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Suggestions for a 24-70mm Canon substitute?

Started Dec 20, 2012 | Discussions thread
OP twiggs New Member • Posts: 7
Re: Suggestions for a 24-70mm Canon substitute?

I fully understand everyone's opinions and as you told it depends on each one's priorities.

If I could afford anything close to $1500 I would definitely wait a bit to save for the Canon 24-70mmL II, because it's a Canon (always better in case of selling it afterwards) and would definitely be my all-time lens, though I love my Canon 50mm 1.4 for portraits.

I don't have a tripod and I don't feel the need for it, because I'm always moving around and I like to shoot in a natural environment, even in churches that is not that natural, I wouldn't be shooting with a tripod.

So for me, it's really interesting to know that Tamron has an equivalent for a smaller budget at the time. And maybe in the future, if I buy the Tamron 24-70mm, I can sell it along with the 70-300 that I already have and buy the Canon 24-70mmL II.

And buying from Amazon is not an option right now as they are pretty expensive regarding shipping costs to Europe (I live in Portugal). I always order my gear from CameraNu.nl, so I'll definitely check that lens from there!

Thank you!

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II Canon EOS 550D Canon EF 50mm F1.4 USM Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II Tamron SP 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di VC USD
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