michael49 wrote:
I'm surprised that Tamron hasn't released a 28-75 f/2.8 VR and beat Canon to the punch. The 28-75 has a great reputation; add VR at a reasonable price and Canon would have some real competition.
The Tamron 28-75 is a great lens for the money. I had one with a 40D and now 5D. But it does get some vignetting on the wide end on a full frame. Plus you cannot use the lens hood because it gets into the frame at 28mm. But I still use the tamron quite a bit.
I'd like to throw into the mix the 24-85 3.5-4.5 USM if you haven't been recommended this in previous posts. It is a great range on the 5D and will not "crush" your budget either. It's relatively fast at the wide end, and not bad at the long end either.
I shoot with the 24-105L f/4.0 and have the wide angle of the 24-85, and the long end I have the luxury of 105. I like the 24 wide angle on this more than the 28-105, and really, I don't think I'd miss the miss the reach on the long end, and I have the 80-200 f/2.8 for longer shots, too.
eos3d wrote:
Thanks for your reply, I didn't think about the 28-105. Not used to these lenses anymore after 8 years of cropped-sensor
If you go with a 28-105, make sure it's an f/3.5-4.5 USM version and not the lower-quality f/4-5.6 non-USM version. The f/3.5-4.5 USM is a nice, small, lightweight lens and is fairly inexpensive. I just sold mine today solely because I got the 28-135 IS with my 7D. Not much different in IQ, but I don't mind having the IS and the extra 20 mm.
I also have the 24-70L which stays on my 5D2 most of the time. It is a great lens for full frame, although there are times when I would prefer the 24-105L IS instead. Shooting events, sometimes 70 mm isn't quite long enough.
mttran wrote:
Both 24-70L and 24-105L are good but it is not easy to find a good copy of 24-70L.
Again with the sweeping generalisations.
Most 24-70L lenses are more or less perfect. Mine is the best zoom lens I've owned. My colleagues have similar views. As with most lenses, a few have calibration and other issues, yet for you it's major panic.
There are thousands of perfect, working 24-70L's out there with owners who don't post here.
You are spreading misinformation like wildfire. Please stop it.
dhphoto wrote:
Again with the sweeping generalisations.
Most 24-70L lenses are more or less perfect. Mine is the best zoom lens I've owned. My colleagues have similar views. As with most lenses, a few have calibration and other issues, yet for you it's major panic.
You are spreading misinformation like wildfire. Please stop it.
You are out hunting again or what. You have tremedous energy just like my kids.
With ACTUAL evidence. Actual hard evidence that isn't casual speculation and heresay you picked up on dpreview, or a few threads you've read elsewhere.
Go on, prove me wrong with actual evidence. Can you?
With ACTUAL evidence. Actual hard evidence that isn't casual speculation and heresay you picked up on dpreview, or a few threads you've read elsewhere.
Go on, prove me wrong with actual evidence. Can you?
C'mon now - don't be a child and why i have to proof that to you then may i ask
