If you can only have one lens this is the one. I keep it on my camera as primary. The best investment ever made.

I have enjoyed using this high quality lens. The pics look amazing and sharp. It does not have IS but has been a joy to use.

I had the same lens from a competitor off brand and had such inconsistent results, I decided to go all in on this lens. So happy I did. Worth all the money. I shoot a lot of low light, action events and have been totally happy with it.

Consistent Output; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Nice Bokeh; Strong Construction

Tough To Attach

The build quality of this lens is exceptional thanks to a tightly assembled combination of metal and - mostly - high quality plastic parts. Both zoom and focus ring operate smoothly. The lens is designed to survive in harsh conditions due to sealings against dust and moisture.

Decided to buy canon 24-70 ii after reading lot of good reviews and I am satisfied so far. It would be great to have image stabilization, but I am ok even without that considering weight and price premium.

Image quality; build; 2.8 max aperture; AF speed

Expensive ; no stabilization; hood design

I am a wedding photographer, so I need a really good lens for my photography. If you buy this you won't be disappointed! I can now shoot at higher iso levels without too much sharpness being lost and the image being too noisy. Colours are much better too now!

accurate focusing; sharp; good colours

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Superb lens. Very happy with the output.

I can't say enough good things about this lens. We own two for wedding photography and they replaced a 24L, 35L and 50L after a critical 2.8 shoot-out reveal this zoom was a better performer wide open then the primes were stopped down.

Great image quality, wide open, at every focal length; Fast & accurate focus in challenging conditions

Lens hood breaks after modest professional use; I miss the 'perfect' lens hood design of its predecessor

While photo enthusiasts suffer in the throes of GAS (gear acquisition syndrome)-endlessly buying hot new cameras and lenses, reselling them, and buying the next cool thing-professional photographers stick with what works.

The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM delivers the best image quality of any Canon standard zoom lens, but it's also an incredibly pricey standard zoom lens too. Although it features a fast maximum aperture of f/2.8 throughout the zoom range and is very usefully weather-proofed, the lack of built-in...