will have 2 mk 1 body's for sale and maybe a sigma 24 - 60 1:2.8 EXDG ..
Not sure about the Sigma yet though as it is very good and sharp in low light ..

i hate getting rid of kit .. I was even tempted to keep the mk 1 body's :cuckoo: ..

It's just putting a price on things i'm not good at

Rog :thumbs:
 
santana007 said:
Hi

I Have both a Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 L and a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM .. I really can't see the advantage to keeping both , unless some one can point one out to me . I had the 24mm first then got the other .So i think i might sell the 24m .. Does anyone know how much they tend to sell for .It's a mk 1


cheers

Rog :thumbs:
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You can hardly compare the two! The 24mm f/1.4 is three stops brighter than f/4! But it doesn't zoom very well.
 
HoppyUK said:
You can hardly compare the two! The 24mm f/1.4 is three stops brighter than f/4! And it doesn't zoom very well.
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No it dosn't does it ..... LOL


Hmm ... The 24mm is better in low light .. It's just do i need it for that reason ... I'll wager i end up keeping it :lol:

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I've had the prime and it was very sharp. It was a lot sharper than my 24-70mm 2.8 at 24mm.
 
That's a difficult descision, you have three that cover 24mm, f1.4, f2.8 and f4 (with IS). The 24-105mm is an ideal walk about lens and fills a gap in your range, the 24-60mm is a lovely lens for low light, portraits, landscapes etc.. I would never let mine go. If it was me it would be the 24mm f1.4 as I don't really need a very fast wide angle. But then again I can't get rid of anything, so it would sit in my bag for that once in a lifetime moment when nothing else will do. :)
 
HoppyUK said:
You can hardly compare the two! The 24mm f/1.4 is three stops brighter than f/4! But it doesn't zoom very well.
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Being more helpful this time, f/1.4 is massively different to f/4 for low light and shallow depth of field effects - really night and day if you'll excuse the pun. You also get a nice bright viewfinder and as GB says the 24-105L has more than it's fair share of distortion at the wide end, which is easy enough to correct but takes the shine off things. 24 prime has no IS.

I had a couple of fast primes and sold them a while ago as I never used them. It's a very personal thing but I seem to prefer bumping the ISO in low light and leaning on the IS, or using fill-flash. And shallow DoF with wide angles I find is more of a drawback than a benefit but that's me. Just reviewing the options really.

Check ebay for used selling prices.
 
santana007 said:
You say had !!

why did you get rid of it ... And do you wish you still had it !
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It was sold as it is not a focal length I use much. It was replaced with a new 135mm f2 which I use quite a bit.
 
Cheers for the reply's guys .... I think i'll end up keeping it .. But i would like a 14mm ... So it might depend on what i can pick one of those up for ..

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