For me, shooting family photo's and candids this is a great very responsive lens with amazing photo quality, build quality and great color representation.

This lens is tack sharp even shooting wide open @ f2.8 really good color satuation and contrast,focus speed is good,and quiet

Considering the options, I cannot get by this price nothing lighter, weather sealed, with good colors, image stabilized, with less distortion and with the best street photography coverage (24-70) than this lens

This lens is very sharp, and captures excellent colors, which I have come to expect from L-series lenses.

Canon EF-S 17-55 F/2.8 IS Ultra sharp, great colors, great low light, poor zoom actionCanon EF-S 18-55

The colors, the sharpness, the contrast is unreal.

And the 24-70 seemed to have a little better contrast and colors.

The color and contrast was outstanding as expected from Canon L series.

I rated this 2 stars for excellent color and contrast, although this deserves 1 star.$1000 for this junk?

Pictures come straight out of the camera with the most amazingly rich colors

lens is sharp, great colors.

Color and contrast are excellent.

Color's were amazing, and contrast was beautiful, but all this business of hearing how "tack sharp" this lens is, at f/2.8, might have brainwashed me, but the images I had seen over the several months of looking confirmed how beautiful this lens is MEANT to be

and I have to say that this zoom lens does not seem to be inferior color wise

Gorgeous color, saturation, and contrast

the colors this lens produce are amazing

Very sharp, vivid color rendition, excellent build quality and a very useful focal range.

Very fast focus, true colors, sharp and just plain excellent lens

This is a fantastic lens, don't get me wrong; incredible color, contrast and sharpness, however, it's very heavy, and is not easy for a woman to carry around - one should definitely have a tri-pod when using this lens.

Excellent color and contrast3

The colors aren't bad at all on the 24-70, I was just surprised to notice them being better on the less expensive lens

I have found it to be a great indoor low light lens that has freed me from my flash much of the time and an amazingly clear and sharp optical instrument that embraces and enhances outdoor colors and hues.

Incredibly sharp, bright colors and dimensions better than theSigma lens I used before

Incredibly sharp, bright colors and dimensions better than theSigma lens I used before

f/3.5-5.6 Rebel XTi Kit lens Muddy, slow, pile of junkCanon EF 17-40mm f/4 L Fantastic colors, sharp zoomed 17 to 24mm, ultra smooth zoom action, light weightCanon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L Fantastic colors and contrast, sharp zoomed 40 to 70mm, zoom a little stiff at first, heavy, repair prone

The lens is sharp wide-open, and also produces gorgeous colors with good contrast and saturation

f4.5-5.6L great IS, super colors, sharp for a zoom, extremely versatile, variable Bokeh, even more ego boosting and attention getting when extended and 400mm reach!!My next lens purchase I'm saving for right now: _Canon EF 200mm

Upside: great range, good sharpness, excellent color renditionI strongly recommend this over the 24-105 4.0L IS

The very few photos taken outside with lower isos on a very cloudy/rainy day in East Texas were very good with great color and sharp as a tack

It produces razor-sharp images with startling color and saturation, and at f/2.8 across the zoom range is capable of shooting in all but the dimmest of lighting conditions.

In 2 years I have never once had to enhance colors in post-production.2) Bokeh quality

If not, then what I have is awesome colors, saturation, but with constant blur.

Instead, both are well build, are weather sealed, have nice colors, 24-105L have allot distortion and vignetting at 24mm (more noticeable at full frame), 24-70L f/4 lacks sharpness from >35mm to <55mm and wide open is acceptable at 24mm and 70mm

The first thing I noticed is that the colors are more vivid

f/2.8 L fantastic colors, sharp for a zoom, very versatile ego boosting and attention getting and heavy

Now I am taking incredible photos that are tack sharp, containing great color and tonal range and could not be happier with my choice of lenses

Very sharp even down to F/2.8.Solid buildVery very attractive color.

Pros:Light, portable, and beautiful colors compared to 24-70mm I or 24-105mm

Beautiful colors and contrasts

and I have to say that this zoom lens does not seem to be inferior color wise

With the correct settings the lens is tack sharp, very fast focusing, provides great color saturation, etc

Excellent colors and bokeh

Image quality is tops: great colors and contrast as well as sharpness

The 17-55 seems sharper throughout the range but seems to have just a little less contrast and slightly cooler colors then the 24-70.

The colors on that lens are richer and more saturated than this lens, but I'm not complaining.

It will produce nicer colors, bokeh,

As with most L lenses, you also get better color and contrast compared to cheaper non-L lenses

Tack sharp and beautiful color along with nice bokeh.

The photos I take with this lens are sharp with beautiful colors

That being said, a lens of this caliber can squeeze that extra fraction of vivid detail/color out of many shots.

I have just finished a big panorama landscape picture with great color difference between mountains and cloudy sky

The images are super sharp, contrasty, and the colors are super accurate

The color is just great

very good colors means I don't have to shoot at slow shutter speeds.

I like the versatility of my EF-S 17-85, but not happy with the ave colors or medium contrast or low end distortions

Produces pics with great color.

1V 90% of the time.i never touch most raw pictures in canon's d.p.p.software,because the colors and clarity are just outstanding.

I got this lens for my 6D. All I can say is that it is extremely sharp, outstanding colors, and IS is a definite benefit

The images straight from the camera (40D and 30D Body) were super crisp, sharp focus (even at F2.8), and great saturated colors

The images straight from the camera (40D and 30D Body) were super crisp, sharp focus (even at F2.8), and great saturated colors

The color and clarity that come from this lens will put a sparkle in your eye

I just could not believe the results, crystal clarity, true vivid colors, no more need for unsharp mask with this lens

Great color, great sharpness.

I love the colors, contrast, sharpness, clarity it produces

As with most L lenses, you also get better color and contrast compared to cheaper non-L lenses

Great focusing, very sharp, great contrast and color

I put it on my camera and drained the battery in a hour b/c i could not stop shooting random things around the house.

, I think the nod goes to the 24-70.Next, the extra reach (to 105mm on a full frame or 168mm equivalent on an APS-C like the 40D, 50D, Rebels).

Sure, it can't do portraits as well as the 24-70 f2.8 L II, but for almost all other situations, since I shoot between f4 and f5.6 most of the time, the IS system and the size advantage will more than make up for the lack of f2.8

f/2.8 L fantastic colors, sharp for a zoom, very versatile ego boosting and attention getting and heavy

The build quality is what you would expect from an L lens and this is a great first L lens for anyone looking to expand their collection and adding something of quality

I tried the EF 24-105 L to better effect, but not so much better to justify the price, or added

Color is comparable to a good L prime.

It's true it's not the sharpest L lens, but it's still an L lens and a lot sharper and stronger than a lot of non-L lenses in the standard zoom "walk around lens" category.

f/3.5-5.6 Rebel XTi Kit lens Muddy, slow, pile of junkCanon EF 17-40mm f/4 L Fantastic colors, sharp zoomed 17 to 24mm, ultra smooth zoom action, light weightCanon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L Fantastic colors and contrast, sharp zoomed 40 to 70mm, zoom a little stiff at first, heavy, repair prone

The 24-70 L is sharp in the center at f/2.8 at all focal lengths

I would not say this lens is "Sharp", especially not as sharp as previous L glass I have owned

Obviously it is not as versatile as the 24-70 and there are some additional optical characteristics that make L series glass a bit better than non-L series glass, but the 85 F1.8 could be used for a professional portrait shoot without any concern at all.

And for an L Series, not too pricey or large either.

The 24-70mm L copy I had was comparably softer than my sharp-as-knife 70-200mm L in all aperture ranges.

not to mention that at f5.6 this lens is just as sharp as the f2.8 L II!If you want to compare to the 24-105 f4 L IS, it's a slaughter