Quote Originally Posted by hotsecretary


And I'm trying to stay away from EF-S lens as I'd rather not invest ~$1,000 in a lens I wouldn't really use if I upgrade (which I plan to do) to a FF body in the future.


I'm more shopping for the future and want to spend my $ wisely, instead of re-spending.
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I don't know Canadian prices, only US. But here's the deal (in USD): you can spend $700 on the EF-S 10-22, which is a GREAT little lens, and have coverage of the 16-35mm effective focal length range. Or, you can spend $2700 on the 5D Mark II and $1400 on the 16-35/2.8II lens to get the same range. That's a $3400 difference on a $700 purchase.


And when the time comes to upgrade your camera, if you sell the camera, you can sell the lens with it and make an attractive package with it. Or, I'd say the smarter choice is to keep the 40D, just in case the new camera has to go back to Canon for repairs or service bulletins; if you're keeping the camera, I'd sure want to keep the 10-22 as a safety (unless I was rich enough to get the 14/2.8 prime, but even then there's a loss of range).