topic Re: Canon Zoom Lens in EF & RF Lenses

Canon Zoom Lens

Janabi79 — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 09:38:26 GMT

Hi Every one ,

wish you agreat day ,

After the Suggestions in this forum for my Camera then my First Lens ... thank you guys i bougth the Canon 6D and i bought the Canon Lens 17-40 Attcched my first couple photos in it ..

Now i am looking for a zoom lens , any suggestions ? with good value for mony ? honestly i am not putting a budget for it yet but not intending to but something so expensive , my favorate style is architecture & cityscape , but some times i may need a zoom lens if go out for some shots that my need more than what i have now ( the canon 17-40 ) ,

thanks for passing & thanks for support in Advance .

Regards

Re: Canon Zoom Lens

ScottyP — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 10:15:45 GMT

Hi Janabi,

Nice shots.

I think you mean to say you want a telephoto lens, not a zoom lens. Lots of folks use those two words interchangeably but telephoto means a long focal length while technically a zoom lens is any lens, like your 17-40 even, which allows you to use a range of different focal lengths.

A telephoto can be a zoom lens (100-400mm, 70-200mm, etc.) but a telephoto can also be a fixed focal length prime (300mm, 400mm, etc.) just so long as it is a long focal length.

Re: Canon Zoom Lens

ScottyP — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 10:27:00 GMT

But what would you use it for? That tells you what focal length to get.

You already have the 17-40 range covered. That can be used for your walk around lens though it stops a little short for that at 40mm. I use a 35mm prime as my walk around and I zoom with my feet so I think you can too.

For or a standard telephoto the best one is the EF 70-200mm L f/2.8 IS Mk 2. In the US it sells between $1,800.00 and $2,300.00. It is a truly fantastic lens. Sharp. Great colors. Great in low light. Great bokeh. And that focal range is very usable on a full frame camera. Not often is it too long to be useful.

If you need a longer telephoto let us know and folks can suggest longer lenses but the good ones get expensive and you may also lose the nice f/2.8 aperture if you get a longer telephoto. Unless you really spend a lot on a 300mm or 400mm f/2.8.

Re: Canon Zoom Lens

Janabi79 — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 10:52:18 GMT

Yah ,

Thanks for the terms clarifications and definitions ,

Yes i belive will go for this 70-200 Mark 2 ..

thanks scotty , have a nice day .