david_airey

<p>Thanks to you all for your quick replies!<br>

I had forgotten about the 17-55 efs and think I must have dismissed it when I bought the body due to the price and thought I should be doin the "L" thing<br>

Sarah, I used the link you provided to another person on the forum and only then did I really appreciate the difference in the full frame body, I was advised I didn't need it but I'm pretty sure now I do..I don't tend to use a tripod much as I prefer the freedom of a monopod which allows far more creativity as I work for publishers.<br>

In the old days (350D) I was "kicked head first" into the swimming pool for a promo at GHD the hair products people, being at night I panicked and bought a 50mm 1.4 after a quick debate so I didn't have to use flash and for me it was an expensive night out but the lens saved my life so that's why I like the faster ones. My work now involves dodging stray light from flash heads and various objects most of the time so its a big relief to be strobe free when poss.<br>

Thanks again for all your great advice, I'll have to give some thought to which way to go. The camera body is fairly new and I like the idea of the 17-55 as its would involve less £'s and sounds like the best tool for the cupboard but I only bought the 24-105 a couple of months ago so bit of a dilemma!<br>

Best wishes,<br>

David</p>

<p>Hi,<br>

I thought I would write and ask if you would be kind enough to recommend a suitable "l" series lens as I'm a still not great at choosing them and this seems to be the best place to ask the Q!<br>

I am able to get by with my current lens which is a 24-105mm f4 but find its a bit limited in the information I can get in (eg. not wide enough angle) I mainly shoot table top items approx 2'/3' away but now I'm being asked to shoot larger items e.g. clothing on tailors dummies.<br>

I sometimes shoot alongside another photographer who uses a 17-40mm f4 with a 5Dmk2 and he get superb results so I would happy to buy that lens although would prefer something that could work without my Bowens 500 flash heads (at times anyway). I recently read an article that tells me the 16-35mm 2.8l (which on paper seems ideal) suffers from ghosting, vignetting and distortion which would cause me big problems working close up.<br>

I would be okay with buying the 17-40mm if thats about the best without the distortion and would try and make do with my 50mm f1.4 for low light conditions..but really do struggle with the narrow angle. As I am writing this I maybe answering my own question as I use a 60D which obviously has a cropped sensor which maybe the root of it and I need to invest in a full frame but I'm no expert or techie so would very much appreciate some guidance!<br>

Sorry if this is a bit confusing!<br>

Best regards,<br>

David</p>