If you could just choose one lens to take on a trip?

I am going on a trip to qubec cananda to watch my bro play hockey and just play around. All I have write now is a 7d and 28-135 I'm thinking about getting a 17-40 or 135l within the next day.

If you could choose a lens an take it any where what lens would you have and where would you go?

24-105 L F4 and would go to San Diego Ca and go Long Range Fishing

24-105

Personally I'd never take just one lens.

The lens you have is fine as a general walk-around lens. Replacing it with 24-105 would be ridiculous... Besides the build & dust sealing they are practically the same lens, except one costs 4X as much. Both have good IQ, both have USM, both have I.S., both cover nearly the same focal lengths, both focus pretty closely. Granted, one is a fixed f4 and the other is a variable f3.5 to f5.6 lens. But for practical purposes, there'd be little gain, just a lot of additional money out of your pocket to have a red stripe on your lens.

If you are going to be photographing the hockey, you might want a longer telephoto such as a 70-200... the bigger the aperture, the better... f2.8 if you don't object to the size and weight.

If you are going to be wandering around taking scenic shots of Quebec, you might want a wide angle lens... Possibly the best bang for your buck is the Tokina 12-24/4. It's built the way Canon used to build L-series and has good IQ, too.

16-35 II and the Moon.

15-85 and anywhere but cooped up inside my poxxy office!

windpig wrote in post #11818007
24-105

Same here. Best all around there is IMHO

24-105 or 17-55 for something quicker in lowe light and a bit wider.

ni$mo350 wrote in post #11818666
24-105 or 17-55 for something quicker in lowe light and a bit wider.

On your 5D2? The latter would make for an unhappy holiday

LowriderS10 wrote in post #11818682
On your 5D2? The latter would make for an unhappy holiday

haha I read that wrong as if the op were asking for suggestions for their 7D For me it would be a 24-105L for sure. IS, build quality, sharp, and very versatile range from landscape to longer portrait shots.

I live in Quebec City and if you want to take pictures of the town, better having a wide angle. My most use lenses outdoor is the 15-85.

But if he is playing at the colisee and you want pictures of the game, I must warn you than the light is bad. I'm not sure how the 15-85 would react with these parameter.

17-55. F2.8 and is baby

For your 7D you want the 17-55/2.8 IS lens.

Sigma 30 1.4

50 1.2L is my choice