Your Realistic 3-5 Lens Collection

If it were the 135 or the 70-200 non-IS, I'd pick the 135, hands down.

This would be ideal for me

24-70mm F2.8L
70-200mm F2.8L IS
100-400mm L
50mm 1.4
85mm 1.2L

I would take the

24-70 F 2.8 L
70-200L F2.8L IS
135 F 2.0 L
300 F 2.8 L IS
500 F 4.0 L IS

The lenses I'd have to go with are:
17-40mm
35mm
85mm
70-200mm
100-400mm

Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS
Zeiss Flektogon 21mm f/2.8
Planar 50/1.4
Rodenstock 150mm Apo-Sironar f/5.6
Rollei Xenotar 80/2.8

I'd be happy

Canon 100-400L
Canon 100 f2.8 Macro
Canon 10-22
Canon 50mm (i already have )
Canon 600mm

grego wrote:
They have a discontinued 17-35 2.8

There's a 16-35 2.8, but the 17-14, is f/4.

17-14 looks like a nice lens and what is a 17-35 2.8? Bad night for typing eh

I meant to type 16-35 2.8L

Michaelmjc wrote:
17-14 looks like a nice lens and what is a 17-35? havign a bad night eh

I meant to type 16-35 2.8L

Yeah, I thought so. hah, i couldn't even get it right. I saw a 17-14 on ebay for 10 grand!

Zooms;
16-35mm L
100-400mm

Primes:
85mm 1.2L
200mm 1.8L
500mm f/4L IS

*Those in BOLD are the ones I own and use.
I have the 17-40mm L and the 85mm 1.8 now as opposed to there more pricey alternatives, and use them and love them. But if I could,. I'd upgrade

35L, 50 f/1.4, 85L, 24-70L and 100-400L

I have three that I wouldn't part with:
135mm L
16-35mm L
50mm/1.4

What do I want?
35mm L
70-200mm IS L
300mm IS L

16-35mm 2.8 L
24-70mm 2.8 L
70-200mm 2.8 L IS
85mm 1.2
200mm 1.8 (discontinued)

then maybe, if i could get one more in, the 300 2.8L


and im all set.

I'm getting pretty content

My 5 set collection will be:
Canon 10-22 or Tokina 12-24
Tamron 28-75
Canon 70-200 F4
Canon 100-400
Canon 17-85 or 70-300 or a 17-40

The last is the need for a good walkaround / convenient yet powerful lens. Tough choice here, but think I may get the 17-85. Two very sharp lenses in the 10-22 and the 28-75, this will complete it as an all purpose lens.

I am happy with my lenses (see my sig below). However, I would do the following:

1) Add a 70-200mm f2.8 L
2) Get the Canon 17-40 L to replace my Tamron 17-35 (I love my Tamron, but I have a lot of respect for the build quality and fast focusing of the Canon L)
3) Add Canon 10-22 USM EF-S - Why stop at five lenses, when you can have six.
4) What the hell, add a teleconverter while we're at it

See my signature. I would like to add a wide angle.