Okay, so i got 24-105L, now what should be next lens?

[Miliux]

I want to purchase one more lens before going to 40D bandwagon. I have 30D now.

I really don't know what lens i should purchase next. I have 24-105L and it's my versatile walk around lens. Sometimes i feel that it's too slow, sometimes i feel the lens is not wide enough.

Here is my list and comment:

17-55 f/2.8 IS : extra wide angle and IS is welcome. But may replace my 24-105L as my walk around lens and make it obsolete.

24L f/1.4 : nice fast lens

35L f/1.4 : nice fast lens, but i don't do portrait

the fast lens will give me new aspiration to shoot in low light situation.

[Oz_Beachside]

if you want wider, and faster, how about the canon equivalent of the nikon 17-35 f2.8? or an IS version?

[Miliux]

probably the underlining question is if f/2.8 IS is better than f/1.4 in low light.

[PiroStitch]

go either the 24 or 35 1.4 if you want to go low light. The 24-105L is a great walkabout lens. I only dumped it for the 24-70 f2.8 and that it overlapped with my 70-200 f2.8 and I like my lengths to fit perfectly...i'm pedantic in that sense

[outtram]

PiroStitch - how do you find the 24-70 compared to the 24-105?

i have the 24-105 now and been happy with it for a year now however i'm looking into getting a 70-200 f2.8 is and thinking that it would be nice to have the 24-70 f2.8 to go with it and have no overlap and have 2.8 the whole way through.

i've got a 400d but not really concerned about wide at the moment.

milux i reckon the 10-22 canon or tokina 12-24 would go really well with the 24-105 if your after wide.

[PiroStitch]

The 24-70 is perfect on the 5D and sharp at all aperture settings.

Quality wise it is a tad much better than the 24-105. The only reason why I changed was I needed the f2.8. IS helps in lowlight but not when you're capturing movement.

[Miliux]

I'm generally not too fussed about the 24mm limitation on my 24-105L. It's just the low light condition and having to crank up my ISO to over 1000

[Yi-P]

What do you shoot most? out in the streets, inside a pub, indoors with flash, or out in the wide nature?

Different needs require different lens for very different results...

[timdavis]

what about the tamron 17-50 2.8? I've not used it (although i have the tamron 28-75 2.8 which is great) but have heard good things about it. and it's only ~$500, which is a lot cheaper than any of the lenses you've listed there.
the down side is that it's designed for aps-c sensors, so if you go full frame at any stage will be unusable

[moz]

If you're not that fussed about going wider than 24mm I'd be tempted by the Sigma 30/1.4, because the bang for buck is a lot better than Canon's 35/1.4 or 24/1.4 (both of which are pricey, and the 24 is somewhat variable in quality although that is tricky because it's also hard to test so there's probably a lot of poor tests done. You could also look at the 14/2.8 but that's probably a bit silly. You could grab the 50/1.8 as a $150 experiment.

But the real question is: what do you want to shoot with it?

Fred Miranda page on the 24/1.4

[robert]

Not sure if you want a real wide angle- you may want to consider the 16-35 2.8 II (non IS) although its $2k, or even the 10-22. I've got the 10-22 and it is my standard lens, but i like big foreground interest and open space behind it. the slow aperture is not an issue cos i often use tripod. Obviously it depends on your style.

Robert

[padey]

You'll be happy with either 24 or 35mm.

here is a picture of one of my dogs with the 24mm @ f1.4

[gstark]

And here was I thinking that was such a nice self portrait, Andrew.

[padey]

And here was I thinking that was such a nice self portrait, Andrew.

And that's my best side too....

[Miliux]

I'm currently in Salzburg, Austria and after evaluating over 6GB of photos over the past 4 days...i think that 24mm is wide enough.

I'll go for a 24mm f-1.4 as i am contemplating in going for a 5D replacement when it is released. 24mm in full frame is much wider than 30D cropped frame.

[christiand]

Hi Andrew,

that foto of your dog is so cool
What did you tell him (her) before you took the shot ?
The image has a lot of character.

Thanks for sharing,
CD

[outtram]

dog shot is cool, my friend loves taking photo's of his dog and they never look any good... his going to love this shot.