Best 24-70mm Lenses Compared

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Best 24-105mm Lenses Compared

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	Nikon 24-70/2.8 VR	Nikon 24-70/2.8 G	Canon 24-70/2.8 L II	Canon 24-70mm f/4L IS	Canon 24-70/2.8 L	Tamron 24-70/2.8 G2	Tokina 24-70/2.8	Sony 24-70mm f/2.8	Zeiss 24-70mm f/4 OSS
Anni	2015-	2007-	2012-	2012-	2002-2012	2017-	2015-	2016-	2014-
Works on	Nikon	Nikon	Canon	Canon	Canon	Canon or Nikon	Canon or Nikon	Sony E	Sony E
Works with cameras intoduced before 2007?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	n/a	n/a
Stabilized?	Yes	no	no	Yes	no	Yes	no	no	Yes
Autofocus	SWM	SWM	USM	USM	USM	USM	electric motor	USM	USM
Wide focal lengths well-spaced along zoom ring?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Nikon 24-70/2.8 VR	Nikon 24-70/2.8 G	Canon 24-70/2.8 L II	Canon 24-70mm f/4L IS	Canon 24-70/2.8 L	Tamron 24-70/2.8 G2	Tokina 24-70/2.8	Sony 24-70mm f/2.8	Zeiss 24-70mm f/4 OSS
Sharpness	Excellent +	Excellent	Excellent +	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good
Close Focus	1.3' 0.4m	0.9' 0.28m	1.25' 0.38m	1.25' 0.38m	1.25' 0.38m	1.25' 0.38m	1.25' 0.38m	1.25' 0.38m	1.3' 0.4m
Macro mode?	no	no	no	0.65' (0.2m)	no	no	no	no	no
Maximum Macro Ratio	1:3.67	1:3.7	1:4.76	1:1.4	1:3.45	1:5	1:4.3	1:4.2	1:5
Diaphragm	9 blades	9 blades	9 blades	9 blades	8 blades	9 blades	9 blades	9 blades	7 blades
Sunstars	few to none	few to none	18 points	18 points	8 points	18 points	few to none	few to none	14 points
f/minimum	f/22	f/22	f/22	f/22	f/22	f/22	f/22	f/22	f/22
Distortion @ 24mm	+5.0	+4.0	+1.5*	+1.3*	+2.5	-3.6*	+1.5*	+3.0***	+0.5**
Distortion @ 35mm	-2.0	-1.0	-1.7	-1.0	+0.5	-0.5	+1.0	-2.0***	-0.1**
Distortion @ 50mm	-3.2	-2.0	-3.0	-1.6	-0.7	-1.8	-2.0	-3.7***	±0.0**
Distortion @ 70mm	-3.0	-1.0	-2.7	-1.7	-2.0	-2.2	-2.5	-3.2***	±0.0**
Distortion @ 105mm	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Bokeh	Very good	Fair to poor	Very Good	Neutral	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Swell
	Nikon 24-70/2.8 VR	Nikon 24-70/2.8 G	Canon 24-70/2.8 L II	Canon 24-70mm f/4L IS	Canon 24-70/2.8 L	Tamron 24-70/2.8 G2	Tokina 24-70/2.8	Sony 24-70mm f/2.8	Zeiss 24-70mm f/4 OSS
Filter Threads	82mm	77mm	82mm	77mm	77mm	82mm	82mm	82mm	67mm
Filter Threads	Plastic	Plastic	Plastic	Plastic	Metal	Plastic	Plastic	Metal	Metal
Barrel	all plastic	Metal and plastic	Mostly plastic	Plastic	Plastic and metal	Plastic and metal	Plastic and metal	Metal	Metal; plastic inside
Build Feel	Consumer	Near Pro	Good Consumer	Good Consumer	Pro	Good Consumer	Near Pro	Semi Pro	Consumer with metal shell
Length	155mm	133mm	113mm	93mm	123mm	110mm	107mm	136mm	107mm
Diameter	88mm	83mm	88mm	83mm	83mm	88mm	90mm	88mm	83mm
Weight	37.6oz. 1,067g	31.8oz. 902g	28.4oz. 804g	21.2oz. 600g	32.1oz. 910g	31.6oz. 903g	35.8oz. 1,016g	31.3oz. 887g	15.0oz. 425g
	Nikon 24-70/2.8 VR	Nikon 24-70/2.8 G	Canon 24-70/2.8 L II	Canon 24-70mm f/4L IS	Canon 24-70/2.8 L	Tamron 24-70/2.8 G2	Tokina 24-70/2.8	Sony 24-70mm f/2.8	Zeiss 24-70mm f/4 OSS
Price, 10/2011	n/a	$1,700	n/a	n/a	$1,400	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Price, 9/2012	n/a	$1,890	$2,300	n/a	$1,400 used	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Price, 11/2012	n/a	$1,890	$2,300	$1,500	$1,400 used	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Price, 01/2013	n/a	$1,887	$2,300	$1,500	$1,400 used	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Price, 10/2015	n/a	$1,887	$1,800	$900	$850 used	n/a	$999	n/a	$1,098
Price, 1/2016	$2,397	$1,800	$1,800	$850	$850 used	n/a	$999	n/a	$1,198
Price, 1/2017	$2,397	$1,797	$1,749	$899	$800 used	n/a	$999		$1,198
Price, 2/2017	$2,397	$1,797	$1,749	$899	$800 used	n/a	$999	$2,198	$1,198
Price, 4/2018	$2,397	$1,797	$1,699	$899	$800 used	$1,199	$789	$2,198	$1,198

* Some waviness remains after simple correction.

** After in-camera corection.

*** Goes away (invisible) with in-camera correction; same after correction as the Zeiss 24-70mm f/4 OSS.

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