What lens to buy...

16-35 L or 85mm 1.2 L II??

I know completely different lenses... but dunno which one would be more of a value. My main bread and butter is people.

looking at your gear - you need both, so get 1 now and put the other on your "To Buy" list.

What do you see yourself needing more? You say your bread and butter is people, I'm assuming that means portrait. If that's the case I would say go for the 85L.

NicholasP wrote in post #7552879
16-35 L or 85mm 1.2 L II??

I know completely different lenses... but dunno which one would be more of a value. My main bread and butter is people.

dump the 24-105L and get the the 24-70L....and 16-35L II.

ed rader

bsaber wrote in post #7552952
What do you see yourself needing more? You say your bread and butter is people, I'm assuming that means portrait. If that's the case I would say go for the 85L.

Portraits and candids yeah. I'll prob spring for the 85 I think, then spring for the 16-35 down the road.

looking at your lenses you don't have anything wider than a 24, which means the zoom will extend your range, however if you usually shoot people then wide is prob not as handy as the 85L.

ed rader wrote in post #7552994
dump the 24-105L and get the the 24-70L....and 16-35L II.

ed rader

Good idea. I'll have to see if I get any bites.

But 24 is fairly wide on a FF. I've used 28 on a crop and not missed the wider stuff much when shooting people. Get the 85 or even a little longer, it's perfect for portraits. Only problem is it might be a little too sharp.

NicholasP wrote in post #7553027
Good idea. I'll have to see if I get any bites.

with the 24-70L and 70-200L you have two of the best portrait lenses made.

ed rader

+1 on the replacing the 24-105 with the 24-70 & 16-35.

im also eyeing the 16-35 for my line-up.

i would love to have the 85 L though...been dreaming about it for the longest time...

nordstern1 wrote in post #7553064
+1 on the replacing the 24-105 with the 24-70 & 16-35.

im also eyeing the 16-35 for my line-up.

i would love to have the 85 L though...been dreaming about it for the longest time...

Yeah, my tax return played in my favor so I felt the need to possibly finally drop the coin on the 85L after drooling for a long time.

I just got my 16-35 f/2.8L II delivered today. The AF is sick and focuses really really fast compared to my 24-70 f/2.8L. I will go out this weekend to test it outdoors and see just how good the IQ is. So far, it looks just as sharp as the 24-70. Looking forward to using it on my vacation, as a walkabout lens, in Athens and Prague.

The 16-35 will be my walkabout lens until I upgrade to FF where the 24-70 will probably be on it 80% of the time. My next lens will be the 70-200 and then an 85L.

ed rader wrote in post #7553059
with the 24-70L and 70-200L you have two of the best portrait lenses made.

ed rader

+1 to that

And since you're full frame, I recommend giving the 135L a look too. Just to make your decision a little harder

I may just push to sell the 24-104 and get the 24-70 2.8 and an extension tube (for track photos) for the 70-200 and just leave it at that for now. Would the 85 L Mark 1 be worth it to buy?
I mean... $1800 is $1800.. lol

Sold my 24-105 already and bought a 24-70 2.8 on bhphoto.

Also got the 1.4x2 II Extender for my 70-200 2.8

85mm 1.2 L here I come next...