Would you feel any redundancy owning both of these lenses?
85 is faster but long mfd.
100 is macro.
I've sold the 35L, 50 1.4, and 135L. I feel missing prime but I don't want a lot of lenses....
HiggsBoson Goldmember 1,958 posts Likes: 4 Joined Jan 2011 Location: Texas Hill Country More info | Dec 17, 2011 19:27 | #1 Would you feel any redundancy owning both of these lenses? A9 | 25 | 55 | 85 | 90 | 135
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x_tan Cream of the Crop  More info | Dec 17, 2011 19:42 | #2 As 85L can go to f/1.2, which is very handy with 5D2 - I can shoot lower ISO and bit slower speed in the dark street. Canon 5D3 + Zoom (EF 17-40L, 24-105L & 28-300L, 100-400L II) & Prime (24L II, 85L II, 100L, 135L & 200 f/2.8L II; Zeiss 1,4/35)
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HiggsBoson THREAD STARTER Goldmember 1,958 posts Likes: 4 Joined Jan 2011 Location: Texas Hill Country More info | Dec 17, 2011 19:48 | #3 Why does the 7-20 make the 100L moot? Mfd is not close...... Macro is low priority but I'd like to have the ability to do it..... A9 | 25 | 55 | 85 | 90 | 135
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skater911 Goldmember  1,281 posts Likes: 3 Joined Dec 2006 More info | I think he said that because you have the 100 covered with your 70-200 and unless you wanted a macro lens he fl would be redundant. Nikon D850 l Nikon 28 1.4E l Nikon 50 1.8 g l Nikon 24-120 F4 l Tamron 100-400 l
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kin2son Goldmember 4,546 posts Likes: 3 Joined May 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia More info | Dec 17, 2011 19:58 | #5  Permanent banGAS? 5D3 Gripped / 17-40L / Σ35 / 40 Pancake / Zeiss 50 MP / Σ85 / 100L Macro / 70-200 f2.8L II IS / 430 EX II / 580 EX II / Canon 2xIII TC / Kenko Ext. Tubes
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HiggsBoson THREAD STARTER Goldmember 1,958 posts Likes: 4 Joined Jan 2011 Location: Texas Hill Country More info | Dec 17, 2011 20:09 | #6 kin2son wrote in post #13560913  GAS? people in this forum will tell you that your 70-200mk2 can replace 85L which I strongly disagree. And unless you need marco, no point whatsoever to get the 100L. Gas? A9 | 25 | 55 | 85 | 90 | 135
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Kiwikat Goldmember  1,024 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2009 Location: Appleton, WI More info | Dec 17, 2011 20:54 | #7 Higgs Boson wrote in post #13560939 Gas? Gear Acquisition Syndrome. "Would you really want to be the Canon rep responsible for dealing with POTN?" -FlyingPhotog
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HiggsBoson THREAD STARTER Goldmember 1,958 posts Likes: 4 Joined Jan 2011 Location: Texas Hill Country More info | Dec 17, 2011 21:02 | #8 Kiwikat wrote in post #13561099 Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Oh. In a bad bad way. No more than a week after simplification does the need for expansion resume. A9 | 25 | 55 | 85 | 90 | 135
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JonK Goldmember  2,161 posts Likes: 3 Joined Feb 2004 Location: PA USA More info | Dec 17, 2011 23:20 | #9 Owning both the answer is no. 85 1.2 vs 100 2.8. Focal distances are insanely different. IS vs no IS... totally different lenses. 7NE | 7D | 5DII | 16-35/2.8L II | 24/1.4L II | TS-E 24/3.5L II | 50/1.4 | 85/1.2L II | 100/2.8L IS | 70-200/2.8L IS II | 400/5.6L | PIXMA Pro 9500 Mark II
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thatkatmat Cream of the Crop  9,342 posts Gallery: 41 photos Likes: 205 Joined Jul 2007 Location: Seattle, don't move here, it's wet and cold More info | Dec 18, 2011 00:00 | #10 JonK wrote in post #13561645 Focal distances are insanely different. What? Seriously? Insanely different?...LOL My Flickr
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ben_r_ -POTN's Three legged Support-  15,894 posts Likes: 13 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA More info | Dec 18, 2011 00:56 | #11 Not at all. IMO they are two totally different lenses for totally different purposes. [Gear List | Flickr
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s2kennyc Senior Member  849 posts Likes: 249 Joined Aug 2009 Location: Southern CA More info | Dec 18, 2011 01:14 | #12 I have both the 85L and 100L macro. I'll be completely honest with you in my situation. The macro lens is my least used lens. I hardly, if ever, use my macro lens. I prefer the 85L over it for non-macro shots. I only use the macro lens...for...well...macro stuff. -Ken
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jwcdds Cream of the Crop  More info | Dec 18, 2011 01:22 | #13 I have the 85, 100 and 70-200. Does that make me super redundant? Julian
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s2kennyc Senior Member 849 posts Likes: 249 Joined Aug 2009 Location: Southern CA More info | Dec 18, 2011 01:33 | #14 If so...that makes 2 of us. LOL. I have the same 3 lenses as you. -Ken
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x_tan Cream of the Crop More info | Dec 18, 2011 01:41 | #15 Yes! Should trade your 70-200 for 300 f2.8 IS II Canon 5D3 + Zoom (EF 17-40L, 24-105L & 28-300L, 100-400L II) & Prime (24L II, 85L II, 100L, 135L & 200 f/2.8L II; Zeiss 1,4/35)
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