24-105mm VS 28-135mm

[Eagle355]

Which of the two lenses will you recommend me to buy ? I will mainly use it for indoor full body shots of people (model shooting).
My camera is Canon Rebel T1

1. EF 24-105mm f/4

2. 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6

Which of the two will it be best for my needs ? Ofcourse i will use it for outside shots too but mostly for indoor full body portrait shots

thanks

[RichardTaylor]

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

7.8 at Fred Miranda

FM Reviews - EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

This may help with your decision - If your are aon a tight budget.

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens Review
See here also:
Canon General Purpose Lens Recommendations

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Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM

9 at Fred Miranda.

FM Reviews - EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM

Good wrap up here as well.
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens Review

I own one and of the two you are looking at I would choose the the 24-105 mainly because of its build quality, bokeh, constant F4 and IQ.

I would also consider the
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM mainly becsuse off all the above reasons & it is a F2.8 lens. (I don't own one)

[PeezieCP4]

Like Richard Taylor I chose the 24-105 for the same reasons. The 28-135 was the one i had originally targetted also for the price. But i bit the bullet and jumped right into the luxurious lens

Will you be using any lighting gear?

[Eagle355]

No not at the moment in the futuer i will buy an external flash unit
For the time being not any external device

[rediguana]

If you're not going to get additional lighting, then both of those lenses are probably a bit slow for shooting people indoors. You'd be better off with an f/2.8 lens. In addition, on a crop sensor, neither of them are going to be particularly wide for full body shots.

You should consider the EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS lens (FM Reviews) - it seems far better suited to your requirements than either of these lenses.

1. It is wider - easier to frame full body indoor shots of people.
2. Larger aperture - more bokeh, more light, faster shutter speed, generally better indoors.
3. It has IS - again, it will make it easier to get the shot indoors.

On the downside, it is a bit short on the long end - only 55mm. That said, if you added an 85mm f/1.8 lens to the 17-55f/2.8IS you'd have a pretty sweet combination for portraiture - both wide and long. And no flash necessary