What Lens to complement 5DII & 1DIII

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p.1 #1 · What Lens to complement 5DII & 1DIII

This thread is in response to izanaki's question regarding lenses for a 5D & 1DIII. There were a lot of useful responses there, but I like data from polls, plus more people typically respond. I tweaked the polled information to suit my needs and budget. Thanks for your responses.

David

EDIT: that's the 85L II

Nov 02, 2009 at 10:37 PM

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p.1 #2 · What Lens to complement 5DII & 1DIII

bump!

Nov 03, 2009 at 09:26 PM

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p.1 #3 · What Lens to complement 5DII & 1DIII

What other lenses do you own?

Nov 03, 2009 at 09:36 PM

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p.1 #4 · What Lens to complement 5DII & 1DIII

lindabrowne wrote:
What other lenses do you own?

Fair enough,

I own the 24-70 2.8 which I just can't seem to part with. It's the lens that's the least cool to me, but it's very sharp and generally produces great, consistent results. I can't see myself letting it go.

I own the 70-200 2.8 IS which is a stunning lens, but I don't often use it. As a matter of fact, I didn't even pull it out of the bag at my last wedding.

I also own the Sigma 50 1.4 which produces amazing images.

Another favorite is the 85 1.8. I really love this little lens.

Basically, I love primes, but I'm afraid to sacrifice too much at the long end. I prefer to shoot from a bit of a distance.

Nov 03, 2009 at 10:07 PM

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p.1 #5 · What Lens to complement 5DII & 1DIII

Sounds like 135L to me...

Nov 04, 2009 at 01:54 AM

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p.1 #6 · What Lens to complement 5DII & 1DIII

hmm...what happened to the other 10 posts that were here..?

Nov 04, 2009 at 06:32 AM

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p.1 #7 · What Lens to complement 5DII & 1DIII

Dawei Ye wrote:
hmm...what happened to the other 10 posts that were here..?

I suspect you're thinking of the duplicate post on the canon gear forum.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/831130

Nov 04, 2009 at 03:04 PM

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p.1 #8 · What Lens to complement 5DII & 1DIII

For my last wedding, I shot the entire ceremony with sigma 50 on my 5D and the 85/1.8 on my 30D. The chapel was a bit smaller than some of the churches I've shot in. One of the options I'm considering that wasn't in the poll is the 35L and the 100/2. This isn't an option I've considered before, but I know it's a really nice lens. I'm a little nervous about not being able to reach past 100mm.

Maybe it's time to run ImageReporter again.

David

Nov 04, 2009 at 03:28 PM

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p.1 #9 · What Lens to complement 5DII & 1DIII

It looks like I made a jump. I'll be selling my 70-200 2.8L IS. Paul at LensProToGO announced his regular sale, and I picked up a 135L and 35L. I think it will be a good trade.

Thanks to everyone for contributing.

Nov 06, 2009 at 02:31 AM

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p.1 #10 · What Lens to complement 5DII & 1DIII

Thats a solid combo! Got em in October and I am lovin em

Nov 06, 2009 at 07:39 AM


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