24-70mm question old versus coveted new one...

[alexniedra]

Take this approach: The best lens is the one that is currently available. My goodness, if we to a "geez, what if an upgrade is released soon?" approach to all of our gear purchases, we wouldn't have gear at all!



If you are serious about it and have the funds available, by all means go for the 24-70 L. It is simply awesome and will get the job done. And then a ton.

[alexniedra]

I also have the 24-105 4.0L IS, which I use primarily for landscapes and as allaround lens, because it is lighter and shorter, weather-sealed

Pardon my correction, but the 24-70 is weather-sealed as well, when used in combination when a weather-sealed body, of course. []

[piiooo]

Pardon my correction, but the 24-70 is weather-sealed as well, when used in combination when a weather-sealed body, of course. [img]/emoticons/emotion-1.gif[/img]

No offense taken, Alex. Right is right. []