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Canon 24-70mm 2.8 L i or 70-200mm 2.8 L IS i

Started Oct 2, 2013 | Discussions thread
Armin Hermann Regular Member • Posts: 299
Re: Canon 24-70mm 2.8 L i or 70-200mm 2.8 L IS i

mcchan1 wrote:

*Now I know you're probably wondering how do I cover a wedding shoot with just 1 prime lens. L version

no. I dont. Thats fine.

Now I want to get my own glass and I am very torn between a 24-70mm 2.8 i L or the 70-200mm 2.8 i L IS.

You have picked exactly the right lenses for your choice. Unfortunately you need both. The 24-70 fist.

Suggestions please! Thank you!

For both lenses there is a big 2nd hand market. My advice is to get optically not so good, but technically good 24-70. People are eager to pay handsome for samples without even a scratch. This is nonsense. I bought three samples of all my nikkor lenses and there never is/was a correlation between as-good-as-new condition and not-so-well in regards to IQ.

Happy shooting

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