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I have a 6d and now an R

28mm 1.8

24-70L 2.8

100-400L

50mm 1,8

50mm 1.4

40mm stm

85mm 1.8

10-18 STM EF-S

I've always wanted to complete my trinity. I take a lot of landscape/street photography and family get together's. I'm torn. i thought about the 70-200 to get more portrait pictures. Then i thought the 16-35 2.8 would be a great add one for street usage.

I used to keep the 40mm on 90% of the time and used the 24-70 for formal events. Then i went and got the 28mm and i used it for my entire seattle trip. that's when i realized i needed 30mp because if i had to crop.

i tried a kit lens the other day on my R for video, the IS was impressive and that led me to get the 10-18mm

With the gear that i have, which would you all get next? 16-35L or 70-200L.

I wish they made a cheaper prime lens that was water proof. the 40 was so versatile since it is so light. the only time i didn't like it was in the dark. i did an entire disney world trip with the 40m. it saved my neck from having to carry the 24-70 every where.
 
User5942872967 said:
I have a 6d and now an R

28mm 1.8

24-70L 2.8

100-400L

50mm 1,8

50mm 1.4

40mm stm

85mm 1.8

10-18 STM EF-S

I've always wanted to complete my trinity. I take a lot of landscape/street photography and family get together's. I'm torn. i thought about the 70-200 to get more portrait pictures. Then i thought the 16-35 2.8 would be a great add one for street usage.

I used to keep the 40mm on 90% of the time and used the 24-70 for formal events. Then i went and got the 28mm and i used it for my entire seattle trip. that's when i realized i needed 30mp because if i had to crop.

i tried a kit lens the other day on my R for video, the IS was impressive and that led me to get the 10-18mm

With the gear that i have, which would you all get next? 16-35L or 70-200L.
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Get them both and the 35/1.8 RF. Sell all else.
User5942872967 said:
I wish they made a cheaper prime lens that was water proof. the 40 was so versatile since it is so light. the only time i didn't like it was in the dark. i did an entire disney world trip with the 40m. it saved my neck from having to carry the 24-70 every where.
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User5942872967 said:
I have a 6d and now an R

28mm 1.8

24-70L 2.8

100-400L

50mm 1,8

50mm 1.4

40mm stm

85mm 1.8

10-18 STM EF-S

I've always wanted to complete my trinity. I take a lot of landscape/street photography and family get together's. I'm torn. i thought about the 70-200 to get more portrait pictures. Then i thought the 16-35 2.8 would be a great add one for street usage.

I used to keep the 40mm on 90% of the time and used the 24-70 for formal events. Then i went and got the 28mm and i used it for my entire seattle trip. that's when i realized i needed 30mp because if i had to crop.

i tried a kit lens the other day on my R for video, the IS was impressive and that led me to get the 10-18mm

With the gear that i have, which would you all get next? 16-35L or 70-200L.

I wish they made a cheaper prime lens that was water proof. the 40 was so versatile since it is so light. the only time i didn't like it was in the dark. i did an entire disney world trip with the 40m. it saved my neck from having to carry the 24-70 every where.
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Hi User5942872967,

I think you've already got an excellent range of great lenses there, but if you really want a new toy and can hang on (and money is no object), maybe this could be of some interest?

Phil
 
1Dx4me said:
what makes you think you need more lenses? you have many lenses that overlap each other. if it was me, i'd keep 24-70 and 100-400 and ditch the rest!
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PMUK said:
User5942872967 said:
I have a 6d and now an R

28mm 1.8

24-70L 2.8

100-400L

50mm 1,8

50mm 1.4

40mm stm

85mm 1.8

10-18 STM EF-S

I've always wanted to complete my trinity. I take a lot of landscape/street photography and family get together's. I'm torn. i thought about the 70-200 to get more portrait pictures. Then i thought the 16-35 2.8 would be a great add one for street usage.

I used to keep the 40mm on 90% of the time and used the 24-70 for formal events. Then i went and got the 28mm and i used it for my entire seattle trip. that's when i realized i needed 30mp because if i had to crop.

i tried a kit lens the other day on my R for video, the IS was impressive and that led me to get the 10-18mm

With the gear that i have, which would you all get next? 16-35L or 70-200L.

I wish they made a cheaper prime lens that was water proof. the 40 was so versatile since it is so light. the only time i didn't like it was in the dark. i did an entire disney world trip with the 40m. it saved my neck from having to carry the 24-70 every where.
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Hi User5942872967,

I think you've already got an excellent range of great lenses there, but if you really want a new toy and can hang on (and money is no object), maybe this could be of some interest?

Phil
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Thanks Phil. The 70-200rf definitely looks interesting. The weight saving I love. But there are so many ef used ones floating around for sale hard to pass on. One of the reasons i love the r is that I breaths life in a lot of my old lens. How it’s able to focus rapidly and accurately my 100-400l with an extender while neither the 5d4 or 6d could much less all my old lens focus so much faster now. Add the dynamic color range and I was sold.
 
mcslsk said:
User5942872967 said:
I have a 6d and now an R

28mm 1.8 landscape/city

24-70L 2.8 formal group gatherings

100-400L bird watching and moon pics

50mm 1,8 light and when I first started

50mm 1.4 got it for free and used for mostly kids
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85mm 1.8 gives me a little zoom and adult portraits

10-18 efs haven’t tried it yet

Member said:
Get them both and the 35/1.8 RF. Sell rest
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so when I’m traveling I carry the 28mm and the 85mm. I can pretty much capture everything with those two and not kill myself. They also don’t draw much attention. I also carry my mavic air

When im traveling and i know there is bad weather I grab the 24-70 and mavic pro.

If im going ultra light I go 40mm and mavic air.

Moon and birds I’m going 100-400 with 2x.

I should sell the 50 1.8 and 40 pancake but to be honest my son is beginning to like photography and those two won’t bother me if he drops.

So that being said I see the 70-200 as a better tool if I did more portraits. I love my 50 1.4 because it is so sharp. I hate because on my 6d it was so unforgiving with the shallow dof. Taking a pic on the go at family event I was almost guaranteed in a group shot someone would be out of focus.

The 16-35 would give me that wide angle for the street use. Everyone raves about the 10-18. Maybe that would replace my 28mm. I weighed my 24-70 for that same weight I can carry 28mm 85 mm and the 40mm lol

I almost bought the 35mm this week but I couldn’t justify adding it due to it didn’t look that much more impressive than the 50 or the 28 and it lacked weather seal. If canon came out with a 35mm weather sealed 1.8 that wasn’t 2 pounds I think that would be sick.
 
User5942872967 said:
1Dx4me said:
what makes you think you need more lenses? you have many lenses that overlap each other. if it was me, i'd keep 24-70 and 100-400 and ditch the rest!
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The weight keeps me from carrying a lot of those lens. I have 3 small kids. Add a drone and tripod into the mix plus a surface pro and it gets really heavy. I travel a lot and grab the 28mm with the r.

I try to capture the moment as best as I can while saving my neck and back. I have 3 herniated disc in my neck and 2 in my lower back. On long trips I bring my roller camera bag and weight isn’t an issue.
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A6500 with 18135
 
All you’re missing is a wide FF lens and maybe a macro lens.

I want the recently announced RF 15-35 F2.8 IS, so I got a cheap used 17-40, since I no longer have my APS-C setup with the excellent 10-22. It’s not as bad as some say, but if the 15-35 had not been announced, I would go for the 16-35 F4 IS.

Anything else, in addition to what you have, is a specialty lens, like a macro or a tilt shift lens. A fast 70-200 is good if you shoot a lot of sports. I don’t, so the 100-400 will remain my do all long zoom.

A good portrait lens is a consideration. Again, I don’t shoot a lot of portraits, but a longer fast lens could be good for my candids.
 
You have a great collection of lenses. The one thing that seems missing is a wide angle. I might wait for the new RF wide angle that has been announced, but I really have always liked the 16-35 F4. I have the 70-200 2.8 lens, but I really don't use it much because I have the 100-400 II. I would really recommend the rf lenses Canon has come out with. I have the 35 mm and the 24-105 f4. I have found them both excellent lenses.
 
Selene said:
You have a great collection of lenses. The one thing that seems missing is a wide angle. I might wait for the new RF wide angle that has been announced, but I really have always liked the 16-35 F4. I have the 70-200 2.8 lens, but I really don't use it much because I have the 100-400 II. I would really recommend the rf lenses Canon has come out with. I have the 35 mm and the 24-105 f4. I have found them both excellent lenses.
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thanks for the advice. I ordered a demo of the 35mm 16-35 2.8 and 70-200

I got to use the 24-105. Impressive but since I own the 24-70 I didn’t want to get it the kit

get an 2x extender and u will fall in love with it again on the r my moon shots are amazing now. Eagle shots still come out a little blurry
 
Ed Rizk said:
All you’re missing is a wide FF lens and maybe a macro lens.

I want the recently announced RF 15-35 F2.8 IS, so I got a cheap used 17-40, since I no longer have my APS-C setup with the excellent 10-22. It’s not as bad as some say, but if the 15-35 had not been announced, I would go for the 16-35 F4 IS.

Anything else, in addition to what you have, is a specialty lens, like a macro or a tilt shift lens. A fast 70-200 is good if you shoot a lot of sports. I don’t, so the 100-400 will remain my do all long zoom.

A good portrait lens is a consideration. Again, I don’t shoot a lot of portraits, but a longer fast lens could be good for my candids.
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User5942872967 said:
Ed Rizk said:
All you’re missing is a wide FF lens and maybe a macro lens.

I want the recently announced RF 15-35 F2.8 IS, so I got a cheap used 17-40, since I no longer have my APS-C setup with the excellent 10-22. It’s not as bad as some say, but if the 15-35 had not been announced, I would go for the 16-35 F4 IS.

Anything else, in addition to what you have, is a specialty lens, like a macro or a tilt shift lens. A fast 70-200 is good if you shoot a lot of sports. I don’t, so the 100-400 will remain my do all long zoom.

A good portrait lens is a consideration. Again, I don’t shoot a lot of portraits, but a longer fast lens could be good for my candids.
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User5942872967 said:
I have a 6d and now an R

28mm 1.8

24-70L 2.8

100-400L

50mm 1,8

50mm 1.4

40mm stm

85mm 1.8

10-18 STM EF-S

I've always wanted to complete my trinity. I take a lot of landscape/street photography and family get together's. I'm torn. i thought about the 70-200 to get more portrait pictures. Then i thought the 16-35 2.8 would be a great add one for street usage.

I used to keep the 40mm on 90% of the time and used the 24-70 for formal events. Then i went and got the 28mm and i used it for my entire seattle trip. that's when i realized i needed 30mp because if i had to crop.

i tried a kit lens the other day on my R for video, the IS was impressive and that led me to get the 10-18mm

With the gear that i have, which would you all get next? 16-35L or 70-200L.

I wish they made a cheaper prime lens that was water proof. the 40 was so versatile since it is so light. the only time i didn't like it was in the dark. i did an entire disney world trip with the 40m. it saved my neck from having to carry the 24-70 every where.
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I made do with my RP and RF35 and Canon 24-70 F2.8 Mk2 for most of my photos while on vacation for 10 days with my daughter in Hungary. I had the 16-35 F4 IS and the 135F2 but at the end it got rarely used so it was left at the hotel. I wish I had a wider low light lens like a 24 F1.4 with me instead of the 35 F1.8 but managed just fine. the IS was a bonus on the RF lens.

I would be ok with RP with a new native RF 24-70 F4 and another RF 24mm F1.8 for travel. Worse case the 24-105 RF.
 
Your 85 is not stabilized, right? I've found the 100mm f2.8 macro is L lens to be a gem in addition to being highly amusing and fun. The IS seems like a great help with macro. I'm afraid with a 35 mm macro you'd get too close and block off natural light or scare something away or nudge things connected to it (like leaves or grass) etc. If you get the macro lens selection right the first time you don't have to do it over again, like I had to.
 
i just played with the efs 10-18 on my rp with crop mode. im still going through my shots, but it was way beyond my expectations. sure i had to use crop mode and the image is only 13 mega pixels, but the results are great. the lens has is and its a great buy for the money. its nice and light to too.
 
Have the R with 24-70 f2.8 , 70-200 f2.8 II , 16-35 f2.8 III, 35 mm f1.4 II, 15mm f2.8 FE and just ordered the 24-105 RF for a walk around and travel lens
 
Steve_tEkGuY said:
User5942872967 said:
I have a 6d and now an R

28mm 1.8

24-70L 2.8

100-400L

50mm 1,8

50mm 1.4

40mm stm

85mm 1.8

10-18 STM EF-S

I've always wanted to complete my trinity. I take a lot of landscape/street photography and family get together's. I'm torn. i thought about the 70-200 to get more portrait pictures. Then i thought the 16-35 2.8 would be a great add one for street usage.

I used to keep the 40mm on 90% of the time and used the 24-70 for formal events. Then i went and got the 28mm and i used it for my entire seattle trip. that's when i realized i needed 30mp because if i had to crop.

i tried a kit lens the other day on my R for video, the IS was impressive and that led me to get the 10-18mm

With the gear that i have, which would you all get next? 16-35L or 70-200L.

I wish they made a cheaper prime lens that was water proof. the 40 was so versatile since it is so light. the only time i didn't like it was in the dark. i did an entire disney world trip with the 40m. it saved my neck from having to carry the 24-70 every where.
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I made do with my RP and RF35 and Canon 24-70 F2.8 Mk2 for most of my photos while on vacation for 10 days with my daughter in Hungary. I had the 16-35 F4 IS and the 135F2 but at the end it got rarely used so it was left at the hotel. I wish I had a wider low light lens like a 24 F1.4 with me instead of the 35 F1.8 but managed just fine. the IS was a bonus on the RF lens.

I would be ok with RP with a new native RF 24-70 F4 and another RF 24mm F1.8 for travel. Worse case the 24-105 RF.
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for the money it is hard to beat the 28mm 1.8. i found it used for only $175. It's wide enough and f stop is low enough for low light situations.
 
SJPadraig said:
Have the R with 24-70 f2.8 , 70-200 f2.8 II , 16-35 f2.8 III, 35 mm f1.4 II, 15mm f2.8 FE and just ordered the 24-105 RF for a walk around and travel lens
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man steve you making me want to complete my trinity kit :) i got the 16-35 and 70-200 on loan from canon coming. i'll decide out of the two which one i'll take. to be honest i felt the kit 24-105 was a little heavy and made me almost grab my 24-70 instead. i know it sounds cumbersome but when i went to seattle, i packed the 28 and 85 in my bag with my mavic air. wasn't too heavy to carry.
 
csxfan said:
i just played with the efs 10-18 on my rp with crop mode. im still going through my shots, but it was way beyond my expectations. sure i had to use crop mode and the image is only 13 mega pixels, but the results are great. the lens has is and its a great buy for the money. its nice and light to too.
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well mine should be here this week... i'm going to hate to give up the extra 20 mp....
 
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