EOS Kit Help - Very Confused

[r_rubinstein]

Must reduce my kit, too much gear. I shoot primarily my kids' ice hockey

(usually under poor lighting conditions), some travel, and family events, with

a Rebel XT. I have 35f2, 50f1.8, 85 f1.8, and 135L primes, tokina 12-24 and

tamron 28-75 zooms. Am considering one of three options: (1) Selling

everything, then buying a 24/28 - 70f2.8/70-200f2.8L combo plus a good P&S for

snapshots. (2) Selling the 35, 85, 135, and 28-75, keeping the 12-24 and the

50, and buying the 70-200 plus the good P&S. (3) Selling the 35, 85, and 28-75,

keeping the 12-24, the 50, and the 135, then buying either the 70-200 or the

Tokina 50-135 f2.8 due out this fall, but no P&S. Thoughts? Suggestions? Input

appreciated!

[ryan mcgill - trm photo st]

R.,

 

I would go with number one, but keep one of the primes either the 35mm or 50mm and eliminate this will eliminate need for point and shoot. Those two lenses are great. On the 70-200mm if you do not need IS and want to save some money go for the Sigma 70-200mm 2.8 EX DG HSM. It is a GREAT lens and much cheaper than the Canon. To me more bang for buck.

 

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[mark u]

Check the motion blur and aperture/ISO shutter speed combinations you have been using shooting hockey. Are you sure you could tolerate losing a stop + of speed? I really doubt it, given the speed of a puck across the ice. I really don't understand your motivation to change your basic setup - getting an f/2.8 telephoto zoom will be pointless if all your shots are motion blurred or grossly underexposed and noisy. The only possible inconvenience I can see is that for "travel" it may be more convenient to have a 16/18-50/70 walkabout lens, rather than switching between the 12-24 and 28-75, although those will outgun almost all the alternatives in their respective ranges.

[cary_mccaughey]

Whatever you do, if you sell something please contact. Twobit2354@comcast.net

I have a 18-55 and a 75-300 but I need something else such at the 12-24 for more wide angles. Let me know

[todd_fox]

It seems like the 135L must be very useful for indoor sports. The 12-24 is useful for wide angle work. I think you need to decide what you need first. Is 135 long enough? Is 24 wide enough? Is f2.8 fast enough? Answer those questions first, and the rest should be easy.

[alexdi]

Try:

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16-50/2.8 / 17-55/2.8 IS<p>

70-200/2.8 IS<p>

85/1.8<p>

 

And sell everything else.

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The 24-XX lenses aren't wide enough to be walkarounds. Your second option would have you switching lenses every two minutes.

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If you like the 12-24/4, keep it. That'd make four, for a highly versatile kit.

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DI

[r_rubinstein]

Mark - motivation for change is that I must reduce the number of lenses in my kit for a variety of reasons. The 28-75 is a great lens, but kind of a "tweener" - neither wide nor long, so it seems an obvious go. Also, while I both like the 85 and the 135 very much, I really only use them for hockey at this point, and for me that's a great deal of $$ to keep tied up in lenses used infrequently. I'd get more use out of the 70-200. So, right now, I'm leaning toward option 3, keeping my f2 135 for long-end speed, and simply going without a midrange zoom.