Quote Originally Posted by Busted Knuckles View Post
As I am looking to replace my 24-105 (a story not worth telling) and had pre-ordered the 24-70 2.8 but then cancelled to see if it would be really worth $2,300.
Lenses in general are not worth what we are paying for them. But I think the 24-70 II is priced right in comparison to Canon's offering. It is the best and should be priced as the highest.

Comparing technical specs of these lenses do not fully tell the story. On the surface the technical specs would make the step from the 24-105mm to the 24-70mm II a gradual step. Now that I own the 24-70mm II I can tell you it is a big jump not small. It gives near prime quality in a zoom which IMO makes it the first zoom in this range Canon has made worth carrying as my walk around lens. Before this I would have rather used primes and switched lenses.