After two weeks in Japan and Beijing shooting with my ?10d, I've come to the realization that the lens I most need doesn't exist.
I shot mostly with my 17-35 L, and it worked well for probably 50% of my shots. For the long end I used the new 70-300 DO. (Initial impressions are positive, but I need to take a closer look at the images before I offer a final judgement). The problem is the range in between. The 24-70 (or 28-70, which I own) is a great lens, but bulkier and heavier than I really want to carry while traveling, especially when it's in ADDITION to the other lenses. I did miles and miles of walking, and a camera bag or backback gets heavy pretty quickly. (OK, call me a wimp if you regularly hike with a 70-200 IS L.) The 17mm end of the wide zoom is wide enough for the vast majority of the shots I took. The 16 would be (slightly) better. But the 35mm end is just too short for the mid-range, and leaves too much of a gap to the 70-300. I suppose I could get a 17-40, but that's still pretty short, and I'd miss the extra stop. The 24-70 just isn't wide enough. What I really want is something to replace the 28-105 or 28-135 given the cropping factor of the 10d. Sigma makes an 18-50 that would be near perfect if it were made by Canon to L standards. Even a Sigma EX lens in this range might get my money. What I really want is a 17-60, f2.8-4.0 L or EX quality lens. I'd probably prefer one that didn't cover the full 35mm frame to cut down on size and weight. Ideally, It would cover the sensor of the 1D Mk II, but I'd probably buy one even if it only covered the 10d size sensor. Are any lens manufacturers listening? ===== Bob Meyer I wish I knew what I know now, when I was younger... http://www.meyerweb.net/epson __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
