Wide lens recoomendation

Hey guys, I always see these threads and they piss me off, but I need help and you guys are so darn helpful. I just sold my Nifty fifty and I want to buy something wider, F2.8 or less is a must and it should be around $200 I would rather it be a newer lens and a EF mount, I plan to upgrade to a 5d in the future. Thanks all!

Ok, scratch that then, converting this question to is it worth it to trade the 70-200 F4L IS for a 24-70 f2.8L?

CJM Photography wrote in post #10751725
I just sold my Nifty fifty and I want to buy something wider, F2.8 or less is a must and it should be around $200 I would rather it be a newer lens and a EF mount, I plan to upgrade to a 5d in the future.

your best bet at getting that is finding an old oil lamp...and start rubbing...

as far as whether it's worth it or not...how often do you use the 70-200mm...you can run exposure plot to see where your shots are at...see how much you'd be missing out on...

if i were you i'd probably just go for a tamron 28-70mm f2.8, and keep the 70-200mm...it'll be more than you want to spend...but most lenses will

I recommend keeping the 70-200 and buying a used Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 zoom lens. I bought mine for $270. It was actually $300 but I saved 8% using Bing cashback and 2% with eBay bucks. For twice the price it would still be an excellent lens for use with a 5D.

For the 70-200, if you don't need 2.8, the f4 IS is very sharp and IS is nice.

shaftmaster wrote in post #10751965
I recommend keeping the 70-200 and buying a used Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 zoom lens. I bought mine for $270. It was actually $300 but I saved 8% using Bing cashback and 2% with eBay bucks. For twice the price it would still be an excellent lens for use with a 5D.

Unfortunately eBay hasn't had 8% BCB for about half a month now.

CJM Photography wrote in post #10751725
Hey guys, I always see these threads and they piss me off, but I need help and you guys are so darn helpful. I just sold my Nifty fifty and I want to buy something wider, F2.8 or less is a must and it should be around $200 I would rather it be a newer lens and a EF mount, I plan to upgrade to a 5d in the future. Thanks all!

Ain't got nothin' for what you changed your question to, but for this one, it's not $200, but you can find it for <$400, and it's F/2.8 and super wide, FF capable: Samyang 14.

CJM Photography wrote in post #10751823
Ok, scratch that then, converting this question to is it worth it to trade the 70-200 F4L IS for a 24-70 f2.8L?

NO.

The 24-70 is definitely not a replacement for the 70-200. However, they complement each other extremely well. Keep the 70-200 and save for a 24-70.