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Best FF lens as a midrange on an APS-C

Started Sep 28, 2015 | Discussions thread
xy Junior Member • Posts: 39
Re: cart before the horse

Lemming51 wrote:

Buy a full frame body FIRST. Then shop for lenses for it.

The preferred midrange focal lengths for APS-C starts at 15-17mm. You're afraid that if you buy EF-S in that range you'll have an expensive lens you can't use on a future 5D/6D. Well, if you don't already have and use a 10-20ish lens with your T2i, then a 16-35L or 17-40L is going to be just as useless to you when you go full frame.
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Unapologetic Canon Apologist

I'm not sure the degree to which this impacts the OP's situation, but I right now with the 1, 5 and 6 series all due for an upgrade there's a strong argument to be made for waiting 6+ months. My next camera will be FF and I'm seriously looking at a 24-70 for my 60D. I find myself swapping in the cheap 1.8/2.8 primes a ton (24, 40, 50, 100) when the 18-200 doesn't cut it IQ-wise (which is frequently). And perhaps to your point, I'd be pairing it frequently with the 10-22.

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Canon EOS R5 Canon EF-S 10-22mm F3.5-4.5 USM Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM Canon EF 24-70mm F2.8L II USM Canon RF 35mm F1.8 IS STM Macro +5 more
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