Canon 24-70 or 24-105?

[Gospelfaith]

Hey everyone. I have the 24-105 right now for my 5D, but I was wondering if I should sell it and go for the 24-70?

I rarely use this lens over about 80 or 90mm anyways, and it would be nice to go wider aperture, but is the 24-70 going to be better at 24mm, or should I just stick with the 24-105?

 

[PacificRimJob]

Do you really need f2.8? If you decide you do, that's the only reason to switch.

 

[Balto]

I just picked up a 24-70 over the 105, its quite a bit sharper all the way through the range and the extra speed is nice. my main reason is the subject separation at f4 just isn't enough for what I plan on using it for.

 

[1337]

debatable, the mark2 24-70 definitely but the mk1, not sure about

 

[Balto]

the 24-105 shows more distortion, more fall off and is less sharp in the corners at all lengths. This has been tested you can look it up

 

[zbphoto]

It sounds like the 24-105 your only lens? Really, 5d's have such good noise performance, unless your a working photographer or ONLY shoot at night or indoors, I'd just stick with the 24-105, that lens's IS lets you shoot with pretty slow shutters, and if you really need an extra stop, you can always just bump up the ISO.....