Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L is USM Lens for Canon EOS SLR Cameras - White Box (Bulk Packaging)

I started shooting (both stills and a good deal of video work) with a DSLR (Canon 60D) a little over 2 years ago and felt my photography/videography skills had advanced to the point where I could justify upgrading to Canon's L-series lenses. I had previously been using the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II kit lens, a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 prime and a Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS II telephoto lens. I wanted to cut back on the amount of gear I carried to just one main lens + my 50mm prime so I started looking for a good "everyday" lens that I could carry with me that would cover a decent range for the type of shooting I do (walking around the city, nature, people, events, vacations, short films, etc.)I spent weeks scouring Amazon, YouTube, Flickr and many other sites looking at pictures/videos taken with and reading/watching reviews of the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II USM and the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM. As much as I loved everything about the 24-70mm, I felt it didn't cover a large enough range for the type of shooting I do and although not as good as the 24-70mm, the 24-105mm still had pretty good low light and night time shooting capabilities. Also, the 24-70mm f/2.8 was ~$1,000 more expensive than the 24-105mm.When I finally decided on the 24-105mm, I went to buy it on Amazon and came across two different versions available, with a $400 price difference between the two. I read through many of the reviews on both products to try and figure out the reason behind the price difference. Ultimately, the $749 version was shipped in a plane white box (not the original Canon box) and according many of the reviews, without a warranty; the $1,149 version was sold and shipped in the original Canon box with the lens warranty.I was a little hesitant at first to buy the lens without the original Canon box and warranty due to fears of the lens being a counterfeit knock-off but I also couldn't justify paying $400 more for just an official Canon box and warranty (especially when a three year accident protection warranty from SquareTrade for the lens would only cost $150, bringing the total up to $900 with the lens).I pulled the trigger and bought the $749 lens from Get it Digital (fulfilled by Amazon) and even though I am a Amazon Prime member and selected 2-day free Prime shipping, the lens arrived the NEXT DAY. Per the description from Get it Digital, the lens was a brand new lens that was removed from a Canon 5D Mark III kit. As other reviews had mentioned, it arrived in a plane white box; however, my lens arrived WITH the Canon limited warranty. The lens was brand new, not a single speck of dust or scratch could be found on it. I have been extremely satisfied with the superb quality of this lens, the photos/videos I have taken with it and I am even happier that I didn't spend an extra $400 just for a cardboard Canon box.I know that if I go to sell the lens in the future, not having the official Canon box will hurt the resale value slightly. However, this has become my main lens that fits perfectly for all of my shooting needs and I don't foresee myself selling the lens in the near future, therefore having the original box seems nonsensical.If you're like me and don't see the need to have the original Canon box and warranty (although if you buy it on Amazon from Get it Digital, chances are it might arrive with the Canon warranty like mine did), then I would suggest saving yourself $400 and buying the white-box version (likely brand new from a 5D Mark III kit box).

This is one required lens for candid photography. The clarity of the images are very pleasing and the image focus color combination are perfect matching. I’ve little doubt about the white box, but the product is real. It’s just that sellers bought the bundle and selling the things separately. If you are buying as the startup to do some professional photography- this Lense is perfect.

I have a Canon Rebel T4i and after playing with the lens that cam with the Camera (18-55), I soon realized I needed a better range. I read Many Many reviews and decided to buy this Lens. This is a White Box lens; meaning, the lens was taken out of another camera "kit" and sold seperatly from eachother. Companies do this so they can get more money for the body and lens. The Lens is identical to one you would buy for $100 more with the Box. If you are like me and don't plan to resell it soon (or would lose the box anyway) then save teh money and get this one.To start the lens is larger than I expected and heavier. Please see the size and weight, it makes a big difference in the weight of the camera. The lens is heavier but not enough to hinder me carrying it around. as expected with any L lens it's well made and Pictures are Amazing (see other reviews for samples ). It is worth the extra money to get the L series.I use the lens for my Children Mostly and landscape/ scenic pictures. If you were looking for something with a decent Zoom and Close-up this camera does the Job, for most. My children are in gymnastics and soccer. The picture quality at 105mm are not compromised and I was very happy. For Zooming Longer distances is a bit short; my next lens will be something 300mm. I would recemmend something up to 300mm if you want to see your children playing from a distance and crop in close. There is a 70-300mm DO that is much smaller than the White telephoto lenses but with the distance.Overall, I am very happy with the lens. It's a great lens to walk-around or everyday. For children playing and portraits the quality is as expected, Amazing. I only carry 2 lenses and This is One of them.

This lens was one of a series of parts for my new camera system. When I got enough parts, I tested the lenses to see how much better this pro series lens would be compared to some of my other lenses. All of the other lenses gave good results, but this one performed poorly--see the accompanying test.When I returned the lens to Canon for repair, they informed me they would not do so because the lens was a counterfeit.

Good lens it has a nice wide front to the lens and very high quality glass. The lens hood is a good thing to have included. This works great for night time photography and has well marked focal distances making it easier to focus and understand the distance your focused at when it’s too dark to focus through the viewfinder with your eyes. It autofocus’s well with the camera body but it’s a little bit of a loud focus and it makes more noise then significantly larger telephoto lenses (not as ideal for taking pictures of lizards bugs and frogs nearby as a quieter lens would be) and is stable even for long exposures at night. The lens will telescope if you you walk with the lens hood on. This can be annoying as a hiker. 4.5of 5. The first night photo I took with this lens is above.