I was wondering, what is the BEST lens from canon?
If you just want one lens, what would be the best(most right)?
beerba Mostly Lurking 19 posts Joined Sep 2010 Location: Norway More info | Oct 15, 2010 13:29 | #1 I was wondering, what is the BEST lens from canon? 7D / 24-70 f:2.8L USM / EF300 f:4L IS USM / 16-35 f:2.8L II USM
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CountryBoy "Tired of Goldmember label" ![]() 5,168 posts Joined May 2006 Location: Okie More info | Oct 15, 2010 13:35 | #2 beerba wrote in post #11103234 ![]() I was wondering, what is the BEST lens from canon? If you just want one lens, what would be the best(most right)? It really depends on what you're going to use it for . Hi
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District_History_Fan Goldmember 2,286 posts Likes: 1 Joined Dec 2008 More info | If we're talking everyday walkaround glass...
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wunhang Senior Member ![]() 726 posts Likes: 52 Joined Nov 2009 Location: SoCal More info | Oct 15, 2010 13:40 | #4 No such thing. There will always be compromises made with each lens made to achieve a certain and very specific goal. Each will excel at that goal and be "okay" for the others... Canon 5D IV | Canon 5D II | XSI (Infrared modified) | SL1 | 16-35mm L f/4.0 IS | 24-70mm L f/2.8 II | 40mm f/2.8 | 85mm f/1.8 | 70-200mm L f/4.0 IS | Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 | C/Y 28mm f/2.8 | Tamron 35mm f/1.8 VC | C/Y 50mm f/1.7 | Zeiss 100mm MP
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Roroco Senior Member 647 posts Joined Oct 2010 More info | Oct 15, 2010 13:41 | #5 This one... http://www.the-digital-picture.com ….6-L-USM-Lens-Review.aspx Roger Lights -- Alien Bees B800 -- 580 EX II -- Yongnuo YN-560 II & YN-568EX -- Mother Nature -- RF 602s
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timnosenzo Cream of the Crop 8,833 posts Likes: 14 Joined Sep 2005 Location: CT More info | Oct 15, 2010 13:41 | #6 beerba wrote in post #11103234 ![]() I was wondering, what is the BEST lens from canon? In current production? I guess the most impressive might be the 200 f/2 beerba wrote in post #11103234 ![]() If you just want one lens, what would be the best(most right)? 50L (on a full frame body) connecticut wedding photographer
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ni$mo350 Cream of the Crop ![]() 6,011 posts Likes: 14 Joined Apr 2009 Location: Portland, OR More info | Oct 15, 2010 13:43 | #7 |
johnnygals Member 51 posts Joined Mar 2010 More info | Oct 15, 2010 13:52 | #8 It's the one mounted to your camera when you capture that "perfect shot" Canon 7D, 24-70mm 2.8L, 580EXII
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momenthunter Hatchling 9 posts Joined Oct 2010 More info | Oct 15, 2010 13:56 | #9 Here is my "best" order:
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Oct 15, 2010 14:27 | #10 momenthunter wrote in post #11103394 ![]() Here is my "best" order: 135L 85L 35L 300 2.8L IS 24L II 70-200 2.8 IS II 70-200 2.8 IS 70-200 4.0 IS 24-105L 24-70L 16-35L II
7D / 24-70 f:2.8L USM / EF300 f:4L IS USM / 16-35 f:2.8L II USM
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CountryBoy "Tired of Goldmember label" ![]() 5,168 posts Joined May 2006 Location: Okie More info | Oct 15, 2010 14:30 | #11 momenthunter wrote in post #11103394 ![]() Here is my "best" order: 135L 85L 35L 300 2.8L IS 24L II 70-200 2.8 IS II 70-200 2.8 IS 70-200 4.0 IS 24-105L 24-70L 16-35L II What about the 400mm 2.8 , 500mm f/4 , 600mm f/4 ......? Hi
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LamontSanders Senior Member 894 posts Likes: 1 Joined Feb 2009 Location: PA USA More info | Oct 15, 2010 14:31 | #12 i would switch the 24-105 and the 24-70 for starters...I thought the 24-105L was pretty mediocre. 5DS R | 1Ds Mark III | Canon 16-35mm F/4L IS | Canon 24-70mm F/4L IS | Canon 70-200mm F/4L | Canon 50mm F/1.8 STM | Sigma 24-35mm F/2.0 Art | Samyang 14mm F/2.8 |
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LiberationFrequency Goldmember 1,334 posts Joined Jun 2010 Location: Montreal, QC More info | Oct 15, 2010 14:39 | #13 You asked what lens would I like best from canon? If they made a 135 f/2 IS USM that would be killer, but if you put me in front of a case of all of canon's lenses right now and said take one, I would choose the 200 f/2 IS USM.
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richardfox Goldmember ![]() 1,883 posts Joined Oct 2009 Location: Bellbrook, Ohio, USA More info | Oct 15, 2010 14:49 | #14 wunhang wrote in post #11103301 ![]() No such thing. There will always be compromises made with each lens made to achieve a certain and very specific goal. Each will excel at that goal and be "okay" for the others... This is the truth! There is no "one size fits all" for anything. Canon 50D gripped, EF 50/1.8, EF-S 10-22, 17-40L, 24-105L, 70-200 f/2.8L, 100/2.8 macro, 100-400L, 300 2.8L, Canon 500 f8 mirror with chipped EF mount, 580EX, 1.4x and 2x Canon teleconverters, Canon EF Life-Size converter.
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CountryBoy "Tired of Goldmember label" ![]() 5,168 posts Joined May 2006 Location: Okie More info | Oct 15, 2010 15:02 | #15 LiberationFrequency wrote in post #11103649 ![]() You asked what lens would I like best from canon? If they made a 135 f/2 IS USM that would be killer, but if you put me in front of a case of all of canon's lenses right now and said take one, I would choose the 200 f/2 IS USM. I'd grab the 600mm f/4 , while screaming like a little girl Hi
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