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Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM review tested with Canon EOS 5D Gordon Laing, June 2006 / updated August 2007

Canon 24-105mm results : Outdoor / Resolution / Corner sharpness / Fringe and macro / Geometry / Vignetting

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Canon EF 24-105mm resolution, tested with EOS 5D

  To measure resolving power we photographed the Enhanced Digital Camera Resolution Chart with each lens set to f8 using a Canon EOS-5D in Aperture Priority mode. The 5D was set to Large Fine JPEG mode and the Standard Picture Style. Check the captions for the individual focal lengths used.

The crops are taken from the originals and presented here at 100%. Each number represents 100 lines per picture height (lpph), so a figure of 18 means a resolution of 1800 lpph.

In this test, the Canon EF 24-105mm and EF 24-70mm lenses share roughly the same resolving power, although the latter has a slight edge in the horizontal result. Interestingly the EF 17-40mm lens when zoomed-into 40mm, slightly out-performs both the EF 24-105mm and EF 24-70mm - in the middle of the field anyway. It's testament to Canon's L optics though that all three zooms essentially keep-up with the resolving power of the EF 85mm f1.8 prime lens.


Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
2300 lpph, 24-105mm at 70mm, f8, 100 ISO
2350 lpph, 24-70mm at 70mm, f8, 100 ISO

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
 
Canon EF 85 mm f/1.8 USM
2400 lpph, 17-40mm at 40mm, f8, 100 ISO
2400 lpph, 85mm, f8, 100 ISO


Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
2300 lpph, 24-105mm at 70mm, f8, 100 ISO
2300 lpph, 24-70mm at 70mm, f8, 100 ISO

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
 
Canon EF 85 mm f/1.8 USM
2350 lpph, 17-40mm at 40mm, f8, 100 ISO
2300 lpph, 85mm, f8, 100 ISO

Canon 24-105mm results continued...

Outdoor / Resolution / Corner sharpness / Fringe and macro / Geometry / Vignetting
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