There�s no denying the Canon EF 24-105mm is a high quality lens. It has decent optics, the excellent mechanical and build quality you�d expect from Canon�s L series, while the USM auto-focusing and Image Stabilisation are both very effective in use.
Mounted on a full-frame body like the EOS 5D, the EF 24-105mm is an ideal general-purpose zoom lens for those who demand high quality, but how suitable is it on a cropped-frame body like the EOS 400D / XTi, EOS 450D / XSi and EOS 40D?
The build quality, mechanical performance, constant f4 aperture, focusing and stabilisation remain equally effective and applicable on cropped-frame bodies, but the range is of course very different. On a full-frame body, the EF 24-105mm takes you from decent wide-angle to short telephoto, whereas with the 1.6x field reduction of cropped frame, the range is transformed into a far less exciting 38-168mm. This takes you from modest wide angle to average telephoto coverage, thereby offering you neither true wide angle capabilities, nor anything genuinely powerful at the long end.
Gordon Laing
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