topic Re: 6d lens? in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

6d lens?

heathert — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 01:44:05 GMT

I just got the 6d. What is a great all around lens to begin shooting with?

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cicopo — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 03:10:54 GMT

The one they sell as the kit lens with it; the 24-105 L IS.

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ebiggs1 — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:56:49 GMT

It " is a great all around lens" and the best buy in the Canon "L" lens line-up. It is a full blown pro level lens.

Check out the EF 24-105mm f4 L IS you will love it. Look for so called 'white box' deals.

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ScottyP — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 18:20:26 GMT

If you bought the camera new you kind of missed the boat not getting the 24-105 as an included kit lens. Do not pay full price at this point. As stated above, go for one of the "white box" deals, where someone did buy the lens as a kit lens with a camera, and is splitting up the kit. You can still get the lens for around $700 that way.

Hard to beat that lens on a full frame camera as a general use zoom unless you have more than twice as much to spend on the 24-70 f/2.8 Mk. 2, and with that one you lose IS and some of the zoom range in exchange for the wider aperture and better IQ.

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TCampbell — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 06:56:39 GMT

^^ What Scotty says!

If you check the "body only" price vs. the "kit" price which includes the 24-105 f/4L IS... and note the difference. THEN check the price of the 24-105 on it's own, and you'll see it's a MUCH better deal to buy the "kit" version of the camera.

There are a lot of people who will buy a "body only" camera but the retailer only has the "kit" in stock. So they remove the lens, "white box" it (put it in a plain box because they don't have the retail packaging as it came in a kit with a camera) and sell those new lenses on their own so they can sell the body to the buyer who wanted a "body only".

The white box lens wont be as good of a deal as if you had just bought the lens as a "kit" package with the camera, but it'll still be a lot less expensive than buy the 24-105 f/4L at retail.

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JCott — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 14:10:06 GMT

Also, check the used market for lenses.. From my experience this is a great alternative and I've hadd good epxerience with this. I've had my reservations before but I realized lenses are just optics, no need to wait for technical helpdesk to answer you if something goes wrong. Like with the camera, which I advise buying new.

Another thing is that most people that spend big bucks on lenses tend to be professionals, so they take good care of the lenses. After all lenses are quite expensive new, and stay expensive, but do drop down in price if you're to get them second hand.

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ebiggs1 — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 14:12:02 GMT

"... tend to be professionals, so they take good care of the lenses."

You jest? That is not my experience in the least. Pros tend to 'use' their gear. You would be shocked by what I have seen some "professionals" do to their lenses.

The best person to find is someone that buys 'bling". Some guy that is a techno freak and has to have the latest greatest and rarely uses it. The guy that loves hanging a 1Dx around his neck and only know the P mdoe. They are out there.

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funny-pictures — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 23:31:48 GMT

thanks!

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jazzman1 — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 06:42:52 GMT

@heathert wrote:
I just got the 6d. What is a great all around lens to begin shooting with?

Depending on where you bought it, you can return it for a refund. Then you could re-purchase the Camera with the kit lens for a saving. I've done it, when I took the item back within the 30 day refund period.

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wrk4no1 — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 23:17:29 GMT

Go to amazon and search "canon white box" it will bring up the EF 24-105mm f4 kit lens price is reasonable I think. Hope that helps

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RobertTheFat — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 15:18:07 GMT

@wrk4no1 wrote:
Go to amazon and search "canon white box" it will bring up the EF 24-105mm f4 kit lens price is reasonable I think. Hope that helps

It probably won't help the OP. She posed the question almost a year ago.

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canon10 — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:38:40 GMT

I also have a canon 6d and have the 24-105mmL4usm lens. It is a good walk around lens.

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ebiggs1 — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 17:19:18 GMT

"... have the 24-105mmL4usm lens..."

Great lens! It is the 'best buy' in the "L" category. It made me a money for years.

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RobertTheFat — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 21:18:27 GMT

@canon10 wrote:
I also have a canon 6d and have the 24-105mmL4usm lens. It is a good walk around lens.

Indeed. Almost everybody with a 5D or 6D has the 24-105. It's the obvious walker for a full-frame Canon. I bought mine as the kit lens on my second 7D, on which it functioned as a good moderate-range telephoto, But the real reason I wanted it was that I'd already have it when I eventually went FF.

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canon10 — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 17:39:38 GMT

that was smart. Great lens.

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blanca12 — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 13:55:23 GMT

Re: 6d lens?

ChrisPBacon — Sat, 06 Apr 2019 05:22:22 GMT

What you use your camera for is likely to be much different than me, but I’m happy to share with you my preferences.’

My partner and I use two lenses regularly, the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM for everything from landscape to bird photos, and the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM for portraits to architecture shots. These are generally our “walk-around” lenses we go out with, though she loves flowers and uses her EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM as a third lens she usually carries with her when we go on walk-about. We both carry the Extender EF 1.4x III and Extender EF 2x III.

I hope this helps.