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Attended a wedding at the weekend and got along well with the official tog (D3). He's the third wedding tog this year I've seen with the Nikon 24-70 2.8, so it seems (along with the 50mm 1.4) to be a stock item for that line of work.

At the same time I was struggling with a badly back-focusing Tamron 28-75 2.8 which made me fancy something that was a bit more robust with potentially better IQ.

I've heard some people knock the 24-70 on IQ etc and others rave about it. So I wondered what people considered to the best FF bit of glass in that range?

(Must'nt have 'Canon' in the name either! :bonk:)
 
the 24-70 is the best bit of full frame glass in that range :thumbs:
 
Not sure if its the same with full frame but ive got a 28-70 sigma, lovley bit of glass and gives cracking results just the build quality and af leave a tad to be desired, i would love a nikon 24-70 and i hear nothing but praise about them but the price tag makes me cry
 
it's a pro nikon lens, one of the 'holy trinity'... I would regard weddings as being similar to pretty much any news operation where you generally want to be carrying a wide to normal, and a tele zoom, so 24-70 is pretty much the choice for 35mm sensors...

the nikon 28-70 2.8 is a very well built alternative if you're after something well built for 35mm sensor but without the same horrendous price tag
 
The 24-70mm is a superb lens. If you can get a 28-70mm for decent money, grab it. It also is superb. I'm still undecided if it was worth the swopover. The 28-70mm is built like a tank. You could easily kill a burglar with it and get away with it, saying its the first thing you grabbed. ;) :D


Kev.
 
The 24-70 to me is like an Aston Martin. I strive for one, it's in my thoughts every day of the week, but it'll be many a year before I own one :(

I've just bought a Tamron 28-75 as a pretend version :D
 
Heard the 28-70mm f/2.8 that the 24-70mm replaced was every bit as good, albeit with a shorter zoom range. Found one round my way in the classifieds for £650 - very tempted until I got bought a new body last night.
 
I know I am going to get slated for my ignorance, but how come a 24-85mm f/2.8-4D IF AF NIKKOR cost £499 and the 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S NIKKOR costs £1,198?
 
24-70mm is f/2.8 through the zoom range, the 24-85mm isn't; it's f/4 at the long end. Plus the 24-70mm is AF-S so faster AF etc...
 
kalibre said:
Attended a wedding at the weekend and got along well with the official tog (D3). He's the third wedding tog this year I've seen with the Nikon 24-70 2.8, so it seems (along with the 50mm 1.4) to be a stock item for that line of work.

At the same time I was struggling with a badly back-focusing Tamron 28-75 2.8 which made me fancy something that was a bit more robust with potentially better IQ.

I've heard some people knock the 24-70 on IQ etc and others rave about it. So I wondered what people considered to the best FF bit of glass in that range?

(Must'nt have 'Canon' in the name either! :bonk:)
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He was using it, the 24-70.
 
24-70 2.8 on Full Frame is the Bread and Butter tools for wedding photography.

Some people who love primes will use the 50mm (1.4 or 1.2), but you can't beat the 24-70 for versatility.
 
Why is a 24-85.....dida dida and a 24-70 f2.8 is £1200?

It doesn't matter what you talk about, if you want speed, IT COSTS. The £800 is for that extra stop of light you get right through the focal range.

You also get better build quality in the body, the mechanics inside and better fluoride glass with higher quality coatings.

A bit of extra in all departments - keep adding 15% here and 10% there and very soon you have a large difference overall. It is the same with race engines. If you can gain 2% here and 2% there before you know it your engine is 8% ahead of the competition, little differences add up. In photography, if your livlihood DEPENDS upon you capturing the shot, you get the tools that give you every bit of help to do that. If you are taking pictures for your own satisfaction there isn't quite the same urgency or consequences if you only get 90% of the picture you wanted...you were nearly there better luck next time.
If you are a pro, you have to NAIL THAT SHOT, no second chances.

That is why the pro version is double and add a bit.
 
Cheers peeps. Just makes we want to get one now, lol. Won't be this year for sure, but might be able to 'expense it' come April. Of course I've still got to get it under the wife radar somehow......
 
Lensflare said:
Why is a 24-85.....dida dida and a 24-70 f2.8 is £1200?

It doesn't matter what you talk about, if you want speed, IT COSTS. The £800 is for that extra stop of light you get right through the focal range.

You also get better build quality in the body, the mechanics inside and better fluoride glass with higher quality coatings.

A bit of extra in all departments - keep adding 15% here and 10% there and very soon you have a large difference overall. It is the same with race engines. If you can gain 2% here and 2% there before you know it your engine is 8% ahead of the competition, little differences add up. In photography, if your livlihood DEPENDS upon you capturing the shot, you get the tools that give you every bit of help to do that. If you are taking pictures for your own satisfaction there isn't quite the same urgency or consequences if you only get 90% of the picture you wanted...you were nearly there better luck next time.
If you are a pro, you have to NAIL THAT SHOT, no second chances.

That is why the pro version is double and add a bit.
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Hi Lensflare - nice analogy. I have a race engine in my Caterham, but unfortunately, despite the expense and the 2% here and there, it still blows up with alarming regularity:thumbsdown: Hopefully a fast lens stays consistently fast without the rebuild costs:)
 
The 24-70 is as good as it gets for a good walk about, portrait even landscape lens, great bokeh and built like a Tank, fantastic for FF
 
Brilliant news, I was testing the waters with (my very kind and loving) wife last night about the 24-70, and she said I could get it as my xmas pressie!:thumbs:

It's handy the Jessops price isn't waaay off the mark with this one meaning I can grab one today!

I'm going to sell off a couple of bits I don't use (L-358, Tamron 28-75, Spare PCs etc..) to lighten the financial impact but I'm tres excited. I've got a whole weekend of shoots lined up anyway so it'll be fantastic. :D
 
Picked it up and with the few brief snaps I've had it is mega-nice, obviously sharper than a sharp thing but also very quick AF in low light. Super chuffed!
 
congrats...:thumbs: The canon and the nikon 24-70's are both cracking lenses..

It will live on your camera now... that is until you discover the so called cream machine... 85 1.4:bang:
 
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