Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the feedback, Bob. As I expected: so many opinions as people on this list :-) But I still prefer this kind of feedback above the kind I find on fredmiranda: who are all these people, and what/how do they shoot? Cheers, Philippe Op 11-feb-07, om 01:30 heeft Robert D. Baron het volgende geschreven: > Brian Reid wrote: > >>> What are your impressions of the following lenses? >>>> Canon EF 24-70mm L f2.8 USM >>>> Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS USM >>>> Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L USM >> I have all of those lenses. I'm not much of an ultrawide guy, so I >> use the 16-35 only for architectural interior shots, and I get it off >> the camera as fast as I can. The 70-200 is a great lens, but it's >> tremendously heavy and increases the weight of an already heavy >> camera. The IS works, but you wouldn't need it if the camera weighed >> less. >> If I'm shooting people with the Canon, I put the 85/1.2L on it and >> stop thinking about the lens. It's a lens of the same quality as a >> Summilux 75 ASPH but it requires that I lug around a giant Canon >> DSLR. If I'm shooting anything else, or if I'm just carrying the >> camera around in case I need to shoot something, I put the 24-70/2.8L >> on it. > > > These are all good points. I've got all 3 lenses and I probably > use the 16-35 a bit more just because I do like the occasional wide > point of view or I need it in close quarters; the 70-200 is > wonderful but very heavy and not in the least bit inconspicuous > (its probably drawn more comments from bystanders than any lens > I've owned); and the 24-70 is a very nice medium zoom which I use > for general purpose shooting and in particular snaps of the dogs > and the dog people in the house. > > I do however wish you people would quit saying all these nice > things about the 85 1.2. I don't have that one yet... > > ;-) > > --Bob > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >