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An affordable must have prime lens for any bag.

Started Feb 1, 2022 | User reviews thread
SteveinLouisville
SteveinLouisville Senior Member • Posts: 1,586
Re: An affordable must have prime lens for any bag.
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I like the 16mm 2.8 a lot.  Weightless, small, great IQ for what it is.  Oh, and cheap.  Match this with the 24-xxx zoom of your choice and you can cover everything.  I keep the 16mm on one camera and the RF 24-105 f4.0L on the other, and that covers everything as far as I am concerned.

I still have (and am keeping) my 17-40 f4.0L but that's more for special occasions when that zoom range is going to be used a lot.  In practice, not many of those occasions come up, but I am keeping it anyway.  I have zero interest in the RF 14-35 f4.0L.  My UWA needs are fully met with what I have.

I highly recommend the 16mm 2.8.  Really excellent lens.

 SteveinLouisville's gear list:SteveinLouisville's gear list
Canon EOS RP Canon EOS R7 Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Canon EF-S 24mm F2.8 STM +9 more
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