WHICH CANON LENS IF MONEY WAS NO OBJECT

[eos 10 fan]

A few months ago the Q was: <br>

<a href=http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=004Baq>Which lens is in your bag?</a> <p>

 

Today the Q is: <br>

Which lenses would you like in your bag? <p>

 

Here is my dream bag list: <br>

16-35mm f/2.8L USM <br>

24-70mm f/2.8L USM <br>

70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM <br>

14mm f/2.8L USM <br>

TS-E 24mm f/3.5L <br>

50mm f/1.4 USM <br>

100mm f/2.8 Macro USM <br>

400mm f/2.8L IS USM <br>

600mm f/4L IS USM <p>

 

OK, that's nine...<br>

For number 10 I'm torn between <br>

the 1200mm f/5.6L USM <br>

or the equally bad 28-80 <br>

for a 10D! <p>

 

* = ATTRIBUTION: J. August Strindberg (1849�1912), Swedish dramatist, novelist, poet. A Madman�s Defense, pt. 1, ch. 7 (1968). <p>

 

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[bob_lin]

If money was no object, why bother picking which to buy???

Just get all lens and bodies that Canon makes, then I'll figure out which one to use later.

[markedwardsmith]

16-35 f2.8 L

24-70 f2.8 L

35mm f1.4 L

50mm f1.4 L

100mm f2 USM

70-200 f2.8 IS L

200mm f1.8 L

300mm f2.8 IS L

[fast_primes]

It's not Canon's current lenses or HUGE mega-lenses that I really lust for! It's the features, performance, compactness and elegance of some top competitive lenses. If I were the Canon CEO, I'd order redesigns of the following lenses:

 

1) 28F1.8USM to be as sharp at least as the Leica 28F2.0 Summicron and it would be reclassified as an "L" lens. I realize it couldn't be made as compact due to the need for a USM motor and light moving mass.

 

2) 100F2.0USM to close focus to 2 feet--as does both old and new Leica R 90F2.0 summicrons and the Olympus 100F2.0, and made APO and reclassified as "L". Also, optimize for best possible "bokeh", rather than highest MTF.

 

3) 35F2.0 already excellent, but redesign for common 58mm filter thread, add USM. Yes, I know the 35F1.4 is superb, but it's huge size rules it out for me. BTW, the Nikon 35F1.4 is well regarded and has only a 52mm filter, making it a much more low-key lens for urban/travel.

 

4) 20F3.5 or F4.0 USM, design and offer as a more compact version of the 20F2.8, with a 58mm filter thread.

 

5) Upgrade the old 50-200L lens, by improving optics and mechanics, adding IS and USM and using original 58mm filter thread, 3 foot close focusing limit and in the original black color.

 

Lastly, I would have IS added to all "L" primes 200mm and below.

[oliver_s.]

I'd opted against the EF 1200mm f/5.6L USM because I thought few people would buy one, so I'd have difficulties selling them. Seeing this thread, I have decided to order ten of them. I take your orders now!<p>Oops, I just realised <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com">B&H</A> doesn't list the 1200mm any longer. But I have ten <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bh6.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=ProductActivator__Aproductlist_html___169841___HA30028FE___REG___CatID=5509___SID=F4FB0851010">Hasselblad Telephoto Power Packs</a> available. (Believe it or not, they even cost less in Europe. I'll finance my photography just from the margin between European and US prices.)

[greghallphotography]

I tried the 1200 f5.6-it was about 3 feet long really heavy and about $40,000. fast focus

[noel davis photography]

I know this particular question is old, but I can't resist answering

it...everyone has to dream, right?

 

14mm f/2.8L USM

15mm f/2.8

24mm f/1.4L USM

35mm f/1.4L USM

50mm f/1.0L USM

85mm f/1.2L USM

70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

180mm f/3.5L USM

400mm f/2.8L IS USM

600mm f/4L IS USM

 

I really think with these ten lenses, a good photographer could

cover just about any particular subject that he/she was

presented with, although there are a few notable exceptions

(20/2.8, 200/1.8, 300mm f/2.8 and T/S lenses). I've forgone

zoom lenses at the wide end not necessarily on optical quality

issues (although that is a great benefit of some prime lenses

over some zoom lenses), but rather for their close focusing

ability, which I find extremely useful in wide angle lenses. The

70-200 makes it in, because IMHO this is the best focal length

lens that has ever existed. I take at least 30% of all of my

pictures with mine...the IS version would be even better!!!!!!

 

Well, that was fun...sorry this comes as the thread is so old.