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digitaldog
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the 24-105 without a doubt but I would add the 17-40 (my newest lens just received yesterday - it does what my 10-22 did with my 40D). w-i-d-e.
chinch
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full frame body w/ one lens:
24-105L probably but 16-35 would be very, very tempting in NYC you'll miss shots at 24mm.
two lenses:
16-35 & 70-200L
24-105L probably but 16-35 would be very, very tempting in NYC you'll miss shots at 24mm.
two lenses:
16-35 & 70-200L
Hung Pham
Senior Member
I read your blog about your 50L.
What happens? Did you sell it?
I'd used it for about 6-7 months, and finally get rid of it..
cheers.
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What happens? Did you sell it?
I'd used it for about 6-7 months, and finally get rid of it..
cheers.
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Hung
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hsk_08/sets/
Bjarke Strom
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50L and 85L....
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God´s People is not the Jew´s , the Christian´s or the Muslim´s, God´s People is the
Quiet, Kind and Sweet of all kind, you know it´s true....
A Quiet Word by the Right Person can change People and thereby the World, hard talk
doesn´t change anything....
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carla_francisco
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I went to NY last April with my 40D plus 10-22, 17-85 and 70-300.
I ended up using the 17-85 the most - about 90% of the time. It's an amazingly useful range on a 1.6 crop (just do the math for a FF camera
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You can find some photos of that trip here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlafrancisco/sets/72157617002409813/
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I ended up using the 17-85 the most - about 90% of the time. It's an amazingly useful range on a 1.6 crop (just do the math for a FF camera
) You can find some photos of that trip here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlafrancisco/sets/72157617002409813/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlafrancisco/
http://carlafrancisco.blogspot.com/
http://opassardotempo.blogspot.com
can_ka_no_rey
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Hi,
Yes, I sold it and kept my good old 50mm f/1.4. To me, the difference between both lenses wasn't worth $1000+.
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Yes, I sold it and kept my good old 50mm f/1.4. To me, the difference between both lenses wasn't worth $1000+.
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M_Edge
Senior Member
If this is just a ‘social’ visit, with photography being a secondary goal:
Primary lens: Canon 24-105/4 L IS will be appropriate for most of your shots. It’s a little slow, but the outstanding ISO abilities of the 5D2 will make up for that.
Ultrawide: Sigma 12-24/4.5-5.6 for many of the buildings and ‘canyons’ between the buildings. Yes, you’ll get some pretty strong distortion, but that can be sorta fixed with Photoshop or whatever you use for processing.
Pro ultrawide: If you are REALLY into architectural photos, you may want to consider the Canon 17/4 L Tilt-shift. Personally I’d not use this one unless I was prepared to REALLY annoy my wife, due to the length of time it will take to frame and adjust for each photo.
Telephoto: Canon 70-200/4 L IS. You might get a few shots with this from observation points or along the streets.
Bottom line: I’d take the 24-105 and the 12-24 and try to keep it quick and light to reduce wifely impact.
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Primary lens: Canon 24-105/4 L IS will be appropriate for most of your shots. It’s a little slow, but the outstanding ISO abilities of the 5D2 will make up for that.
Ultrawide: Sigma 12-24/4.5-5.6 for many of the buildings and ‘canyons’ between the buildings. Yes, you’ll get some pretty strong distortion, but that can be sorta fixed with Photoshop or whatever you use for processing.
Pro ultrawide: If you are REALLY into architectural photos, you may want to consider the Canon 17/4 L Tilt-shift. Personally I’d not use this one unless I was prepared to REALLY annoy my wife, due to the length of time it will take to frame and adjust for each photo.
Telephoto: Canon 70-200/4 L IS. You might get a few shots with this from observation points or along the streets.
Bottom line: I’d take the 24-105 and the 12-24 and try to keep it quick and light to reduce wifely impact.
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brightcolours
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Maybe KISS is not a good term to use, in connection with Canon... as the meaning in the EOS world has changed 
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.Blake Willis
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The f/4L zooms were pretty much created with your camera in mind (i.e. prosumer full-frame). Take your pick. Grab an 85mm f/1.8 USM while you're at it. Say hi to the guys at B&H for me
Ken Christie
Senior Member
My wife & I crossed the pond to NYC to catch a couple of shows.
So, rather than decide which DSLR body to take, and therefore which lens/lenses to take or not (I've a range that covers 15-500mm), I took a G10. The lens gave me 28-140 equivalent, and I was just fine with that.
Had I been on a Photographic expedition rather than a Theatrical one, then it might have been a different story.
If I'd done the same trip 35 years ago, it would have been a Leica IIIc, a collapsible 5cm F2 Summitar, Weston Master and a pocket full of Tri-X. The Nikon F and lenses would have stayed at home.
My poiint is keep it simple. The 24-105 on your 5D will probably do just fine. If you need to get closer/further away, just zoom with your feet if you can.
It's amazing how years ago people managed quite nicely with a single fixed focal length lens.
If you're really stuck then I'm sure a visit to one if the better NY photographic outlets will easily satisfy your needs.
Well, if your good lady is spending, why shouldn't you?
(And you'll probably need as much free space as possible to carry the purchases)
Enjoy the trip!
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So, rather than decide which DSLR body to take, and therefore which lens/lenses to take or not (I've a range that covers 15-500mm), I took a G10. The lens gave me 28-140 equivalent, and I was just fine with that.
Had I been on a Photographic expedition rather than a Theatrical one, then it might have been a different story.
If I'd done the same trip 35 years ago, it would have been a Leica IIIc, a collapsible 5cm F2 Summitar, Weston Master and a pocket full of Tri-X. The Nikon F and lenses would have stayed at home.
My poiint is keep it simple. The 24-105 on your 5D will probably do just fine. If you need to get closer/further away, just zoom with your feet if you can.
It's amazing how years ago people managed quite nicely with a single fixed focal length lens.
If you're really stuck then I'm sure a visit to one if the better NY photographic outlets will easily satisfy your needs.
Well, if your good lady is spending, why shouldn't you?
(And you'll probably need as much free space as possible to carry the purchases)
Enjoy the trip!
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KenC
gdanmitchell
Veteran Member
Whichever lens you prefer to use for shooting big cities.
This answer is, obviously, a bit tongue in cheek. There is no general "best" lens for photographing New York at Christmas. It depends a lot on your own shooting preferences and even issues of how much gear (and how much gear tonnage) you want to carry.
For my purposes, in most cases if I were traveling with only one lens on a full-frame Canon body it would be my 24-105 f/4 L.
Dan
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This answer is, obviously, a bit tongue in cheek. There is no general "best" lens for photographing New York at Christmas. It depends a lot on your own shooting preferences and even issues of how much gear (and how much gear tonnage) you want to carry.
For my purposes, in most cases if I were traveling with only one lens on a full-frame Canon body it would be my 24-105 f/4 L.
Dan
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G Dan Mitchell - SF Bay Area, California, USA
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Gear List: Cup, spoon, chewing gum, old shoe laces, spare change, eyeballs, bag of nuts.
FreddoPicsOnU
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I personally would take a 4 17-40 mm.I think 24mm want be wide enough. Going shopping with your wife want give you a lot of time for composing shots. Set it to 17 mm and click away, you can compose it later through cropping! That way you can keep up with her and want get stressed out (lol).
cdryall
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I agree with the majority of posters as regards the 24-105 F4 as the best overall lens however just replaced a good 17-40 with a great 16-35 11 - wow, forget the test results what a lens - even to use with video, simply superb.....
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