Adam Maas wrote:
If you haven't ordered yet, I'd drop teh 24-70L and get the 17-55 IS instead. Better lens overall and stabilized.
Excellent suggestion, Adam. And it poses a very tough dilemma. I do like the 17-55... not so much for the stabilization, but for the width as compared to a 24-70L on a 1.6x crop sensor. However, the 17-55mm would not work on a full-frame camera. And so the dilemma is, do you build a lens arsenal based on what you *have* or what you *want*. My hope is that, with 2 or 3 more weddings this year, I can add a FF body to the arsenal (say, a used 5D II if canon replaces it and the price drops). Then the 24-70mm could reside on that body at its native focal length, along with the eventual purchase of a 16-35mm to complete the package... but who knows how far off that is (2 years? 3?). For now, the wide end will have to be covered by the K10D that I'm keeping along with the DA 12-24mm (which I haven't been all that happy with to be honest... maybe it's just mine, but I *struggle* to get that lens to lock focus). I'm also keeping the 20-35mm f4 lens as my around-the-house lens coupled with the K10D.
In all, not a perfect solution (I am *so* not looking forward to shooting a wedding with 2 different systems)... but as long as money is still a prohibitive factor in the equation, such is life. It'll have to a gradual transition. I'm lucky enough as it is to be able to get so many components at once (though I gave up a lot in exchange, namely the 300mm and 400mm f2.8 lenses that were going largely unused around here).
In any event, I appreciate the food for thought, and any other suggestions you may have. The new body and 3 lenses are already on the way, but returns and exchanges are not out of the question. I guess I've got the weekend to think about it.
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