Hi fellow listmembers, for the past year I've been trying to decide what telelens to buy. I currently own Canon's 28-135 IS and 50/1.8 mk1 lens and a Tokina 20-35/3.5-5.6, so I've got the short and normal end sufficiently covered, but I would like to have something with a bit more reach. Main purpose would be portraits/candids and for isolating detail in landscape photography and anything else that I get interested in once I 've got a long lens at my disposal and learn how to use it. I have handled a friends EF 75-300, but found its focus irritatingly slow and the build quality not so great. Since I would not mind spending a few euros more I'm currently considering the 200/2.8 (second hand), 80-200/2.8 (second hand, obviously) and 70-200/4 (new, seems impossible to find second hand in the Netherlands). All these lenses are in the same price range. The 200 prime and the 80-200 zoom both have a 72 mm filter thread, which is nice since I own a couple of filters in that size. Also, both are black which I consider to be an advantage. The 80-200 is with its 1.3 kilos twice as heavy as the other two. Buying the 70-200 would get me a brand new lens, but without a tripod collar which limits its usefullness (so I would have to spend extra money for a tripod collar). The 200 is light, fast, black, but not a zoom lens. And all three lenses "only" go to 200 mm, and I'm not quite sure if I would like/need something up to 300 mm. See my dilemma?
I would greatly appreciate your opinions on this, to help me make up my mind! What did or didn't you buy or and why (or why not)?How much of a disadvantage would you consider the 80-200's weight to be? Would 1.3 kilos be too heavy for you? What you rather have a 300 than a 200 mmm lens, or do you find the difference of little importance in real life situations? Thanks, Bart * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
