Wondered if it's worth a thread to hear where and how others have compromised or done trade-offs in their kit.
Couple weeks back I sold a nice Tamron 35mm 1.4 thinking to phase-out 35mm. But just this week while pondering doing a few more weddings each year. I spent evenings reviewing videos on all, then learned more about the RF 35mm 1.8 macro which I was very unfamiliar with. So finally, with a sub-$900 budget, I realize Tamron 1.4 and Canon 1.4 are the lens to get in a perfect world. But at age 67 a lighter kit is something I can't disregard. Since I'm shooting redwoods a lot as composites, I decided to cover the 35mm framing with my RF 50mm 1.2 L and 4 shots per scene. And a light weight RF 35 1.8 makes it even easier to retain the RF 85mm 1.2 L in my bag. The other Tamron 1.8 w/ VC is another possibility, but does not need the EF/RF adapter. Used to have that lens. This may be the first time in 12 years where I'm setting aside getting something I prefer optically, to gain other benefits.
Anybody care to share a lens they preferred but didn't get due to another benefit that was necessary, or out-weighed their optical desires?
Cheers,
Mario
Aug 24, 2026 at 08:09 PM
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