What would you choose to complement a 50mm prime?
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Re: What would you choose to compliment a 50mm prime?
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lintoni said:Joey said:
Beat me to it!
Compliment - a polite expression of praise or admiration.
Complement - a thing that contributes extra features to something else in such a way as to improve or emphasize its quality.
Doh! :-[
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If you're tired of lugging a big lens, don't replace it with other big lenses. 16-35mm f4 IS and a Canon 70-200mm f4 IS are still pretty big and have lighter/smaller alternatives, like the 24 f/2.8 IS and the 100 f2.8L IS — depending on what you shoot. As with every "which lens?" question, the answer depends on what you shoot. Just broadening your available focal length range is like buying more clothing or shoes — sometimes it makes perfect sense and other times it just creates more clutter.
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If i had only a 50mm prime, i would probably buy a camera to go with it! 
Seriously, if i wanted range 16-35 + 70-200. 50 fits in the middle... although, personally i would get 24-70 and 70-200 as i am not a 50mm fan too much!
Seriously, if i wanted range 16-35 + 70-200. 50 fits in the middle... although, personally i would get 24-70 and 70-200 as i am not a 50mm fan too much!
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Re: What would you choose to compliment a 50mm prime?
I'd switch the 70-200 with the 70-300 unless you a) positively insist upon having f4 @200mm and not f4.5 or b) are desperate for constant aperture of the internal zoom (= longer packing length)
RLPhoto said:
I'd switch the 70-200 with the 70-300 unless you a) positively insist upon having f4 @200mm and not f4.5 or b) are desperate for constant aperture of the internal zoom (= longer packing length)
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I would go for the 16-35/70-200 solution, because I love UWA and tele and you have got the 35-70mm "gap" covered by the 50mm. 
You could think about buying a 70-300L instead of the 200mm, as I often find 200mm to be too short on FF and I absolutely love my 70-300L. These three lenses would actually be my favorite travel setup.
You could think about buying a 70-300L instead of the 200mm, as I often find 200mm to be too short on FF and I absolutely love my 70-300L. These three lenses would actually be my favorite travel setup.
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Re: What would you choose to compliment a 50mm prime?
My understanding is that the 70-300mm L doesn't have as good IQ as the 70-200mm L IS wide open. I'm not too concerned about f4 versus f4.5 or 200mm versus 300mm, I would just want the best IQ of the two.
Marsu42 said:
My understanding is that the 70-300mm L doesn't have as good IQ as the 70-200mm L IS wide open. I'm not too concerned about f4 versus f4.5 or 200mm versus 300mm, I would just want the best IQ of the two.
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Re: What would you choose to compliment a 50mm prime?
I didn't use both, but looking at the tdp chart's I'd say it depends on the focal length and the individual copy of your lens - there's always a lot of variation. If your are set upon pixel peeping (I'm not saying there's something wrong with it) the internal zoom might be calibrated better, ymmv.
However, the 70-300L is one of the most underestimated lenses for this very reason. When it was released, the opinions were "Well, you'll get similar test chart iq from a much cheaper lens", but over the last years this has turned around and it's considered to be a very good lens with an excellent sharpness/bokeh/price/weight/bulk tradeoff. That's why I'd recommend at least testing both in a shop in your own hands and getting the feel, then comparing some non-test chart shots.
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=738&Camera=453&Sample=1&FLI=1&API=0&LensComp=404&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=2&APIComp=0
Ripley said:
I didn't use both, but looking at the tdp chart's I'd say it depends on the focal length and the individual copy of your lens - there's always a lot of variation. If your are set upon pixel peeping (I'm not saying there's something wrong with it) the internal zoom might be calibrated better, ymmv.
However, the 70-300L is one of the most underestimated lenses for this very reason. When it was released, the opinions were "Well, you'll get similar test chart iq from a much cheaper lens", but over the last years this has turned around and it's considered to be a very good lens with an excellent sharpness/bokeh/price/weight/bulk tradeoff. That's why I'd recommend at least testing both in a shop in your own hands and getting the feel, then comparing some non-test chart shots.
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=738&Camera=453&Sample=1&FLI=1&API=0&LensComp=404&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=2&APIComp=0
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