Ordered this lens on Monday from http://www.onestop-digital.com, got it today around 3.00, watched it all the way from start to finish with Fedex from Honk Kong.
British seller shipping direct I believe. £600Stg inc free delivery.
i have this along with amonst other things a 24-70 2.8l and while in pixel peeping terms the brick does do ever so slightly better i find that the 24-105 is one of my most often used lens, hugely underated, sharp wide open and surprisingly good bokeh for an f4. enjoy your new toy and dont let them tell you that you should have bought the 24-70.
This is what I have my eye on to replace my 28-135 IS. It looks awesome but the most expensive lens I’ve bought so far has been the 70-300 IS which I got second hand for 280. It’s such a big jump from that to the €800 this baby costs. This one lens would be worth the same as all of my others put together (4 of them! – all good canon brand lenses). Not sure if I can justify that expense. Plus it would push my estimation of what a reasonably priced lens costs up, thus probably making me want to replace all my perfectly good lenses with L versions. i don’t want to be a gear junkie :(
But I do think I want this lens. Christmas present…. to myself