rydabyk Loc: Florida Panhandle

I've already watched some youtube videos and read a bunch of reviews on this lens but I was wondering if anyone here uses it and what their opinion is. I already have the 24-70 F2.8 L II but it's really getting heavy for me to carry around (damn I must be getting old) on some of my hikes (typically 8-11 miles). I also carry the 16-35 f/4 and in rare cases and on much shorter 4-5 mile walkabouts, sometimes the 70-200 f/4. Am I crazy or what????

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

If you can do 8-11 miles than crazy or not you are in good shape.
At a class the Canon Rep for my area flat out told us that the 24-70L was Canon's sharpest zoom lens, but I don't remember if he was talking about the 2.8 or the 4.
First, what camera are you using?
If you mostly do landscape and other wide to medium lens things and use an APS-C than the small light 10-18 would fit with your 24-70 and save weight over the 16-35. You can work without the 6 mm in the middle. If you use a full frame then all your lense will be larger and heavy compared to the APS-C lenses.
Of upi are using an APS-C than the 55-250 EF-S is a good lens and will save a lot of weight over the 70-200.

I am going with the idea you are hiking in daylight when the speed of the lens is not so important.

rydabyk Loc: Florida Panhandle

Yes daylight hiking, I may start in the early dawn but I at least try to finish in daylight . As for the camera, I was using a 6D but recently switched to the EOS R Mirrorless. I am looking for something lighter to have on the camera mostly. The additional lenses are in my backpack along with the tripod, filters, wireless remote, batteries, etc. Oh yea, along with water, my jetboil stove, freeze dried lunch and snacks. Yea....I gotta be a bit goofy, but nice good hot coffee on the trail is heaven

Larry Swearingen

I've mostly been hiking/backpacking with small, easy to carry in a shoulder strap pouch
compact cameras.
Recently bought a Sony DSC-rx100iii to carry on that tradition but with a
larger sensor.
Today I took the wife's Canon Rebel T6i out to a local park with the 55-250mm
lens on it to get some bird/squirrel shots. That's the first time I have walked
with this camera and it's a pita compared to my compact camera.
So how do you carry that heavy rig you use on a hike ?
I started out using the shoulder strap but with the telephoto lens it hangs down
too much so ended up just carrying it in my right hand.
That made me think too.... How do Left Handers use the typical camera ?
Become ambidextrous ? The typical modern camera is made for right handed
people with the swelled right side grip.
Incidentally, I like the Starbucks VIA instant pouches as my trail coffee.

Larry S

rydabyk Loc: Florida Panhandle

Larry,
I use the Boss sling strap over my right shoulder so the camera rests in my left hand. I put it on first and I use an Osprey backpack with a lens insert in the large compartment. The tripod goes in the side compression strap. Snacks go in the waist band of the backpack. Yes, Starbucks Via is good coffee but sometimes I use my coffee press with the jetboil 🙂.