 Sandi L. Olson |
Canon 24/70mm f2.8L lens I have a Canon 60D and I am looking at buying anew lens. I have on my wish list the new Canon telephoto 70-200mm f2.8L with IS. This is very expensive but am determined to save the money to get it. I want to take some landscape pic, a moon pic, sporting events and some possible portraits with it. I am apprehensive of this lens mostly because I have the smaller frame camera and am worried a lens of that quality will be a waste on my 60D. I also want a 24-70mm canon f2.8L lens just for carrying around. I would like to have it for portraits as well. I already have a Canon 50mm f1.4 lens. So do I really need the 24-70mm. I would really like to have some telephoto capabilities with the 24-70mm as opposed to the fixed 50mm. Would there be a large crop factor with this lens that would make this kind of purchase useless for my 60D? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sandi Olson
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Thom Schoeller |
Hi Sandi, I'll start with the fact I'm actually a Nikon pro user, however if I am not mistaken I do believe the 60D is Canon's step up from the 50D. The 50D is one heckuva great camera body in it's own right. It wasnt the "flagship" SLR for Canon but it IS a professionals tool. I see the 60D is now @ 18mp, not that mp is the be all/end all to resolution. I use full frame lenses on my Nikon D300. All professional grade glass, 80-200 f/2.8 and the Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 which is full frame. The 60D is a high resolution body, and would benefit from the BEST glass you can afford. Between the 24-70 and the 70-200 lenses you pretty much have all the bases covered except for those Ultra wide landscapes. Your 24mm will be roughly an actual 36mm lens when at 24. Your 50mm f/1.4 could be used for portraits, as it will be more like a 70mm lens on the 60D. Obviously would get some nice soft bokeh. Some great equipment reviews to check out: google both Thom Hogan and Ken Rockwell if you haven't done so already. ~BEST~
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Peter K. Burian |
Hi Sandi, Both of those lenses are fabulous. The 70-200mm may not be long enough for moon shots, however. That's often done with 500mm and longer lenses. The EOS 60D produces superb! quality. Especially when you use the very best lenses. Yeah, a 24-70mm lens is not ideal for a camera with the small sensor; it's roughly a 40mm to 110mm equivalent. I would not recommend that. This one would make more sense (about $600) EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Cheers! Peter
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- Carlton Ward Contact Carlton Ward Carlton Ward's Gallery |
I have an older 40D and a newer 5D Mk II (full frame) and the 3 lenses I carry with me everywhere are the 24-70mm f/2.8L, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS & the 100-400mm f/4.5L IS. These lenses will last you for many years to come. You wont regret getting any of these lenses. my .02, Carlton
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