MsLala Loc: Kingston, NY

Hi everyone,
I need a bit of advice. I'm going to be purchasing the 6d with the 24-105mm f/4L lens and I want to get some other key lenses while I have the opportunity. I plan on making my purchase at B&H since I only live about 90 miles north of the city and I've never been there. I like to shoot landscapes, flowers (up close and from a distance), my dogs, waterfalls, a little action and people. I'm going from a 70d so I'll be starting from scratch, therefore I need to cover myself while I have the cash. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Laura

Tracy B. Loc: Indiana

The 16-35 L f4 would be great for landscapes, and the 70-200 f2.8 would be a great portrait and overall lens.

MsLala Loc: Kingston, NY

Tracy B.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll add it to my list.
Laura

CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

Laura, great choice with the 24-105 L, I have the same lens and love it. It will handle all your needs in that area. A wide angle around 10mm or one of the Canon zooms in the 10-20mm for landscapes, etc would be another choice. One last lens that would cover the other end of the equation would be the 100-400mm zoom. B&H may have this lens in their used dept and that would allow you to get all three lenses with a very good FF body. I would suggest you keep the 70D which can also use these lenses.

Greg

MsLala Loc: Kingston, NY

Thanks Greg,
I never thought about a 100-400mm zoom before yo mentioned it, maybe because I never could have afforded it until now. I'm passing the 70D onto my mom that way she has a decent camera to work with and will be able to use any lens I buy. Thanks again for your suggestion.
Laura

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

It seems many Canon shooters wind up "going long" and get a copy of the 100-400mm zoom lens. Yes, it is a fairly expensive lens but it replaces many different focal lengths. Add a T/C and there is nothing you can not reach. Mine is mounted on a tripod and is used all day long shooting birds. The minimum focusing distance is about 3 feet and that allows a huge shooting area. Feeders hang outside the window and attract birds from sun up to sun down. Some people think a T/C degrades the image but my tired, old eyes do not see it. Without cropping I'm filling the frame with bird. This lens also works well at 100mm lens for landscape shooting and some people think 100mms works well in portraiture. It is on the heavy side and does employ varying aperture but incorporates the new version of IS that operates only at shutter release. That is an added improvement found only on Canon's newer big "whites". Statistically, my 24-105 was my most used lens until I picked up the 100-400, and that has changed to where I am almost always shooting that lens now. I resisted getting the lens until the newer version was released. It's versatility made it too valuable to overlook. It might be considered Canon's most versatile lens now. I know of a few professional photographers who will not part with their copies of it for any reasons. You asked for ideas to consider and Canon has a great one.

MsLala Loc: Kingston, NY

davidrb,
I have to be careful of weight because I have a bum right arm, but as you stated yours is on your tripod so that's doable. Just so I understand you correctly, this lens is more versatile than for only shooting birds, correct? It would be a great lens for landscapes also, do I understand correctly? I'm sorry if I appear to be a little slow this morning, but when I first joined the Hog it seemed as if many people referred to this lens as one that was excellent for bird photography.
Thanks for your input.
Laura

SteveR Loc: Michigan

What kind of action are you going to shoot? I have a friend who has the new 100-400L lens which she shoots on a crop camera and gets wonderful photos of the birds and animals that live in Antelope Island State Park in Utah. It's a big reserve type park with bison, antelope, cayote, owls, etc., in Layton, Utah. So, don't get rid of your 70D if you pick up the zoom. However, before you buy it, evaluate if that's the type of photography that you do. Her effective field of view on her crop camera goes out to 600mm. It is a sharp lens. Just make sure that you get the lenses that meet YOUR needs. There may be another expensive lens in Canon's array that would be better. Who knows??

MsLala Loc: Kingston, NY

SteveR,
I'd say the most action shots I'll be doing are my dogs, horses at Saratoga in August and ocean shots. Maybe a couple of birds here and there at the feeder but nothing very fast other than the horses.
Thanks for replying,
Laura

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

Laura, your arm could be helped by using a monopod, I do. My camera is heavy (1D-X) and the lens weight does not bother me. Yes, you understand me correctly, this lens covers many different shooting situations. It excels shooting birds and landscapes are simple, excluding wide, vista-type shots. As a hobby, I have a small koi pond in my woods. I spend endless hours sitting with a camera and this lens and I shoot whatever I see: fish in the pond, birds everywhere, small animals running the grounds . It is a shooting buffet that provides thousands of opportunities. Early morning til late evening I enjoy my chaise lounge, the camera on a tripod, the refrigerator for cold beverages, and a Pauley Island hammock for practice naps. It doesn't get any better! (Tried this using a 70-200mm lens and it just isn't the same.) The lens makes the whole thing work. 800mms from 3 feet away, nothing is missed! I haven't found anything more versatile. I just read your post about horses at Saratoga, "and down the straightaway they come" lets you put the lead stallion right in your face! A race track would be a wonderful application for this lens. You will see mud like you have never seen it before. From the Paddock you can see racing from a new view. Have fun with it.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

SteveR Loc: Michigan

The 100-400L would certainly come in handy with the horses. There is another current thread talking about the new Sigma 135mm f1.8 arts lens. One of the posters has posted a link that would allow you to see photos taken with this lens. Just something else to consider. A prime with a wide aperture with many possibilities. As you can see from the photos, using the wide aperture can really isolate a subject. See below:

https://www.dpreview.com/samples/1528396156/sigma-135mm-f1-8-art-sample-gallery

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Here comes another opinion.

Consider the Tamron 24-70 for your street photography

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SteveR Loc: Michigan

I would second your suggestion except the O.P. is already getting the 24-105 f4. I have the Nikon 24-70 f2.8 and it never came off the D800 on our trip to Santa Fe and Taos. There was a time or two shooting landscape that I wish it were a little wider, but I had the 10-24mm sitting on the D7000 and did not resort to it. I would suggest that the O.P. hang on to his crop camera just for that purpose....stick a Tamron 10-24mm wide angle on it and use it as his dedicated wide angle camera.

Photocraig

Hi MsLisa,
I, too tended to favor the wide angles for landscapes until I read a few "Outdoor Photographer" columns by the late Galen Rowel, DeWitt Jones and George Lepp--Back in the day. They introduced the concept of "extraction" where there are details of a distant landscape scene that makes, on its own, a great composition.

Sure you could hike closer and get the shot, but in the West, that hike could be a 2 hour drive and the light, of course, would be changed and or gone. In addition, the longer focal length lets you shoot over distracting foreground clutter like freeways, fences, whole suburbs, and endless fields, or shoot under milky white overcast skies before the majestic hill or mountain that captured your imagination fills your frame.

Enjoy your new Full Framer and choose wisely on the glass.
Best to Mom!
C