What 3 lenses do you dream of and long to own?
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Hrm; dream vs plan?
Dream:
200mm f/2L IS
300mm f/2.8L IS II
TS-E 17mm f/4L
I can't really justify anything you have to carry like a bazooka
I'm currently dreaming about that new Tamron, but, as they say "IT MUST BE MINE"
Dream:
200mm f/2L IS
300mm f/2.8L IS II
TS-E 17mm f/4L
I can't really justify anything you have to carry like a bazooka
I'm currently dreaming about that new Tamron, but, as they say "IT MUST BE MINE"
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It was:
24-70mm f/2.8 MK II (will own this lens in October - if it arrives ;-))
135mm f/2 (will own this lens in October)
It is:
14-24mm f/2.8
200-400mm f/4
600mm f/4 MK II
24-70mm f/2.8 MK II (will own this lens in October - if it arrives ;-))
135mm f/2 (will own this lens in October)
It is:
14-24mm f/2.8
200-400mm f/4
600mm f/4 MK II
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I would probably go for the new canon 600mm f4 II, 200-400 if it ever comes out and as a final fantasy the sigma 200-500 f2.8 if I didn't need to think about money. In real life I would still like to pick up the canon 500 f4 version 1 .
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If its only three lenses, then the choices are pretty easy:
EF 800mm f/5.6 L IS
EF 600mm f/4 L II IS
EF 300mm f/2.8 L II IS
The birders trio. If Canon ever releases a 14-24 f/2.8 L, that might throw a wrench in the mix. I already own the 16-35mm f/2.8 L II, but that extra ultra wide angle 14mm focal length is just so appealing. You can do a lot with that kind of scene breadth and a FF camera. However...since it doesn't actually exist...the above three stand. 8)
EF 800mm f/5.6 L IS
EF 600mm f/4 L II IS
EF 300mm f/2.8 L II IS
The birders trio.
If Canon ever releases a 14-24 f/2.8 L, that might throw a wrench in the mix. I already own the 16-35mm f/2.8 L II, but that extra ultra wide angle 14mm focal length is just so appealing. You can do a lot with that kind of scene breadth and a FF camera. However...since it doesn't actually exist...the above three stand. 8)
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neuroanatomist said:
Hmm. I hadn't read TDP's review of the lens yet. I'll have to check it out. I guess I'm a tad surprised...the 800mm lens is still one of Canon's newer lenses (from 2008 or 2009?) I would have figured it was just as optically superior as the 600 f/4 II, as the 800/5.6 was kind of the first lens in the new generation of 4-stop IS telephoto lenses. If the 600+1.4 is just as good, well sure, I'd skip the 800mm.
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Bryan states:
Remarkable is the comparison between the 600 L IS II and the 800 L IS. Does this lens make the Canon EF 800mm f/5.6 L IS USM Lens obsolete?
Remarkable is the comparison between the 600 L IS II and the 800 L IS. Does this lens make the Canon EF 800mm f/5.6 L IS USM Lens obsolete?
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neuroanatomist said:
OMG. There is a very noticable difference. The 800mm, for all its quality, looks a bit soft compared to the 600II+1.4. There does seem to be a touch more CA in the 600 combo, though...not sure if thats the lens or the TC (probably the latter). Regardless, that 600mm f/4 L II is an amazing work of optical engineering, for sure. I'll happily drop the 800mm from my list. Guess that means I can add in the hypothetical 14-24...or possibly the 200-400 (although I'd like to see that thing and hear a bit more about its IQ first.)
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RLPhoto said:
If the average photographer were 11 meters tall, the 600mm would probably be the most desired lens. And so it makes sense that, since we're mostly under 2 meters, a 200mm is the most desired. And even the 200mm sounds like it's heft is a bit of a limitation.
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dirtcastle said:
Doh! The American here (me) got his meters wrong. What I meant to say was that a 6 meter tall person would find the 600mm to be a good proportional fit.
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