I just got back from a couple weeks in Iceland and I brought 2 lenses, my 17-40L and the 28-300L. Weather wasnt great for a few of the days but not enough to slow me down, and since its Iceland in January, it was dark much of the time. Even during the day it wasnt that bright. The combination of the weather and daylight meant I was shooting in pretty dark conditions most of the time. My 17-40 didnt perform as well as I had expected. I had ISO cranked all the way up to H (on my 1Dm2) and aperture wide open most of the time and generally it still wasnt good enough.
In the bright daylight of car shows etc its great. Yes, I had a tripod with me but couldnt really use it in all the places.
There something a little quicker I can replace it with that you guys would recommend? Id really love a 17-300 F/2.8 L if they ever decide to make one
bob
You can't really expect so much from an f/4 lens in a dark. If you want something wide then get 24mm f/1.4, 35mm f/1.4, 35mm f/2 or 28mm f/1.8. I doubt you will find f/2.8 lens (which will offer just 1 stop of improvement comparing to f/4) sufficient enough for your 1Dm2
The 24L would certainly be suitable if you need fast and wide. The 24-105 might be an alternative if you are primarily shooting static subjects. The IS will get you at least a couple extra stops of handholdability without having to resort to ultrafast apertures and (potentially) too narrow DoF.
Ill check into the 24-105, thank you for the tip. Bobby, tripod shots are no problem, its fine for that, I was referring to handheld shots. 16-35 sounds good too but the 24-105 would mean traveling with just one lens.
bob
I use the 24-105 4L on my 5D2 for travel and, if I'm careful, can easily squeeze 3 stops of extra hand holdability out of the rig. Good enough for clean shots at twilight, city streets at night and casino and church interiors.
