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Lens 'overlap'

Started Feb 24, 2013 | Discussions thread
Kevin Jorgensen Contributing Member • Posts: 745
Re: Lens 'overlap'

Some people will tell you there's a significant difference at the wide end between the 17-40f4L and the 16-35f2.8L II. Don't know I have only the latter but I can tell you there's a big difference between the 16-35 and the Samyang 14f2.8 and again with the Canon 15f2.8 fisheye. I have all 3. The Samyang is an acquired taste being a manual lens but it would be a good starting point to see if you like that end of the focal range. I was going to get rid of the Samyang and took it out on both fullframe and crop to give it one last run. Nope, can't part with it, its a keeper as are the other 2 ultrawides. Definite overlap but they have different characteristics that I enjoy.

http://www.photozone.de/canon_eos_ff/532-samyang14f28eosff

At the other end I have read good things about the 70-300 but for me 300 isn't long enough so I purchased the 100-400 which has taken over from the 70-200f4L IS as my walkaround lens, and even its not long enough some of the time.

 Kevin Jorgensen's gear list:Kevin Jorgensen's gear list
Canon EOS 5D Mark III Canon EF 85mm F1.8 USM Canon EF 100mm F2.8L Macro IS USM Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM Samyang 14mm F2.8 ED AS IF UMC +2 more
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