On Aug 17, 2005, at 9:27 AM, Steve Jolly wrote:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?
forum=1036&message=14654808
Thanks Godfrey - I see one f/2.8 zoom there. Canon have three,
covering the whole range from 16mm to 200mm. They also have a 35mm
f/1.4 prime...
Have you looked at the Canon 35/1.4L, 24-70/2.8L, 16-35/2.8L, and
70-200/2.8L lately? Very fine lenses, but all are monstrously big and
heavy, never mind very expensive. I owned the 24-70/2.8L for a bit
and sold it ... I simply refuse to carry such big, clumsy and heavy
lenses around unless someone is paying me to do so.
Other's preferences may differ, but such lenses don't suit my needs
particularly well most of the time. Case in point: I would have loved
to have that EF 70-200/2.8L IS for a few sessions of photographing
the racers on the Isle of Man in Summer 2004, but is it worth lugging
around a foot long, 4lb+ lens all the time for the 40 minutes per
year worth of when I can actually exploit its advantage over the
others, and at a price of $1800 for the pleasure?
Godfrey
