I'd appreciate some thoughts about new gear. Have just sold my 5d mkii, 1D mkii & EF28-70mm F/2.8L.
Am replacing with a 5d mkiv, but can't decide on the lens to replace the 28-70. I was considering the 24-105mm f/4 L IS II, but recently hired a 16-35mm f/2.8 L III and loved it. However, I have started thinking do I really need 2.8 with the decent ISO performance on the 5D & 1DX, and for the price I could get both the 24-105 and a 16-35mm f/4 L IS.
Any thoughts or experiences?
Couple of Buccanneers for your enjoyment...
James
A bit late into this I have both the 24-70 F2.8 and last year bought a second hand 24-105 The 24-105 has replaced the 24-70 as my "General purpose walk-around lens". It is not quite as sharp as the 24-70 but sharp enough - although the Canon page might tell you that there are good and bad copies - mine came from a wedding photographer moving to Sony I was pretty sure it would be sharp. If I'm taking a 2 lens combo with my other lens the 70-200 F2.8 then I pack the 24-70 but eg when I went on safari last year I had the 24-105 on the 1DX and the 100-400 + 14x converter on the 1DX2
Niall
Apr 30, 2017 at 05:05 PM
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