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Re: Need some group therapy on lens selection
While driving today I just thought of another possibilitiy: either a 60mm or 90mm 2.8 macro. Actually, a 90mm macro might be a good addition for me (rather than the 85 1.8 I was considering), since I have nothing which can shoot macro except my pns - sure, the 85 is useful for my theater shoots, but I can do those with the… -
Re: Need some group therapy on lens selection
i was going through the same as you last year, I had a 70-200 f4 nonIS, and was not impressed, had the 28-135 not impressed, bought the 24-105 and love it, almost always on the 40d, next I picked up a tamron 90 2.8, it was on sale and is really sharp and does great macros, and 2 weeks ago I grabbed the 70-200 2.8 non Is… -
Re: Need some group therapy on lens selection
Wish I would have found this thread a lot sooner than now. I've been thinking tooo hard lately about my next lens. Poor Dogdots has gotten lots of emails from me going back and forth on different lenses. I really thought I wanted an 18-200 for traveling but that disappeared on another thread with quality issues. I have a… -
Need some group therapy on lens selection
I will start this off, by admitting I have an over-analysis problem. That said, I could really use some input from the community on three lens lineup scenarios I am considering. My budget is limited, so I want to make as informed a choice as I can. I have a Canon 7D, Canon 17-55/2.8, Canon 50/1.4, and Canon 135/2. I need… -
Re: Need some group therapy on lens selection
My take: You already have great indoor/low light glass(50, 17-55). You're 50mm will smoke pretty much anything available for indoor snapshots and candids. A 70-200 2.8 is barely adequate for true low light usage. I guess it's all relative though...my low light may not be your low light. :) Summary: You already have what… -
Re: Need some group therapy on lens selection
Well, I am glad my mental instability is helping some people. The 70-200 family is a real beauty but I know myself and if the lens is too big or too heavy I am less likely to take it out of the bag. f/4 is too slow for my liking and the f/2.8 is probably too heavy. Maybe I'll change my mind one, day but for now I am… -
Re: Need some group therapy on lens selection
There is also option 4, which is to buy Tokina's 50-135mm f/2.8 lens. Their web site claims this model is available for both Canon and Nikon mount, but oddly, Amazon shows only the Nikon version. Not sure what's up with that. I haven't used this particular lens, but other Tokinas that I've had were quite good, though not…
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