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gdanmitchell wrote:
schlotz wrote:
Dan, I converted to Sony after 20+ years with Canon. The conversion started early in 2019 and completed by the end of 2020. To date I have both OEM lenses and some 3rd party ones. For sports shooting I'm basically OEM although that might change after I have the time to test out the Sigma 300-600 later this spring. For my Landscape gear the lenses are a mixture that suit my needs depending on what/where I'll be shooting. Sony via adapters does allow the use of Canon lenses and for anything but sports they should work just fine. That should allow you a bit of transition time. For sports the answer is no, adapted lenses just don't provide the speed and flexibility of native Song glass. FWIW, all of my current Sony lenses are definitely or par with the Canon counter parts.
I’ve considered hanging onto my EF 16-35mm f/4L, which is an excellent lens… that don’t use so much that I’d resent attaching it to an adapter.
I’ve imagined that I’d replace the other three of my four core zooms with Sony OEM alternatives. I’ve been working successfully with EF 24-70 f/f2.8L IS (though I’d be happy with an f/4 version for my purposes), 70-200mm f/4L IS, and 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS (II). I don’t need precisely those focal lengths, so some others combination that covers the same ground a perhaps a bit more at the long end will do.
While I do largely shoot landscape with my FF system, I do also photograph some wildlife, notably migratory birds — so the long lenses would definitely be Sony native.
Beyond that I use a E 100mm f/2.8 macro and (wait for it!) a Pentax MF 80-160mm zoom on a Mirex T/S adapter. I’m assuming that something equivalent is available to let me use that lens with T/S on Sony.
If you have an EF EF 24-70 f/f2.8L IS, keep it becuase it will be a collector's item! 
Regarding lenses you have mentioned, you have plenty of options for equivalent lenses in the Sony system. When I changed to Sony I sold all my Canon gear and started again, as I didn't want to be messing around with adapters (which would undermine my goal of having a relatively smaller and lighter kit) and it seemed to me my Canon gear was only going to go down in value the longer I held onto it. I can understand why you might decide to take a different approach though, of course.
16-35mm f/4: Many options in the Sony system, including eg Sony 16-35mm f/4 PZ, Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II, Tamron 16-30mm G2, Sigma 16-28mm f/2.8 C. I am sure there are others.
24-70mm f/2.8: Many options in the Sony system, including eg Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II, Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 Art II, Tamron 28-75mm G2, among others. If you don't need f/2.8, there are more options, including eg Sony 20-70mm f/4 G and Sony 24-105mm f/4.
70-200mm f/4L IS: The most obvious equivalent is the Sony 70-200mm f/4G II. If you have any interest in a wider aperture, there are various options including the Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM II, the Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 Art, and the Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 G2 (which is notably lighter than the other f/2.8 options mentioned). Again, I am sure there are others.
100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS (II): Various options in Sony system, with perhaps the most obvious being the Sony 100-400mm, the Tamron 50-400mm and the Sigma 100-400mm. Especially given you are open to a somewhat different focal length range, there are definitely other options to consider too, eg the Sony 200-600mm and the Sigma 150-600mm (no sure how that one stacks up). (There is the Sigma 300-600mm f/4 but that belongs in a different class.)
100mm f/2.8 macro: Many equivalents on the Sony system. Macro is not my thing so I am not going to try to say which is best. My understanding is that many of the options get very good reviews, and Sony's relatively recently released 100mm f/2.8 GM OSS gets stellar reviews.
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