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Z250SA wrote:
ZE21, 35L, 50L, 85L and 135L is my present lineup of primes. Of these I feel that the ZE21, 50L and 135L has most personality. Would NOT loose any of them. I love the field of view of the 85, though. But as I´m cropped right now, the 135L will give the 85mm view when I go FF (probably with the 5D3, as 7D turns out to be a must have of BIF reasons).
You should not be affraid of the 50L. I find it very satisfying for landscape work AND wide open it has The Magic.
Got my ZE21 only a few days ago. Unfortunatly it makes the L´s a bit pale.
On a FF, I think you'll find that the 50 has less personality than the others. I agree though, don't be afraid of the 50L. It's a little quirky, but it can produce fantastic results if you know how to use it, and f/1.2 is magical. The 50L has significantly better bokeh than the 50 1.4. I think that's the real reason to get the L over the very nice 50 1.4.
I don't think the 35L would be redundant for you given that it is much faster than your 17-40. 35mm is a very nice, general purpose focal length on a 5D.
The 85L I is a nice option if you want to save about $500. The 85L is certainly an amazing portrait lens. But it's much more specialized than the 35L and 50L/50 1.4.
I haven't owned a 135L, but I did own the 200 2.8 L, which is very similar. Both lenses are super sharp. The 135L is an optical gem, but the focal length isn't for everyone. I feel like a lot of folks say they love its IQ but just don't use it very much. You see much less of that sentiment with the 35/50/85.
Also, the new 24L II looks optically amazing.
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