Tried a Canon 50L at Imaging and now I WANT ONE! lol.

[Abel]

Tried a Canon 50L at Imaging and now I WANT ONE! lol.

Now I gotta figure out which lenses I wanna sell/move etc in order to make room for the 50L.

My current lens setup... hmmm
15 Fisheye
17-40L
24-70L
35L
135L

Im thinking of ditching the 35L...

[venchka]

24-70 because it repeats 50mm.
Fisheye...just because

[Jake]

To me, the 50L matches nicely with the 35L and 85L. So I vote lose the 24-70.
But then again, you should really lose the one you use the least.

[picman]

The 24-70L
70-24=46 rounds-up to 50.
What, why - who knows, but if you have to have a reason.

[Abel]

yea... im considering dumping the 24-70 but i remember the last time i did that i really regretted doing so once i got back into shooting concerts. so i had to buy it AGAIN! lol.

I wont sell my fishy since i love that lens. I too sold one once and only found myself replacing it once getting back into shows. in fact some of my most favorite non-concert photos are from the fishy.

I still make ditch the 35 and possibly the 24-70. I havent used the 135L in awhile but it is one of my favorites in my bag.

[swanny338]

ummm.... just keep em all and get a 50.


Your welcome.

[swanny338]

Here is an actual opinion now.

35 L is one of my favorites, but judging by your lineup and you affection for the 24-70, I would say get rid of the 35 and try the 50 for a while. The 50 1.2 is probably one of my most used lenses and I love it to death.

[Abel]

I like the 35L for a basic walk around lens but when im hesitant to shoot someone with if cuz of the lens distortion... just figured the 50L could be a good walk around lens as well PLUS there should be zero distortion..

[ronocnikral]

sigma 50/1.4

then throw a couple hundred bones my way for saving you all the money.

[Tom]

Abel, I'm thinking the same thing. I want to go all prime and the 24-70L is the first lens on my hit list for selling. It is just too soft.

I want to take advantage of the strength of Canon and that is its primes. I've got the 24L and 135L, so the 50L makes the most sense for me. But thinking about the 85L I or II. Plus, I plan on getting a 45 TS-E this year.

So many tough decisions. So little money!

[swanny338]

All prime is the way to go...

14,15,24,35,50,100,135 is my current kit.. looking at getting that sigma 85 1.4.

[Abel]

my concern on the 50L was always that people said it was slow to focus... I didnt notice that at all... it actually performed fairly well...

[venchka]

Rent one for a gig? Use it in the real world.

[ldelacruz]

Originally Posted by ronocnikral

sigma 50/1.4

then throw a couple hundred bones my way for saving you all the money.

Conor got me hooked on the Siggy 50. Try it before you buy the L.

[swanny338]

Originally Posted by Abel

my concern on the 50L was always that people said it was slow to focus... I didnt notice that at all... it actually performed fairly well...

I never notice it to be slow... At least it has never stuck out to me to be any slower than any of my other Ls...