Re: What's your best EF lenses that you would never sell?
I hate to say it but I'd never sell my EF lenses because they're not worth anything and the cost to replace them is so astronomically high these days.
Case in point: My EF24-70mm f2.8L I've had since 2006. It's travelled all over the world with me. It recently broke, forcing me to look at the RF24-70mm f2.8L IS. Do I have any love for the original? It's soft at 24mm, and I'd replace it in a heartbeat with a new lens that has IS finally after 14 years. But given the price of $2800 Canadian, I was glad to find out the iris flex was only $220 total to be repaired.
Similarly with the EF70-200mm f2.8L IS. As much as I've loved this classic workhorse I was happy to replace it with the even better v2 when an opportunity to get one for cheap arose.
I'd say the only lens I really have affinity for, even when you take the price out of the equation, is the EF 400mm f5.6L. It's so light and easy to work with, there really isn't any comparable lens. You can go the 150-600 route but they're slower and less sharp (at least from my experience), or the 100-400mm but it's heavier.
FWIW I've ended up using my EF17-40mm quite a lot. It's an ideal focal length for the C100 Super35 sensor and it doesn't extend when zooming. The lack of sharpness is immaterial at 1080 HD resolution.
May 14, 2024 at 11:54 PM
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