The lens is a very good portrait lens,with a beutiful bokeh smooth as butter!!If you can afford this lens you should buy it, I don't feel you will regret it, I sure don't!

Bokeh is quite nice

I bought the 24-70mm f/2.8 L and it too was blurry (and not the good bokeh blurry)

(this is very important to them, and rightfully so!), it provides a nice bokeh at f2.8, and it can shoot without a flash in some, but not nearly all, lower light situations.

It can shoot in low light (f/2.8), and has good bokeh

When it comes to subject separation & bokeh (as in taking picture of my kids at home, in a birthday, school event etc), I prefer the f/2.8 MkI.

The images you'll get with this lens also lack the 'iconic look' (as in smooth creamy bokeh) you'll get with 50L, 85L, 24-70 f/2.8 MkI etc

Top-class bokeh

But on the plus side, I will get as sharp or even sharper pictures using the combination of lens (18-55mm and the f1.4 50mm), and with the f1.4, far better low light shooting and the best bokeh available.

Also provides great background blur and bokeh, which is another reason I bought this lens

The 24-70mm f2.8L lenses are the most used lens around the world, and i know the reason, is a excelent lens, the aperture 2.8 offers a delightful bokeh, and the lens is fast, but... kindly heavy... the rest, are excelent choice for upgrade your p-stuff

I'm glad I didn't get the 24-105 because I love being able to shoot at 2.8 with the nice bokeh.

I know there are many people who prefer that lens for its IS, but for my needs, the 2.8 just takes the cake and IMHO the Bokeh is superior

For around $380, this lens provides you with AMAZING portrait opportunities, incredible shallow depth of field with great sharpness at the focal points and silky smooth bokeh in the background

Excellent colors and bokeh

If I nitpick, autofocus isn't quite as fast, VC isn't quite as steady, bokeh isn't as smooth, it takes larger filters and distorts more at 24mm, and Photozone pointed out a focus-shift issue most apparent when stopped down with very close subjects

50mm ($400) for those special pictures with a beautiful bokeh and/or low light shooting capability (which on both counts the f1.4 is far superior to the 24-70).

It will produce nicer colors, bokeh,

Excellent bokeh (shallow depth of field) at f2.8…Crystal sharpness in the midranges

Tack sharp and beautiful color along with nice bokeh.

The constant f/2.8 aperture is great for shooting indoors and produces a very nice bokeh (background blur) when shooting portraits.

It's a great lens, give's that certain silky smooth bokeh that the 24-105 lacks and gives a nice bright viewfinder

I've rented it from a lens rental company before and fell in love with the crisp lines and beautiful bokeh for everything from portraits to landscapes to action shots

The best portrait lens for female and children clients, buttery smooth Bokeh, heavy and expensive it shares sharpness with 135mmCanon

- The bokeh is very good but need to be careful you may end up with a part of your shot out of focus unintentionally (as I found out at a diner table, some of the guests were out of focus due to F2.8)*Reverse extending barrel - The lens barrel is fully extended at 24mm and fully retreated at 70mm

The bokeh is also truly excellent

It is sharp at both 24 and 70, and its fast F/2.8 aperture makes for excellent shots in low light, and creamy Bokeh

Excellent bokeh (shallow depth of field) at f2.8…Crystal sharpness in the midranges

Superb bokeh and background blur

Spend the extra $80-100 (or more) and get a nice B+W UV filter