Lens setups?

What lens setup would you use on a 5Dc

  • New 17-40, used 50mm 1.8 and new 70-200 f4 non IS

    Votes: 2 14.3%

  • Used 24-70 and used 50mm 1.8

    Votes: 1 7.1%

  • Something entirely different

    Votes: 11 78.6%
  • Total voters
    14
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I'm on the verge of going for a 3 lens setup with a 5Dc, but I'm curious what other people would choose. It may or may not influence me, but I'll ask anyway.

I shoot mainly my little one ATM, but with the weather "maybe" getting better and lighter nights coming in, I'll be getting out more.
 
That's the thing though, I couldn't afford 3 L lenses even if they were all preowned.
 
If you got the 24-70, I'd say you wouldn't need the 50mm. Unless you will be shooting very frequently in low light.
 
I'd agree with you to a point. 1.8 is handy indoors and for all the lens is worth, it doesn't help selling it on iyswim.
 
Personally I'm not a fan of slow f4 lenses and no flash. If it must be zooms f2.8 ones give more options but cost more and may have more bulk and weight. Personally I'd start with a fast 50mm and wait until funds allowed some decent additions.
 
Personally, 17-40 looks pointless for your little one. f/4 lens for portraits aren't so good, so you may want to start with 24-70mm and grow it from there.
70-200mm f/2.8, 85mm f/1.8 or 1.2L and 135mm f/2L are the portrait lenses that start to play some real magic into the portraits
 
Used Tamron 28-75 f2.8 and used Sigma 70-200 f2.8, add a used 430exII to that too if you do struggle indoors.
 
Rather than say the lenses you're considering can you indicate the budget you have ?

I tend to use my 50mm 1.8, 100mm 2.8 or 24-70 2.8 on my 5d2 when taking photo's of the kids indoors (and usually the 24-70 outdoors). I recently got a 430EX II and find that really useful indoors at times as well.
 
woof woof said:
Personally I'm not a fan of slow f4 lenses and no flash. If it must be zooms f2.8 ones give more options but cost more and may have more bulk and weight. Personally I'd start with a fast 50mm and wait until funds allowed some decent additions.
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daugirdas said:
Personally, 17-40 looks pointless for your little one. f/4 lens for portraits aren't so good, so you may want to start with 24-70mm and grow it from there.
70-200mm f/2.8, 85mm f/1.8 or 1.2L and 135mm f/2L are the portrait lenses that start to play some real magic into the portraits
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Steeps said:
Used Tamron 28-75 f2.8 and used Sigma 70-200 f2.8, add a used 430exII to that too if you do struggle indoors.
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All the above, imho, look like better options than your 1st & 2nd options above. My only 'FF' cameras are film cameras (with a very limited selection of lenses) and so I'm talking with opinion rather than experience of the kit but I'd say 'all of the above' quotes. 17-40 just seems too short and with the 70-200 - too much of a gap between for a 'set-up', even with the 50mm - the focal lengths don't really complement each other/give good cover. A 24-70 together with a 50mm seems too limited/duplicated effort if that's all the money. My budget has caused me to suffer slow lenses and I really feel now that with hindsight, I would place more importance on wide apertures. I haven't looked into the costs, but Dan's suggestion of the used Tamron 28-75 f2.8 and used Sigma 70-200 f2.8 looks like a good set-up, with or without the flash.
 
I've adapted to only having a FF body and a 50mm and I love tbh. To me, it's my bread n butter and I can't ever see me without it. I'll still use it for low light indoor stuff, where 2.8 isn't fast enough.

17-40 would be for landscapes about 95% if the time and the long zoom, for the odd portrait or landscape. Both these wouldn't NEED to be fast.

I COULD find a cheap 28-70 2.8L and build an L into either side at some point, or even a cheap as I can 24-70, but with a lens budget of around £900, I'm cutting it close.

Going third party is fine, but I want the quality lenses really...
 
Seen a 24-70 for £700 and most 28-70's go for around £500. Either way would give me a bit of money to play with.

I was trying to make full use of Canon cashback ATM. The 17-40 and 70-200 are priced at £1060 on WEX. Cashback is £120, so lenses are then only £100 each more than used versions...roughly.
 
I,ve gone back to primes , I sold my canon 24-70mm l and replaced with a sigma 85mm f1.4 & 50mm f1.4. My canon 70-200mm with a sigma 150mm f2.8 OS I also use a 1.4 tc. Next up is something wider
 
I DO like primes, but a wide zoom is handier than a wide prime and the longer zoom would be useful for portraits. Don't shoot wildlife, but maybe could do a bit of Motorsport in the future.

Have to keep in mind, I'll be shooting my sister in laws wedding too.

Just to add, I WILL get a flash in due course and also, the 24-70 looks a bit tatty, whereas I'm sure I could find a 28-70 that is good condition for £500?
 
drb5 said:
I've adapted to only having a FF body and a 50mm and I love tbh. To me, it's my bread n butter and I can't ever see me without it. I'll still use it for low light indoor stuff, where 2.8 isn't fast enough.

17-40 would be for landscapes about 95% if the time and the long zoom, for the odd portrait or landscape. Both these wouldn't NEED to be fast.

I COULD find a cheap 28-70 2.8L and build an L into either side at some point, or even a cheap as I can 24-70, but with a lens budget of around £900, I'm cutting it close.

Going third party is fine, but I want the quality lenses really...
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drb5 said:
Seen a 24-70 for £700 and most 28-70's go for around £500. Either way would give me a bit of money to play with.

I was trying to make full use of Canon cashback ATM. The 17-40 and 70-200 are priced at £1060 on WEX. Cashback is £120, so lenses are then only £100 each more than used versions...roughly.
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Well that makes my earlier post a bit unhelpful :D All that considered, then your options one and two look a lot more suitable and the cashback deal that you've identified at WEX looks like an attractive solution.
 
Well the answers I got including your own, must have done something! I called LCE and asked about the 24-70. 6 months warranty and delivered to me for £667. At that price, I've decided to give it a try. If it feels good and happy with the output, I'll source a third party wide and at some point and long zoom. If I'm not happy with it, I'll sell it on and go the preowned route for wide and long L lenses.

Thanks all. :)
 
Personally, I like to have pretty much all my bases covered! My bag contains (Nikon but still applicable to Canon, just change the mount!) 3 zooms - Sigma 12-24, Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 and a 70-300 VR (OS). I also have a Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 but that tends to live in the cupboard unless I'm looking for reach and higher shutter speeds than the 70-300 allows. I also carry 3 primes for specific uses - a Sigma 8mm fisheye, a nikkor 50mm f/1.8 and a Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 Micro.

As always, I would advise testing the actual Sigma lens you'll be buying since QC has been reported as questionable by some (and some of those who report it have actually experienced problems...)
 
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