17-85 ef-s for a general purpose walk around lens. It would also handle wide angle for me.
70-200 2.8 IS (I debated on the 4 on this one for size. I'm not sure I'd want to carry this lens around all the time, but I have the feeling I could get used to it and the 2.8 would be really nice.)
100-400 IS - I am really getting into wildlife photography and this would give me a very versatile wildlife lens.
The hardest lens for me to pick is the low light prime. I am not sure what focal length I would like and since it would have to be a non-L I haven't read as much about which ones are the best. I am thinking I would want something wider than the 85 which I thought about picking since I would have the 70-200 2.8 IS, so I guess I would chose something like 28 1.8.
This is really not a simple question because it really depends on what you subject matter you wish to shoot and what crop factor you are using but if you want the most versatility in a full frame camera such as the 5D or qDs Mark II i would select the following:
24-105 f/4L IS, 70-200 f/4, 300 f/2.8L, 500 f/4L (and 1.4x and 2x tele-converters)
With a 1.6x crop camera I would select:
17-40 f/4L, 24-105 f/2.8L, 100-400 f/4-5.6L, 500 f/4L (plus 1.4x teleconverter)
Under no circumstances would I get an EF-S lens if you can get just 4 because it locks you into a 1.6x crop factor camera.
ejpeiker wrote:
This is really not a simple question because it really depends on what you subject matter you wish to shoot and what crop factor you are using but if you want the most versatility in a full frame camera such as the 5D or qDs Mark II i would select the following:
24-105 f/4L IS, 70-200 f/4, 300 f/2.8L, 500 f/4L (and 1.4x and 2x tele-converters)
With a 1.6x crop camera I would select:
17-40 f/4L, 24-105 f/2.8L, 100-400 f/4-5.6L, 500 f/4L (plus 1.4x teleconverter)
Under no circumstances would I get an EF-S lens if you can get just 4 because it locks you into a 1.6x crop factor camera....Show more →
He wrote it was for a 1,6X crop camera. And you could only take 2L lenses.
And you pick 4L lenses + 2 extenders and tell us it's for a full frame camera
Nov 11, 2005 at 08:34 AM
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I buy what I can afford, when I can afford and if I was starting from scratch and could only buy four lenses, they all would be "L's". I also don't think that a four lense limit is realistic either.
But in the spirt of the game, here goes.
Canon 16-35L
Canon 50/1.4
Canon 85/1.8
Canon 70-200/2.8L IS
I am a FF (film) shooter with 4 lenses - two of which are Ls.
In the spirit of the OP's question
this is what I'd like to see in my bag if I were shooting a 1.6x DSLR:
EF-S/10-22
24-70L or 24-105L/IS (I haven't settled on this one yet)
70-200L/IS
100/USM Macro
I think I could drop my 1.4x TC as the DSLR has a 1.6x crop.
Dropping the 50/1.4 for the 100/USM Macro would be a tougher call.
Can I keep my 50/1.4, add a 500D 77mm and still stay within the 'rules'?
EF-S/10-22
24-70L or 24-105L/IS (I haven't settled on this one yet)
70-200L/IS
50/1.4
500D 77mm
It probably would make more sense to choose a 70-200L instead of the 24-105L -- no overlap with the 17-40L, and greater extension of range. But currently I have no need or interest in greater range, and I can picture enjoying both the 17-40L *and* 24-105L despite the substantial overlap. In a few years, when the kids are older and playing sports, I would definitely swap the 24-105L for a 70-200L.
