Re: Travel/Landscape kit. 16-35 vs 20-70 for main body along with a 70-200 o...
The problem that we have is that we are presented with so many good options, so knowing what your goals are is pretty central to what lenses you should pick. I no longer shoot for money, nor shoot sports/birds/wild animals, so my needs are few. I mainly wanted a small camera for traveling light, as a color camera when I’m mainly shooting B&W, or when traveling in less than safe environments.
I purchased the A7Cr & Sony 40mm G lens as a means to delete the Leica Q3 43 from preorder. So, what I wanted was a small, high resolution package. Also, having previously owned many Sony bodies up to the A7Rv, I discovered that I rarely used my GM glass, except for the 24 & 85mm and when they were used, they were rarely shot wide open. I viewed three weeks of GM 24mm vacation use in France and found that I rarely shot wider than f/4.0. I also didn’t use my zooms, even though I could make a great case for owning them. So, my purpose in looking for a zoom was for one and done carry for when I didn’t want to take a bag, but I still wanted “smaller than a GM”. The 20-70mm did that for me. I now have ‘small’ primes at 17,21,24,35,40 & 85mm where a three lens subset will make up my kit on a given outing. The 20-70mm will go with me to family & friend events. For all of my primes I went for slower lenses in order to keep the size and weight down. What has allowed for this is IBIS, superior noise reduction software and the occasional/rare use of AI bokeh. If this was my primary high quality system, I would have kept the A7Rv and GM lenses..probably upgraded the 16-35 & 85mm GM to GMii.
I just received the Sigma 17mm f/4.0, but in my short time testing the lens, it seems to be quite sharp centrally and sharp/adequate corner sharpness from wide open. Most importantly is that it is small, light and focuses quite close. It is a pretty good lens to carry with the 20-70mm, as is the Sigma 90mm f/2.8.
Oct 18, 2024 at 02:29 PM
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