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EF 28-135 Good enough for FF?

Started Apr 25, 2018 | Discussions thread
Christoph Stephan
Christoph Stephan Veteran Member • Posts: 4,274
Re: EF 28-135 Good enough for FF?

stringouve wrote:

Hi out there.

I am shooting with the EF-S 15-85 on an EOS 40D.

Time has come for me to upgrade my camera, and the obvious choice is the EOS80D. For a little more money I could go FF and by the EOS 6DII. I still have an old EF 28-135 form analog days and the question is, if the lens is good enough for a modern DSLR.

If I bought the 24-105 f4 on top of that, it would get too expansive (and also the teknological superiour A7iii from Sony with their 24-105 lens would be a more tempting option)

What is your recommandation: Get the 80D with my good modern standard zoom or go fullframe with the 6DII and the old lens?

My other gear is the Tamron 60mm 2,0, that I use for Macro and portrait and a speedlite 420EXII.

In 35 mm terms, your 15-85mm IS is equivalent to a 24 - 136 mm lens - considerably wider. 4 mm is no small difference at the short end - so this another factor to consider.

For that reason I would go with the 80D. You could still use your 28-135mm as a 45 - 216 mm equivalent lens on that one, if you need a little longer.

 Christoph Stephan's gear list:Christoph Stephan's gear list
Canon EOS 20D Canon EOS 40D Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Tamron AF 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical (IF) Macro
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