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Help me choose! 17-40mm f/4L + Tamron 70-300mm VC vs. 24-105mm f/4L IS on 5mkII
unfocused:
We went to Provence last fall. As usual, I packed way more equipment than I used.
I have a 7D. For almost all my shots, the 15-85 was the lens I used. That's roughly comparable to the 24-105.
I also have the Tamron 70-300mm. The only time I used it was when we went to an ornithological park in the Camargue. Had we not been going there, I wouldn't have missed it.
To give you a sense of how versatile the 24-105 range is, we visited the Canyon du Verdon, stood alongside the running of the bulls in St. Remy de Provence, toured the Palais des Papes, walked across the Pont du Gard, watched gladiators "fight" in the Roman amphitheater in Arles, strolled along the beach in Nice and climbed to the rooftop in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. And, as I said, I never really needed another focal length.
willrobb:
17-40mm f4L is one of my favourite travel lenses, it's small, light and when you travel you sometimes need those really wide shots and for the quality of image you get for that price....wow.
Here are some pics with it:
K-amps:
Lovely shots Willrobb !! They are very well exposed!
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