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Hello all.

I have the 50mm already and may be about to buy the 70-200. (is or non is, I have a choice of both) but before I do, is there any other lens I should consider before the 70-200? I shoot portraits and landscapes with street stuff thrown in. All will be clamped to my 7D. I love the 50mm but sometimes feel I'm missing out on long shots or just "L" loveliness!

Any advice would be gratefully received.

Thanks
Nick
 
I have the 24-105 and that 70-200 (5Dmk2)
The 70-200 is the better lens but the 24-105 is more useful
But then it overlaps more with your 50mm.
Wide is nice to have though.
I also have a 50mm Sigma.
If I only allowed one it would be the 24-105
 
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Overlap is one of my concerns. I read a lot about people having the 70-200 and using it almost exclusively. I just don't want to squander my hard earned and find one or the other gathering dust
 
NickTB said:
Hello all.

I have the 50mm already and may be about to buy the 70-200. (is or non is, I have a choice of both) but before I do, is there any other lens I should consider before the 70-200? I shoot portraits and landscapes with street stuff thrown in. All will be clamped to my 7D. I love the 50mm but sometimes feel I'm missing out on long shots or just "L" loveliness!

Any advice would be gratefully received.

Thanks
Nick
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For landscape and street a wide angle- mid zoom would be very useful (but remember the 24-105 won't give you a very wide FOV as it will be the equivalent of 38 at the wide end)

The 105 end will give you <168 which works well for portraits (85 is a nice headshot fov)

The 70-200 will be quite narrow to mid length so good for portraiture and street portraiture but only useful in very specific scenarios for Landscape.

15-85 or 17-55 might be better on a crop sensor camera

Good luck
 
Most people would find a standard range zoom, say Canon 15-85 or 17-55/2.8, much more useful than either a 50/1.4 or 70-200. It would normally be your most used lens, at the heart of the outfit, so invest accordingly.
 
NickTB said:
Hello all.

I have the 50mm already and may be about to buy the 70-200. (is or non is, I have a choice of both) but before I do, is there any other lens I should consider before the 70-200? I shoot portraits and landscapes with street stuff thrown in. All will be clamped to my 7D. I love the 50mm but sometimes feel I'm missing out on long shots or just "L" loveliness!

Any advice would be gratefully received.

Thanks
Nick
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Well Nick

In your shoes and for what my 2c are worth, if you shoot landscapes you really ought to be looking at something at the wider end. A 24mm under normal circumstances while useful isn't particularly wide and even less so especially if you are using a 1.6x FOV cropped sensor as Martin has suggested above. For landscapes therefore have you considered the 10-22 which is the equivalent of the 16-35 for FOV and it's not backward either on IQ. The FOV range it offers will expand your horizons greatly. Do have a read of the link below.


http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-S-10-22mm-f-3.5-4.5-USM-Lens-Review.aspx


For portraits, your 50mm already gives you the equivalent focal length of 80mm. Not far from the desired focal length required for such purposes.

As I said, my 2c


Keep enjoying
 
Ironically enough, I used a Tamron 10-22 almost exclusively until I dropped in the grand canyon a few years back (It only fell 20 feet, but that was enough!) and I haven't considered one since. Food for thought though
 
Hi Nick, dont bother with the Canon 10-22mm its far out classed by the much newer Canon 10-18mm which also has a much nicer price point.
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-S-10-18mm-f-4.5-5.6-IS-STM-Lens.aspx (I have owned both)

As for 70-200mm Fantastic for landscapes when in the mountains when you need to compress back and foregrounds, however the question relating to IS or non IS shouldn't ignore that the IS version has weather sealing, which is great for being outdoors. Again, I have had both, and the IS is worth every additional penny in my opinion because of the outdoors all weather aspect of my photography.

Regarding street, the 70-200mm is a little more niche case, however, for those more candid shots from afar, it proves very suitable.

Regards
Geoff
 
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We've bought the new EF-S 10-18mm STM as a Christmas gift for youngest daughter to use on her 60D (Shhhh). Just had a quick try in store before purchase and I must say it seems to be a fine lens. Light, quick, sharp.. The only thing I don't like is the plastic mount, but that wouldn't be a show stopper for me. Might get one for myself as I think it's sharper than my Sigma 10-20mm EX.

I'm also a fan of the EF-S 15-85mm, it's my preferred walkabout lens and covers a lot of ground.

When out walking, I usually have the 15-85mm on camera (7DII) and my EF 100-400mm II in its case on a shoulder strap. Might have the 10-20mm in my pocket, but often as not the 15mm end of the 15-85mm is wide enough.

For portraits, I have used the 15-85mm and 100-400mm. Also have an EF 100m f/2.8 L macro which is OK for portrait use though perhaps a little long. Recently purchased an EF 85mm f/1.8 from one of the guys on the forum for portraits and shallow DOF stuff (loving this lens).

Don't know if any of that helps you much, though I do hope so of course.

Cheers!
 
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I appreciate all the feedback so far. Looks like I'm going to be spending more money!
 
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