Reviews after reviews
After reading 4 different reviews about the 24-105mm 4f / L lens, I am even more confused. All the reviews are saying different stuffs. Some says its good, some bad, some too pricey.

I know the images are soft at 24mm at different f stops and slight distorsion to the image, but you cant really tell with an untrained eye. what i am concern was that can I get the same quality or better at cheaper prices? Some of the reviews recommend third party lens, but I have not really seen a good pair of lens that stood up against the challenges of both Nikon and Canon higher end lens. Pardon me if I am wrong.

1600 ++ for 24-105mm 4f / L lens.
2150 ++ for 24-70mm 2.8f / L lens.