My Canon 28-135mm was about 23 years old. It was on my Canon EOS 2000. I transferred it to my 5D Mark II. Then I mounted it to my 5D Mark IV. It had gone with me to New York City, Terre Haute, London, Puerto Rico, Barcelona, Rome, Pompei, Tuscany, Sicily, Kushadasi, Mykonos, Santorini and Athens. Finally, after the lens has served its faithful best it can be relegated to the repair bench. I shall probably repair it as a do it yourself project. In its place, I was deciding between a Canon 24-105mm lens or a Sigma ART lens. With finances being tight, I opted for the Sigma. I have used it consistently for the last few weeks. I say that this lens provides a better image than the Canon.

But I am not sure why the 28-135mm lens is no longer made. It was a nice piece of glass.
It served me a a great walk around lens.
Another lens on my list is the 24mm Tilt-Shift lens. I will probably opt for a Rokinon since it is cheaper, but not by much.

Ah, the lament of specialty clubs — where are the young?

We are having the same problems with our local photography club and art league. Both are populated by the superannuated. And we also are trying to attract younger folks. But it is hard.

Why? Well, both spouses work. Since they both work, housework, chores, and errands are shared. Evenings and/or weekends they are chauffeuring the kids to all sorts of activities and practices (spare us the "in my day..." comments). Of course that also means they are hanging around these activities because they also have to get the kids back home. The bottom line is the young are already running their asses off just keeping up with life.

Think of it. How many folks put their hobbies aside until the kids leave home or retirement comes? I suspect it is an awful lot of us. I know that's how it has been for me. The RV waited until my daughter was in college. The boat waited until she was out of college. The camera waited until retirement. I am guessing a similar story can be told by many others.