Recommend some lenses for 5D Classic?

7rvar wrote:

Looking to play around with this camera and try some new things but not spend too much on lenses.

I have only 40mm f/2.8 right now. Anyone have any recommendations on a budget?

I'm interested in 16-35 f/2.8 or similar (17-35/17-40/20-35?), maybe 80-200 f/2.8? Which is best value?

Do own most of the mentioned lenses:

Let start with the 80-200 F2.8L aka magic drainpipe. a very nice old lens. build like a tank, It;s a full metal lens, heavy and not weather sealed. If you can find a decent copy you should get it. Has ARC drive, not as quick as a 70-200 F2.8L USM kens but still reasonable quick. Optical a nice and good lens. The newer 70-200 F2.8L Non IS version might be a bit better but not by much. The IS versions are a another step up optically.

the 17-40L is an okay lens but has some flaws (see the many reviews online) with some soft corners, but with a APS-C sensor the lens perform very nice.

The oldest is the 20-35 F2.8L - Not as wide, soft at the corners, stopping down to about 5.6 does give better results. It's also not a quiet little lens, the ARC drive focusing is noisy and not that fast. But still fun lens to play with (on digital and analog)

The 17-35 F2.8L came after the 20-35, still a bit soft at the corners wide open. and like the 20-35 no really close focusing, a bit wider, with USM a bit quicker with focusing. Don't like the standard sunhood,

F16-35 F2.8L (mk I) a step up compared to it's predecessors (20-35, 17-35) better in close fosusing, still a little bit soft at the wide end at F 2.8. Weather sealing. And quick with AF.

Also considering 24-105 f/4 and 200mm f/2.8 prime?

EF 24-105 F4L IS is a nice all round lens an other option could be a EF 24-70 F4L IS

The EF 200mm F2.8 Is a nice little tele lens, There are two version, optical the same but the mk I has a "build in" lenshood and the mk II has a plastic detachable lenshood.

I might buy a late model film body if I get along with it so consideration for that as well. Not really trying to collect a lot of primes or anything manual focus, I have too much of that with my Fujifilm gear. I'll likely only use this for fun/casual shots in decent light.

I do use the Eos 3 and 1V on a regular base and also own a few more.

Will 5d classic play with Tamron 150-600G2 btw?

Might work but also could be causing issues with older Eos bodies.

I own two Sigma C series telezooms and those do cause problems with older analog Eos bodies (IS/OS goes crazy and can't get a proper focus) But do work on the Eos 3 and 1V.

I don't know the EF lens catalogue very well so just thought I'd ask for suggestions.

There are a lot of lenses you could choose form even if you only go with Canon EF lenses. there are even a lot of non L series lenses that are very nice to use and are cheaper than the second hand older L series lenses.