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Canon Road Trip in BC - Canada Tried the RF 28-70 and love it

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MannyV
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Re: Canon Road Trip in BC - Canada Tried the RF 28-70 and love it

thunder storm wrote:

To my eye it's either both the RF 28-70mm f/2.0 and 24-105mm f/4.0, or just a 24-70mm f/2.8, as the f/2.0 is a bit too heavy as a walk around lens. For the RF mount the first option is 4700 euro, the last option 2500.

I went with a compromise: an EF 24-70mm f/2.8 mkII, and I added some primes: 40mm f/1.4 Art, 50mm f/1.4 Art, RF 85mm f/2.0 IS stm, which costed me 2780 euro all together. (Maybe some will prefer the 28mm Art over either the 40 or 50mm Art here.)

I do see the value of the f/2.0L zoom, and although it's huge, for me my zoom and primes have a much better value proposition. The zoom is (adapter included) 900 grams when walking around, and so is the 50mm Art. The 40mm Art gives me f/1.4 (the 50mm needs to be at f/1.8 or 2.0 though). Except for the 85mm all these lenses work with the drop filter adapter with polarizer filter.

It's less weight on the camera, but obviously more weight in the bag, and you do have to change lenses. Nonetheless I'm not ready to give up the benefits and pay the price of the f/2.0 L.

When I was shooting with 5D classic and then 5D II, I started with the EF 24-70 2.8. Then moved to 24-105 F4 L purely due to  the 24-105 having IS. When I look back at the images, there is something with the 24-70 2.8 which I could not get the with 24-105. I understand it is just one stop of light. I can't say with logic and clarity what it is, for me the 24-70 is what I went back to and hence with mirrorless my path was clear. Funny thing is now both the camera body and lens have IS

Those budget RF primes I have, they are good. Being dependent on software (in camera or on PC) for corrections does not bother me. The end result is good for me. The only reason to let go is that 28-70 images makes me think it is unlikely I will carry those primes anymore.

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