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I owned 17-40 F4 L, Should I get 35mm or 50mm?

Started Jun 3, 2013 | Questions thread
soumya_b5
soumya_b5 Regular Member • Posts: 323
Re: I owned 17-40 F4 L, Should I get 35mm or 50mm?

Michael Thomas Mitchell wrote:

soumya_b5 wrote:

allow me to add more confusion to your choice

why not consider the brilliant canon 24/1.4L II? i own it and absolutely love its bokeh along with wide focal length.

alternatively, canon 28/1.8 could be a budget solution but it's not in the league of canon 24/1.4L or canon 35/1.4L or even the new sigma 35/1.4 art.

i owned 17-40L and now own the 16-35L II but 24/1.4L is much much better than both of them in terms of bokeh with wide focal length.

best of luck for your next lens though

Compared to $1600 24 1.4 L, the $400 28mm f1.8 is a "budget" solution?

I guess it depends on whose "budget" we're talking about!

for most of the people a $400 lens is a "budget" solution compared to a $1600 lens. do you think the other way around?

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III Fujifilm X-M1 Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8L II USM +3 more
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