That's the thing, I tend to shoot people more than objects And of course when I shoot an object and I can use a tripod, flash, natural light, etc.. it'll be at f4+ most likely.


But I'm leaning heavily towards the 24-70 as you say, because I'm used to 2.8 or even 1.8 with my Nifty Fifty when I had it (sold it with body, going to grab the 1.4 most likely) ... and I don't think IS is that important at the lower end, on the 70-200 ... IS is great because of the 200mm + the weight of it!


But we'll see.. I might even see how much it is to rent the 5DII with a few lens to see which I like of the lower end. Another possibility is still the 16-35 + 50 1.4 .. and then eventually pickup the 24-70. Just really tempting to pick them up now when the lens have a $150 rebate in Canada.


And it seems to be a very split debate.. I've read numerous threads on POTN and same thing always seems to happen a good 50/50 split of people who love one or the other.



The only true thing that would be beneficial is the cost savings of ~$500 on the kit lens.. the 16-35 is ~$200 more than the 24-70. Darn these expensive purchases!