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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 II - as sharp as the 70-200 f/2.8?
If I'm going to spend 2k I want that kind of sharpness. I have the non-IS version of the 70-200 and I couldn't ask for a sharper lens. If the 24-70 can't get me there I'd rather spend the money elsewhere. Nothing I've read or seen so far has convinced me I'm going to be happy with this lens. What say you?
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Cannot speak personally, but friend also went for the 24-70 II and I've seen some of the files, when it's "on" it's really on, but around 5-10% of the shots are damn just plain "off", and that's not acceptable, especially when shooting 'once only' things like a wedding.
He returned it and sticks to his 24-105 f4 which is damn sharp like I found when I had Canon gear, which back then was a major deciding factor I went to Nikon and it's simply stellar 24-70 lens. The Canon's 70-200 II is also fantastic as Michael said.
When I had Canon, I had both the 70-200 f4 Non-IS, and the f2.8 IS version 1, but then I got the 70-200 II f2.8, it was chalk and cheese, I immediately within a week had sold the other 2 lenses.
The same applied to Nikon's 70-200 versions, the II was a lot better than the 1st version.
I have rented several copies of the 24-70 MK II and if I had the cash to buy it, I would. All lenses and camera bodies miss focus and the larger the aperture, the more likely it is to happen. While all copies of the MKII missed some shots, I have to say that is true of every lens and body I have ever used, even the 70-200 MK II.
As far as the WH photos, all of the photos I looked at were taken with zooms with the 24-70 MK II being used most often. A place like that needs a fast sharp zoom since you never know what FL you will need so it makes sense to use the 24-70.
I have also rented the Tamron 24-70 and found it to be horrible with too many photos being soft and oof. The left edge/corner was very soft at around 40-55 mm and I expected more from this lens since I have a Tamron 17-50 for my crop body and it is amazing.