Should It Stay Or Should It Go?

Definite Keep
EF 70-200 2.8 L IS USM
Sigma 24-70 2.8 DG HSM EX
Bower 8mm 3.5 FishEye
Tamron 2x Tele-Converter
EF-S 18-200 3.5-5.6 IS

Definite Go
Vivitar Series 1 100-400 4.5-6.7

Not Sure
EF 75-300 4-5.6 III
EF-S 18-55 3.5-5.6 IS II
EF 40mm 2.8 STM
EF 28-80 3.5-5.6 II (Sits on my old EOS Rebel 2000)

I shoot with a T3i, usually around the Zoo, maybe walking around town or the forest preserve, looking to someday go beyond serious hobby.

All in "not sure" list should go.

i''d say keep the 40mm but the 24-70 kind of makes it redundant plus you arent getting the benefit of the video AF on the t3i, so yeah all not sure should go...

If you don't use anything past 200mm then you not sure list can go.

Kind of what I'm thinking. Don't know what I was thinking getting the Vivitar lens, it feels cheap and the zoom doesn't stay put very well.

All a learning experience.

Thanks!

DannyC71 wrote in post #15249823
Definite Keep
EF 70-200 2.8 L IS USM
Sigma 24-70 2.8 DG HSM EX
Bower 8mm 3.5 FishEye
Tamron 2x Tele-Converter
EF-S 18-200 3.5-5.6 IS

Definite Go
Vivitar Series 1 100-400 4.5-6.7

Not Sure
EF 75-300 4-5.6 III
EF-S 18-55 3.5-5.6 IS II
EF 40mm 2.8 STM
EF 28-80 3.5-5.6 II (Sits on my old EOS Rebel 2000)

I shoot with a T3i, usually around the Zoo, maybe walking around town or the forest preserve, looking to someday go beyond serious hobby.

I wouldn't miss what you have in the not sure category, but, if it was me, I'd keep the 40mm/2.8 and 18-55.

The 40/2.8 because it is small and works with FF. It is deceptively small and can make your DSLR look smaller than it is. A few times I forget that I actually packed it in my camera bag because it gets lost with the filters, spare batteries, and other stuff.

The 18-55 because it is so cheap, you won't get much for it, but, it is the smallest standard zoom you can get for crop sensor. Mine is a sacrificial lens I leave on my old Rebel. I don't really care what happens to that old REbel and 18-55 and so ironically that setup gets a lot of use in interesting places as I loan it out a lot.

I'm with marcosv

i would get rid of all the not sure...and i'd probably add the 18-200IS, unless you're keeping it for the sole purpose of having a light weight superzoom...but i think adding in an UWA would be good.

marcosv wrote in post #15250043
I wouldn't miss what you have in the not sure category, but, if it was me, I'd keep the 40mm/2.8 and 18-55.

The 40/2.8 because it is small and works with FF. It is deceptively small and can make your DSLR look smaller than it is. A few times I forget that I actually packed it in my camera bag because it gets lost with the filters, spare batteries, and other stuff.

The 18-55 because it is so cheap, you won't get much for it, but, it is the smallest standard zoom you can get for crop sensor. Mine is a sacrificial lens I leave on my old Rebel. I don't really care what happens to that old REbel and 18-55 and so ironically that setup gets a lot of use in interesting places as I loan it out a lot.

Hi,

sounds good to me, too.

I'd keep one lens in the 18-something range, with 24 mm only you might miss a full wide-angle lens on a crop camera.

V.

I'd dump the 'not sure' as well as the 18-200. The 70-200 range is more than adequately covered by the L.

I'd then add at 16-35 f2.8L II to cover the wider range. Having quality glass ALWAYS is far outweighs a couple of 'convenient' ranges.

bratkinson wrote in post #15252312
I'd dump the 'not sure' as well as the 18-200. The 70-200 range is more than adequately covered by the L.

I'd then add at 16-35 f2.8L II to cover the wider range. Having quality glass ALWAYS is far outweighs a couple of 'convenient' ranges.

I agree with the first suggestion, but instead of a 16-35L for the wide end in the 2nd suggestion, I would consider a 10-2x lens, since you are shooting a crop body.

You mention shooting at the zoo. I do this quite often, too and did find a 70-200 a little limiting for reach on a crop body at our zoo. You may want to add a 70-300L or 100-400L in the future if this is something you do frequently.

I normally go to Brookfield Zoo near Chicago, and I find I don't normally need a ton of reach unless I want to zoom in on a face for the larger animals, like if the lions are in the very back instead of by the window. Plus if I put my 2x tele-converter on the 70-200 L I think I'm still near the same f-stop range as the 100-400 L.

I'm liking the wide angle suggestions, might need some explaining on what a 10-2x is though.

Personally; i'd dump everything on your dump list but the 40mm F/2.8. It's small enough that when say; going to the zoo; bring 70-200 for reach and have the 40mm in your pocket 'just incase'.

I would seriously consider dumping the 18-200 also; as the afformentioned 40mm+70-200 f/2.8 combo isn't that much bigger to carry.

DannyC71 wrote in post #15252525
I normally go to Brookfield Zoo near Chicago, and I find I don't normally need a ton of reach unless I want to zoom in on a face for the larger animals, like if the lions are in the very back instead of by the window. Plus if I put my 2x tele-converter on the 70-200 L I think I'm still near the same f-stop range as the 100-400 L.

I'm liking the wide angle suggestions, might need some explaining on what a 10-2x is though.

Canon makes a EFS 10-22mm lens, Sigma makes a 10-20mm lens, while Tokina makes a couple ultra angle models. These are all for crop bodies only, but provide a much wider view than a 16-35L or 17-40L, which are really intended for a full frame model (although they do mount and work on crop bodies).

keep the 18-55 for the time WHEN you sell your t3i, and you will get rid of it one day

the not sures definitely need to go.