Some about advice choosing a lens please :)

Hey guys,

Just upgraded from a 500D to a 7D and now on the hunt for a nice lens (probably an L lens). Now i do lots of nightclub photography and I am also doing a lot of fashion photoshoots. I want this lens to cater more for the photo shoots ut yeah just unsure on what what work well.. I would love an 85mm of some sort but the 7d is a crop sensor meaning i would have to go pretty far back jut to get a whole body shot.. any help would be great thanks!!

If you do nightclub and fashion, then why didn't you go fullframe? Well that's too late now

For nightclubs you might need wide. For fashion not too wide because of the distortion. Nightclub is dark so a fast lens (large aperture) is nice. Fot fashion it's all about IQ.

If you want all in 1 lens. Maybe the 24-70 is a good option. Although 24mm on a 7D is not really that wide.

An other option might be:
17-55 for the nightclubs, it has f2.8 and IS. (and maybe even the fashion shoots)
70-200 f4 for fashion. (nice DOF and very sharp)

Haha yeah i know mainly for the price and because i also do video.Thanks though! I notice you have a 16-35mm would you recommend that at all? The nightclub I do is plays heavy techno music so distortion on the pics isnt a bad thing haha

No for nightclubs it's not a big deal. But if you buy lets say a 16-35 and you use it for fashion. You'll see a little fisheye effect. That's not what you want in fashion. ( http://peltarion.eu/im​g/tokinaFF-1.jpg ) That's what i mean.

Imo the 17-55 is a better choice. Cheaper, same image quality, also has f2.8 and it has IS wich the 16-35 does not have. Don't let the lack of a red ring fool you. 17-55 beats most L lenses.

The 70-200 is used a lot for fashion.

17-55 won't let you down, although for fashion you may be better served by a prime lens.