I've read the reviews and most people are using it with a telephoto lens, but does it work as well with the 25-105 f 4 L??
1801002
I'm using it with my Nikor 1-300 and 18-200 lenses. Works like a charm. I'll likely sell my micro lense. Much better than teleconverters, as there is NO change to f stop.
1801003
Yes it wil work, best results on macrophotography on the telephoto end of 25-105 f4L
143452
It is a really nice lens. Though if you want portrait or medium telephoto, the 135 f/2 or the 70-200 f/2.8 are both fantastic as well, and maybe better suited.
342930
I use it with the Tamron SP 70-300 F4-5.6 alone and with a Nikon 1.4x teleconverter with good results. It may take a little adjustmemt of the strap to allow for full zoom.
637318
I answered incorrectly. I was thinking of the 24-105 L lens, which is the pro version. This lens will be fine, but, as I said it'll have a different range.
1170785
I put it on a Canon EF 75-300mm lens and it works perfectly. Of course you are manually focusing but you can bring things very close and I get lots of comments on those pictures. Good luck!
692356
I find it useful for when you need to be close up to someone. Its a fairly fast lens. Interviews would work well, but if you're doing anything landscape I recommend getting a 50 if since you have a cropped camera. Having both the 50 and the 24 is also convenient. (I just finished a documentary) Have fun and good luck :)
2170406
As long as you're not doing fast or low-light action, this is a fantastic outdoor telephoto - a real image-quality champ. It works quite well with the Canon 1.4X tele extender, too. (I don't have a 2X so I can't say with that one.) For fast action or action in low light, save up and get the 70-200mm 2.8 (II not I; the new version is super sharp, the old version a bit lacking). And start pumping iron ;) If you're doing birds a lot, this may not have the reach you need. In that case the 100-400mm is better - not quite the same image quality but pretty good nonetheless. If you're doing a lot of portraits, the 70-200mm 2.8 II will give you better background blur. Or go cheap with the 135mm f2.0 or the 200mm f2.8 for portraits.
2243419
The only lens I have used it with is the 300mmf4 with a 1.4 converter. The weight is not the same but I hope this helps. I do love it and use it all the time....
2011961
I hvae had my Canon 24-105mm f/4 L lens for about three years now, and it's the best and most versatile lens I have ever owned. it was recommended to me independently by two photographer friends, one in the UK, the other in the USA. I have travelled extensively with it to Eastern & Wetsren Europe, using it as my only lens (leaving my 70-300mm and 10-22mm Canon lenses behind to save on weight). Using a high ISO and high shutter speed, the lens is so good that I don't really need a telephoto lens, as cropping considerably to blow up a photo still gives great clarity. The macro part of the lens is excellent. A 17-40mm lens would be very restricting as a general walkabout lens, and I've always reckoned 105mm as being a good focal length for portraits. I do a lot of street people shots where speed is of the essence, and it's a very fast & responsive lens. The zoom is very smooth and responsive. It's not cheap, but to me it's been worth every penny. I use it on my Canon 7D.
11423
The 24-105 L with IS if not too expensive. If you want wide to telephoto lens the 18-200 canon lens would be fine but not as good as the L.
872973
It will work well with the camera. I have the same one. As far as the 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens you could have some autofocus issues with the lens. If I recall 5.6 is about the limit for autofocus to work on the lens/camera. If you double that to 9.0 to 11.2 with the doubler you may lose autofocus
843342
Very sorry, but I have no experience in the use of the 1,4 teleconverter with 150-500 mm. Be aware that at more than f. 8 the autofocus does not work.....so if the maximum opening is f. 5,6 (but I did not check) you can use the teleconverter only with the complete opened diaphragm of the lens.
327330
Yes, I have and it works great but only in bright light situations. It essentially doubles all aspects of the attached lens. But using this device in low light situations reduces light through the lens and the auto focus may not work properly in low light situations. I photographed a house across the canyon which was about 1/3 mile away and it looked close and the picture was bright and clear.
597331
Why would one choose the 15-85 over the 24-105? Despite the relative ratio differences it seems as though the 24-105 is so much more of lens for not much more money. Any thoughts?
1331601
I used it with a 150mm lens but it still had some shadowing so I would say anything under 150mm is not going to work well.
1891735
I love this lens for portraits. The focus may be a little slower than a dedicated 105mm being that its macro but there's a switch you can hit to keep the lens from searching for focus in the macro regions. That allows it to focus a little faster for portraits and other non macro work.
769576
It would be fine with a telephoto lens, camera is very good at adjusting quickly to different lighting, I use mine for sports and it works well