17-40L?

Nevermind :P

question for the folks, if you were to only have 1 lens.
would it be 17-40 or 24L II ?

Ouch. Tough call.

If I'm on a WA 'jag' - which is often - I'll invariably stow both in my daypack. The 17-40 for daytime street stuff, and the 24 for evenings and subject isolation. For most FF users, the 17-40 is the cheapest way into UWA, and Lightroom analysis shows I rarely use it above 24 mm. But the 24 . . . oh how I love its 'look' and versatility.

If selling and if pushed, I'd probably keep the 24, and look to save for an UWA 14. Yeah, like that's gonna happen!

But if I was buying, then it'd be the 17-40 for outright flexibility.

xhack wrote in post #15974507
But if I was buying, then it'd be the 17-40 for outright flexibility.

i have thought man times about selling my 17-40L to get a dedicated prime but i just cant bring myself to do it.

Frugalman - what body will you be using it on?

MNUplander wrote in post #15975629
Frugalman - what body will you be using it on?

forgot to mention, it's for FF (6d)

OK, thanks. You said one of these would be your only lens, however the 24L is much more expensive than the 17-40. I'm curious about if your budget goes up to the 24L, why the 17-40 would be your only lens if you went that route.

But, regardless of your answer to the above, I'd go for the 17-40...to me, the 24L is an awesome specialty lens to have when you've got your other bases covered but it would be extremely limiting as your only lens.

The 17-40 would be a more versatile lens.

The 24L has special qualities that few other lenses can match, but isn't going to be as broadly useful.

I would never only have one lens. The whole point of an SLR is to be able to change lenses.

What was the original question

Who's thread is this?

NinetyEight wrote in post #15976200
What was the original question

Who's thread is this?

The first question was gone when I got here...I thought the hijacking was a little funny too but I figured Id go with it so we didn't have a dead thread.

burninghotcheese wrote in post #15973294
Nevermind :P

NinetyEight wrote in post #15976200
What was the original question

Who's thread is this?

burninghotcheese started this one then started a new thread called "Lens Help" instead (not deleting this one). I don't remember the original question, but it was similar to the one posted there on the new thread. Something to the extent of this lens versus a Tamron 17-50mm on a crop.