24-70 2.8 or 70-200 2.8IS for travel, to Boston?

so i will be traveling to boston from the 12-16 and will have a paycheck for another lens.
i just cant decided which would be better? the canon 24-70 2.8 or the canon 70-200 2.8 IS.
i will also be bringing my 40D,12-24 F/4, and 430ex.

so what would you bring any why?
thanks

The 70-200 2.8 is a very nice lens, but not so good for travel

The 24-70 would be a great walk around lens, good for going around the city, if you use the 70-200 and the 12-24, you'd have a large gap from 24m-70mm, which is a bit hard for street photography and such. The 24-70 would be much better at nighttime as well.

If you are walking around in downtown boston, I would go for the 24-70 2.8, It is a great walk around lens. the 70-200 2.8 is great, but will not give you the wide angle that you need? If this is your first time going, there is something called the duck tour, it goes around the city and then in the water, that would be the only time the 70-200 would good to use, in the water. So I would say buy the 24-70 2.8 lens.

Yeah walking around in Boston I would use the 24-70mm but sometimes it is nice to have some reach.

Welcome to Boston (prematurely)

jlozano180 wrote in post #6033288
If you are walking around in downtown boston, I would go for the 24-70 2.8, It is a great walk around lens. the 70-200 2.8 is great, but will not give you the wide angle that you need? If this is your first time going, there is something called the duck tour, it goes around the city and then in the water, that would be the only time the 70-200 would good to use, in the water. So I would say buy the 24-70 2.8 lens.

ya thats the only use of the tele i would really get.
i never thougt about street photography
thanks for your input guys

Make sure you hit up Harvard Square and Copley. Good street photography opps in those places among others.

24-70L

darkninja67 wrote in post #6033386
Make sure you hit up Harvard Square and Copley. Good street photography opps in those places among others.

will do!
thanks for the tip.

They are both great lenses, but my guess is that you will still use your 12-24 the most for around the city. I would buy the lens you need the most for the type of photography you do. You cant go wrong with either one.....you know eventually you 'need' both of them

Harvard Sq. and Copley are good places to visit. Go up the Prudential for a good look around (another use for the 70-200?). Downtown also has historical buildings along the Freedom Trail. I have never done the Duck Tour, but I heard it is good.

If you go to Harvard, you should also drop by MIT .
MIT has some interesting modern architecture (go for instance to the Stata Center) and you can get a good view of Boston across the Charles River. There is Calumet camera store (http://www.calumetphot​o.com/) not too far if you want to purchase your lens while in Boston. I am not sure how things are for Canadians, but shopping in the US is a real bargain for us (Europeans) at the moment.

Out side of the harbor, I don't think you'll have as much use for the 70-200. Wide is good in the city.

24-70 for sure for all of the above reasons.

sugarzebra wrote in post #6033628
They are both great lenses, but my guess is that you will still use your 12-24 the most for around the city. I would buy the lens you need the most for the type of photography you do. You cant go wrong with either one.....you know eventually you 'need' both of them

ya i wish i could bring them both but my paycheck for these past 2 weeks will only account for 1 lens

sebr wrote in post #6033814
Harvard Sq. and Copley are good places to visit. Go up the Prudential for a good look around (another use for the 70-200?). Downtown also has historical buildings along the Freedom Trail. I have never done the Duck Tour, but I heard it is good.

If you go to Harvard, you should also drop by MIT .
MIT has some interesting modern architecture (go for instance to the Stata Center) and you can get a good view of Boston across the Charles River. There is Calumet camera store (http://www.calumetphot​o.com/) not too far if you want to purchase your lens while in Boston. I am not sure how things are for Canadians, but shopping in the US is a real bargain for us (Europeans) at the moment.

ive heard lots of great things about freedom trail. i will definitely be going to MIT.
OMFG i totally forgot about calumet! i get paid on the 13th so i could just wait and buy both of the lens down there. that way i dont have to pay shipping and import fees from B&H. thank you so much from bringing that up!

Another great spot to get to would be the top of the Prudential tower, especially at night.