General us lens for Canon 60d

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Depends on need .. Canon L lenses are better optically (glass vs plastic), but cost more. I like the Canon 24mm-105mm f/4 lens as a great all-around lens. It's an L lens .. but you can find new ones on ebay for less than $800 since it is a very common lens in higher end packages and sometimes people sell it off.

If 50mm is sufficient, the Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens is much better than the 50mm f/1.8.
 
thanks Steve, we will be using it to record open mic night at a coffee house, plus some small skits here and there
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.

If you have enough light on stage, then the 24-105 is a good match for the 60d .. it's what I normally keep on mine. The 24-70 f/2.8 is usually on my 5d.
 
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That F4, 24-105 works well, even in low-light conditions. It's probably the best bang for the buck. A 24-70 F2.8 is even better in low light, but it'll set you back $1600. Tamron makes a 28-75 f2.8 that runs about $500. It's an okay lens but the colors aren't near as accurate.
 
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If they do not plan to ever move to FF, and video is their thing, the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM.
 
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Thought I'd chime back in on this thread, to update my lens suggestion. We shot 2 weddings this past weekend, and rented a Sigma 24-70, F2.8 lens. My wife absolutely fell in love with it and I used it as well and conquer. I'd say it's extremely close to the Canon, if not better, and a $750 (new), it's a much better bargain.
 
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I've not bought any new lenses in a long time, but generally there are 3 types - cheap, consumer and pro. What works best depends on your needs - just like anything else in life.

There are third party lenses..are the good? Some are. But what is 'good'? And what is better? And do you need better?

I had a hard time believing a $2000 lens was worth that when a third party lens couldbe had for 1/2 or less sometimes. The 'same' lens, so the thrid party folks would have you believe.
Then I had a chance to use a few back to back...tamron's 'pro' 70-210 2.8 and canon's 70-200 2.8. The color of some colors (particularly yellow) wasn't 'right' on the tamron lens. Is it a big deal? To the bride that spent years picking 'that' shade of yellow it is. So you can fix it in editing..but time is money.
The other lens was a tamron 28-70 2.8 and canon's 24-70 2.8. Both were equally sharp - BUT the canon focused much faster. In 'normal' use you'd maybe never know, but I was shooting a truck and tractor pull and the 'big smokers' showed the difference. I'd focus on the driver and the canon lens got teh driver in focus..the tamron got the trailer in focus...every time. Not an issue on teh slower vehicles, but on the faster ones it was a make or break deal - the tamron just couldn't get the job done.

 
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You can't always just "fix it in post". If you start out with quality shots, right from the camera, the end product is going to show it. That said, we've noticed bad color from Tamron. We've bought 2 Sigma lenses (24-70 and 85 prime) and they are out-performing the Canons. I know it's late but sightandsounds, if you can return that Canon 24-105, you'd better off with a Sigma 24-70 2.8. We're about to buy our 2nd 24-70 and will stop using the 24-105 f4. There's a big difference in the shot quality and especially grain.
 
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.
 
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.
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.
 
The 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.
 
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The 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.
As long as I dont zoom or focus, I can shoot noiseless videos too:D
 
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