Canon 200 f2.8 with 2x Tele or Cheap Super Telephoto?

JaGWiRE wrote in post #2153825
Nice shots.

My ideal lens setup hopefully in the future for now (obviously will upgrade, but these are what I want to stick with length wise excluding super telephoto)
Sigma or Tokina 12-24, Sigma 24-70, Canon 50 1.8, 85 1.8, 135 2.0L, 200 2.8L, 70-200 F4L.

I don't think that'll be a problem weight wise or fitting in my bag though.

BTW, I'de had never guessed the second shot was ISO 3200.

You might want to add that all up wieght wise. I was stunned when I put my standard load on the scales and it wa 5.7Kg, excluding a tripod or monopod.

Looks like a good lineup, some duplication of focal length to compromise between zooms and fast primes, rather like my system but I went for f4 zooms.

You are doing exactly the right thing planning out a complete system ahead of time.

Lester Wareham wrote in post #2153946
You might want to add that all up wieght wise. I was stunned when I put my standard load on the scales and it wa 5.7Kg, excluding a tripod or monopod.

Looks like a good lineup, some duplication of focal length to compromise between zooms and fast primes, rather like my system but I went for f4 zooms.

You are doing exactly the right thing planning out a complete system ahead of time.

Well, I'm going to be doing a wide range of things, a lot of stuff at high school for yearbook, newspaper, sports, etc. I think in a classroom for example a 135F2L will do the trick, because the idea is that I am not going up to the person and asking to take their photo, the idea is that I'm walking around to different classrooms and just composing a shot of them doing something without disturbing them.

For sports 85 and 130 will do. For portraits 50 1.8 should do with the walk around sigma. The 70-200 F4L and 200 f2.8L should cover some wild life and any outdoor shooting.

The ultra wide for obvious landscapes when I go travelling or am in the City on a nice night.

It's 4KG, my tripod is an extra 3 pounds. It won't be bad though, I used to carry a 30 pound bag around all day at school That's part of the reason why I don't want to stack too much up in my bag.

The 70-200 F4L and Sigma 24-70 will probably be on the camera most of the time as they are definitley walk around zooms. The 200 2.8L and other primes will be whenever I am doing something specific with that sort of focal length, or I want to get a really nice shot of say a duck or some dog that is posing really well for me (I'll also be doing some dog shooting at dog shows of my aunt and uncles dogs.)