I'm a bit weird in the lenses I like. I'll get that out of the way now... I don't like 2.8 zooms because they're too big, heavy and expensive (the first two because I like a small kit for travel photography). Because of this I have a few fast primes and 3 f4 zooms and that's served me pretty well.
Now that I have a 5Dii and easy access to cleaner high ISOs I've been toying with the idea of getting a 2.8 zoom again (swapping the brick for my 24-105). But I'm not sold on that idea, so I was looking around and found the 20-35mm at KEH and thought that's about perfect for my shooting style inside (I use the 24L almost exclusively inside and have been trying a sigma 20mm lately and liking it). So I picked this up a few weeks ago:
notice the case!!!
the AF/MF switch is annoying in that it switches accidentally easily:
size comparison (co-workers 11-16):
but in use this lens has been amazing. It can focus fast enough to deal with my 1y/o at home in low light with a 5Dii (even with outer points!). Yes the AF is noisy, but it works which is all I care about. The lens is very nice and small which I LOVE. It's also TACK SHARP!!!
it's funny, but I've owned the 16-35II and felt it wasn't worth the price over the stellar 17-40. And now I can own both the 20-35 AND 17-40 for less money... I've been toying with the idea of swapping my 24-105 for another brick, but it's just SUCH a big lens (both to carry, but also it's intimidating to some subjects). The new siggy version is also something I've been considering. The 24L has been my go to lens, but I've been loving this 20-35 since I started using it.
Now if only canon would remake it, add HSM, then make it a 2.0 zoom, I'd be in heaven.
