p.4 #3 · What's your best EF lenses that you would never sell?
I have stuck with Canon. I have waaaaayy too many lenses to sell off for another brand.
1) 180mm Macro
2) 70-200 IS any version
3)500mm non IS 1997 version.
p.4 #6 · What's your best EF lenses that you would never sell?
Even though they've been replaced with RF equivalents and are collecting dust, I just can't seem to bring myself to selling them.
EF 16-35 f/4
EF 24-70 f/4
I haven't replaced my EF 100 f/2.8 L macro yet, but someday it'll also be collecting dust as well and will be difficult to let it go.
p.4 #8 · What's your best EF lenses that you would never sell?
MintMar wrote:
What's so special about them, apart from more orientations where they catch on the rear mount?
They are orientation-free. They can be successfully mounted "by feel" without having to actively look at or align anything.
RF rear lens caps, on the other hand... If you have ever shot a gig solo with primes, swapping lenses on the fly, you will learn how frustrating the RF system can be in comparison.
People who only use zooms and rarely change lenses, or who have assistants to handle lens changes (ha!), might care less about this.
p.4 #9 · What's your best EF lenses that you would never sell?
garyvot wrote:
They are orientation-free. They can be successfully mounted "by feel" without having to actively look at or align anything.
RF rear lens caps, on the other hand... If you have ever shot a gig solo with primes, swapping lenses on the fly, you will learn how frustrating the RF system can be in comparison.
People who only use zooms and rarely change lenses, or who have assistants to handle lens changes (ha!), might care less about this.
Yeah the RF caps suck to attach blind. If you grind off a couple of the ridges inside, it helps. I did mark my RF caps with some red nail polish which helps at least when I can see it.
p.4 #10 · What's your best EF lenses that you would never sell?
So I got it right!
Yeah, the high orientation dependency sucks on the RF end caps. I also want to mark my only RF cap (for 800/11) with some paint to see the attach mark immediately.
Fortunately I don't use the only RF lens that often, otherwise it's all EF lenses on their convertor and the easy caps.
p.4 #11 · What's your best EF lenses that you would never sell?
I only own 3 Canon EF lenses, and I'll never sell them: 35 f/2 IS USM, 100mm f/2.8L Macro, 70-300mm II. I also have Canon 18-135mm IS USM, Sigma 8mm FE, Tokina 12-28 f/4, and Sigma 150-600C. I have considered letting go of the 150-600, but its not worth enough to bother selling it.
p.4 #14 · What's your best EF lenses that you would never sell?
I used to have EF gear I thought I would never get rid of. Some for their perceived value or performance, and a couple for nostalgia’s sake. But after more than 30 years as an avid photographer, I no longer feel that way about any of it.
I have a few pieces of gear that I currently have little motivation to get rid of, because they are serving my needs very well, and the newest replacements available are either not better for my uses or are improved so little as to be pointless purchases (for me):
EF 50 f/1.8 STM (which is a workhorse for infrared panos)
EF 135 f/2L
EF 100-400L IS mk II
TS-E 17 f/4L
TS-E 24 f/3.5 L mk II
EF 200 f/2L IS
EF 180 f/3.5L macro
Most of my compact EF-M kit, which I have no interest in replacing with RF-S gear
I have a few other EF-mount lenses, but already have vague plans to replace them. The 11-24 f/4L, the 16-35 f/4L. If I get the RF 14-35, I’ll probably pick up the Laowa 12 mm Zero-D to supplement it and sell both EF lenses. If I get the RF 10-20, I may hang onto the EF 16-35 f/4L.
The thing is, I like having the ability to use a polarizer and a variable ND with the 11-24 through the drop-in filter adapter. So I will probably get rid of the EF glass eventually, but I’m currently in no hurry to do so.
The only gear I’m nostalgic about is quite old, and not worth a lot on the used market:
My Minolta Autocord, which will be the last of my old medium-format film gear once I sell my Yashica Mat 124G. (Some people prefer the Yashica, but I always liked the Autocord better.)
My Olympus OM-2N body, including a few Zuiko primes
But I don’t have any EF gear that I can say I will NEVER get rid of, if some compelling replacement comes available.
I was just about ready to hit the “Send Reply” button when I suddenly remembered that I actually do have one EF lens I will probably never get rid of. The EF 300 f/4L non-IS version. My copy is sharper than any lens I have ever compared it to at 300 mm, including a couple of generations of 300 f/2.8L lenses. The f/2.8 lenses were even a little softer at f/4 than the f/4 lens wide open. Because of market factors and the fact that Canon will no longer repair it, it’s worth so little on the used market that I can honestly say I will never get rid of it.
p.4 #16 · What's your best EF lenses that you would never sell?
Flowernut wrote:
EF zooms that accept multipliers without reducing their range of zoom. I'll never buy the RF 70-200's until this is fixed.
The RF 70-200 lenses don't accept TCs/extenders at all. (Your statement makes it sound as if they work with extenders but with reduced zoom range, like the 100-500L.)
Incidentally, that's one of the reasons I don't find the 100-500L a compelling upgrade over my EF 100-400L mk II.
ETA: For what it's worth, I find the RF 70-200 f/4L to be a fantastic lens. It's better than any of the EF 70-200L lenses I've ever tried, and that's even considering the fact that I could use extenders with the EF lenses (which I rarely did).
p.4 #17 · What's your best EF lenses that you would never sell?
11-24mm. Even though it's a big one, it's so unique and razor sharp, without any of the software corrections of the RF mount ultrawides.
100-400mm v2. It's so sharp and feels super durable with the metal construction. Also, the sale value vs. cost of the 100-500mm doesn't make sense for the minimal extra reach. It's also compatible with all my bodies (5DSR, R5, and GFX 50S II adapted).
p.4 #18 · What's your best EF lenses that you would never sell?
brianbeatty wrote:
11-24mm. Even though it's a big one, it's so unique and razor sharp, without any of the software corrections of the RF mount ultrawides.
I too have the 11-24 (as I mentioned above). I'm hanging on to it at the moment because I like being able to use the polarizer or variable-ND filter in the drop-in filter adapter.
But I will eventually replace it with one of the RF ultrawides you refer to. "Software corrections" might be a practical objection if the resulting images were bad. But they aren't. I have the RF 16 f/2.8 and 28 f/2.8 lenses, both of which require software corrections. They work very well.
p.4 #20 · What's your best EF lenses that you would never sell?
I was quite resistant to go the RF route. Then the R7 lead me down that rabbit hole. The R7 lead me to the RF 100-400 and selling some old gear lead me to the 100-500. Both lenses are IMHO improvements over the EF 100-400 II and the EF 70-300 II with some tradeoffs. That lead me to the R5 + RF 24-105 kit which is for my use a significant improvement on the 5D4 much as I hate to admit it.
The bodies are lighter, faster, do focus stacking, and AF tracking. The lenses are lighter and focus closer. The RF 24-105 is sharper than my beloved 2006 version. I've added the RF 14-35, 16 and 35 to my collection and they too are improvements for my use. The 14-35 works really well on the R7 and I love its close focus ability - perfect for capturing details of paintings in the museums and the 22-55 equivalent range works well for me for city walkabout.
So now after a year and a half waiting period I'm going to sell off my entire EF kit - with the following exceptions: The EF-S 24, 35 and 60 macros which have no equivalents. I'll probably also keep the EF 100 L macro to use on the R7 when the 60 isn't enough. I really like all my EF gear but now I can't see using it again and someone should. Fortunately I don't own any "truckload of money" lenses to worry about.
P.S. I find a silver sharpie applied to the alignment groove on those annoying lens caps works well.
