Canon EF 24-70mm f/4.0L IS USM

Fantastic Lens! Way better that I expected. The image a clear and the quality is spectacular! Happy new photographer!

A terrific walk-around lens with a surprisingly good macro function. Save some money and get a first-class all-rounder.

This lens is worth its weight in gold. The ultrasonic motor for the focus was such an amazing feature that I kept having to check to make sure it was actually focusing. The macro feature kind of surprised me and blew me away

This is not as good as the 2.8 but it is half the price. That being said, it has a quite a few advantages over the 2.8. It is everybit as sharp, though the color and resolution may not be quite as good, but with its image stabilzation(whcih works wonders in low light), close focusing distance, not being as heavy as 2.8 and like all other L-series lens has great weather sealing, I might actually recommend this unless youre consistantly working in the darkest of situations where the extra-stop of light might be essential. But as a walk around lens that keep attached it is really great, particular for a lens thats under 1000.

I bought this lens to replace my 24-105 f4 L It is a little sharper than the 24-105, The biggest difference is at 24mm. my 24-105 had chromatic aberations at 24mm. This lens has very little aberations, ACR does a good job correction.