That would be the downside of the 24-105 .. it's a f/4 lens .. the 50mm 1.4 will bring in 4x as much light .. important in lower light situations. The 24-70mm f/2.8 is great for video use, but twice the cost of the 24-105, so probably isn't a great match for a 60d.thanks Steve, we will be using it to record open mic night at a coffee house, plus some small skits here and there
Rick do you use it for video as well or just pictures?
I can say that happens on my Nikon, zoom/focus all gets picked up my the internal mic, which why I use an ext mic with it.Caution Shooting Video with the Canon 60D using auto focus and the camera's mic system. You might hear the AF lens motor in your videos. Test thoroughly beforehand. You might need to purchase an external mic.
As long as I dont zoom or focus, I can shoot noiseless videos tooThe Canon T5i (and newer) and the Canon 70D (and newer) in concert with the newer ISM / USM lenses have remedied the problem. That's why I sold my 60D. I still use an external mic (Shure VP-88) when doing a pre-planned shoot but it's comforting to know I can grab the camera with whatever lens is on it at the moment and shoot a noiseless video, which seems to be most of the time.