should I sell my Sigma 30, Canon 85 for a 24-70L?

timrocks311 wrote in post #7404157
wondering, should i sell the 30mm too and get a used 24-70L as my only lens? i think the f/2.8 would be good enough inside, what do you think?

Are you insane?

The two lenses to build around, IMO, for APS-C, are the 30 f1.4 and/or 17-55 f2.8 IS. So, no don't sell the 30.

LightRules wrote in post #7411061
Are you insane?

The two lenses to build around, IMO, for APS-C, are the 30 f1.4 and/or 17-55 f2.8 IS. So, no don't sell the 30.

Haha, love your comments and lens tests...
So when are you going to test the Sigma 50 1.4 and 24-70 HSM????
Please.......!

i will disagree a little bit and say the 24-70 while not 100% usable is passable indoors, and under the right circumstances is fine, even without flash. is it as good as a prime, of course not, but it's a matter of compromise. my 24-70 is on my camera 90% of the time. if i need to go out of town and only want to bring one lens, i feel comfortable that the 24-70 will do the job, whereas with the 30F1.4 i'm always a little hesitant.

if cost is an issue look at the options from sigma or tamron, the results look comparable if the build quality is a step down.

LightRules wrote in post #7411061
Are you insane?

The two lenses to build around, IMO, for APS-C, are the 30 f1.4 and/or 17-55 f2.8 IS. So, no don't sell the 30.

Agree 100%. If you're gonna shoot with a 1.6x cropbody for anything other than financial reasons or the pixel density and crop factor for birding, for heaven's sake get these two lenses!

LightRules wrote in post #7411061
Are you insane?

The two lenses to build around, IMO, for APS-C, are the 30 f1.4 and/or 17-55 f2.8 IS. So, no don't sell the 30.

haha. okay, maybe this settles it. i'll hold off on selling the 30. i still think i'll sell the 85 since i dont use it. i won't have enough for a 17-55, so maybe i'll try a Tammy 17-50 or 28-75.

Tim, maybe a used 17-55 f2.8 IS? If not, check out the Tamron 17-50 f2.8.

I have a 40d, and I own the 24-70 and the 18-55 f3,5 IS. I never use the 18-55. I have it as a backup,.I like the longer reach and f2,8 of the 24-70. It all depends on what you shoot. If you don't have a photography-niche maybe get the 24-105, that's even more allround. You can use bounce flash to fill-in shadows when you're inside. Because even f2,8 isn't enough to properly expose with indoor home lighting, unless you have a 5d MII or something.

Allow me to slightly disagree on which lens to keep. On the crop body the 85MM f/1.8 EF coupled with the 17-55MM f/2.8 EF-S IS is a killer line up. When doing weddings or group events these are my two standard combos...17-55 on the 30D and the 85 on the DRebel.