I started shooting (both stills and a good deal of video work) with a DSLR (Canon 60D) a little over 2 years ago and felt my photography/videography skills had advanced to the point where I could justify upgrading to Canon's L-series lenses. I had previously been using the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II kit lens, a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 prime and a Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS II telephoto lens. I wanted to cut back on the amount of gear I carried to just one main lens + my 50mm prime so I started looking for a good "everyday" lens that I could carry with me that would cover a decent range for the type of shooting I do (walking around the city, nature, people, events, vacations, short films, etc.)
I spent weeks scouring Amazon, YouTube, Flickr and many other sites looking at pictures/videos taken with and reading/watching reviews of the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II USM and the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM. As much as I loved everything about the 24-70mm, I felt it didn't cover a large enough range for the type of shooting I do and although not as good as the 24-70mm, the 24-105mm still had pretty good low light and night time shooting capabilities. Also, the 24-70mm f/2.8 was ~$1,000 more expensive than the 24-105mm.
When I finally decided on the 24-105mm, I went to buy it on Amazon and came across two different versions available, with a $400 price difference between the two. I read through many of the reviews on both products to try and figure out the reason behind the price difference. Ultimately, the $749 version was shipped in a plane white box (not the original Canon box) and according many of the reviews, without a warranty; the $1,149 version was sold and shipped in the original Canon box with the lens warranty.
I was a little hesitant at first to buy the lens without the original Canon box and warranty due to fears of the lens being a counterfeit knock-off but I also couldn't justify paying $400 more for just an official Canon box and warranty (especially when a three year accident protection warranty from SquareTrade for the lens would only cost $150, bringing the total up to $900 with the lens).
I pulled the trigger and bought the $749 lens from Get it Digital (fulfilled by Amazon) and even though I am a Amazon Prime member and selected 2-day free Prime shipping, the lens arrived the NEXT DAY. Per the description from Get it Digital, the lens was a brand new lens that was removed from a Canon 5D Mark III kit. As other reviews had mentioned, it arrived in a plane white box; however, my lens arrived WITH the Canon limited warranty. The lens was brand new, not a single speck of dust or scratch could be found on it. I have been extremely satisfied with the superb quality of this lens, the photos/videos I have taken with it and I am even happier that I didn't spend an extra $400 just for a cardboard Canon box.
I know that if I go to sell the lens in the future, not having the official Canon box will hurt the resale value slightly. However, this has become my main lens that fits perfectly for all of my shooting needs and I don't foresee myself selling the lens in the near future, therefore having the original box seems nonsensical.
If you're like me and don't see the need to have the original Canon box and warranty (although if you buy it on Amazon from Get it Digital, chances are it might arrive with the Canon warranty like mine did), then I would suggest saving yourself $400 and buying the white-box version (likely brand new from a 5D Mark III kit box).
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| lens type | Standard | Telephoto | Standard | zoom | Telephoto | Wide Angle |
| compatible mountings | Canon EF | Canon EF | Canon EF | Canon EF | Canon EF | Canon EF |
| lens design | Zoom | Zoom | Zoom | Zoom | Zoom | Prime |
| focus type | Auto/Manual | Auto/Manual | Auto/Manual | manual-and-auto-focus | Micromotor | Ring-type ultrasonic |
| minimum focal length | 24 millimeters | 70 millimeters | 24 millimeters | 105 millimeters | 70 millimeters | 35 millimeters |
| max focal length | 105 millimeters | 200 millimeters | 105 millimeters | 24 millimeters | 300 millimeters | 35 millimeters |
| fixed focal length | 105 millimeters | 200 millimeters | 105 millimeters | 105 millimeters | 300 millimeters | 35 millimeters |
| model name | 0344B006 | — | — | EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II | 509101-cr | ef |
| max aperture | — | 2.8 f stop | 4 f stop | 4 f stop | 4 f stop | 1.4 f stop |
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Great lens good for night photography
Good lens it has a nice wide front to the lens and very high quality glass. The lens hood is a good thing to have included. This works great for night time photography and has well marked focal distances making it easier to focus and understand the distance your focused at when it’s too dark to focus through the viewfinder with your eyes. It autofocus’s well with the camera body but it’s a little bit of a loud focus and it makes more noise then significantly larger telephoto lenses (not as ideal for taking pictures of lizards bugs and frogs nearby as a quieter lens would be) and is stable even for long exposures at night. The lens will telescope if you you walk with the lens hood on. This can be annoying as a hiker. 4.5of 5. The first night photo I took with this lens is above.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2013
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2022
Good lens it has a nice wide front to the lens and very high quality glass. The lens hood is a good thing to have included. This works great for night time photography and has well marked focal distances making it easier to focus and understand the distance your focused at when it’s too dark to focus through the viewfinder with your eyes. It autofocus’s well with the camera body but it’s a little bit of a loud focus and it makes more noise then significantly larger telephoto lenses (not as ideal for taking pictures of lizards bugs and frogs nearby as a quieter lens would be) and is stable even for long exposures at night. The lens will telescope if you you walk with the lens hood on. This can be annoying as a hiker. 4.5of 5. The first night photo I took with this lens is above.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2013
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2021
Ordered this lens from Michigan Camera through Amazon Prime. It was delivered in about two weeks tightly wrapped and double boxed. As I had chosen the less expensive option of “used, very good” I closely inspected the lens upon unboxing. I may be older but I still have good eyes and I could not find any marks, scuffs or smudges anywhere on the lens body or glass. I have done some test shots using an EOS 6D and an EOS Rebel T5 and this seems to be everything that it is advertised to be. Autofocus is quick and accurate, sharpness is great and stabilization is more than adequate for my “mature hands.” Color rendition is as good as it can be using MacBook or iPad. Very accurate. I am very satisfied and will surely be using this as my walkabout lens. Note on the hummingbird picture, this was taken from my sofa snapshot through a dirty window then severely cropped. Good detail and no visible distortion.
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